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Progress on everything has ground to a halt for the reason that I made the decision to take the rules to places I hadn't thought of after doing some research on the rules currently out on the market. And there are a lot of very good rules on the market covering near future warfare with or without mechs.
Having read a few I thought that there was something missing that would make mine standout as offering something different.
Hence very little progress. Not none, as I'm up to 10,224 words.
I recall that while I wrote the first draft of OHMU War Machine in a month, it took much longer to play-test and fix wonky rules. And even then we still had to do a FAQ to clarify some parts and and errata sheet for all the missing words and typos that got through the editing process.
So it is what it is. Given my funk I've done good.
Anyway, I've changed the working title to Big Little Wars, which is thematically congruent with the Gate Walker setting where have major powers fight small proxy wars.
Therefore the rules must be able to keep both players interested where asymmetrical warfare means one side is outmatched by the other. Not just Vietnam in space, but something truly science fictional with alien aliens.
If only because that while I haven't introduced technological aliens into my universes setting (yet), it seems to me that the key to having interesting games between human forces facing an alien race whose technology is far superior is the key to science fictionally interesting games.
The problem is how the rules allow players to enjoy the experience of being outmatched in one area is balanced by game mechanics that still allow for a victory? I'm doing my homework by researching all the rules that have attempted this.
And just to remind readers, I will also be stealing the best ideas for solo play/group against the game mechanics running the opposition rules too.
It's a tall order, but I'm having fun, which is the important part, right?
If you haven't already considered it as a source of sinpiration, think about American vs. German tank interactions in France, particularly Shermans against Tigers. That match-up presents a different sort of technological asymmetry that we don't see elsewhere very often, where the forces are more commonly infantry vs vehicles and technology.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point, I had forgotten that. Five to one odds: not because they needed that many Shermans to take down a big cat, but because Shermans were deployed in squads of five.
DeleteSquads of five, five by five.. (sorry silly ryhme came to me).
I shall give that some thought. Thank you.