tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post4624233427021496033..comments2024-03-04T19:54:23.562+01:00Comments on Wargaming Mechanics: Weather in WargamesPhil Dutréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-18919996045459982172019-05-12T23:47:43.220+02:002019-05-12T23:47:43.220+02:00I think it was Neil Thomas, or perhaps the guys wh...I think it was Neil Thomas, or perhaps the guys who published DBN, that given the weather is the same for both sides it cancels out! Of course, if weather impacts movement for example and one side is largely static then their opponent is arguably disadvantaged by a weather induced reduction in movement rates. I think Phil Barker had a pretty elegant mechanic for weather in some of his DBX rulesets and I like his comment to the effect that the only purpose of including weather in a wargame is to inconvenience the players so therefore it should not be ignored on the grounds it is inconvenient...John Kerrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-88444272311322418202018-12-28T17:57:39.920+01:002018-12-28T17:57:39.920+01:00This website seems to have some relevant info for ...This website seems to have some relevant info for WW2 weather: https://www.kaggle.com/smid80/weatherww2Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-46593797909758899672018-12-28T17:50:02.775+01:002018-12-28T17:50:02.775+01:00Such a website - carting weather conditions for ev...Such a website - carting weather conditions for every day during a specific campaign - sounds indeed as a great resource.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-29645396975586670372018-12-24T08:51:35.410+01:002018-12-24T08:51:35.410+01:00One of the Internet's lost treasures was a web...One of the Internet's lost treasures was a website that had the weather conditions for every day of the Second World War in Europe. I believe it was taken down prior to any internet archive projects. It was a wonderful tool for scenario creation.<br /><br />In Avalon Hill's Magazine "The General" a weather system was proposed for the Board Game's PanzerBlitz and Panzer Leader. Blitz depicted the war in the East and Leader the War in the West. The system was a series of charts the dealt with precipitation and ground conditions. Snow or Rain, mud or Frozen 3 different level of each. Scenarios cards in those games had a historical date on them. The charts had varied chances of weather based on season. I am probably making them sound more complex then they were. Anyway, they greatly improved game play at little complexity cost, by making a few die rolls prior to start of game. Conversely, players could agree to relevant conditions instead of randomly choosing them. For example for the Battle of Bulge scenarios heavy snow on the ground was often chosen. This made slight changes to the terrain. Open ground cost extra Movement points due to snow or mud. Streams would cost less if frozen etc. A few simple changes to terrain movement effects really made a difference. Lots of fun.nunya businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072357927715300403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167571258925590870.post-87290539458265441102018-04-25T07:41:35.932+02:002018-04-25T07:41:35.932+02:00Food for thought! Thanks for an interesting post.
...Food for thought! Thanks for an interesting post.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />AaronPrufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.com