I think I'm one of those who spoke up before. I live in the extreme southern end of San Jose. I've been working on rennovating my sprinkler system and have...
Ahh right. We had the three corners of the Bay Area covered, but not many people near each other. Well, I already have one boardgame night a week, and...
... Yeah, but we're geeks (or, some of us are). ... You've scaled a hex to a light-minute. Sure, it's easy math, but that means that, if a phase is 1 minute...
Yep. Measurements in Battlestations are very... flexible. A hex is both large enough to hold a star or planet, but small enough that even two small ships who...
... Looks like I'm officially a nerd who makes big mistakes. With a combat skill of 12, you can actually hit things as far away as 48 hexes ((12 for your...
... Meh. It's not so rubbery as you might think. True, two ships in the same hex collide, but then again, within the framework of the rules, entering the...
... ========================================================= With math being far from my strongest point... :-[ I sort of extrapolated: If 6 phases = 1 round....
Our scientists are still looking for a planet/star system where the warp fabric has them both in the mission, but the idea of whipping around a solar system in...
Oh, sorry, there was a question at the start of this! If you want to make a mission with a star and planet, place them as far apart as they need to be for the...
Ships decelerate by 1 at the end of every Round (core page 62, End of Round / Bookkeeping). Hyperdrive is weeks, days or moments depening on the jump points. ...
I just think of it as Space Opera, or Pulp Sci Fi - like Farscape. Or even Star Trek. Throw the science out and concentrate on the characters (as in Farscape)...
... I wasn't quite sure what you were saying the first time I read this. I think I understand now. A hex as occupied by a ship and a hex as occupied by a star...
... Thought of it. That would halve the number of heroes I have. I'm considering just asking the Siadeks if I can buy another set of fold-ups for just that...
... Star Trek and Farscape are good, but I see the game as being much more like Futurama ... every game is an opportunity for comedy and wackiness abounds....
If someone was going to design non-human modules - would the various battlestations and obstructions be in the same location? And would anyone be interested in...
Hello everyone, as one who spent a *lot* of time hanging around the booth and demo games, I thought I'd chime in with an after session report for those of you...
Thanks for covering the minutes, Ben. I had too much to do back here and couldn't make the con, but if I read your detailed report enough times than I might...
The measurement schemes (time and weight) in Battlestations is intentionally ambiguous. I've tried to create a system that is consistent within itself but I...
Planetary orbits are usually between 2-12 hexes further out than the last. This reflects the influence of the gravity well of the sun. If you tried to...
Hey Ben, Thanks for the great and timely post! I also want to thank you and the other guys that helped out making the booth and the demos run great: Bryce...
Two answers! Ships automatically decelerate by one at the end of each ROUND. Hyperdrive voyages usually take between 2 and 12 days for a fast ship on a short...
Thanks for the info about the con. Great news to hear about the new minis (I can feel my resistance caving in, purchase eminent) plus the reply from the ...
I had this idea in a particularly boring meeting at work today and thought I'd share before I started writing it up using actual rules (which I don't have on...
What is going on? I just discovered Battlestations at Origins last week...and I have to say I was totally impressed. The Woman and I needed an event to do and...
Wow! Thanks, Kain! You played with the game designer 'Jeff Siadek' at Origins (although I like to steal design credit where I can). I'll be at Gen Con with...
Your campaign is going to kick butt. There are a lot of rulesy ideas and edits that I could infect your mission with, but I think a few games under your belt...
