Even though a fan of Command and Colors: Ancients, I was surprised to learn about the Kickstarter for a "Space Fleet Warfare" version of the game. Seemed like it might be a "stretch" for the system. So I downloaded the rules from the Kickstarter site and quickly saw that not only wasn't it a stretch, it was actually a pretty good way to portray the "relative positional" nature of what I think battles between capital ships might look like, as opposed to gaming them like "dogfighting" smaller, fighter-type ships. Could this be the way to play with my Star Trek models? Maybe. . .
I jumped in with both feet and got all the unlocked supplements, too. There are lots of reviews and "unboxing" videos on the web, so I won't go into detail, but I will say the components are very nice. . .
The supplements are impressive, too. More ship types, terrain tiles and additional rules. And dice!
The board - mat, in this case - is nice and big. Fills up half the ping-pong table we play on.
And it works with my 1/2500-scale Star Trek models.
Rather than play with multiple models per hex as provided, I'll play with a single model with multiple "shields" instead.
Do you have your ticket yet for the Wiley Wargame Weekend? Whatcha' waitin' for?
See ya!
I looked at this, but didn't bite. And yes, I have my ticket.
ReplyDeleteI thought about jumping into this but I haven't played a lot our last year or so. Maybe when I get plugged into the Dallas scene, then I'll buy it
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your move to Dallas, Jamie! Please stay in touch : )
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