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| Meiczyslaw writes: |
Another alternative is the old "interleaved turn sequence," the best example of which is the original Squad Leader. It's still an alternating turn sequence, but refined so that you have phases during your opponent's turn. For those of you who haven't experienced the joy of the playable version of Squad Leader, the turn sequence was: we rally, I shoot, I move, you shoot, I shoot (anyone who didn't shoot in the first shooting phase), I move to assault, we melee. Repeat, switching roles. It sounds really complicated, but it moved faster than you might think. (The only gripe was the original "you shoot" phase. It's one of the few real improvements in ASL.) |
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Writing in White Dwarf 297, Andy Hoare explains that Warhammer 40,000 uses a turn system often called "I go - you go"... ...whereby one player performs all of the actions for his army before the other player does the same with his. Andy explains that an "integrated turn sequence" (in which players take turns to perform actions with individual units) is an equally valid approach, but he prefers "I go - you go" for three reasons:
Do you agree that the "I go - you go" turn sequence is required to keep a game system playable (i.e., a couple of hours of game time when company-sized armies are involved)? |
