Inspired by " Projects and Procrastination" GIF map in his last post, it got me thinking of how a battle report could be shown in motion. I decided to play a Napoleonic game to try a couple of ideas. To illustrate troop movements, RISK army arrows would show movements; blue for French, red for Brunswick, and yellow arrows showing retreats. I rolled for initiative, then rolled an average dice for the number of units moved.
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| A photo of the battlefield. I added a regular still photo to act as a break on label photos. |
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| With my first gif the pictures change every second. I downloaded an app to edit gifs. I slowed the action down to about 3 seconds per frame. I think maybe slowing it to 4 seconds would have been better. In the end the Brunswickers lost; I should have illustrated their retreat off the table. It was a fun exercise, however, one I probably won't pursue. |
Very nicely done. The arrows do make a big difference in following the action, along with puffs of smoke for shooting.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I thought the arrows and "smoke" would help in following the action. As mentioned, I should have illustrated the Brunswick retreat.
DeleteA novel and interesting way in which to record a tabletop battle. It’s certainly given me a few deals!
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Bob
Bob, I just read your most recent battle report. It made me think of illustrating a naval battle using GIF would be a fun project. It would be easier to follow the action compared to a land battle with large formations.
DeleteAdding arrows is very clever and informative.
ReplyDeleteI saw this idea on another blog several years ago and have used it on occasion.
ReplyDeleteGreat work editing the GIF John. That speed is a vast improvement.
ReplyDeleteI think maybe an extra second might have been better; I tried 5 seconds but that was too long. Reading Bob Cordery's most resent posting of a naval battle has me thinking of doing a small naval battle using GIF.
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