[Ogre] Life's a beach (Was: Breakthrough)

[Henry J. Cobb]

"Joe Shelby" <acroyear at io.com> wrote:
> seems to account for some geographies, though.  Here in the DC area,
> there really is no natural way up from the potomac (a river that
> probably would qualify for a full-sized hex) for most of its length from
> its banks.  its carved a cliff that's just way too tall now.  Same with
> the Susquehanna in PA.
>
> On the other hand, the St. Johns in Florida has shallow coast lines
> through most of its length.
>
> So really, I'd put it as a scenerio decision as to the coastline
> altitude changes.  if both players agree the river is shallow to the
> land, then have the "wait" (accounting for the GEV to find a path up the
> cliff).  otherwise, let it be a "beach" and don't worry about it.
>
> thus, it becomes an adjustable handicap if the GEV player is
> exceptionally better than the defense, in the basic GEV scenerios.
>
> on the realism of the scenerio taking place in Europe, the rivers do
> tend to have cliff-coastlines throughout.
>
> (in the end, *every* rule is adjustable to house rules, provided the
> house is consistent within a game -- letter of the law rules normally
> only apply to open tournaments at conventions and the like, and even
> then there are house rules.)

http://www.sjgames.com/ogre/errata/ogre-gev.html
> A road which slopes directly into water is considered to be a ramp, and
> any land that slopes directly into the water is considered a beach. A GEV
> which enters or leaves water via a ramp or beach may do so without
> stopping or incurring other penalties. GEVs using a ramp may still get
> the road bonus.

-- 
Henry J. Cobb
http://www.io.com/~hcobb/