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Re: Secret Passage vs Outerworks

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Originally Posted by Bluejackets View Post
Our team is building the field and ran into a snag. From the end of the outer works to the edge of the secret passage there is a gap around 20 inches. We have scoured the game manual, double checked everything, and are still coming up with a gap. The game animation shows that they should touch.

If we are correct the outworks should be 240" (48" x 5)
The secret Passage is 53.5" wide. In our math is correct that is a gap of 25.5"

The field is 319" wide. That leave us with a gap of 25.5"

Any suggestions?
Thanks for your time and help
We've noticed this after having built the team field elements. Turns out, the width of the team version of the defenses is shorter than the competition ones. We noticed when trying to set up a full field, and the spacing just didn't line up properly.

The team platforms are 48" (the width of a standard plywood sheet) while the competition platforms are 52.5" wide. Add to that the space from the shields that divide the defenses

We constructed shields and inter-platform dividers that are ~5" wide to take up this extra room.
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