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Wargaming => Sci-fi & Fantasy Warfare => Topic started by: Putraack on July 12, 2023, 05:28:12 PM
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I didn't find a thread to discuss one of the longest-lasting games out there.
Any current or former players?
I still play online sometimes, I'd be up for a few matches now and again.
I have a monthly in-person group to play, too, if anyone's in or around Ohio.
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Incredibly, I've never actually played it in my entire life. Always wanted to give it a try, though.
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I moved over to Federation Commander.
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Still have my original box from 1979 (plus various expansions) but I haven't played it in quite a while. I also own Federation & Empire, Federation Space, Federation Commander (Klingon & Romulan Border), Star Fleet Battle Force, and Star Fleet Marines: Modules I & II. I'm not quite ready to dive back in yet as I plan to start learning Federation & Empire sometime soon.
Martok, come to Origins. I'll bring SFB and/or Federation Commander!
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OK, so a WED night game at Origins? Turn 3 should wrap up by Saturday morning, right?
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Nah, we'd both be at beginner's level and only have 1-2 ships each. More like a Friday morning wrap up. Unless we play Federation Commander and finish by Thursday morning.
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I'll go one step further and one step more obscure but...
Has anyone ever played Star Frontiers or even knows what game that is? It had a very simple but very enjoyable ruleset for space ship battles.
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I'll go one step further and one step more obscure but...
Has anyone ever played Star Frontiers or even knows what game that is? It had a very simple but very enjoyable ruleset for space ship battles.
I was a BIG fan of KnightHawks when it was the Star Frontiers space battle game. Been a long time since I played it, of course, but 7th grade me enjoyed it.
If you want to open up a KnightHawks thread, we can certainly do it :)
But I'd hate to hijack the SFB thread when these guys will need it to organize their game at Origins next year! >:D
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Martok, come to Origins. I'll bring SFB and/or Federation Commander!
:bigthumb:
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Still have my original box from 1979 (plus various expansions) but I haven't played it in quite a while. I also own Federation & Empire, Federation Space, Federation Commander (Klingon & Romulan Border), Star Fleet Battle Force, and Star Fleet Marines: Modules I & II. I'm not quite ready to dive back in yet as I plan to start learning Federation & Empire sometime soon.
Martok, come to Origins. I'll bring SFB and/or Federation Commander!
You bring Fed & Emp next year and I’ll show up. :bigthumb:
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Hmm, Origins is a year away, I'm not sure that's enough time to learn F&E. :D
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I
fumbled through played a couple matches of F&E approximately a million years ago; so I'll pretty much have to relearn it, for all practical purposes. :P I seem to recall the rules weren't terribly onerous, however.
Hmm, Origins is a year away, I'm not sure that's enough time to learn F&E. :D
;D
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Cool, Martok, I didn't know you had played F&E. :bigthumb:
I've been looking for a good online tutorial for F&E but haven't found one. I may have to learn the rules and create one myself. :P
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I'll go one step further and one step more obscure but...
Has anyone ever played Star Frontiers or even knows what game that is? It had a very simple but very enjoyable ruleset for space ship battles.
I was a BIG fan of KnightHawks when it was the Star Frontiers space battle game. Been a long time since I played it, of course, but 7th grade me enjoyed it.
If you want to open up a KnightHawks thread, we can certainly do it :)
But I'd hate to hijack the SFB thread when these guys will need it to organize their game at Origins next year! >:D
Thanks Brant! I might just put together some thoughts and open a thread for this. I think I was also in 7th or 8th grade when I discovered the KnightHawks system.
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I fumbled through played a couple matches of F&E approximately a million years ago; so I'll pretty much have to relearn it, for all practical purposes. :P I seem to recall the rules weren't terribly onerous, however.
As long as no one retreats, the F&E rules aren't at all bad, IMO.
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OK, so a WED night game at Origins? Turn 3 should wrap up by Saturday morning, right?
I'll play!
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At Buckeye Game Fest this week, I found some players for SFB: 2 who hadn't played before and 2 who hadn't played in a long time, so I refereed some (re)teaching games. One duel of tournament ships and 2 back-to-back plays of an old 1v1 scenario, the players switching sides after one play. A newbie won the first duel, a veteran won both plays of the scenario.