Is there a way to make a game where two players are oppsite each other, but both of them get to view it as though they’re in the “pilot seat”? A la Battle for Hill 218
I’m trying to get it to where both players can view their own cards right-side-up, and the opponents upside-down. Is this even possible?
On Jun 3, 2009, at 1:03 PM, iidhaegn wrote:
IIRC there is a request for this feature, but I don’t think it is
scheduled for inclusion any time soon.
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Is there a way to fake it? For example, create a play area for each player and have actions taken in one area send a message to the other one to place a corresponding (upside-down) piece in the corresponding grid region?
On Jun 3, 2009, at 1:19 PM, iidhaegn wrote:
No.
Firstly, Vassal always shows the same board position to all players
(except when hiding things).
Secondly, because of that the map will always display the same way up,
so even if you put the upside down items there, they would be upside
down the wrong way. One player’s cards would always be upside down.
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What Daniel is suggesting is this:
Make 2 boards, both with a numbered grid (like a chess board). Each player has a deck of cards and for each of those decks there is a complementary, hidden deck of upside down cards. When player one puts a card on A1, it sends a Trigger that activates that complementary card from the hidden, upside down deck. The card from that deck is MOVED TO LOCATION and sent to player 2’s board on spot J10 (ie, the opposite as where player 1 played his card).
This is something we talked about and we weren’t sure it was possible. Any inputs on this?
-v