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Post subject: Creativity Challenge no3: Make a War At Sea map - closed
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Time to start the 3rd Creativity Challenge, while we're still voting for the first one ( http://aaminis.myfastforum.org/about787.html ).
The new challenge is to make a War at Sea Map that can be used for online gaming. It won't be used in the Olympics, so don't make it so that it suits your Admiral  . It will be used in the online games though, so make it usable, make it fun, make it interesting, and not overcomplicated.
The limit is 800x800 pixels for the whole of the image, so that it doesn't overstretch the thread space in this forum for those with lower resolutions.
The prettier the better. The more usable the better.
Some sort of Grid system is a must.
The deadline for this is: March 2, Sunday night Pacific Time.
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I might polish this a little more before the deadline, but:
I've also adapted all my other board designs to this format, so they'd all be available for playing online. And they still tile with each other.
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Am I allowed to post the one that Cinnibar made and I added stuff to?
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| EvilKobra wrote: | | I might polish this a little more before the deadline, |
Maybe some embellishment around the map or as background, so that it isn't so simple. Like pirate maps  .
| Aquarius wrote: | | Am I allowed to post the one that Cinnibar made and I added stuff to? |
Yes.
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| NeuralDream wrote: | | EvilKobra wrote: | | I might polish this a little more before the deadline, |
Maybe some embellishment around the map or as background, so that it isn't so simple. Like pirate maps . |
I can do that - the reasoning behind the simple layout and the plain edges was that it allows you to combine maps for larger battles.
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Bump and reminder for the 3rd Creatitivy challenge.
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| Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:18 am |
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The days are passing and I see only one entry here. Do you want to give the 7 pts so easily to EK and let the 5, 4, 3, 2pts slip away?
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| Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:43 pm |
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Maybe you ought to cancel it, it's a bit unfair otherwise (especially since all I had to to was resize my earlier work and slap on co-ordinates).
Perhaps you could add some general "minimum entries" clause - and invoke it
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| Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:46 pm |
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| EvilKobra wrote: | Maybe you ought to cancel it, it's a bit unfair otherwise (especially since all I had to to was resize my earlier work and slap on co-ordinates).
Perhaps you could add some general "minimum entries" clause - and invoke it |
Hm, we'll see. I'm surprised that thee are so few entries though, since this will be useful for all our online games. I'm sure they can't use forever the 2 I've made for the olympics, and Aquarius, for example, had made some very practical ones in the past.
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| Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:49 pm |
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| I'm planning on entering something. |
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| Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:52 pm |
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| I think carrion is working on an entry. I sneaked a peek yesterday and they look sweeet! I gotta get him to release those on cafepress so I can buy them. He needs information on the WaSea grid (size and placement) as he doesn't yet have the maps (he plays mine when we get together). I was going to email him the grid info but am having a tough time finding a RULER in my disorganized house to measure them!!! C'mon, someone help him out so we can see his maps!! |
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| Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:19 pm |
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The original ones (and mine) are 3.5". Some people suggest using 4", though in my experience that makes it quite hard to print a reasonably-sized map on reasonably-sized paper. As always, YMMV.
What little I have seen of carrion's work so far has been outstanding, so I'm looking forward to these. Any chance of a sneak peek?
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Here's the one that I used (note the past tense  )
Each ship is linked to its label, and they are each in their own layer, making movement of ships easy. This is a .jpg copy, I can email the original to anyone who wants it.
And if people would prefer, I can upload the standard sized one, too.
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| Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:48 am |
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| Aquarius wrote: |
And if people would prefer, I can upload the standard sized one, too. |
That's a great map, but can you submit it within the competition's limits plz? max. width 800 pixels  .
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I would if I could.
Resize it, that is.
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| Aquarius wrote: | I would if I could.
Resize it, that is. |
Ok, I'll do it for you then.
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Quick question in the game WAS one section equals how many miles or kilometers. Do not own the rules but would like to know. Thank you in advance.
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| carrion wrote: | | Quick question in the game WAS one section equals how many miles or kilometers. Do not own the rules but would like to know. Thank you in advance. |
page 10 of rule book
"Map: Each sector is about 5,000 yards"
download the advanced rules at:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/aam/WaratSea |
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| Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:45 am |
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Here's my entry.
The map is based on Vella Gulf, just west of New Georgia in the Solomons. North is to the left. The island to the east is Kolombangara. Vella Lavella is to the west. The smaller island to the south is Gizo.
Vella Gulf isn't quite as storied as Ironbottom Sound, but there were quite a few battles in these waters during the New Georgia campaign. In addition to the Battle of Vella Gulf, which took place in the waters represented on the map, the Battles of Kula Gulf, Kolombangara, and Vella Lavella took place nearby. |
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Blackeagle, do you have the stat's on who fought on each side here? Could make for a good game. Okie
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