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Blogger Jonathan said...

I don't currently use my iPad at the gaming table, but that is due to a lack of rules and not my reluctance. If I had a set of rules on the iPad, and they were easy to navigate, I would certainly bring it to a game.

18 February 2013 at 15:03

Blogger BigRedBat said...

My friend Ian put me on to a fascinating debate about the merits of pdf vs print on Sam Mustafa's forum:-

http://www.sammustafa.com/honour-forums/introducing-longstreet/format-for-longstreet-i'm-still-on-the-fence/90/

I'm following it with interest... my instincts currently say "both" is the way to go.

Cheers, Simon

18 February 2013 at 15:18

Blogger DeanM said...

Nice work by Raglan on these troops.

Some of my buddies, who are far more tech savvy, have been known to use their ipads and such during games to look up rules they otherwise didn't have on them hardcopy. I can see the advantages for this - someday for me as I don't have these devices yet.

Best, Dean

18 February 2013 at 15:38

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks Dean. I couldn't see much point in using a PDF on a tablet, until I recently had a "road to Damascus" moment, when I realised how quick and efficient and efficient it is to navigate around a set of rules using hyperlinks. I'm now thinking that a book might be the nicest way to learn rules, but a pdf the quickest way to access them at the table. Cheers, Simon

18 February 2013 at 15:44

Blogger Handgrenadealien said...

As a dyed in the wool luddite I've always used a quick reference sheet at the table backed up with the relevent rulebooks close at hand. However in the modern environment I think that producing & distributing rulesets as PDFs might make sense economically.
You seem to be making good progress with your phalangites, its a shame these big projects can end up feeling more like work than pleasure though.
Regards HGA.

18 February 2013 at 22:59

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Hi HGA, it's like Everest; I have to do it, because it is there! ;-) I've worked on this batch for 3 and a half hours tonight, they are starting to look really great and I'm feeling good....

I never fancied putting a laptop on a gaming table, but a tablet...

Cheers, Simon

18 February 2013 at 23:28

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Not actually located a club close enough to me yet to get involved with. But have already started to store my sheets and data aswell as my reference books for future use to a tablet.

Busy building up a 1:72 napoleonic force aswell as 1:72 armour for the Battle of Kursk gameset. Anyone out there know of any clubs in the Midlands (England).

20 February 2013 at 14:25

Blogger Tarty said...

I'm nowhere near organised enough to use a tablet and if I did it would always be low on power at the wrong time..... for sure ! guaranteed knowing me : )

Raphia project is coming along nicely Simon.

21 February 2013 at 06:00

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks chaps! Almost ready to base... Simon

21 February 2013 at 09:06

Blogger ian drury said...

Glad to see someone else using a tablet. I use GQIII naval rules, which are the size of a phone directory, but you very rarely need to look things up: so the rules live on the ipad and we play from printed quick ref sheet.

20 March 2013 at 19:59

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Glad to see there are a few other tablet users out there!

Cheers, Simon

20 March 2013 at 20:33

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