tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post4127945819127631062..comments2024-03-04T19:54:23.562+01:00Comments on Wargaming Mechanics: Opposed Die RollsPhil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-51627712883400783432018-08-14T12:01:18.158+02:002018-08-14T12:01:18.158+02:00Thanks for your positive feedback! I am definitely...Thanks for your positive feedback! I am definitely claiming all the mechanics I discuss are original, but I think sometimes we should look a bit deeper at the pros and cons of mechanics that have been around for a long time.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-69415453060356385372018-08-11T00:43:10.186+02:002018-08-11T00:43:10.186+02:00Very good article. Opposed die rolls have been aro...Very good article. Opposed die rolls have been around, as you said, a long time. The idea of using polyhedral dice has been a part of the Piquet set for a long time as well. As a unit goes up or down in quality, then the dice for shooting, Melee, morale etc go up or down. Situation modifiers also make the dice go up or down. Typically the limits on dice size are from d4 to d12. Sometimes modifiers above twelve can manifest as +1 (or more) to the dice. It is a nice system. Thanks for your thoughts, and also the other articles on the blog, great reading.cturnitsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380005283710973072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-87030067505385433362017-06-14T14:22:13.329+02:002017-06-14T14:22:13.329+02:00https://www.thediceshoponline.com/ is one possible...https://www.thediceshoponline.com/ is one possible supplier.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-23701141004204410222017-06-13T22:52:39.142+02:002017-06-13T22:52:39.142+02:00Nice article, good info, but.... where do you get ...Nice article, good info, but.... where do you get D16,18,22,24,30 dice? I've [searched] the web and could not find any sellers of those sided dice.<br /><br />StephenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141201248172846100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-15612531477489550952017-02-14T21:49:33.997+01:002017-02-14T21:49:33.997+01:00Good point. In the end, a dice rolling procedure n...Good point. In the end, a dice rolling procedure needs to be given meaning within the wider context of the game engine. Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-18301127702423474042017-02-14T13:47:35.244+01:002017-02-14T13:47:35.244+01:00About that humble D6: it might depend on how you g...About that humble D6: it might depend on how you grew up in gaming. For me, this was during the 80s, the golden age of roleplaying games. Polyhedral dice therefore feel very natural, although I do admit throwing a number of D6 across the table still is a great feeling.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-90814106352549793592017-02-14T13:46:13.096+01:002017-02-14T13:46:13.096+01:00Thanks.Thanks.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-79697545910580266632017-02-13T22:08:52.986+01:002017-02-13T22:08:52.986+01:00Great post. I'm working on some rules right no...Great post. I'm working on some rules right now and single roll vs buckets of dice is something I've been wrestling with.<br /><br />You might mention that single rolls work well where the outcome is a single yea or nay (did you hit or not?). Buckets of dice work well when there's a possibility of multiple successes, where you want multiple figures to be able to combine their attacks into a single pool, or where you want to easily simulate losses from attrition.David N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17644166021825199337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-86035684162504446722017-02-12T15:37:55.042+01:002017-02-12T15:37:55.042+01:00Stargrunt was indeed one of the rulesets that intr...Stargrunt was indeed one of the rulesets that introduced me to oposed die rolling using different types of dice.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-71791692198825263992017-02-10T19:35:57.622+01:002017-02-10T19:35:57.622+01:00Good post.Good post.PatGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379668269395518541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-58046803195332685782017-02-09T07:32:53.345+01:002017-02-09T07:32:53.345+01:00Very interesting, the use of differing dice streng...Very interesting, the use of differing dice strengths in games has been around for some time, I am pretty sure than my old 'rules in a box' by Irregular miniatures was using them for troop quality differences, anyway where ever they were, they were very enjoyable. The surprising thing is that although these wonderful dice are widely available, the throne of the humble D6 has never really been at risk.<br /><br />Enjoyed your reasonings - norm. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-65572047351092672902017-02-08T15:25:53.314+01:002017-02-08T15:25:53.314+01:00Nice post Phil :)
I too have been pretty underwhe...Nice post Phil :)<br /><br />I too have been pretty underwhelmed with the modifier type mechanic. I started looking around for alternative systems a little while back and stumbled across Stargrunt II. I've been reading through the rules and acquiring the coloured dice to play the game with. It looks really promising.<br /><br />Thanks :) Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-60091519130307659992017-02-08T14:05:16.127+01:002017-02-08T14:05:16.127+01:00 Phil- this is interesting stuff. Mechanisms can o... Phil- this is interesting stuff. Mechanisms can often be my personal bete noir but I have never had an aversion to dice with more- or inedd less than 6 sides. More sides can give your more flexibility. Big Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.com