[SG2] Periscope (was: Urban combat)

> Thomas Anderson wrote:

> i know the classical solution is to use an inverted periscope; place

I use one of these periscopes in conjunction with a laser pointer. I don't
think you could get more accurate LOS. The periscope is great, but it tends to
slow the games down because everyone is constantly admiring the scenery.

My favourite: "Look at that ambush! I can't believe you walked into that"

Plans for the periscope are available from Major General
Tremorden Rederring's page (a must-see even if you don't play
historicals)
http://zeitcom.com/majgen/25persc.html

The fancy 40K (hiss...) version is available at:
http://www.altdorf.com/terragenesis/bits/scope.html

I recommend that everybody have this periscope, if only for aesthetic reasons.
You spent all your time painting, you might as well admire your work.

I seem to recall that, when I was a sprout, the US Army used periscopes, poked
though cut holes in coversheets, on to sandtables with miniature armies.
Nowdays the same is done with computer screens, but it's never been quite the
same.

Was especially good at teaching fog of war; 'see that ridge with that LARGE
plain beyond, clearly visable on the map? The one you can now see, now that we
pulled back the sheet, has all the tanks in the world ready to drive right
down on you?'

Awkward for play of a game, but I always thought it a good way to get two
folks to set up a scenerio...

The_Beast

PS I like the idea of laser pointers, quick and very visual, but after just
yelling at someone not to point one my way, I'll avoid the usage. Other's MMV.
Penlight in a relatively dim lit game area can work well, and you can still
have enough light to read and scope the terrain.

You know what works great? A digital camera, especially one with a moveable
lens like Kr'Rt has...

Los

> Paul Lesack wrote:

> Thomas Anderson wrote: