[Consim-l] Milestone

[bieksza at erols.com]

On 8 Apr 2009 at 18:14, Pat Collins wrote:

> You mentioned MMP games - were either of them "Rock of the Marne" or 
> "Bastonge"?

Negative.  The list was:

April's Harvest

Strike Them a Blow

Burma (II)

A Fearful Slaughter

South Mountain

Punching them in the above order gives rise to a rant.  _April's 
Harvest_ had a single countersheet.  The punched counters fit 
without crowding in a countertray (digression:  here in Northern 
Virginia the only countertrays I've been able to find are clear plastic 
items with an integral, hinged lid) and the amount of paper in the 
box was such that the tray would fit without lifting the box lid.

Next, _Strike Them a Blow_ -- two countersheets, same size box.  
The punched counters fit in the countertray with some amount of 
crowding, but the tray still fit inside the box.

Next, _Burma_ -- three countersheets, same size box.  The 
counters wouldn't fit in a single countertray, and the amount of 
paper in the box left barely enough room for one tray, much less two 
(or one and baggies).  The box lid barely closed even using nothing 
but baggies for the counters.

Next, _A Fearful Slaughter_ -- five countersheets, same size box.  
This time the amount of paper in the box was enough that there was 
barely room for the undersized dice.  As I was pondering how to 
store the counters I remembered that ages ago I had obtained a 
blank box from Avalon Hill, and I was able to find it in the storage 
room.  It had plenty of room for two trays plus baggies.

Finally, _South Mountain_ -- two countersheets, same size box.  
Since _SM_ has no scenarios (or would that be one scenario?) I 
didn't feel the need for sorted combat units and just put everything 
in baggies.

Apparently the folks at MMP are fans of Doctor Who and think their 
boxes are the equivalent of a TARDIS -- bigger on the inside than 
on the outside.