... I've never played Striker II, but it's very close to the Chadwick's other GDW mini's rules (CD2, CA), so I don't see why it shouldn't be fine. And there...
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Mar 2, 2004 8:17 pm
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Just played my first game of Striker II last night. I used to play Command Decision II, about 10 years back, and I also have Over the Top, so I'm familiar with...
... Scott, Welcome to Striker III. Trying to combine the two is what I am trying to do with Striker III, or at least give the option to do so. Rather than make...
Matthew, Already on the list. Thanks, I'll be very interested in trying your ideas for combining the two. It's really tough for me to say which is better, and...
Matt: When you do get some of your prototypes finished, can we plan on seeing pics of them in the photo section? Please... Pretty please... Pretty please with...
... Nah, they're selling to a pseudo-SF market - a big difference. ... There's probably a decent set of WW2 rules in there, and as a game it's far better done...
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... The figs are overpriced, but....They are great at being able to make molds for resincast duplicates. Not that I am advocating pirating GW figures....Some...
... Well GW games used to be better. I started playing when 2nd edition WH40K came out, and it was at that stage a sci-fi game. But third edition with its lack...
Please forgive me if this subject has been thoroughly analyzed before, but I've only just noticed it. Striker Book 3 provides design sequences for various...
... I hadn't noticed this before. I would use the Energy weapon carriage rules for Laser weapons since they are reasonably similar. I also wonder at the...
... I think that the energy weapons carriages weigh much more because they are high recoil weapons. Note that all of the hand-held versions, the pgmps and...
Skirmish at Sheboygan, Wisconsin Province, Konra/Dostoevsky/which sector? Trojan Reach? This report is made without reference to notes or other records of the ...
Cool, Looks like it was fun... Matthew ... sector? ... TL 10; ... type or ... otherwise TL ... drawing water ... cannons, ... various ... hospital, ... ...
This looks like a contradiction in the rules, but maybe I'm missing something: Rule 46.F: Any unit equipped with passive IR devices may spot enemy units at...
There is no Traveller but Classic Traveller, and Striker is its' ground pounder miniature design and combat system. Traveller is alive and well! I set up an...
If I am reading the rules correctly, the air spotting table is not generally affected by night or weather. Night and weather change the visibility multiple,...
... Newbie! :) Yeah, GW did several _good_ (or even merely OK) games, but 40K3 wasn't one of them. FWIW, AFAIK GW tolerated a web-project to scan in the ...
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Mar 18, 2004 10:59 pm
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First, So that I don't affend anyone's sense of copywrite protection... Anyone who was expecting something from me can still expect it. I had a delay in my...
... to ... Quasi-lurker old-timer here...Great stuff and I've had the game since day one. Civilians can effect road movement by forming refugee columns and ...
... Civilians in the combat area are a real concern, and issues concerning them should not be ignored. Victory conditions: Given the open-ended nature of the...
In Striker, you use written orders to control your stands..in Striker II, players use order chits to control their stands. In StrikerIII the game is divided...
After reading about the new Artillery vehicles the U.S. is testing I began to have serious doubts about the set-up times given in the design sequences. Just to...
Hello, Sorry for my english language, i have lost "fifth frontier war" rules. I think is not the good group but anyone have a scan of the rules ? Thank you, ...
Having played both versions recently, I have to say I prefer the Striker II order chits (a la Command Decision) because of the speed and simplicity for a...
... Perhaps use order chits, but include an advanced option for written orders (in refereed games only?)? That keeps entry-level playability high. ...
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Mar 26, 2004 5:48 pm
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... I don't have the Striker rules here, but don't they already halve set-up time for vehicle-mounted weapons? I don't recall if set-up time was less fore...
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... Marc Miller has recently republished the rules to all of the classic Traveller games. You can probably order it from www.farfuture.net. --Glenn...
... written ... playability high. ... This is along the lines of my thinking. I wanted something that could allow for play without a referee. I think that the...