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Post by dpd on Apr 18, 2024 14:30:30 GMT
A quick and easy way to represent DBA units with a pair of dice:
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 3sp | 3wb | 2ps | 3kn | 2lh | art | | 2 | 4sp | 4wb | 3ax | 4kn | 3cv | wwg | | 3 | 8sp | (6wb) | 4ax | 6kn | 6cv | cmd (lit, cwg, or CP) | | 4 | 3pk | 3bd | 3bw | lch | 2cm | 5hd | | 5 | 4pk | 4bd | 4bw | hch | 3cm | 7hd | | 6 | (8pk) | 6bd | 8bw | sch | ele | cfd |
Place each dice pair on a regular rectangular surface (like a domino) to define base widths and distances. Thoughts or comments? |
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Post by turniptom on Apr 26, 2024 22:54:08 GMT
Looks like an interesting way to get random armies for sure.
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Post by menacussecundus on Apr 27, 2024 10:12:27 GMT
A quick and easy way to represent DBA units with a pair of dice:
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 3sp | 3wb | 2ps | 3kn | 2lh | art | | 2 | 4sp | 4wb | 3ax | 4kn | 3cv | wwg | | 3 | 8sp | (6wb) | 4ax | 6kn | 6cv | cmd (lit, cwg, or CP) | | 4 | 3pk | 3bd | 3bw | lch | 2cm | 5hd | | 5 | 4pk | 4bd | 4bw | hch | 3cm | 7hd | | 6 | (8pk) | 6bd | 8bw | sch | ele | cfd |
Place each dice pair on a regular rectangular surface (like a domino) to define base widths and distances. Thoughts or comments? My father, who served in the armed forces during and just after the Second World War, used to say that the Army could take the simplest idea and reduce it to its most complicated expression. I would say that this suggestion would match anything the Top Brass could produce after a heavy session in the mess. Certainly, one could use dice to represent the various elements provided one has 48 dice, ideally in four different colours, a dozen of each, to make the two armies, plus another two to roll for PIPs and combat, and sufficient bases of the appropriate size for the element in question. You'd also need to be careful not to knock the dice so that you don't accidentally convert 3Pk to, say, 3Bw and especially careful not to roll one of the element dice for PIPs. Alternatively, one could simply take the bases and write the name of the element they represent on it - or draw a picture of the element in question as someone did recently. (Beautiful drawings, although I can't remember who posted them. My apologies.*) Personally, I prefer to use figures. * Found them. rudi's post of 21st April. |
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Post by pteros on Apr 28, 2024 13:33:46 GMT
The biggest issue here is base depth. Your units aren’t interchangeable, and you can’t make a Hd into a Bd by changing the dice out. Your base would also need some kind of slot that dice would sit nicely in so they don’t just fall off when you move. I’m not sure what this does that a pen on a piece of cardboard doesn’t.
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