Query to all, What system do you use for grand tactical maneuver and how do you determine what units are placed on the table? Are these brought on a brigade at...
Robert I use a digital old map or a satellite image. I impor it on Powerpoint. See more details at mi web site http://www.geocities.com/rafa_pardo_almudi and...
Robert, Kind of depends what scale of action I'm playing. For my army level games I tend to use a fairly abstract map of 20(ish) mile hexes with only the...
Rafa, Great site and looking at Map to table top, this is a labour of a Benedictine Monk. :) I liked your other pages showing terrain building, that is quite...
Dave, It seems we have some similar ideas. I am designing a grand/tactical map for SYW; Rafael, showed what could be done with Powepoint, but my skills with pc...
Looked through the files and didn't see what I'm after - thought I'd throw it open for suggestions. I'm looking for a good method of gaming against a solo...
Hi JJ, I've been working on a system for a awhile which might solve this issue in solo play. It's actually a blend of Way of the Warrior found on Warpspawn,...
What you need is a decision logic table taking into account the modifiers you think important, # my wounds, # his woulds, facing, movemnent ability, % ...
... Decision trees and logic are a good way to go, but you don't need to map it all out ahead of time. I'm not even sure you could. An RPG system out there...
Well, I've been gaming and painting minis and such for over 30 years so not so new. lol I'll try to make this a quick intro and then head back to try to catch...
The Test Game ... For my test game I used Two Hour Wargames' "Black Powder Battles" with Mythic. I used these rules as their combat system has a lot of ...
The Battle ... Unless otherwise noted, all of the actions and reactions of the figures are dictated by the rules in "Black Powder Battles." The two Boyars out...
This is a simplified version of my battle report on using Mythic with Black Powder Battles from the Mythic forum. As a part of editing I have removed all of...
I just wanted to agree with Dale in using Mythic for Solo wargaming. I have ised it for or am planing on using it for GASLIGHT (VSF skirmish gaming), Science...
Very interesting. It seems this allows random , unforseen actions, while still allowing you to "play" both sides and not have totally dumb results. I can see...
Hi, If memory serves there was/is a very detailed reaction system in the Old West Skirmish rules "Once upon a time in the West". They were written by Beck and...
Robert - the advice from Rafael is good... no skills needed - it's the computing equivalent of "tracing paper".. :o)) All you do is load the map into...
... Yes, exactly. What Mythic does is provide a mechanism for injecting random events into a logical decision-making process. That's really what you a buying:...
An alternative I've adopted is to use the 120 available "maps" in the Age of Reason rules book. A year ago when I was running an AoR campaign game at our...
I believe TwoHourWargames has a gladiator-type game that may suit you,as they have a Reaction system that allows for solo play in most of their rules.Check it...
Steve, Thanks for the explanation and I shall look at both options later this week. cheers, Robert ... and ... you ... but ... I ... period, ... orders. ... ...
Hmmm. I've always wanted to do a solo Traveller campaign. If you can use this for sci-fi, then this maybe worth checking out. Also for a pirate adventure. I...
Yes Berthier is good. I've seen it used to track movement in a modern and WWII naval game, as well as land movement in various periods. As soon as two opposing...
That sounds interesting. Do you have a site where you can get this from? Rick _____ From: SoloWarGame@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SoloWarGame@yahoogroups.com] On ...
There were a set of solo rules used in a couple of different articles some time ago in Wargames Illustrated that were developed by Mike Blake - Number 202,...
This is THE web site for Berthier software http://delyall.tripod.com/berthier/berthier.html It is free and the author is continuosly upgradding it. Best...
I have downloaded it and it looks good for a land campaign;just need to figure out how to do it for a naaval campaign and to use it for hidden movement in a...
In the US you can get it from warweb.com...the name of the game is: Warfare in the Age of Reason:Second Edition by Tod Kershner and Dale Wood. In the UK you...
OK, so you guys convinced me. I went looking for the Mythic source, and the manufacturer's page refered me to 3 sites for buying a download. I eventually...
