Slopes and Movement

[plloyd1010]

I would say the rule is not clear, the consensus is clear. I do question the motivation for those on the consensus side.

Let's assume that the aforementioned truck is going 8 miles per hour, as in the game speed. As in moving 16 hexes on a level road, which is 3.2 km per turn, which is 12.km per hour, which is just over 8 mph. Completely useless data whether, by game calculation or an assumed starting point. The real question is does a vehicle lose energy, and thus use time to move uphill. Physics says this is true. If we assume that the slope begins 1 hex outward, despite being constrained to individual hexes, how much less energy is required over 2 hexes rather than one. Should the truck then have movement cost on the hex before the slope? Obviously not, hex grid regulation requires weird rules or constraint to the hex.

Daniel: I do not believe, and certainly did not intend, a suggestion of frivolity in your designs. My suggestion was that, despite being closer to APL than the majority of us, you are not Brian Kipple, Doug McNair or John Stafford. Dr. Mike, who's game it is now, has not chosen a replacement, nor has taken the responsibility. He pushed toward consensus when definition was requested.