tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post7179151045796588498..comments2024-03-14T07:11:37.650+00:00Comments on Porky's Expanse!: Triffles (6) - A lookoutPorkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-20146476397731356702011-02-05T14:12:23.980+00:002011-02-05T14:12:23.980+00:00Yep, I'm a huge fan of tabletop counters, espe...Yep, I'm a huge fan of tabletop counters, especially for bluffing. They're a useful mechanism for getting much more information on the board, and can easily be turned into models in their own right. ArmChairGeneral is putting out some counters for When the Navy Walked, and they're perfect for a more complex game like this, especially if decisions need to be kept secret.<br /><br />Space Hulk really is a brilliant example of how they can add uncertainty, especially with the number of genestealers per non-dummy blip varying.<br /><br />Sticking with GW, you probably remember the strategy cards in second edition 40K - some of those used counters too, and second edition was big on them in general. The early Epic also used order counters, and the late '90s rewrite used stand-up markers to show the disorder caused by incoming fire.<br /><br />If you haven't seen it already, Galaxy in Flames updated the strategy cards idea for fifth edition <a href="http://galaxyinflames.blogspot.com/2010/05/rules-from-man-cave-strategy-and.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-17708429693055699172011-02-05T13:48:10.691+00:002011-02-05T13:48:10.691+00:00Very reminiscent of Space Hulk's 'blip'...Very reminiscent of Space Hulk's 'blip' system, which was deliberately unbalanced as a counter-balance for the forces involved - the Terminators could outshoot the Genestealers, but the Terminators' player had no idea how many Stealers were actually on the board, only of roughly where they were amassing.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583821960347555993noreply@blogger.com