Delta Deck: cards for playing G40 Delta house rules

LHoffman · Jul 3, 2014, 6:34 PM

@CWO:

If the aim is to highlight Germany’s mechanized infantry element, the term Panzergrenadiers might work.

That would certainly be appropriate, and more accurate. I think it becomes an issue of font and space to print such long German words.

But, I am not sure which should be highlighted more, a) the ability for mechs to blitz without a tank, or b) the ability to transport an artillery piece? The way the wording is currently, it seems to be (a) however I personally think (b) is far more valuable. Especially since the use of mechs blitzing alone is relatively limited. Either because there is little opportunity or because you usually have tanks in your forces.

If (b) were the focus, the card should probably say something like “Mobile Artillery”. I do like the use of ‘blitzkrieg’ though. Much more German and much more intimidating.

@CWO:

I like the part about “a boob off the street may not even know the difference between a battleship and an aircraft carrier” because it reminds me of the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon in which Calvin hold up an alleged dinosaur fossil in class and says “To the untutored eye of the ignorant layman, this may look like a simple piece of driveway gravel….” And it’s funny to think that Wittman’s little daughter seems to know more than the average adult about what unit types the A&A sculpts represent. :-D

I love Calvin and Hobbes. Nice association there. And as I understand it Wittman’s daughter is pretty sharp.

CWO Marc · Jul 3, 2014, 6:44 PM

@LHoffman:

That would certainly be appropriate, and more accurate. I think it becomes an issue of font and space to print such long German words.

Let’s be glad that the cards aren’t being designed for the 1914 game. In WWI, the German word for tank was, if I remember correctly, Schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobil.

Young Grasshopper · Jul 3, 2014, 6:48 PM

@CWO:

@LHoffman:

I will say that most people will think of nighttime when they hear “around-the-clock”, which is why I suggested that one.

This raises an interesting point. Should the cards be designed on the assumption that A&A enthusiasts are a typical cross-section of the general population when it comes to their familiarity with WWII, or on the assumption that they probably know more about the war than the average person?

A little of both, but leaning more toward the general knowledge populus without completely pissing off the historians.

LHoffman · Jul 3, 2014, 6:50 PM

@CWO:

Let’s be glad that the cards aren’t being designed for the 1914 game.� In WWI, the German word for tank was, if I remember correctly, Schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobil.

So the abbreviation would be something like: SzGrVA

That is do-able. :lol:

@Young:

A little of both, but leaning more toward the general knowledge populus without completely pissing off the historians.

Haha… not possible I suppose. It is a delicate balance.

I do have a Bachelor of Arts in History, so I guess I qualify as one.

LHoffman · Jul 3, 2014, 6:57 PM

Signing off for the weekend! Don’t discuss too much without me.

CWO Marc · Jul 3, 2014, 7:08 PM

@LHoffman:

So the abbreviation would be something like: SzGrVA
That is do-able.

I quite like that abbreviation. Well done.

I once amused myself by developing the crackpot theory that Germany lost WWI because “Schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobil” was such an unwieldy term, and that its initial success in WWII can be attributed to its adoption of the much more practical two-syllable term “Panzer”, but that it still ultimately lost WWII because all three of its main antagonists – the US, the UK and the USSR – use the even shorter one-syllable word “tank” for such weapons. I still need to work out, however, how Germany managed to beat France in 1940 because the French word for tank, “char”, has only one syllable, something which ought to have given France an advantage if my theory were valid.

Young Grasshopper · Jul 3, 2014, 7:47 PM

I shared CWO Marc’s wish for a better “around the clock bombing” image, so I searched today and eventualy found this one… PERFECT.

CWO Marc · Jul 3, 2014, 7:56 PM

@Young:

I shared CWO Marc’s wish for a better “around the clock bombing” image, so I searched today and eventualy found this one… PERFECT.

Woo-hoo, very nice find! A Lancaster if I’m not mistaken – and one that’s flying in daylight, which is something I’ve not seen often because the RAF’s bombers typically flew at night. Good choice. And unlike my Liberator picture, it’s not in flames, so that makes the advantage a more attractive pick. :-)

Young Grasshopper · Jul 3, 2014, 8:30 PM

I disagree, I think it depicts late dusk based on the purple hue sky, and the fires burning below. I agree that it’s a great find 8-)

Still looking for a better “Commonwealth Aid” image.

CWO Marc · Jul 3, 2014, 8:30 PM

@Young:

Still looking for a better “Commonwealth Aid” image.

Here are two possibilities, with a third to be posted right afterwards.

CWO Marc · Jul 3, 2014, 8:32 PM

This one is anachronistic in origin, but not obviously so in terms of its appearance.

Young Grasshopper · Jul 3, 2014, 8:46 PM

these are great options, the first being the front runner, the second feels very American but the art work might win me over, the third has no WW2 vibe to it.