Deployments.

[wisdomseyes1]

1) we have the Pitched Battle Deployment we lived with for so long in 5th. Really easy to figure out how that works. Pretty straightforward

2) hammer and anvil, new deployment that really helps long ranged shooing armies (bigger deployment zone means more moving back) but again, really easy to deploy

3) DIAGNAL OMG IMA KILL MYSELF IT'S TOO ANNOYING! If there an easier way to deploy in this deployment (which again is very longranged shooting oriented) so far I have been using one tape measure to cut the table in half, (knocking over terrain along the way), and usin another tape measure to make a line for my deployment zone... It's long, it's inaccurate, and it sometimes messes up terrain.

[kenji10000]

i have my opponent hold one end of the tape so its above the board. then we place dice along the line and measure out from the dice

[wisdomseyes1]

Aug 14, 2012 15:59:24 GMT kenji10000 said:

i have my opponent hold one end of the tape so its above the board. then we place dice along the line and measure out from the dice

You don't have issues with the tape measure collapsing at random and knocking everything over at once?

[seahawk]

Erm...this thread?

thetyranidhive.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=OtherGamesWorkshopstuff&action=display&thread=39994

[kenji10000]

Aug 14, 2012 16:03:06 GMT wisdomseyes1 said:

Aug 14, 2012 15:59:24 GMT kenji10000 said:

i have my opponent hold one end of the tape so its above the board. then we place dice along the line and measure out from the dice

You don't have issues with the tape measure collapsing at random and knocking everything over at once?

nope, im holding one side and he is holding the other, granted my measuring tape is normally used for construction to maybe mine is more sturdy

[wisdomseyes1]

Aug 14, 2012 16:06:08 GMT seahawk said:

Erm...this thread?

thetyranidhive.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=OtherGamesWorkshopstuff&action=display&thread=39994

I saw this thread and had no idea what was being said... I still have no clue... Which is likely why there are 2 responses....

[l0rdf1end]

After finding the center of the table with a tape measure I normally get my 6" 4"" friend to lay on the table. Its works perfectly as he's exactly 12 inches wide. If he's not about we reroll deployment.

[swarmy]

Has anyone tried string plumb lines? I think I'm going to start carrying some twine just for that purpose. Just need some heavy junk to put on either end...

[seahawk]

Really, you didn't get it? I thought it was easy to understand...

On your long table edge, you measure out 21.6". Place a marker.

On the short table edge, you measure out 14.4". Place a marker.

The same is done for the opposite corner of the table.

This produces the two deployment zones and the no-man's land. This way, you can simply line up your dudes and make sure none go over the line between your two markers, using whatever you want as a guide. I'll lay down the tape between the two markers and lay a stripe of dice, for instance. Armies deploy 24" apart, so it's all good. Finally, since you're supposed to determine deployment zones before terrain gets placed, this should never be an issue in the first place.

A: 14.4"
B: 21.6"
Triangles: DZ's

[bloodborne]

yeah, I hate this deplyement.... if there is a hill in either corner, if the opponent gets first deployment, they can get a MASSIVE LOS advantage with heavy mech.... I can see long range tank weaponry being an issue on this map for us.... aka: Basalisks.

[seahawk]

Basilisks and shooting in general is much, much meaner on the Hammer and Anvil deployment than this one. There, it could be 36" before you run into an enemy. I like this one a lot, it's fun and exciting.

[wisdomseyes1]

The diagram is what I needed... Because the numbers weren't helping I thought it was talking about 14" from the corner of the table... And that didn't make any sense.

[seahawk]

Ahh, well he did have the diagram on his post too. It is measured from the table corner, but perhaps the way he wrote it didn't give enough info . In any case, I hope it makes much more sense now!

[fragile]

This is the deployment type where outflankers and deepstikers are very helpful.

[bloodborne]

I've yet to play hammer and anvil... how is it set up?