Dignan's Maps - New Map 4/11

[Dad_Scaper]

Dignan, I only got to play on Smolder once, and it was a very strange game.

The map looked gorgeous on the table and play did move around quite a bit, though, notwithstanding that my opponent's entire army was (1) Dr. Doom and (2) Cyprien. Which did tend to keep things focused near wherever he happened to have his hero.

Thanks for another fine contribution to the maps of 'Scapers. I did play on a map that was not as good, and it was a fine reminder to appreciate the good ones when I get to play 'em.

Take care.

[Dignan]

DS

Glad to hear that my map worked out well for you. It's always nice to hear that a map is being enjoyed by others in the hobby. Happy 'scaping

[capsocrates]

Cage Match (played with 2 Wannoks, and sometimes played with the Thorian swapped for +1Def) has become one of my favorite maps. Meander and Smolder were both popular at recent events that I held, and Just Passing Through has been one of my favorite maps since I first laid eyes on it. Just thought you might want to know I love your maps!

[Dignan]

Originally Posted by capsocrates

Cage Match (played with 2 Wannoks, and sometimes played with the Thorian swapped for +1Def) has become one of my favorite maps. Meander and Smolder were both popular at recent events that I held, and Just Passing Through has been one of my favorite maps since I first laid eyes on it. Just thought you might want to know I love your maps!

Thanks! It's always great to hear back from players about my maps. Glad to hear that you are enjoying them so much.

[Dignan]

Update 12/2

Got a new asymmetrical map finished that I've been working of for some time. I've enjoyed playing on it quite a bit and I hope you guys like it as well.

Map: Trident
Date Uploaded: 12/02/12
Requires: 1 RotV, 1 RttFF, 1 FotA

[Dad_Scaper]

Hey Dignan.

I really enjoyed playing on Trepidation, and I think others did too at our tournament early last month.

Here are my comments from that round along with some give and take with dok:

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

Savage Throwdown 11/10/12
NHSD 2012

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Round 2:


DS: Major Q10, Venocs x7
Crichton: 1-4 Spartacus, Retiarus, Capuans x1, 10th Regiment x1
I confess to using a little privilege of rank here, and I made sure I had a chance to play on this interesting map.

A word about the map: It has a *huge* footprint. It was the only map that needed a table all to itself. On the other hand, it plays all across the map and really brings something different to the tournament scene. There's plenty of LoS obstruction but also open space in which range can do its thing; I highly recommend this one to the TD's with the table space.

Crichton led with his gladiators & their heroes. They proved durable as Q10 couldn't hit them for a bit, though he did get a few wounds on Spartacus from very long range with height.

Eventually, though, the gladiators had to creep across the glacier and start trying to tangle with my Venocs, who had no trouble downing them (Venocs x7) in a war of attrition (Gladiators x1). And the Venocs, with their defense already 0, laughed at Retiarus' net. "I wasn't going to roll defense dice anyway!" they said to him, in parseltongue.

Originally Posted by dok

Nice report.

I like the layout of Trepidation a lot, too. My one issue with it is the asymmetry of the location of the central glyph, which can have a pretty big impact. Of course, you can play without the glyphs, but in my opinion a map of this size really needs glyphs to drive the action.

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

Thanks.

Dok, I think it's part of Trepidation's genius that it plays well at that size without glyphs.

AV, all I ever wanted from SoV and C3V is occasional appearances. I don't want to scare or overwhelm people. KidScaper brought Incendiborgs and GO almost brought the Zombie Hulk. One was good, two would have been perfect.

I'm happy. Everyone had fun and, by a wide margin, that's the most important thing.

I had to do a lot of maneuvering to get sight lines across the map at Spartacus. It played very well. The only issue I had - though, as dok noted, I played without glyphs - is the huge footprint, which would be a problem in cramped tournament quarters.

[Dignan]

Thanks for the feedback, DS. I've enjoyed Trepidation a lot myself. The games are always very unique. The way your forces get stretched out across the entire length makes activations a really interesting process.

[capsocrates]

I have played quite a bit of Trident lately, including a version I modified slightly for 4-6 players. I enjoyed it, but it's very congested. It favors defensive play with strong screens and range. Some of the guys I played with complained that one side (the one without the big tree) was harder for double-spaced figures than the other.

[Dignan]

Originally Posted by capsocrates

I have played quite a bit of Trident lately, including a version I modified slightly for 4-6 players. I enjoyed it, but it's very congested. It favors defensive play with strong screens and range. Some of the guys I played with complained that one side (the one without the big tree) was harder for double-spaced figures than the other.

Yeah, it's a tight map with just two players. I don't see it working well with more. Certain armies can clog things up quite a bit. Much of it depends on how active both armies are at going after the glyphs on the water.

Thanks.

[Foudzing]

I had a lot of fun today with Trident, but yeah I think the defensive figures do really well, bbecause of glyphs and narrows.
It's difficult to "swarm" the ennemy on this map.

But range is not especially advantaged against melee due to road and LoS blockers.

One of the best map for casual play, but as it's not perfectly balance and not symmetrical there is better for tournaments.

[Dignan]

Update 12/26

Here's a new little map I generated I few weeks back. This is just a simple, quick little guy that encourages quick play, lots of fights, and plenty of casualties. Enjoy.

Map: Immolate
Date Uploaded: 12/26/12
Requires: 1 RotV, 1 VW, 1 TJ

[dok]

That is a nasty trap!