| Cosmic Reset | 29 Mar 2015 6:42 a.m. PST |
Needs a "maybe" option. Whether or not a set of rules has tables has no impact on whether I will give it a try. |
| Winston Smith | 29 Mar 2015 8:27 a.m. PST |
One case where we need more options. " It depends" should be an option.
Tables are like a hammer. Not all problems are nails. |
| Who asked this joker | 29 Mar 2015 9:07 a.m. PST |
Depends on the rules really. |
| Mute Bystander | 29 Mar 2015 11:13 a.m. PST |
Yes but I find, (like in the THW rules,) that after a certain core point the tables are special application situations or filled with low percent occurrences and can be ignored until needed. |
| Weasel | 29 Mar 2015 11:28 a.m. PST |
A table can be easier than a list of rules to memorize. In the end, it makes no difference in itself: I like ASL and liked Face of battle. I also like Crossfire. |
| Yesthatphil | 29 Mar 2015 12:16 p.m. PST |
What Winston and the Joker said. I like to make a choice on polls (there's little point in them if we don't play along) … but 'no opinion' on this as tables really aren't an issue (if the rules are good and the tables are clear then no problem – but if the rules are no good, they are no good and formats won't help or spoil them) … Phil |
Frederick  | 29 Mar 2015 1:20 p.m. PST |
Agree that the flow of the game is more important – sometimes tables help, sometimes they don't |
| Tom Bryant | 29 Mar 2015 6:20 p.m. PST |
Put me in the "more choices" category as well. I believe that tables can be very useful. However, there are ways around the tabular format to deliver information and results. Ultimately it comes down to the rules mechanics and how they work as to what is or isn't a good rules set. |
| Kevin in Albuquerque | 29 Mar 2015 7:05 p.m. PST |
And please define "lots." I've played really good rules that used 5-8 tables in a single game. Is that "lots?" |
| tkdguy | 30 Mar 2015 12:06 a.m. PST |
No problem; I've played Rolemaster. |
| The Beast Rampant | 30 Mar 2015 7:28 p.m. PST |
Rolemaster was the first thing I thought of, too. Ugh. |
 Doctor X | 31 Mar 2015 9:27 p.m. PST |
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