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| Author: | mango2 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
I find that most army list reference sheets are lengthy and slow to use. Does anyone use formation cards for their army as a quick reference for play? I have whipped a couple up today at work as I was a little bored and I think they would help me play the game and access the units stats more easily. I guess many people here have played a heap of games and know their army stats by rote                 
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| Author: | Spectrar Ghost [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
I mostly use either a Compendium style quickref or memory, but EpicArmyCard.com is a good resource for Space Marine-style cards. Your's are very nice though; I'd probably use them over the more old school style of EpicArmyCard. |
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| Author: | Dobbsy [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
Can't see the difference, other than style. You still have to shuffle through the cards so searching through a ref sheet isn't much different. |
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| Author: | mango2 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
Dobbsy wrote: Can't see the difference, other than style. You still have to shuffle through the cards so searching through a ref sheet isn't much different. My idea is to use them on the tabletop behind the formation so the information is retained with the unit as you to go move/shoot with it. |
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| Author: | mango2 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
Spectrar Ghost wrote: I mostly use either a Compendium style quickref or memory, but EpicArmyCard.com is a good resource for Space Marine-style cards. Your's are very nice though; I'd probably use them over the more old school style of EpicArmyCard. Ahh interesting, I think I would prefer to have the statistics alot larger though, those cards are very nice and are very much like the old ones but the stats are hard to see across a table or even on the same side of the table. I might peruse them for ideas though to see if I can improve on my version. thanks for the link!
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| Author: | Iron Duke [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
I use reference cards for each of my epic armies. Most of the stats of the units I know, so the cards are more for my opponent. some month ago there was a similar topic.. http://www.taccmd.tacticalwargames.net/ ... =4&t=21551 |
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| Author: | Evil and Chaos [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
I prefer to have every stat on a single page of paper (reference sheet) but each to his own really. |
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| Author: | enri [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
Evil and Chaos wrote: I prefer to have every stat on a single page of paper (reference sheet) but each to his own really. Likewise, I grab a highlighter to highlight the lines of whatever I've taken just to speed up finding what I'm looking for... everyone finds their own way of doing stuff
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| Author: | mango2 [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
Iron Duke wrote: I use reference cards for each of my epic armies. Most of the stats of the units I know, so the cards are more for my opponent. some month ago there was a similar topic.. http://www.taccmd.tacticalwargames.net/ ... =4&t=21551 cool thanks for the link. I did do a search for 'cards' but i didnt find it |
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| Author: | Moscovian [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
Mango, I like your idea. I don't know if I would go out of my way to use them, but I don't think it is any less efficient than a list and it certainly makes it more visually appealing. I bet if you made up a bunch of them, people would download them. |
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| Author: | Mephiston [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
I use the QRS but as I play more games with cards (Hordes, Malifaux, Dystopian wars) I can see the appeal. |
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| Author: | mango2 [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
finished the INF marine models and put them in the OP Props go out to Grandma Wendy for never updating the pic for their SM bike and continuing to have the droopy bolt gun on their website. It must have been like that for over 4 years now surely. |
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| Author: | mango2 [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
Ok i got a little excited and did the AV as well, hunter pis isnt the best but i couldnt find a larger suitable one, maybe when I paint my own i will take a better pic |
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| Author: | Angel_of_Caliban [ Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Using Formation Cards rather than Reference Sheets |
mango2 wrote: Ok i got a little excited and did the AV as well, hunter pis isnt the best but i couldnt find a larger suitable one, maybe when I paint my own i will take a better pic Wow so much added in between classes lol. They fairly nice looking not my first choice but well done. Do you plan on resizing the Warhound to match the other cards I hope? Also is there/will be a PDF of all of them for easy of printing? |
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