tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post604670901085662410..comments2024-03-26T11:47:07.063+00:00Comments on BigLee's 'Miniature Adventures': To Hex or not to Hex: Which is best for remote wargaming?BigLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-88007671126893124962022-07-26T12:56:37.234+01:002022-07-26T12:56:37.234+01:00I dislike hexes.. I wargame, not boardgame... so ...I dislike hexes.. I wargame, not boardgame... so for me free space and rulers every time.. <br /><br />PS. All the previous tongue in cheek naturally, we're a broad church and over time I have found people remarkably zealous about their hexes.. :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-20791114958576633122022-07-24T19:05:35.132+01:002022-07-24T19:05:35.132+01:00You ask an interesting question. The answer, I th...You ask an interesting question. The answer, I think, as in many things, is "it depends."<br /><br />Your point about having the skill to issue precise and easily translatable orders from a remote player to the umpire is key. Whether play is on a grid or non-grid may become secondary when orders are easily interpretable. There are some situations where I find the grid beneficial and other times when a non-gridded table is preferred. For large games having many BMUs, a grid seems to speed play since there need not be any precise measurement besides counting grids. Computing firing ranges is quicker on a grid too.<br /><br />For me, both methods work well. One bonus to remote gaming is that it sharpens our communication skills, a point you mention early on in your monologue.<br /><br />For the latest example of one of my remote games on a non-gridded table with five players, visit the Bassignana battle report at,<br />https://palousewargamingjournal.blogspot.com/2022/07/bassignana-battle-report.html.<br /><br />Oh, thanks for the game plug too! We should do it again.<br /> Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com