Reply To: Pre-measurement

[Phil Dutré]

(Pre)measurement has not so much to do with being “realistic” or not, but everything with how to run the game. Some people like it, others don’t.Sometimes you can rationalize it a bit better based on a historic equivalent, but essentially, it’s simply about how you want to enjoy the game.

And yes, estimating distances is/was part of military training, but it’s not as if a charge distance or shooting distance is set in stone. Training manuals often specify distances to work with, but those are themselves averages. And estimating distances is hard … you can still make mistakes.

Bottom line: there will always be variations in how far a unit can charge, how far a weapon can shoot … If you want that uncertainty to be added to the gaming table, use variable distances, or disallow pre-measurement, or whatever you think is appropriate. If you don’t like that variability, use some form of pre-cognition such as pre-measurement.