Re: [piecepack] Re: boards o' hexes and pp extentions

[Thorn <edt@...>]

Kirt Dankmyer wrote:
> 
> Personally, I'd like to see any or all of these changes put forth not as a
> change to the basic spec (I like the basic spec) but optional expansions
> that are used in certain games. So, instead of saying you need "one
> piecpack 2.0" or whatever, you say something like "game needs one standard
> piecepack, the hexterrain expansion, and a normal deck of playing cards" or
> "game requires one standard piecepack but is easier to play with the
> optional hex pawns expansion as well"

The 'hexterrain' expansion could be as simple as a sheet of clear
stickers with the hex lines on them, sized for standard tiles.  That is
an easy and relatively inexpensive way to not leave our pp 1.0 brethren
behind.


> For example, it would be simple to produce a "fifth player expansion",
> which includes the tiles, coins, pawn and die for an "additional suit" for
> the piecepack, which could be used in some games.

I've got half the work done on a second set I was going to make for
myself, with four new suits.  But I think your approach is better.  A
future catalog might read:

Standard 1.0 piecepack (Arms, Crescents, Crowns, and Suns suits)
Standard 2.0 piecepack (same suits, includes hexgrids)

Hexgrid 'patch' for 1.0 tiles, five sets

Expansion suits availiable in 1.0 or 2.0 spec:

 Green Crowns
 Yellow Crowns
 Blue Crowns (Empire Blue)

 Hearts (Red)
 Diamonds (Red)
 Spades (Black)
 Clubs (Black)
 Kites (Red and Black)
 Valentines (Red and Black)
 Anchors (Empire Blue)

 Trees (Green)
 Tears (Blue)
 Fires (Red)
 Skulls (Black)
 Suns (White w/black outline)
 
Triangular tiles, 2" on a side (no suit markings)
Hexagonal tiles, 2" on a side (no suit markings)

First guy's collected rules
Second guy's collected rules
Third guy's rules (he wrote them all himself)

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> Also, for people who want direction on the pawns, don't underestimate the
> usefulness of the dice for this purpose. There are several "wood block"
> wargames based on that concept, and I've seen it in a lot of designs.
> 
> These optional expansion/specs would then be listed on the basic piecepack
> page, perhaps even with additional pdf downloads.
>         -Loki