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Dispatch War Rocket AJAX

Saturday, October 9, 2010

According to a Starship Combat News update from 14 August, Hydra Miniatures has released the rulebook for their retro-futurist spaceship war game, War Rocket. The product description states, “You can play a game of War Rocket with fleets of 10-20 ships in less than 90 minutes with minimal use of tokens and absolutely no paper [...]

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Star Trek Observations Part 8

Friday, February 26, 2010

[This article is in support of my project to design an unofficial (and free) Fudge role-playing game adaptation of Star Trek: The Original Series.] Lest I give a false impression, there is far more to Federation spacefaring than the ships of Star Fleet. The more densely populated areas of Federation Space and the more active [...]

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One Robot, One Computer, One Spaceship, and You

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

In need of a faithful robot sidekick, a trusty computer, and a spaceship of your own? Then The Random Science Fiction Accoutrements Generator is your friend. Just click on the link and you will be well equipped for your next adventure with one of each. This random generator was created with information I compiled for [...]

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Star Trek Observations Part 7

Thursday, July 12, 2007

[This article is in support of my project to design an unofficial (and free) Fudge role-playing game adaptation of Star Trek: The Original Series.] The ship prefix most commonly heard in Star Trek is “USS” as in “USS Enterprise.” We know from the original series that USS stands for “United Spaceship,” which is conveniently close [...]

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Star Trek Observations Part 6a

Sunday, July 1, 2007

[This article is in support of my project to design an unofficial (and free) Fudge role-playing game adaptation of Star Trek: The Original Series.] Here is a proposed list of Star Fleet hull classification symbols for use in the Expanded Classic Star Trek Universe. [See also Part 6.] Interstellar Combatant Types BB: Battleship (planned) C: [...]

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Star Trek Observations Part 6

Saturday, June 30, 2007

[This article is in support of my project to design an unofficial (and free) Fudge role-playing game adaptation of Star Trek: The Original Series.] The following are thoughts about Federation ships in the Expanded Classic Star Trek Universe. I am inspired to retain the designs pioneered by Franz Joseph in his Star Fleet Technical Manual, [...]

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SF War Games in the Works

Thursday, April 26, 2007

I still don’t have (and haven’t played) Attack Vector by Ad Astra Games, but I’m eager to get a look at it at Origins this year. Now I learn that they have another game in development that looks very interesting: Squadron Strike. It sounds truly magnificent. A Victorian science fiction war game is currently in [...]

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