Re: Counters wanted

Adrian Bruce wrote:
> 
> What would people have in mind for DSII counters?
> 
> 1" (2"?) square/round desert( or should that be in 2 backgrounds like
> geo-hex terrain?) background with miniatures sized vehicles on them?
> 
> Just some Tanks, GEVs, Howizers, Powered Armour and VOTLs?
> 
> In different colors, or just in shades of gray so you could flood fill
> the machines your own team colors?
> 
> Just a single sheet like the Mike Wikan B5 counters?
> 
> Is the sole purpose to turn the miniatures game into a boardgame and
> save all that money and trouble ( and space!!) on minis and terrain?
> 
> Just a few questions from someone who could do counters, but is
> having fun with the miniatures ( thank you geo-hex!) and wants to
> know why....
> 
> I think Full Thrust can be done without loosing much by using
> counters, but Dirtside II doesn't strike that way.... you may as well
> just play it as a 'traditional' boardgame ( that must be the idea
right?).
> 
> And while I've got your attention... I was supprised at first to see
> how 'vertically challenged' FT and DS miniatures are. Everything is
> rather flat ... this is just saving metal by not wasting any one the
> sides that you would normally see when playing, right?  The few
> Battletech minis I have are more like 'real models' and not squashed
> flat... did any of this also strick any of you?  I may just be
> approaching all this from a rather different point of view (HA HA, one
too
> close to the table!).
> 
> One last point:
>    Jon, does Ground Zero Games take CREDIT CARDS yet????!!!!!
> 
> I've got the catalogue, but unless you accept yen or VISA, it is out
> of the question to get anything from ya.....
> 
>	  Adrian Bruce	 adrian@inetc.roland.co.jp
>	  Science Fiction Fantasy Design and Implementation
>	  SF2D&I http://www.inetc.roland.co.jp/~adrian/

I have played several wargames.  What seems to work well, in my opinion,
choose a color for each side for the background, then use symbols, ect
to show what type unit it is. 

Donald Hosford