11-06-2013, 04:07 AM,
(This post was last modified: 11-06-2013, 04:07 AM by larry marak.)
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larry marak
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RE: 'Controversial' View on Supplements Using Multi-Sets
As far as scenario books using multiple sets of counters are concerned as an old timer, I have no problem with them. At least we are seeing fewer scenarios requiring multiple copies of the same game to play. The record here is in Tank Battles, where FIVE sets of Heros or Red Warriors were needed to play one of the Mars scenarios.
However, the elimination of the comb bounds and some of the books with counters should make future supplement possibilities more constrained. For instance, Nihon Silk is already history, so books expanding actions in the Pacific or the Dutch East Indies may need a new source of counters. Likewise Blue Division, South Africa's War, White Eagles, etc.
Down the road, White Eagles will return as a boxed game, as will the Romanian trilogy, but many of the expansions we've played over the years will exist only on this website.
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11-06-2013, 04:36 AM,
(This post was last modified: 11-06-2013, 04:36 AM by campsawyer.)
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campsawyer
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RE: 'Controversial' View on Supplements Using Multi-Sets
(11-06-2013, 03:23 AM)larry marak Wrote: What do you call the behavior behind a disparity that large?
I suspect the info on the cover of Secret Weapons was composed before finally development of the scenario book was completed. It is egregiously wrong. It could also be that Secret Weapons began life as a comb bound 10 scenario set with only those games drawn on, and morphed into a book.
Mind you, this is just devil's advocate on my part.
And as Jay can tell us all, what the designer submits is never exactly what the publisher releases.
Larry, all those reasons are excuses for poor QA of a product that goes out the door. No matter how something starts, it should cleanup up and egregious discrepancies should not exist.
Measure twice, cut once. I will take a simple carpenter over a devil's advocate any day
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11-06-2013, 05:17 AM,
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RE: 'Controversial' View on Supplements Using Multi-Sets
(11-06-2013, 04:36 AM)campsawyer Wrote: Larry, all those reasons are excuses for poor QA of a product that goes out the door. No matter how something starts, it should cleanup up and egregious discrepancies should not exist.
Measure twice, cut once. I will take a simple carpenter over a devil's advocate any day
Well played sir!
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11-06-2013, 07:17 PM,
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RE: 'Controversial' View on Supplements Using Multi-Sets
"Vince controversial and in a minority" .........that's unusual NOT
However I too do not mind using counters from several sets. In fact although I currently store my counters by game I will when I have time change to storing by type like Herr Hughes this will also give me a chance to sort out the leaders for once and all as at the moment I seem to have a few mixed up in the wrong bag.
Vince and I are about to try the very large scenario in Tank Battles (Hell's Fury III) and that has caused to mix and match from several sets.
I also concur with Alan's remarks above.
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