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Re: TFT products. --> Bigger hexes



Yes!

I had one very fun battle where everyone had bows, and there was a fair bit 
of terrain.  People were maneuvering for a shot at long range.

Rick



> On Jul 31, 2020, at 1:46 PM, Peter von Kleinsmid <pvk@oz.net> wrote:
> 
> Yes. I've done battles that large or larger on hex sheets that are not much bigger than the new Wizard mat, but at original hex-size can support several times as much battlefield.
> 
> Maps with more hexes are also useful for action that take place over a large area even without that many figures, such as chases, action with mounts, situations where the PCs don't know which direction to expect action to come from, combat with fliers, encounters that being at long-range, etc.
> 
> 
> At 10:41 PM 7/30/2020, Rick wrote:
>> Hi Peter, everyone.
>> 
>>        With the current counter size, I can run MASSIVE battles
>> with 50 - 60 people on each side.  That said, it takes Melee /
>> Wizard outside of what is easy to play.
>> 
>>        But an occasional huge battle is something that can happen
>> in my campaign, and it would be a lot harder to play such things
>> out on the larger hexes.
>> 
>>        I can understand the desire to make the hexes large enough
>> to fit 25 mm / 28 mm figures, but I was disappointed.
> ... 
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