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Re: Some Florida Gamers & I returned to Starmada Compendium.

Hello everyone!
     [Just got out of the pool (its in the low 70s here in Jacksonville)]
     
     My friends and I are playing Starmada Compendium at Wardogs Gaming store here in Jacksonville.  We are going to play on Sunday Feb 25th at 2pm. 
Here is War Dogs Gaming Store's web page:  http://www.sgtsniff.com/
All are welcome.  0nce again, the pirates & privateers will attack an escorted convoy.  An alternate view of this is that an armed convoy approaches an innocent planet with the intention of planting a Super-Super-WalMart!<LOL>  The locals are trying to just say No; fears of small local businesses getting put outta business, etc<g>...  The convoy must get thru!  (&/0r, the WalMart must get built<LOL>)

     In all seriousness, we have lots of fun.  My battleships with plasma bolters as main batteries, and seminaries of laser cannons &  energy lances will escort the convoy.  The raiders will have many Energy Leaches, Marine boarding pods, EMP Cannons, etc.  It should be fun.  All are welcome 

Steven Gilchrist
Jacksonville, Florida, USA, Terra

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Re: Some Florida Gamers & I returned to Starmada Compendium.

Steven, are you comming to Orlando this May for RECON?

....................Doug

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Re: Some Florida Gamers & I returned to Starmada Compendium.

Hello everyone,

I am visiting my family in the Fort Lauderdale area where I was born and raised.  [I am actually in Hallandale Bch].  Friends and I are playing Starmada Compendium @ Gaming Glenn's store, Dragons Lair.  This store is in the SW Ft Lauderdale area, (in Dania Bch ?), on US441 (SR7) @ SW51st Street.  We are Playing Monday at noon, and probably Wed also... All are welcome.

Steven Gilchrist; Jacksonville, Fla, USA

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Re: Some Florida Gamers & I returned to Starmada Compendium.

Someone's forgotten to update me on the dates that Starmada is played at Glenn's store. *looking over at GamingGlen.*

Have you guys started adding in more terrain to the table yet? It seemed the one time we added only one planet, things got interesting real fast.  lol

The difference to me between X and the Compendium is the approach of the two books. X is more of a tool kit that offers more flexibility. The players have to shoulder more responsibilty to knowing the rules and agreeing which rules and options are allowed for a match.

The Compendium is still very flexibile but comes with some assumptions on how certain "technologies" i.e. special weapons and equipment will work. For this reason I think of the Compendium as more "campaign" friendly. Use your racial development points, agree what medical and repair bays do in your game world and you're off. I assume that the Starmada/VBAM product does the same for "X."

I don't think any of the guys at GamingGlenn's place use VBAM so that may be the "missing link" for them when it comes to "X."

I think both editions are great, but I'd consider the Compendium as a safe bet if I fighting agains unfamiliar or immature players. i.e. my son's first game he designed one small ship and one "aircraft carrier," and thus learned that bending the rules doesn't make for a fun game.

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Re: Some Florida Gamers & I returned to Starmada Compendium.

Hello everyone!

     I am back in Jacksonville.  I had a great time playing Starmada (Compendium version) at Gaming Glenn's store, Dragon's Lair, in  Hollywood, Fla.   My Dad & I played six games there.  Half of them involved an escorted 'carrier with heavy assault fighters.  In one of the games, we shot down all the fighters, wrecked several escorts, and drove the others into hyperdrive.  In the second one we were trounced.  My dad played a ship with a spinal mount + TDAR and laser cannons.  I played my naval-type ships with Plasma Bolters as main armament, and laser cannons as secondary weapons. 
(In the Starmada "X" game the laser cannons would be 1/1/1 + able to shoot at fighters, the Plasma bolters would be 1/1/2, but cannot fire at fighters..)
l think  that rather than have one spinal mount with TDAR, its better to have two of them  <LOL>.  Also, don't overload the engines too many times...  Never-the-less, we had a great time!
My Dad is 75, still works and has gotten into Starmada.  big_smile 

     In the future, we will be using the Starmada "X" version of the game when we play down south because the 'compendium version does hot have the special equipment on its damage track.   Stay tuned for some questions on Starmada "X" ideas... (!)     :!: :shock:   
First 0ne<g>:  Using the 'compendium rules, I have gotten addicted to having some range 24 weapons.  In the "X" rulebook section on weapon design, A.1.4, the cost of a weapon begins with the range; 3, 6, 9,12, 15, 18, etc.   Could a weapon that fires out to 24 be built using 24 as the starting "desired range value"?  This would allow range 24 weapons.  They would be a bit costly, of course.  What do the game designers think; is this an accurate modifier? 
Please let me know; I need to design Starmada "X" ships for the June sortie down to the Dragon's Lair... tongue

     Back up here in Jacksonville, we still are using the 'Compendium version of the game.  And we are playing this Sunday 4/1/07  @ 2pm at Wardogs Gaming store on Beach Blvd in Jacksonville. 

All are welcome  lol

Steven Gilchrist; Jacksonville, Fla, USA

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Re: Some Florida Gamers & I returned to Starmada Compendium.

BeowulfJB wrote:

Hello everyone!

First 0ne<g>:  Using the 'compendium rules, I have gotten addicted to having some range 24 weapons.  In the "X" rulebook section on weapon design, A.1.4, the cost of a weapon begins with the range; 3, 6, 9,12, 15, 18, etc.   Could a weapon that fires out to 24 be built using 24 as the starting "desired range value"?  This would allow range 24 weapons.  They would be a bit costly, of course.  What do the game designers think; is this an accurate modifier? 
Steven Gilchrist; Jacksonville, Fla, USA

Hi Steve,

I'm not a fan of looong weapon ranges. If you have enough terrain on the board, the extra range is wasted. I've found that those shorter range weapons come in handy when you've cleared the corner and you can broadside someone with everything. Sometimes it's not the power of the guns, but the number of them.

Speaking of June, my son will be down and he's eager to test his latest designs. For me, I've painted up some additional planets and a 5 inch yellow "star" ready to be placed on my new star mat along with my chain of asteroids.

Look forward to seeing you at the Lair.