"Need mob counters for a scenario" Topic

I'm running a Space 1889 mini game in which there are large mobs of Martian civilians to complicate things. I was think 2D paper counters would be ideal. Has anyone come across any home grown counters to represent mobs? Thanks

What scale?

I'm using a variety of 25mm minis.

I made some mobs for a game by making a "cloud" from blue foam painted to match the ground color to create a dust cloud and based it on a CD. Then I added random arms sticking out the sides and plenty of pitchforks and spears sticking out the top. Some cotton balls in the same color to make the cloud wispier and a few stray civilians finished it off.

Not a work of art but kept the players on their toes.

Send me an email at jgelder 1 at cox dot net, and lets discuss my making you the marker art you want.

Jay

I created seating grandstands full of generic people for a racing game. I used about a 1/3 of each end of a Cotton swab (Q-tip) to represent a person (discard the middle third). I painted the cotton swab portion (more like dipping them into thinned down paint) a different color (blues, reds, greens, yellows, blacks, browns, etc.) and then glued them into the stands. It looks like mobs of people sitting it the stands from a short distance. It was certainly quick and easy to do.

You could probably do something similar and mount them to a flat base. Just cut the pieces a little longer/shorter for a variety of people heights.

created seating grandstands full of generic people

That is extraordinarily clever, and a terrific solution. Props to cory as well!