Definition of a "section" for Flamer area of affect

[Rockatansky]

Greetings,

Of course I am at work, so I don't have the rules in front of me, but I was wondering what people were using for the definition of a "map section" for the area affected by a heavy flamer.

Perusal of other discussions past and present seems to have resolved that a section is a physical cardboard map section. Agree yes/no?

I even like the fluff argument that the cardboard edges represent the broken and debris strewn areas of the hulk that can block flames. Other interpretations wold be a hall section or a room.

I bring this up because I happened to build the first scenario map using several "1" square sections instead of a "3" square section. If the above is true I won't be doing that again unless I am playing the Genestealers. It potentially puts a strategic element into map construction. I tried to also divine a canonical set of construction rules form close examination of the scenario map. That seems possible.

Rock on,

R.

[Gotthammer]

The board construction section at the very begining of the rulebook describes that it is made up of many board sections (indicating each tile is a section). It's not overly clear byt that is the way it was in the other editions (and was a lot more explicit in the wording of it).

So yeah, a map made of 1x1 sections would bone the flamer.

There is a strategic element to building custom maps, and even during the game - do you put the blip on the T junction so it can get one extra attack, or further back incase they flame that tile?

[Rockatansky]

Upon careful examination of the maps in the missions book it appears there is a completely specified build for each map. Therefore there should be no ambiguity for when say 3x "1 square" sections are used to make a hallway vs. a 1x "3 square" section.

The pictures even go so far as to specify exactly which map section should be used if you want to take it to the limit.

-R

[The Plastic Surgeon]

A section is the piece of cardboard itself to make the map and the plans are very specific in which ones you use so the missions are designed that way.

[Abominable Plague Marine]

So yeah, a map made of 1x1 sections would bone the flamer

Hey, thats cool, I can deal with that (pretty much how I also interperated it). For me in my mind, that represents that area having functioning auto fire extinguishers, better drainage, a ruptured coolant tank etc.

As a side note, in the computer game when you fired the Heavy Flamer, it only affected the all squares infront of the Heavy Flamer for that section. Makes sense yes?

[Gotthammer]

If you mean the PC game - if you had the flamer dude as your main guy and left clicked on the little map in th ebottom corner it would fire further forward onto the square you clicked.