Possible tool for campaigns. - Printable Version

Possible tool for campaigns. - Printable Version

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Possible tool for campaigns. - shortreengage - 04-11-2007

I found an interesting site/tool for playing old boardgames PBEM. It also looks like it may have some uses for editing or Campaign management. A poor man's COCAT? It's Cyberboard.

http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/index.html

And here is a site for games to upload.

http://zappa.brainiac.com/yankeeap/pbem.htm

I'm working with SPI's Oil War! an old fav of mine from the 70s.

You need to find copies of the rules online though.

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - Epoletov [SPR]. - 04-11-2007

Perfectly, can be useful! cheers

No monopoly COCAT. :)

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - keif149 - 04-11-2007

As a compulsive collector of wargames, (I still have my Avalon Hill games), I think my brain just fried!:happy:

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - Fubar - 04-11-2007

Good God does that mean i could finally play BattleTech against someone. LOL

cheers

RE:��Possible tool for campaigns. - shortreengage - 04-11-2007

Fubar Wrote:Good God does that mean i could finally play BattleTech against someone. LOL

Ummmm, you did'nt say you wanted to play Battletech before.....I have a program... It is a little jerky but I played some Aussie fellow.

http://megamek.sourceforge.net/idx.php?pg=main

It is, however NOT a PBEM. It is live. So someone loses sleep.

cheers

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - Gris - 04-11-2007

Gentlemen,

Another useful program and some links,

Vassel - Java program with many modules for old and new games, very active community.

http://www.vassalengine.org/community/index.php

Also another site which list just about every program to play games via the internet or email, can be tough to navigate, but worth a look.

http://pbem.brainiac.com/

Wargamer's Academy -
These guys makes some excellent mods for the vassel program.

Hope this helps,

Good Luck
Wartwo

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - Fubar - 04-11-2007

shortreengage Wrote:Ummmm, you did'nt say you wanted to play Battletech before.....I have a program... It is a little jerky but I played some Aussie fellow.

http://megamek.sourceforge.net/idx.php?pg=main

It is, however NOT a PBEM. It is live. So someone loses sleep.

OMFG...(picks himself up off the floor). Thats awesome, i'll have a look at that when i get the time.

Many thanks mate....just for that i don't mind you killing my tanks with such ease now. Big Grin

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - RedDevil - 04-11-2007

Fubar Wrote:Many thanks mate....just for that i don't mind you killing my tanks with such ease now.

I wish you'd let me KILL some of your freaking tanks mate... Cry

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - DoubleDeuce - 04-12-2007

I'm using CyberBoard for the Operation Compass Campaign. Of course you have to create the maps and all the icons/markers but it's not too much work if you keep it small.

I had some others tell me how they are using TOAW as a sort of substitute for COCAT. Players cannot really move their forces BUT it allows tracking of location and force OOB's to some degree.

RE: Possible tool for campaigns. - Epoletov [SPR]. - 04-12-2007

TOAW never used.

There there are greater opportunities for editing ?

In what difference from COCAT.

What advantages TOAW in comparison with COCAT ?