Gridding the Sudan

[martin goddard]

How about a gridded PITS?

martin

[Sean Clark]

Yes, I think this would be a great move!

[martin goddard]

Thanks Sean.
The side effect, for good or bad, is that I would tinker and streamline some bits.


1. Fighting.
2.  Facing

The fun continues.

martin

[Sean Clark]

I'm looking forward to the journey.

After playing PITS a few weeks ago, which IS a very good game, measuring felt like an anethema to me 😁

[Stewart 46A]

Martin hopes to have a playable play test version for the WWW

Stewart

[martin goddard]

That should be simple Stewart?
Stewart and I did the last version quite quickly, in preparation for an Historicon trip in 2012.

My initial thoughts are:-
1. One unit per square.
2. Usual 2 square templates.
3. 5x3 table
4. Retain force sizes and basing.
5. Retain patrol scenarios


martin

[Stewart 46A]

I would like keep the 6x4 table for cavalry manoeuvre around the scenery and enemy

I think units in column will require two squares to turn to face flank attack


Stewart

[Colonel Kilgore]

I would like keep the 6x4 table ...

Good luck with that one, Stewart 

Simon

[Administrator]

How about a gridded PITS?

I'd vote for this

[martin goddard]

Don't worry Stewart, it has always been 5x 3 and will remain so.
It will probably be best to use a normally 6" gridded table. Most folk already have a  5x3 for other piggy games.

In PITS the table is used lengthways to give more travel distance.

The grid. 6 inches is wide enough for 4 bases (12cm) comfortably. Pushing to 5 bases would be uncomfortable because 6" = 5 bases.
This would limit units to 8 bases in two ranks, or 12 bases in 3 ranks (Dervishes?).

martin

[Sean Clark]

Yes, PITS has always been 5x3.

[martin goddard]

Gridded PITS should be slightly easier (??) as the "skeleton" would remain the same.
Units in squares would have to have a definite direction and formation, rather than the usual plonking.
Scouts and guns would not need full square occupation.

Fights will probably become a pile of dice rather than base v base.
Same for shooting. Although jams still need to be there. This was an important aspect to Martini Henry armed foot.

Maybe add in:-
1. Unit leader qualities (similar to CK)
2.  Train.

martin

[martin goddard]

This is all exciting isn't it?
Helpfully there is a full range for PITS ad several of us have the forces alraedy painted up.
Stewart, Sean,Big mike and martin.  Any others??
We will form a play test group at some point.

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

I started, and then stopped. This should give me the impetus to start on PITS once my current projects are completed 

Simon

[Nick]

This sounds like a great idea. I have plenty of PITS forces ready to go. It is a great set of rules already, but everything can be improved with grids !!!

Nick