The game is on and the rules have been changed slightly to allow everybody to join in with any computer system or schedule. Warpwar Play by Email. I'm...
Try this the next time you need a random systemship. Can you take a 20 point warpship and beat a 21 point random systemship? (Build you ship and plot out your...
... So using your table here's the Mark I Instant SS: PD: 9 S: 4 B: 3 T: 2 M: 9 Cost 21 Not a bad looking ship. -- John Reiher Have Mac, will Travel ==========...
... Probably not with a 20 BP Warpship, since a 20 BP WS is the same as a 15 BP SS. But let's see what happens: WS Wapokaneta: PD: 9 S: 3 B: 3 Cost 20 BP Round...
... Actually the first hit would have reduced it down to six missiles then it would skip missiles with the second hit and take down a point of screens. The...
... Oops, I misread that second step. I was looking at total missiles not missiles per tube. That would change things... let's see... um, nope. Looking at the...
John wrote -- ... [battle snipped] In general, I want at least 30 BP for a SS-killing WS: you need an extra 5 for the WG of course, but between the Slugs and ...
... Note that I've defanged both slugs and three strikes in my PBeM rules and still have an automatic systemship that is rated as fearsome? Good. -HJC...
It's getting warm out, and my local gaming buddy and I want to get in our Warpwar fix while still enjoying the weather. But Alas! The Warpwar map is ever so...
... Well, BP to BP, SS are a little bit better than a WS of equivalent value. A 20 BP SS is 33% stronger than a 20 BP WS. Chad's 30 BP WS is only 19% better...
Greetings: I always thought of these as being suitable: <http://www.veltd.net/stardate.htm> Fred Kiesche (FPK3) My books are water; those of great geniuses are...
A conceptual problem with using minis for this game is that the ships' designs are supposed to be unknown to the opposing player. The counters' drawings are...
Brian wrote -- ... Indeed. With 1-inch hexes to work with, I would consider using items like weighted chessmen and pewter/lead Monopoly tokens... "Your ...
A good argument for abstract pieces, then: pretty much what we have, only bigger and on (perhaps) wooden stock to defeat wind. ... ships' designs are ... ...
James wrote -- ... Quite. Another possibility would be to buy some flat washers at the hardware store, and write designations on them ahead of time with a ...
... Ha, the Top Hat evaded your clumsy random blaster for three rounds so you have to withdraw from the system. Do not pass Go. Do not collect a victory...
... Get a mix of steel and brass washers of different sizes and use them for SSs and flat headed steel and brass bolts for WSs. You stack the washers on the...
Greetings: Just got this via a person who wanted to join the list: "My housemate and I have resurrected my old copy of WarpWar. You should see the big foam...
Hi all, Ask and ye shall receive. It's not that flash, but it's fun to keep track of the star ownership with the flags, it has the stars' BP values, and the...
... We've some discussion about the rule, isn't that right folks? Jeez, looking at that has inspired me to think about running a BIG game of WarpWar at the...
You could always build your own using beads, toothpicks, plasticard and whatever modeling fiddly bits you have lying around. Then mount them on a metal base...
... You want to operate at that scale, maybe just handle off-warp-line moves with a ruler, 4" per move point? You can handle the rest of the map with a roll of...
