tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406516107920480032.post5209314611022846022..comments2023-09-20T01:15:13.809-07:00Comments on Two Sides to the Coin: Over the webErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17973885708132273602noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406516107920480032.post-81781234944207015842008-10-26T14:15:00.000-07:002008-10-26T14:15:00.000-07:00Doug, you're on. Gives me an excuse to focus on r...Doug, you're on. Gives me an excuse to focus on reading the rules.<BR/><BR/>There's also an ACTS custom module if you want to use it for card and dice handling.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973885708132273602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406516107920480032.post-5806309851401300042008-10-26T11:52:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:52:00.000-07:00My biggest issue with VASSAL is like yours - I can...My biggest issue with VASSAL is like yours - I can rarely see the entire board, and when I can the units are so small as to be unreadable. I understand that you can focus in on various areas, and bigger screens help, but the simple fact is that if I'm working on one specific part of a map it is very easy for me to forget that there are other parts of the map that I need to pay attention to. <BR/><BR/>The other issue for me is that I simply prefer a tactile game where I get to actually touch and move counters. <BR/><BR/>The things that VASSAL does exceptionally well are a) value modification (as conditions change on the board, the values on counters will change without having to remember rules), and b) hide information. Of course, it also allows you to save state, play remotely, and manage physically obtrusive mechanisms, such as seeding the ship cups in Silent War (a huge chore - one counter in the wrong cup and you get to start over!) <BR/><BR/>As such, I'm a huge fan of VASSAL, and am happy it's around, but I do prefer ftf if at all possible.<BR/><BR/>Eric, we should try a Pursuit of Glory game once the VASSAL module comes out. I'd play with Mike, but you're guaranteed to have things like the shelling of the Dardanelles forts either whiff completely or be so successful as to throw the game. ;-)Dughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827175240352968894noreply@blogger.com