FT is a board/table top game

On Wednesday, November 26, 1997 1:46 AM, Brian Bell 
[SMTP:PDGA6560@compuserve.com] wrote:>
> The problem with moving tables is that if your fleet splits into
> pockets of battles, the battles can move in different directions.
> You generally cannot "slide" the table 2 different directions
> at once.
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I think were loosing sight of the ball here.
FT is fundamentally a  table top game.

There have been several fixes supplied:

o changing the movement scale, so more is
less

o applying a limit on the table edge, the
traditional table top game approach

o using a big playing area like the floor
or the sun-deck

o doing the SFB shuffle, either sliding all the
ships when they reach the edge or using
a modular board.

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o applying a limit to speed so you don't fly off
the edge so often

o playing is cyber space where space is
limitless.

Its your choice to which solution is best for
*you*, neither one or other is *better* than the
other, its a subjective call.

sincerely
tim jones
--
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