Re: SG:AC discussions (was: Official - More re GZG news update - NEW RELEASES!)

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Mechanics and such apart, I'd like to see a game that could use the
multitude of drone models now out there (GZG and others) in interesting
ways.

I remember the intro to SG2 (or maybe DS2?) dismissing the "couple of
robots stalking each other across an otherwise empty battlefield" as a
boring game, but with so many neat drone models around it seems a shame
not
to have some interesting rules for them.

Brian
www.warbard.ca
(trying to resist getting back into 15mm SF after a many-year hiatus,
but
so much cool stuff out there, and I really want to re-start my red Mars
project. Maybe this winter...)

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Sorry, Jon, I went on travel as the discussion got interesting.
>
> I'm on the opposite side of the table from Damo wrt TW and SG2. IMO TW
is
> where I think SG2 should have evolved to. Despite the somewhat
> non-intuitive reaction system, I think it flows better. <shrug>  BUT,
this
> is not about SG2, but SG:AC.
>
> I would like to see something between SG2 and DS2 come out. Right now
the
> closest thing I can think of that fits that might be Future War
Commander,
> but I caveat that I have not yet played that system so I don't know
(yet)
> if it's more DS2 for 15mm or closer to what SG:AC might or should be.
>
> Mk
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com>
wrote:
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> > Just when this discussion was starting to get interesting and
useful,
> > it seems to have fizzled out.... anyone else got any opinions or
> > input they'd like to give?
> >
> > In anticipation,
> >
> > Jon (GZG)
> >
> >
> >
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> > >On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Seamus <fomorianwolf@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > >>	On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Samuel Penn
<sam@glendale.org.uk>
> > wrote:
> > >>	>
> > >>	> We've had battles (using 25mm) with 3-4 platoons a side,
including
> > >>	vehicle
> > >>	platoons. The only problem was that I seem to recall damage
> > >>	> against vehicles was very random - you could take one out in a
> single
> > >>	hit,
> > >>	or it could survive lots of hits unscathed.
> > >>
> > >>	Thanks for the input! The more feedback we get will help. :)
> > >>
> > >>	What do you think contributed to this problem? (Was it the
opposed
> > armor
> > >>	rolls, for example?)
> > >>
> > >>	It's been a while and my memory is a bit hazy, but IIRC with
about
> two
> > >>	opposed companies on the table, the game can get bogged down
> > >>	in opposed rolls; weapons-fire results and morale tests.
> > >>
> > >>	The alternate fire resolution method that I linked earlier helps
a
> bit,
> > >>	though I'm sure it's not everyone's preference.
> > >>
> > >>	Does anyone else have any experience or suggestions?
> > >>
> > >
> > >It's been too darn long since I last played a game of SGII.  :-/  
So I
> > >can't really give any contributing data points.
> > >
> > >I do hold, though, that a company-level game would be a nice one to
> have.
> > >I've been playing Tomorrow's War a fair bit in recent years, but
that's
> > >still platoon/squad level (I do like their vehicle combat rules,
though
> > >some of the guys who I play TW with don't; <shrug>)
> > >
> > >Mk
> >
> >
> >
> >
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