Topic: Design challenge?

Mulling over some ideas for a "fleet design challenge", in which contestants are asked to design a fleet, developing X ship designs using Y parameters. We might then consider a virtual tournament or somesuch.

Would anyone be interested in such a thing?

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

Re: Design challenge?

I'm sure I am - I'd also love to just take the format and make my group play by it!

-Tim

Re: Design challenge?

Whoot!

Count me in!

Re: Design challenge?

Sounds fun to me!

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Okay, so I guess we need to start hashing out the guidelines.

Six ship designs, total CR <=2000.
Net tech level 0; you cannot have fighter TL <0 unless your ships have a Carrier total of at least 20.
No hull size constraints; everything is based on CR.

What else?

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

Re: Design challenge?

Oh, looks fun.

I'm wondering if you've gotten your signs backwards? Total CR is equal or less than 2000? (CR =< 2000). Fighters should be TL >0?

Re: Design challenge?

MRCAcct wrote:

Total CR is equal or less than 2000? (CR =< 2000).

Oops. Edited to correct.

Fighters should be TL >0?

No, that one is right. You can't offset +1 TL somewhere else by taking a negative fighter TL unless you have significant carrier representation in your fleet.

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

Re: Design challenge?

So six different designs, not just a total of six ships?

Re: Design challenge?

Yes, six different designs.

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

Re: Design challenge?

mj12games wrote:

What else?

Deadline? Where to post them?

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Is the goal tactical cleverness?  Theme?  Presentation?

Seems like a fun idea though!

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All of the above?

I'll type up some formal guidelines and post tomorrow.

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

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Everything alright, Dan?

You did not post the guidelines and you have not been on the board in a few days. Just wanting to make sure that you are ok.

Re: Design challenge?

Life caught up with me over the weekend and into the first part of this week. But I'm good, thanks. wink

Daniel Kast
Majestic Twelve Games
cricket@mj12games.com

Re: Design challenge?

Li...life? I've heard of that. Is that an expansion to SAE?  :?:

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