Terrain table restrictions for FoWSA9:
Terrain will be appreciated, so we will have a terrain
table contest, and I will give a prize for the best 4’x6’ table setup. (We provide the table, which will likely be
larger than 4x6; and you provide everything on top of it.) We will set up terrain on Friday evening at
about 10PM. Please tell me in advance if
you intend to participate in the table contest.
Tables must represent European terrain involved in combat in
1944-45 (France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Rumania), and should
be identified as to what area they represent.
Terrain will be defined in writing using the FoWSA table
form, available from me [ian.straus@att,net] – and I will bring forms to the
event. Use the terrain types and nomenclature
defined in the rulebook.
Tables must have a density of at least one terrain feature
per 2’x2’ area, and the whole table must have at least six terrain features
that limit line of sight. Impassable
terrain and major rivers in the center of the board are not to be used, nor
impassable terrain on more than 10” of any side, nor may more than half the
table area be difficult terrain. Lone
houses are not acceptable, as not realistic for any theater of this war. Tables should be balanced so that victory is
not decided by the die roll for choice of side, nor should they be impractical
for either armor or infantry, and that
will be reflected in the judging criteria.
Ian Straus
