Help support TMP


"Transfering Points Values" Topic


6 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please remember that some of our members are children, and act appropriately.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the WWII Scenarios Message Board

Back to the WWII Rules Message Board

Back to the WWII Discussion Message Board

Back to the Flames of War Message Board


Areas of Interest

World War One
World War Two on the Land
Modern

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Top-Rated Ruleset

A Fistful of Kung Fu


Rating: gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star 


Featured Showcase Article

Small Scale Ships with M.Y. Miniatures

Mal Wright Fezian's first experience with 1:4800 scale naval models.


Featured Workbench Article

1/48 Scale Flammpanzer II 'Flamingo'

miscmini Fezian assembles and paints Gaso.line's 1/48 scale Mk.II Flammpanzer.


Featured Profile Article

First Look: Battlefront's Rural Roads

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian opens a box of dirt roads with shellholes and tread marks on them.


Current Poll


Featured Book Review


1,043 hits since 31 May 2012
©1994-2025 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

Guthroth31 May 2012 3:20 a.m. PST

Hi. I appreciate that Points Values are highly specific to the ruleset they are part of, one has to hope that the relative values would be correct and allow their use with other systems.

On that basis has anyone tried using the FOW points values as a device to balance scenarios for non-FOW games ?

Does the idea work ?

Pete

VonTed31 May 2012 4:04 a.m. PST

Most scenarios I've seen also list specific units (types) to be used. Just sub in the appropriate unit and hope for the best.

Berlichtingen31 May 2012 4:11 a.m. PST

It would depend on the rule system you wanted to use, and how close in mechanic and philosophy it is to FoW. Of the systems I'm most familiar with, I doubt the FoW point system would work with Crossfire or IABSM.

MajorB31 May 2012 4:30 a.m. PST

Points values are just a way of generating a force for a game. If the points system used produces a believable ORBAT for the force then there is no reason why it shouldn't work in any other similar system at the same level of play.

If by "balance" you mean that equal points should give each player an equal chance of winning, then I don't believe any points system can achieve that.

ciaphas31 May 2012 6:47 a.m. PST

Hi, many years ago we played a ww2 game with different point systems to flames of but like the organisation charts in fow so we repointed the fow charts for the other game and it worked to a greater or lesser extent.

jon

Lion in the Stars31 May 2012 4:08 p.m. PST

It could work as a rough check.

Scenario says "Infantry company supported by platoon of Shermans, with Regimental Cannon platoon on call." Well, you can check just about any FoW book for the points total of that, and then assign OPFOR up to that point total.

But with attacker/defender scenarios, the attacker should have at least 1.2x the points of the defender in total, usually 1.5x to 2x.

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.