Philip Eve
United Kingdom
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I am using Perikles in an upcoming board gaming event, and as part of my preparation I created a grid showing the rolls needed for the attacker and defender for various relative strength levels. I uploaded it to BGG, but it was declined - don't know why. You can view it here: http://junk.orderofthehammer.com/perikles-table.pdf. Here also is the LaTeX code I wrote to generate it, should you wish to make your own customised version of it. Have fun!
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% by Hammerite, 6th March 2011
\documentclass[a4paper]{amsart}
\usepackage{fullpage}
\usepackage{ifthen,tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
\pagestyle{empty}
\newlength{\tableCellWidth}
\newcounter{tableYSize}
\newcounter{tableXSize}
\newcounter{defenderDoubleTest}
\newcounter{defenderAdvantageTest}
\newcounter{attackerAdvantageTest}
\newcounter{attackerDoubleTest}
\newcounter{attackerTripleTest}
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% Cell dimensions, number of rows, and number of columns
\setlength{\tableCellWidth}{9mm}
\setcounter{tableYSize}{16}
\setcounter{tableXSize}{16}
% Colours - comments indicate HSL coordinates
\xdefinecolor{defenderDouble}{RGB}{221, 214, 235} % 173, 83, 211
\xdefinecolor{defenderAdvantage}{RGB}{204, 236, 244} % 128, 155, 211
\xdefinecolor{noAdvantage}{RGB}{217, 251, 196} % 65, 210, 210
\xdefinecolor{attackerAdvantage}{RGB}{248, 254, 165} % 43, 235, 197
\xdefinecolor{attackerDouble}{RGB}{249, 230, 189} % 27, 200, 206
\xdefinecolor{attackerTriple}{RGB}{255, 213, 219} % 234, 240, 220
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\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\[
\begin{tikzpicture} [x = \tableCellWidth, y = \tableCellWidth]
\begin{scope} [ x = \tableCellWidth,
y = -\tableCellWidth,
yshift = (\value{tableYSize} + 1) * \tableCellWidth
]
\foreach \x in {1, ..., \value{tableXSize}} {
\foreach \y in {1, ..., \value{tableYSize}} {
\pgfmathsetcounter{defenderDoubleTest}{\y + 1 > 2 * \x}
\pgfmathsetcounter{defenderAdvantageTest}{\y - 1 > \x}
\pgfmathsetcounter{attackerAdvantageTest}{\x - 1 > \y}
\pgfmathsetcounter{attackerDoubleTest}{\x + 1 > 2 * \y}
\pgfmathsetcounter{attackerTripleTest}{\x + 1 > 3 * \y}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\value{defenderDoubleTest}}{1}}{
\path [fill = defenderDouble] (\x, \y) rectangle + (1, 1);
\path (\x, \y) --
+ (0.3, 0.3) node {10} --
+ (0.7, 0.7) node {5};
}{\ifthenelse{\equal{\value{attackerTripleTest}}{1}}{
\path [fill = attackerTriple] (\x, \y) rectangle + (1, 1);
\path (\x, \y) --
+ (0.3, 0.3) node {5} --
+ (0.7, 0.7) node {10};
}{\ifthenelse{\equal{\value{attackerDoubleTest}}{1}}{
\path [fill = attackerDouble] (\x, \y) rectangle + (1, 1);
\path (\x, \y) --
+ (0.3, 0.3) node {6} --
+ (0.7, 0.7) node {9};
}{\ifthenelse{\equal{\value{defenderAdvantageTest}}{1}}{
\path [fill = defenderAdvantage] (\x, \y) rectangle + (1, 1);
\path (\x, \y) --
+ (0.3, 0.3) node {9} --
+ (0.7, 0.7) node {6};
}{\ifthenelse{\equal{\value{attackerAdvantageTest}}{1}}{
\path [fill = attackerAdvantage] (\x, \y) rectangle + (1, 1);
\path (\x, \y) --
+ (0.3, 0.3) node {7} --
+ (0.7, 0.7) node {8};
}{
\path [fill = noAdvantage] (\x, \y) rectangle + (1, 1);
\path (\x, \y) --
+ (0.3, 0.3) node {8} --
+ (0.7, 0.7) node {7};
}}}}}
\draw (\x + 0.22, \y + 0.78) -- (\x + 0.78, \y + 0.22);
}
}
\end{scope}
\foreach \x in {1, ..., \value{tableXSize}} {
\path (\x + 0.5, \value{tableYSize} + 0.5) node {\x};
}
\foreach \y in {1, ..., \value{tableYSize}} {
\path (0.5, \value{tableYSize} - \y + 0.5) node {\y};
}
\draw (0.001, 0) grid [step={(1, 1)}]
(\value{tableXSize} + 1, \value{tableYSize} + 0.999);
\path (1, \value{tableYSize} + 1.5) --
node [midway] {\textbf{Attacker's strength}}
(\value{tableXSize} + 1, \value{tableYSize} + 1.5);
\path (-0.5, 0) --
node [midway, rotate = 90] {\textbf{Defender's strength}}
(-0.5, \value{tableYSize});
\end{tikzpicture}
\]\vspace*{2mm}
\[
\begin{tikzpicture} [x = \tableCellWidth, y = \tableCellWidth]
\path (-1.5, 0.5) node {\textbf{Key:}};
\path [fill = attackerDouble, draw] (0, 0) rectangle (1, 1);
\path (0.3, 0.7) node {6} --
(0.7, 0.3) node {9};
\draw (0.22, 0.22) -- (0.78, 0.78);
\draw [ultra thick, ->, > = angle 90]
(2.5, 1.25)
node [right] {This is the die roll (on 2D6) required by the \textbf{attacker}.} -|
(0.3, 0.87);
\draw [ultra thick, ->, > = angle 90]
(2.5, -0.25)
node [right] {This is the die roll (on 2D6) required by the \textbf{defender}.} -|
(0.7, 0.13);
\end{tikzpicture}
\]
\end{document}
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Łukasz Grabuń
Poland
Warsaw
veritas nos liberabit
e^{i · π} + 1 = 0
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It's been ages since I last saw LaTeX source code.
Thanks for sharing, it will come in handy once I put Perikles back on the table.
And there's little tip to compensate you the denial of the file. Geekmodding is only of examples of why Internet sometimes sucks.
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peter mumford
United States
Somerville
Massachusetts
ceci n'est pas une pipe
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Hammer, upload it again. It seems like a useful tool.
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Snooze Festival
United States
Hillsborough
North Carolina
We love our pups!! Misu, RIP 28 Nov 2010. Tikka, RIP 11 Aug 2011.
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My guess would be that it was because there is another very similar table already there: http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/62031/perikles-combat-odds.... That one, however, only tells you which column to use (whereas yours replaces the table altogether).
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United States
Norwood
Massachusetts
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My version is more in spirit with the game, is better looking, and has a more traditional feel to it.
That is a personal opinion, of course.
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Snooze Festival
United States
Hillsborough
North Carolina
We love our pups!! Misu, RIP 28 Nov 2010. Tikka, RIP 11 Aug 2011.
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Actually, I think I agree on all counts. If I could manage to get this game to the table, I'd probably be using it!
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Snooze Festival
United States
Hillsborough
North Carolina
We love our pups!! Misu, RIP 28 Nov 2010. Tikka, RIP 11 Aug 2011.
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I don't suppose you're going to implement this on your website??
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Łukasz Grabuń
Poland
Warsaw
veritas nos liberabit
e^{i · π} + 1 = 0
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snoozefest wrote: I don't suppose you're going to implement this on your website??
I myself have been thinking of implementing an on-line version of Perikles; the only problem were the special cards - they introduce another layer of interaction which isn't that straightforward to deal with in a PBEM game.
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United States
Norwood
Massachusetts
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I've been itching to play this game but I cannot find the group. If you create it, they will come.
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Philip Eve
United Kingdom
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snoozefest wrote: I don't suppose you're going to implement this on your website??
Sorry, no.  I don't have the time. If I did have the time, there are other games I would consider first.
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