What Board Game Are You Currently Playing?

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by Jormi_Boced

Yeah, the Runewars Miniatures game. I do like the board game too though.

Cool. It looks neat for sure, but I can't get into another minis system at this time. But if any of the guys in my group ever get it, I'd be happy to play their copy

[Jormi_Boced]

Originally Posted by Hahma

Cool. It looks neat for sure, but I can't get into another minis system at this time. But if any of the guys in my group ever get it, I'd be happy to play their copy

I don't need one either, but it is a lot of fun.

[LilNewbie]

What is this silly talk of "need"? It's all about the power of "want"!!



Newb.

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by Jormi_Boced

I don't need one either, but it is a lot of fun.

Originally Posted by LilNewbie

What is this silly talk of "need"? It's all about the power of "want"!!



Newb.

Heck, if it were "need", I wouldn't have a lot of the gaming stuff I have

I have had to curb my "want" impulses.....somewhat

[Tornado]

What is the most common 'map' to play on for miniature games?
Heroscape is hex based and I know many use squares.

Is there something that is most popular?

[TREX]

Originally Posted by Tornado

What is the most common 'map' to play on for miniature games?
Heroscape is hex based and I know many use squares.

Is there something that is most popular?

I know of a few types of terrain movement for games:


-Hex space such as heroscape-single figure occupant
-Grid movement for games-single figure occupant
-Larger space zones-larger zone space that holds many figures.
-Ruler/stick movement.


The hex terrain is not as common as the grid. The grid is used for many a games such as dnd, star wars miniatures, star wars imperial assault, Descent, Teenage mutant ninja turtles(latest one), and many others. The larger space zones work for games I know of that are associated with some area control games such as bloodrage, zombicide, rum and bones, the upcoming massive darkness, mainly cmon games as far as I know. Then you have ruler movement for all those wargames with no spaces such as warhammer 40k, etc. The stick and maneuver movement for games like XWING. I think Grids are most common though.

[Tornado]

Cool. Thank you!

[TREX]

@Tornado , I plan on building a series of grid terrain using the Blue/pink insulation foam to make Dungeon and sci fi type terrain that I could use for all my grid use games including the star wars ones.

[Yodaking]

I agree, the grid approach seems more common which is disappointing since I have all this awesome 3-D hex terrain. I seen a Robotech type of game at a gaming convention set up on heroscape hexes once but that is about the only cross use I know of.

[lefton4ya]

See Games That Can Be Played On Heroscape Terrain at BGG which list a lot of hex-games. I think most minis games made now are freeform with a tape measure (or templates for X-Wing), and few are either square grid or hex, and even fewer triangle hub-and-spoke. I refuse to get any game that requires a tape measure, and if I did get into X-wing, I would probably prefer the heX-Wing version.

[Tornado]

Originally Posted by TREX

@Tornado , I plan on building a series of grid terrain using the Blue/pink insulation foam to make Dungeon and sci fi type terrain that I could use for all my grid use games including the star wars ones.

Very cool. I am developing some ideas for buildings and grid certainly works nicer than hexes. I am developing in both directions currently.

Originally Posted by Yodaking

I agree, the grid approach seems more common which is disappointing since I have all this awesome 3-D hex terrain. I seen a Robotech type of game at a gaming convention set up on heroscape hexes once but that is about the only cross use I know of.

That was likely Battletech. A lot of the original Mechs were rip offs of Robotech.
I played a ton of Battletech in my youth. I bought Heroscape to make maps for Battletech.

[srmalloy]

Originally Posted by Tornado

That was likely Battletech. A lot of the original Mechs were rip offs of Robotech.

I used to have a copy of Battledroids, from before George Lucas waved a lawsuit at FASA over the use of the term "droid" and they changed the name to Battletech; the box had a pair of 1/144 plastic mecha model kits from Dougram in it. A Dougram and a Soltic, IIRC; it's been way too long for me to be sure.