Something like what you showed above could be done by
- Creating a Map widget in a [Chart Window]
(VASSAL Reference Manual)- The background will be an image that shows the chart (“worksheet”)
- You can add Game Pieces into every cell.
- The pieces should, via a Prototype, have traits that disallow movement, stacking, etc. - e.g., Does not stack, Restricted Access
- The pieces could have Layer trait(s) if the information in each cell is limited to certain values.
- The pieces could have Text Label trait(s) if the information is more free-form.
- The pieces should be placed with At-Start Stack
- You can define a grid - e.g., Rectangular Grid or Irregular Grid to manage the placement of the pieces.
An example of something similar can be found in Battle of the Bulge - Smithsonian Edition where there’s a spreadsheet to track detachments. See also this thread.
Yours,
Christian