Post by Eric Farrington on Oct 18, 2021 14:50:18 GMT
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The blog today is mostly about basing in Wars of the Republic.
I have been playing wargames for a long time. Since 1984 or so? One thing that always gets my goat is basing! Nothing irritates me more than painting up a really nice group of models but not being able to use them in a given system drives me nuts! I hate ripping off old bases and putting on new ones. Even building modular bases and movement trays is a challenge for me.
Therefore, when I started writing games for myself I was pre-occupied with basing and how to approach the topic. One of my primary design goals is always to create something that is scale and model agnostic. I want players to bring what they want to the table and then get to use it! Wars of the Republic is no different in this regard.
As I approached Wars of the Republic I held this idea close to my heart. I surveyed a variety of other ancient wargames to try and get the lay of the land. I also reviewed the various model lines out there and took a look at what companies were creating as pre-made bases. There were a lot of different base conventions and pre-made bases out there. The question was how to make them all work inside the parameters of the game.