Re[2]: Still Lousy After All These Years

Hmm, I'm getting the replies to this message before seeing the original,
but
regarding "and in that time frame, I found out just how bad I am at this
game":

This weekend I faced a space station across a moving asteroid field.  My
two
SuperDread's were just getting into range, one of them had fired at the
station
and received back as good as it gave, just as the other (as yet
undamaged)
smashed into an asteroid.  Needless to say, I didn't win that scenario.

If you think you're pretty good at navigation, try moving asteroids on
the
field.

BTW, the way I did this was to create a ruler on a 10" long piece of
paper with
arrows drawn every inch.  This created the asteroid "band."  Then at the
start
of play I randomly sprinkled asteroids along the band.	Then, at the
start of
each turn, we moved the asteroids 6" toward one table edge.  Ones that
fell off
the edge were replaced at the other edge with a roll of a ten-sider,
then they
finished their move (i.e., if they moved two inches and fell off, then
they
moved 4 inches coming on the other side.)  Asteroids were moved after
orders
were written but before ships moved, then missiles and fighters.

Pretty exciting, for me anyway - my opponent (newbie) didn't have to
worry about
the navigation challenge since he was defending on the other side of the
band.
Actually, it wasn't a bad way to balance the fact that I was more
experienced at
maneuver (and no, Mark K., we won't be mentioning the other time that I
put a
ship into an asteroid in a pbem).

Oh, and asteroids were made with a cut up sponge, painted black,
dry-brushed
grey, and mounted on plasticard with wire and hot glue.  Finally, a use
for the
ole hot glue gun!

Hmmm, might have to post the scenario as soon as I get my new ISP set up
right.
United States of North America versus the Arabian League with secret
support
from the Russian Republic.

Later,
Nick Caldwell
Formerly cncald@aol.com (That's America OFF-Line)
Now of clcaldwell@primary.net

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Subject: Re: Still Lousy After All These Years
Author:  owner-ftgzg-l@bolton.ac.uk at INTERNET
Date:	 1/29/97 10:49 AM

bolton.ac.uk!owner-ftgzg-l wrote:
>      Well, I'm bummed.  Last night I had proven my own tactical
> incpmpetence regarding FT.  It is FT night at my local game store, and
> since it had been a month since I played a game I decided to go.  I
got
> there at 7PM and stayed till about 10:30PM, and in that time frame, I
> found out just how bad I am at this game.