Re: FT-Multiplayer Games

>>Well, I'm running my first multiplayer game tomorrow.
>>
>> There should be between three to five players per side.The game
should
>>last around two and a half hours. (Our normal gaming time is 7-10
p.m.)
>>Most players will be learning the rules as we start.
>
>I think maybe perhaps your estimated length of time might be a bit low.

True, and it SOMETIMES can run over the limit, but it's just "polite" to
aim for this length, with our group. Hence this is the main
consideration.

>
>> Do people who have had experience with this think I should assign
every
>>player approximately:
>>
>>A) One Cruiser and two Destroyers  each
>>
>>B) One Battleship and two Crusers each
>>
>>C) One Battleship or Dreadnought each
>>
>>D) Something else (smaller commands, larger commands)?
>
>Why not try a cruiser and destroyer for each person? Or, give the
>experienced people 2-3 destroyers/frigates, inexperienced people
>a heavy cruiser. Big-@$$ ships like dreadnoughts and battleships
>will 'live' longer and cause for a longer game. And if you're
>shooting for 2-1/2 hours...

Yup. This is just the sort of advice I'm looking for. I'm going to be
using
my Star Trek Micromachines, but using regular Full Thrust rules.
(Federation gets the better beam weapons, the Klingons some beam
weapons,
and some of the more esoteric weapons) and since I've converted many of
the
miniatures, I could get away with calling them Destroyers up to Heavy
Cruisers, or Light Cruisers up to Battleships.

John Kovalic

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