User:Oiyounutter

Oi You, Nutter!
This is the user page for Oiyounutter aka oi_you_nutter aka BoardGameBloke aka Tim P.

Long time board gamer. Owner of too many games! Game group organiser. Board game teacher.

Vassal modules I have created or worked on. Some of the older ones have been subsequently maintained by others.

I have created, or worked on, many game modules for both Vassal & TTS. These included the modules listed below and others for play test purposes. Module creation definitely surged due to the increase in online gaming in 2020. Some of the older work have been subsequently maintained by others.

'''If you have an obscure board game with a strong historical theme and you want a module created. Drop me a line.'''

Module:1918/1919:_Storm_in_the_West

Module:A_Few_Acres_of_Snow

Module:Battle_for_Galicia,_1914

Module:Clash_of_Sovereigns:_The_War_of_the_Austrian_Succession,_1740-48

Module:Desert_Victory:_North_Africa,_1940-1942

Module:Empire_at_Sunrise

Module:Hearts_and_Minds:_Vietnam_1965-1975_(Third_Edition)

Module:Land_and_Freedom:_The_Spanish_Revolution_and_Civil_War

Module:Strike_of_the_Eagle

Module:Verdun_1916:_Steel_Inferno

My module creation focus is both on maintaining the style of the original board game and to provide the players with an experience to expedite the play of the game. Although I am not a fan of over-automation of a game I try to include aides that speed play and housekeeping. Playing a game on Vassal compared to face-to-face are different experiences. Examples are rotating the map layout to landscape in "A few Aces of Snow" and card usage overlays on cards in Clash of Sovereigns. Using, and training folks on how to use, both Vassal and TTS has provided further insight to how folks use these tool. They are tools. The playing of a board game is the goal. Many thanks to the Vassal crew for creating and maintaining Vassal over the years. The grail for me is Vassal that that I can use on a iPad while sat in front of the telly. Soon, I hope.

Links to my stuff on other websites:

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