Litko does it again? Might we see a better turn marker?

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Mon May 18, 2009 10:19 pm

Litko wrote:Gothic Future, Turn Tracker™
Code: Gothic-turn-tracker

Set of 1 Turn Tracker™ for use with 40k. Includes: 1- Turn Tracker base, 1- handle, 3- hubs and 3- dials.

The Turn Tracker™, is the first in a new range of game accessories for your miniatures games. The Gothic Future Turn Tracker™ is designed for a typical two player 40k game, with tracking dials for each players turn, up to 7 turns; and a turn phase tracker for indicating the exact phase of the turn the current player. This is the perfect solution to those games where you always for get who's turn it is, or what phase it is. Now you can track each phase of each turn and know at a glance where you are at in the game.

It sits about half-way down the page: http://www.litkoaero.com/page/LAI/JIMSLAB

Whaddaya think, Galak, is it feasible to replace the upper dial legend with 1st Half, 2nd Half, Overtime... and have 8 turns instead of 7; and possibly offer it through impact?

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Mon May 18, 2009 10:29 pm

bit pricey I would have thought, surely you would want to add rerolls and weather dials as well ;]

nice idea though, rather knock something up myself

Blammaham · Post by **Blammaham** » Mon May 18, 2009 10:38 pm

I don't see myself using this sort of setup. Its just not a big enough improvement on what we have to justify spending a dime on.S.(spell checked!)

bjorn9486 · Post by **bjorn9486** » Tue May 19, 2009 1:53 pm

All but one of my regular opponents would get confused

But other than that, I like it.

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:16 pm

My problem is a couple fold.

One: As we've mentioned on our forums ... this year we are finally making an actual effort to get out of debt (which is a sizeable number). To have a quantity of these made and customized for a different game would be a pretty decent sized investment of $1000 (most likely more) ... just not cash we have lying around at the moment.

Two: I'm not sure how user friendly that looks.

I love seeing new ideas ... ... just not sure how well this one would work out for us.

Galak

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:17 pm

Thanks, guys, a fair enough analysis....

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:18 am

Hope springs eternal in a month or two! Email from James Hartman:

James Hartman wrote:I will be working on TurnTrackers for other games, and I'll add Bloodbowl to
the list. I am looking into how to make these things cheaper as well, and
with bottoms. It may be a month or two before the first samples start
hitting Jim's lab.
Best Regards, Jim

James Hartman, Product Design
Litko Aerosystems, Inc.
Toll Free: (877) 870-5989
Fax: (708) 575-0721
www.litkoaero.com

Could be sweet... maybe you could throw some of your awesome ideas his way, Galak...?

SirShadowcat · Post by **SirShadowcat** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:55 am

Anyone mention Gale Force Nine´s turnmarker?
http://www.gf9.com/store/product_info.p ... cts_id=362

frogbear · Post by **frogbear** » Wed May 20, 2009 9:11 am

None of these add anything sufficient to the gaming experience to justify their price for Blood Bowl. Now for other gaming systems....hmmm..

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:44 am

Not that interested, tbh.

Now, if we could get the tower idea thingy that I suggested on the Impact forum...