Topic: Starmada AE at Rapier 2008

Beowolf/Steven put on a fun game at Rapier Con in Jacksonville FL.
Things I learned, Slow-Firing weapons and cloak are a cool combination.
Area effect weapons wreak havoc on ships with screens, fighters, and very small ships.
Extra Hull Damage should be my number one weapon modifier.
All in all a fun time was had by all.

Suggestions to Beowolf: when putting on a convention game have a theme, like Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, or Star Wars. There is not enough Starmada players fill up a convention game. A theme like the above genera's will draw more players to your game. Conventions are prime places for new player requirement, so a good theme and a good-looking board are must haves. Terrain would also be a good draw for people walking by, like asteroids, planets, or a star-base.

Re: Starmada AE at Rapier 2008

Excellent suggestions Doug,

I will do all of these suggestions next time.  Your CR=24, one-hull ships with the one [G] weapon:
{range 30, 1/3+/1/1 Extra Hull Damage + InvertedRangeModifiers} was excellent. Doug brought 60 of them. :!:   Fortunatly for me, he was on my side.  I played one of my BBs.  The fleet my nephew & Dad brought was devastated.  This Rapier 2008 gaming convention in Jacksonville was a lot of fun.

Re: Starmada AE at Rapier 2008

Its kind of interesting to see the repercussions of the game we played at Mega-con on the other thread.  If our bad game generates that much discussion Imagine if we played together more often LOL ……………..Doug