WarmasterOJB Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 After all those threads with Hirstart tables, i started with planing my own table. I have 6 molds here and planing on buying at least 2 more for Christmas. Here are the 9 modules that i have planed for a sewer table. Blue is the water, black are walls. On the table there will also be some wooden bridges to make more paths available. I still do not know if a table with 3x3 modules is so great... Maybe I will just build a table with a canal an some town houses. I will plan on such a table next and then see what to build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarmasterOJB Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) Just wrote a small script to calculate some possible assembling... So what do you think? Edited December 20, 2010 by WarmasterOJB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elril Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 That looks like a lot of water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarmasterOJB Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Keep in mind, that there are also bridges of wood in between, that are completely modular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmikehill Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I always wanted to go with a modular setup in my LGS, but I always worry that power gamers would measure out the modular pieces if they had a chance, which can be a problem with pre-measuring shenanigans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yazza Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 i "just" wrote some script sounds so simple when you say it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarmasterOJB Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I always wanted to go with a modular setup in my LGS, but I always worry that power gamers would measure out the modular pieces if they had a chance, which can be a problem with pre-measuring shenanigans. That's one of the problems I also see... That's why I'm still thinking... i "just" wrote some script sounds so simple when you say it Well for me it was a just *g*. 15 Minutes. It's my job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xango Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 looks like a nice project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I always wanted to go with a modular setup in my LGS, but I always worry that power gamers would measure out the modular pieces if they had a chance, which can be a problem with pre-measuring shenanigans. Having played games with and without pre-measuring rules, I tend to think it doesn't make much difference. If you have terrain on your table and players have a decent idea what size it is - and in Malifaux a lot of it will be very specific sizes - then they can get the same advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serigala Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 The minor problem in my mind is that none of the arrangements you show actually make sense as a sewer system. That might not be important to you, compared to creating a set up which will be good to play on. I can't even begin to defend why in a game such as Malifaux I would even dare to think that realism was important!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Technically the Malifaux sewers aren't actual sewers, but the remains of an ancient city upon which the new-er city was built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serigala Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) OK. Thats helpful, as I am planning my own take on a modular board with sewers. I should probably get round to reading all those long wordy bits between the rules sometime... ...which book or chronicle is this particular gem actually from? Edited December 21, 2010 by Serigala question added... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I believe it's mentioned in Rising Powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarmasterOJB Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Yes it's in Rising Powers. So I will look my molds trough and order 2 new. But still unsure whether to build this sewer table or the fixed table with the canal and some bridges... I will draw some plans there and decide then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Having played games with and without pre-measuring rules, I tend to think it doesn't make much difference. If you have terrain on your table and players have a decent idea what size it is - and in Malifaux a lot of it will be very specific sizes - then they can get the same advantage. Agreed. Fixed tables are actually more susceptible to this, since players learn the distances between key places quite quickly ("if I stand to the side of this tree, the doorway is exactly 10 inches away"). Modular tables come with their own issue (12" grid system, usually), but once models start moving about and diagonals are formed between them (both on the horizontal as well as the vertical - depending on whether you measure absolute distance in Malifaux, but that's another thread!) the 12" grid is no longer such an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quotemyname Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I would submit that grids and fixed boards really are not a concern in the first place in terms of measuring distances. Any player that is thoughtful enough to start thinking about things like, "That doorway is exactly 10 inches from here," is probably already good enough that he doesn't need the measuring help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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