Trashdome - Cosmic Encounter VS Titan

Meh. How did Titan ever beat Heroscape? What a load of bullshit that trashdome was.

Can anyone explain to me the purpose of the weird-ass Titan map? My only experience with the game is a few confused minutes on Colossus. Could it conceivably work on a sensible, 2-D map, like a normal wargame?

Jeez, I guess I should be glad I never got too caught up in the hype for Titan's re-release and put down the cash for the Valley Games edition. At the time, everyone here was talking about how its a seminal game, an important classic, and that this would be a must-buy, definitive edition. Now some of those same people are calling it dated, a relic, and not worth playing in the current age. Weird. What changed in a year?

NeonPeon wrote:
Titan would never work on a "standard" map. The weird map is there for two reasons. First it adds a surprising amount of maneuver elements to a game which has dice-based movement, because the board is full of patterns that you need to learn to navigate properly to get where you want to go. Second it stops all the usual kingmaking and kill-the-leader stuff because it stops you hunting down particular legions - you have to follow the patterns rather than going straight for the kill, and make a risk/reward decision whenever you do get the chance to attack something.