Re: [GZG] OODA for FT

["Binhan Lin" <binhan.lin@xxxxxxxxx>]

One concept our gaming group has thought about is using webcams and laptops for the admirals who are removed from the board and situated out of sight.  The admiral can only see the situation through the webcam (possibly located above the board) and issues written orders. (in full implementation the orders would be transmitted via WiFi or Bluetooth to player PDA's).  Players would run single ships (Capitals), Cruiser Squadrons (2-6 cruisers) or Destroyer Flotillas (6-12 destroyers).

 

In the full electronic version, the referee program would add in a random percentage of "fog of war", perhaps 2-3% of random lag, added/dropped letters etc. or could add additional noise based on ECM values ( i.e. of Jamming drones are in use near a Destroyer Flotilla, the message may not even get through).

 

We've gotten as far as writing basic html code for the referee program but haven't gotten it together enough to get two laptops and enough WiFi capable PDA's together at the same time to try the idea out.

 

--Binhan

 

 

On 11/9/06, laserlight@xxxxxxxxxxx <laserlight@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

For FT, what might work would be:

Cut all movement in half.
Weapons fire every other turn; do not need an order to fire.

Most captains write orders one turn in advance. Particularly hesitant captains write two turns; unusually quick captains would write their orders with no delay.

Ideally I'd like each ship to be commanded by a different player, with the admiral writing signals at the beginning of the turn but the players not able to read the signal until the end of the turn.
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