Federation Commander

Nerroth · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject:

Speaking of webs:

*Is Mike Grafton's "Pentagram of Lloth" web layout from page 96 of Captain's Log #29 valid in Federation Commander?

*Does the web caster limit in (4Q1e) also apply in scenarios set in the M81 Galaxy, or just for ones involving the Milky Way Tholians?
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Kang · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:57 am Post subject:

mjwest · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject:

Kang · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject:

The question was about oblongs, not ovals! Smile

The rules say you can have an oblong, just wondering how it would work.
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mjwest · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

Kang · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject:

Heh. Fair enough! An oblong is a four-sided shape; really it's like a square but with two pairs of equal-length sides, not identical-length. On a hex grid, it will come out as a parallelogram - which is illegal because it would have 'triangle' corners.

The only other way would be to do the edges with zigzags. Otherwise all globular webs would have to be hexagonal.
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pmiller13 · Lieutenant JG Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 64

sswwwwwwss
swssssssssws
wssssssssssw
swssssssssws
sswwwwwwss

The 's' are empty space and the 'w' are web hexes.

Sorry for the how crud that drawing is but there you have an oblong web.

Kang · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject:

The drawing is a masterpiece of innovation! Smile

But it's still a hexagon, albeit an irregular one.

My idea of the oblong would be [copied and pasted from yours, pmiller13]

sswwwwwwss
swssssssssws
sswsssssswss
swssssssssws
sswwwwwwss

... but note the middle row difference. But at least we've shown that it works. Thanks!
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Scoutdad · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject:

Tony: Actually uses would be illeagal as there is a "left" turn required on both of the vertical sections...

From horizontal row 3 to row four on the right edge, and again from row 3 to row 2 on the left edge.
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mjwest · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject:

Kang,

Your's won't work, as 'dad points out, because of the zigzag.

However, you could do this:
sssswwwwwss
ssswsssssssws
sswssssssswss
swssssssswsss
sswwwwwssss

That would give you a more irregular shape.

The key thing is to always follow clockwise around making right-hand turns.
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Kang · Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:02 am Post subject:

Heh, we're really getting the hang of these drawings, ain't we? Smile

Yes, I take all these points on board. My web would not work. Mike, your web is probably the nearest you can get to an 'oblong' - meaning a rectangle as I should have said more simply above Embarassed

Anyway our game involving webs worked out [Ares is down, in Tholian Attack] - the Tholian player laid a web above the planet to prevent the Feds from getting to the target.

And it's Web Casters next. Questions will no doubt follow.
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Wolverin61 · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:30 am Post subject:

This thread reminds me why I don't run Tholians Wink

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pinecone · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:06 am Post subject:

Idea for the drawings: color the Web letters.

Kang · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:02 am Post subject:

Wolverin61 · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject: