The effect of terrain most rules don’t take into proper account is whether the enemy can be seen or not. Muskets and Tomahawks is a rule set that do visibility well as you have to try to spot the enemy in the […]

A lot of people think a car will stop a bullet, mainly this misnomer comes from Hollywood. Most rounds from a 9mm go through a car, especially the door. All a car does is block line of sight, it’s certainly not […]

Talking of cover and what type will stop a bullet, the check out this YouTube channel; Yee Yee Life – YouTube https://m.youtube.com/@YeeYeeLife It’s all tongue in cheek but he does experiment with a wide […]

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humans would have trouble running down a steep hill as well. Isn’t there some thing where folk chase after a cheese wheel rolling down a hill ? … and as they say : hilarity ensues. Hard cover vs Soft Cover […]

I would say most historical games have rules regarding terrain and the effects to cetain troop types During Pickets charge at Gettysburg which in wargaming terms was over flat terrain through a wheat field . […]

When you were mentioning Topic bars ( which are no longer produced I believe)were you going to say Squirrel Sh*t?

I will have to post my terrain rules section from my game. I haven’t finished the photography and layout for that section yet, but it will show how I’ve handled the surprisingly difficult subject.

Terrain as a 2.5D element in games of SAGA (for example) or the 2nd ed. Necromunda box set (Spacehulk too?) are definitely abstracted for the sake of beer&pretzel play. Its easiest using the simplified version […]