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Does anybody have any usefull tips on how to judge distance? Thanks in advance!

-Ryan

Just get a idea in your mind of distances. Use reference points, if a rhino is X inches long, then you can figure out range to a rhino if another one was right in front of it. 6 inches is the first measurement you need to master, after that work on 12 inches.

Get a tape measure, pull it out to be six inches long, place your thumb on one end and pinkie on the other. Hold it for a bit, memorize how far spaced apart your fingers are. Learn to be able to make that exact same measurement from memory.

Most of the ranges you need to remember are all multiples of 6. 6" for charge, 12" for rapid fire, 24", 36", 48"

The longer ranges require less work to eyeball since they have more space to work with. The shorter range stuff? If you're unsure, make the hand gesture I just described and put it on the table. Don't actually put it to the models you're about to charge/rapid fire with, as that's pretty cheesy, but just put it at the table for a reference, then look at your models.

Learning how to eyeball it without hand gestures or measuring comes with practice.

Know the size of your tanks. Like all imperial guard players know how far guardman can creep from the back door of a chimera.

Also know size of the table, then think about quarters.

Do not over think it to the level of cheating, please.

I always make a mental note of where the centre of a table is and then compare delployment distances in my head. If your opponent starts twelve inches in, then moves six towards you, you've already got a pretty good idea of how far about they will be.

I memorize the length of my units, and make judgement calls based on their size. You know that each base for a 28mm figure is 1inch long, so that is another good reference. Typical Rhinos are 4.75" x 3" as example. Now you have a good reference point to judge distances off of, or do it for whatever vehicle you frequently have on the field.

oh! oh! I know!

The short edge of the board is 48". Make it a good reference for autocannons etc.

Make a board, and draw up a pitched battle deployment i.e actually make a line 12" up from the long edges. The gap between is 24", half of 48". Also, 24" is halfway up the board from the long table edge.
24" is alot more than people expect!

36" is inbetween (the short board edge, -12" (a foot). It's bit harder to eyeball.


6" and 12" you just need to play and move models, you'll get it. But for longer ranges, using the table as a reference really helps me to eyeball, and damn I have a good eyeball for heavy weapons. I just wish I could eyeball 6-12" better

Nothing beats playing a ton of games. Sure you may come up with some tricks, but playing a lot of games gives you that instinct to just look at the board and know if certain things are in range or not.

AresX8 wrote:Nothing beats playing a ton of games. Sure you may come up with some tricks, but playing a lot of games gives you that instinct to just look at the board and know if certain things are in range or not.

This ^
Play lots of games and you will eventually get it. You can also just try guessing lengths in inches of random stuff in your house, then measuring it to see how close you were. Practice makes perfect!
Memorizing the lengths of your vehicles and such, as well as doing your best to remember how far up things were deployed, and how far they moved is also great if you can pull it off.
Also flash gitz

Practice.

If you play on the GW boards (Like I do at my local GW) each square is 24" by 24", that has been my best guide so far in judging distances.

SoloFalcon1138 wrote:Practice.

Yup. Practice. It's the only way to get good at it.

I would note, though, that for longer, sloppier distances, I also do use the board dimensions a bit. I know that I deployed 12" and that the middle of the board is that distance again, and that the opponent's stuff starts 3/4 of the table. That isn't very precise, though.

Another way to help is to actually pay attention to your opponent's movements. Keep track of how far he actually moved stuff and double keep track of how far his run rolls and difficult terrain rolls were.

Or you can wait a month for 6th edition to come out.

If rumors are true, the new rules will just allow you to premeasure everything (like fantasy now). So it will become a non-issue.

Flavius Infernus wrote:Or you can wait a month for 6th edition to come out.

If rumors are true, the new rules will just allow you to premeasure everything (like fantasy now). So it will become a non-issue.

What I've heard.

My LFGS has a board made with 12'' by 12'' slabs as a gaming board, I have seen people try to rapid fire just over more than a slab :(

If you have anything moving flat out in your army, you can measure 18" around them (24 if they're a skimmer?), and then "change your mind" and decide not to move it, or move it how you actually want to.

Flavius Infernus wrote:Or you can wait a month for 6th edition to come out.

If rumors are true, the new rules will just allow you to premeasure everything (like fantasy now). So it will become a non-issue.

Aww, but that's no fun!