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258 Patrick
gunslinger4960 Send Email
Dec 2, 2004
4:25 am
Well next week the crew of the Rebellion Ship Trojan will face a victory scenario for the UREF. A poor showing of the supposed "Elite & Dedicated" crew is...
259 borischjim Send Email Dec 2, 2004
5:36 am
My re-animated clone Nic"The Brick" would like to pass along his re- thanks to those crew members who did not show for this evenings game. If there is one...
260 Tobias Rosenbaum
pretendergod Send Email
Dec 5, 2004
7:56 am
Thanks for the detailed instructions. I ordered my crew to start the transformation process. Let's see how long it takes until every last piece of paper has...
261 Patrick
gunslinger4960 Send Email
Dec 7, 2004
5:12 am
Crew of the Trojan II, The all important Victory Scenario is this Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Remember, this is a victory scenario for the UREF! You are the ...
262 bwismith@...
bwismith Send Email
Dec 7, 2004
5:18 am
I humbly reply that I will be late for this game, I have a tech job and it will take me until 8:30 until I will be able to get free, but rest assure I will...
263 Jason Siadek
gigapede Send Email
Dec 7, 2004
9:14 pm
We printed oversized modules and had a great time laying them out in our huge demo area and playing Battlestations on 4 foot long starships! For a small...
264 drcrossman Send Email Dec 8, 2004
9:31 pm
What size were the squares on an eight inch square module?...
265 Jason Siadek
gigapede Send Email
Dec 8, 2004
10:47 pm
The oversized module squares are each about 1.6 inches! Big enough to support the oversized pup-tent character pieces we made, but I would have -loved- to...
266 Patrick
gunslinger4960 Send Email
Dec 9, 2004
5:10 am
The rebellion against the UREF was crushed near New Africa earlier this evening. Senator Flobee, on a secret mission as an envoy to the pirate kingdoms there,...
267 Edwin W
rookiewan2000 Send Email
Dec 9, 2004
9:43 am
I'd like to add my experiences as novice GM in my first game of Battlestations... hopefully people can learn from my mistakes before they make them themselves...
268 Patrick
gunslinger4960 Send Email
Dec 9, 2004
9:13 pm
Edwin, I have run BS about 30 times now, and even once under the watchful eye of Jason Siadek. All I can tell you is that this game has RPG elements, but is...
269 Christopher S Curtis
hydraulicsap Send Email
Dec 10, 2004
2:18 am
If we (the crew of the Trojan III) are captured, found guilty and executed, wouldn't our clones re-activate? Viva la Revolution!!! Col. A.P. Hydraulics...
270 bwismith@...
bwismith Send Email
Dec 10, 2004
3:36 am
Just a guess, but im sure they would take measures to deactivate our clones befor they executed us, and i dont think were captured were just on the run. Capin...
271 ourhero
jeff_siadek Send Email
Dec 10, 2004
5:00 am
Edwin, Thanks for opening up an interesting dialogue. It is tricky to run any game especially for beginners. Don't feel bad that it didn't work out great ...
272 Jason Siadek
gigapede Send Email
Dec 11, 2004
12:42 am
Jason, we get that question a lot, thanks for asking! The answer is =yes=! Battlestations is an RPG and/or boardgame. (It all depends on how you play it.) ...
273 combatcolours Send Email Dec 13, 2004
8:06 pm
Hold on kids! Not only is 'Battlestations' a RPG and boardgame, but also a delicious dessert topping!!!..mmmmm that's good cardboard! -Dik Blaster ... heroic ...
274 Edwin W
rookiewan2000 Send Email
Dec 14, 2004
9:28 am
Thanks Patrick and Jeff for your advice. My apologies for the late replay, my PC @ home died after a failed roll to do a BIOS upgrade, after I did a...
275 ourhero
jeff_siadek Send Email
Dec 14, 2004
6:16 pm
Hi Walter! I originally left shields up because I didn't want them to get plinked down by multi-guns or fighters. I've come to change my mind since then. You...
276 drake1132492 Send Email Dec 14, 2004
10:44 pm
... But I'm drooling over the opportunity to ad this to my Battlestations game: http://www.worldworksgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=902...
277 Tobias Rosenbaum
pretendergod Send Email
Dec 15, 2004
11:04 am
... That should be included in every BS Box ;-)...
278 ourhero
jeff_siadek Send Email
Dec 15, 2004
6:24 pm
... Uh, that could have an impact on costs. They do look pretty cool, though. Admiral Siadek out!...
279 Mike Crossman
drcrossman Send Email
Dec 17, 2004
2:43 pm
Can a Bot have its built-in Blaster Pistol upgraded to a different weapon? If so, are there any restictions or weapons not allowed? Can a Bot have extra...
280 Jonah Johnson
blacknightjj32 Send Email
Dec 17, 2004
6:05 pm
... i know you can upgrade the blaster so the bot gets a +1 to combat and you can change the weapon to a emp. i have also had my bots carry extra stuff that my...
281 Jonah Johnson
blacknightjj32 Send Email
Dec 17, 2004
8:28 pm
those victory missions are nasty. we did the Starburst victory mission, we were successfull but in doing so lost 3 crew members and the ship. we always need...
282 Jonah Johnson
blacknightjj32 Send Email
Dec 17, 2004
9:03 pm
just wanted to let the traveling gamers out there about a travel case, so you can have BS at their sides at all times. i was pretty happy about the box and...
283 ourhero
jeff_siadek Send Email
Dec 17, 2004
10:28 pm
Hi Mike, WORD OF WARNING TO BOT-LOVERS. I'm strongly considering modifying the bot rules to break bots (like modules) on 4,5 or 6 with armored bots breaking on...
284 Mike Crossman
drcrossman Send Email
Dec 18, 2004
2:26 am
Bot loving? No, I've been toying with an idea of having a Bot revolt, probably a side effect from watching I, Robot recently....
285 Mike Crossman
drcrossman Send Email
Dec 18, 2004
2:30 am
The limit for the special ability Resourceful reads: Engineering or Science Skill (whichever is lower) My question is what if one of them is zero? Does this...
286 jeff_siadek Send Email Dec 19, 2004
7:30 am
... That's right. If you can use it zero times, you can't use it! Admiral Siadek out!...
287 Mike Crossman
drcrossman Send Email
Dec 19, 2004
6:40 pm
... So, the only time Resourceful works is if you have high level skills, but in that case what do you need Resourceful for?...
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