Battlefield

The game is played and the stories created on a battlefield.  This can be any size, but in practice most will find that somewhere between 4' x 4' and 6' x 4' is the best.  

The battlefield is gridded into 24 squares, which for a 6' x 4' battlefield will mean the squares will be around 1' x 1'.  The squares need not be the exact size.

The gridding can be done by using a marker pen (not recommended) or by using terrain to mark out the corners of each square.

The advantages of gridded battlefields?  Manifold.  

Speed of play. - removing measuring for movement and firing etc. increases speed of play by almost 100%.  

Accuracy - figures are clearly within range or without range, an extra few mm here or there is NOT of critical importance.   

Aesthetics - no more balancing figures on a hill to show EXACTLY where they are,  no more hesitation about putting on the battlefield a wood or marsh because of the mental arithmetic such a terrain items cause, battle lines that are not too regular or irregular etc.