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Plastic is another common material from which miniatures are made. This is particularly true for those who game in the larger scales, at which it becomes expensive to make miniatures from metal. Many gamers use commercial plastic model kits as the source for their miniatures. A few companies ... make small-scale plastic miniatures. These are often less expensive than metal miniatures.
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Although not strictly necessary, the use of miniatures is assumed in the current version of the game, and many game mechanics refer explicitly to the combat grid. In addition to reducing ambiguity about the size and position of characters, this allows the game rules to define rules such as reach, threatened areas, and movement rates intended to simulate a particular reality. A side benefit, from the standpoint of Hasbro, is driving miniature sales, which are potentially an evergreen market compared to the easily saturated market for more books among customers who already own the core rulebooks.
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A similar transition has occured with naval miniatures, as 1/1200 scale has given way to 1/2400 scale. (More significantly, many naval gamers have transitioned entirely out of miniatures, prefering to game on their home computers. Yet a few die-hards -- this author included -- prefer the spectacle of seeing their ships on the traditional tabletop.)
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Mixing miniature mayhem with maximum multiplayer racing, the MICRO MACHINES v4 game arrives packed with knockabout, breakneck racing in the fastest scale miniatures, complete with explosive weapon power-ups. Letting players loose with hundreds of vehicles, each with distinctive performance abilities, gamers will be racing their inch-long miniature motors on the wildest tracks where everyday household objects appear immense in size and can become lethal hazards.
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Originally, D&D was simply a miniatures game, with the distinction that each player controlled a single figure and a wider variety of moves or plays were possible. As the game grew and changed, miniatures remained a way of visually representing tactical situations.
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Unit: Groups of two to twelve miniatures grouped together as a cohesive unit. Entry should follow legal games system rules where available. It is suggested you use some form of tray for loose units but is not required.
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