Reply To: Re: Battletech XLBS

[bobcockayne 20723xp 1]

I have played the minatures version of Battletech a few times, ( and of course alpha strike which is minatures orientated) , there is very little difference in game play, except it gives novice players a bit of an a cjance against vet players. Vet players myself included can almost visualise the best moves, reading the hexes and cover vs range for optimum shots, using normal mini terrain removes it. A couple of my old gaming group hated it because it wasn’t the Battletech they had memorised ( They hated the Clans and later tech as well, new wpns , mechs rules  huff huff, heresy play a game in a night  even though we don’t like recording anything heresy,)

One of the biggest problem I’ve seen is trying to have scale height mech hills  I personally think it looks weird specially when you consider the ground scale as  in one hex is about 30 metres across .All you really need is the hex to represent the BT level. Talking about it the other day in the pub  it was suggested you use infinty style target silhouette to work out cover etc.