Scale debate

While you are all debating the best scale, realize it could be worth. On
another list I am on there is a flame war occurring over counters versus
minis.

ARGH. My fingers aren't typing what I am thinking.

> On 25-Oct-01 at 09:59, Roger Books (books@jumpspace.net) wrote:

> over counters versus minis.

On or about Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 09:59:11AM -0400, Roger Books typed:
> While you are all debating the best scale, realize it could

Miniatures: look neat.

Counters: cost less, can do great "nuclear weapon" effects w/lighter
fluid.

Next!

:-)

Other Roger (I'm already the Other Roger on two other lists, so I might

> On Thu, 25 October 2001, Roger Books wrote:

> While you are all debating the best scale, realize it could

Not to get into that flame war, but it reminds me of an old GHQ ad in
Wargamer's Digest in the *ahem* 70s. It showed a GHQ tank (1/285 scale)
against a stack of counters. It made some mention of the counters being easily
blown around by wind. They were, of course, fighting against board games, not
necessarily against the use of counters instead of miniatures.

I think the counters versus miniatures thing usually involves those who like
miniatures games for the aesthetics versus those who just like miniatures
games for the way miniatures games work. I don't see the sense in fighting.
Miniatures will almost always look better, but if you can't afford miniatures,
are a slow painter, or just not a good painter, I don't see the problem using
counters. Or Micro Machines ships. Or blocks of wood. Or kitchen utensils,
etc.

On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:02:14 +0100 Roger Burton West
> <roger@firedrake.org> writes:

If it works for you, it works for me. Not that I can keep the various
Johns/Jons straight.
Thank God for Ojerhan... Oherjaon... Anyway, that guy! <grin>

Gracias,

On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:59:11 -0400 (EDT) Roger Books
> <books@jumpspace.net> writes:

Even though I used to have several hundred board games - "Counters?
Seriously?"

"...off the roof, off the roof..."

Gracias,

> Glenn M Wilson wrote:

> If it works for you, it works for me. Not that I can keep the various

I can't remember how to pronounce it either. He once gave a pronounciation
guide to his name!

> I can't remember how to pronounce it either. He once gave a

Uryun, approximately. That's not exactly right but it's a bit

> On 25-Oct-01 at 22:48, Glenn M Wilson (triphibious@juno.com) wrote:

> Even though I used to have several hundred board games - "Counters?

Dean Bedlington of Olympian Games
http://olympian-games.freeyellow.com/superior_elements.html does this,
primarily for DBA/DBM/Chipco although I'm sure he'd be happy to do
whatever other base size you'd want. I got some Syrian and Early Crusaders a
couple of years ago, when I had a DBM opponent. I told him who I wanted as
generals (eg Imad ed Din Zenghi, Joscelin of Edessa etc), he did all the
rest of the research and graphics.  It's not $2-3 per army, but they
look
good--not as good as full dress minis but they're easy to store, you
never

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:50:29 -0400 (EDT) Roger Books
> <books@jumpspace.net> writes:

True Confession time:

Well, we used to do it with WW2 micro armor but there were no easily
obtained 1/285th or 1/300th infantry figures (that we knew about) and we
had literally hundreds of Infantry counters from SPI games... Still...

Now there is a plethora (relatively) of good to usable 6mm figures for such
things.

Gracias,

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:07:56 -0400 "Chris DeBoe"
<LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET> writes:
> > Even though I used to have several hundred board games - "Counters?

Be strong, resist temptation....

Gracias,

On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 23:09:45 -0400 Jon Davis <davisje@nycap.rr.com>
writes:

> I can't remember how to pronounce it either. He once gave a

I think that's why I cannot remember how to spell his name, I have no idea how
to pronounce it so I can't spell it. You have to admit it's not a name you
confuse or forget easily. Even if he wasn't an outstanding individual on the
list I'd remember him for two things 1)his knowledge of the DS2 rules and
2)his name; I just wish I didn't blank out each time I went to type it. Thank
God for the "reply" key...

Gracias,

> --- Jon Davis <davisje@nycap.rr.com> wrote: