Re: Fighters or Bricks?

On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, mark gouthro wrote:

> > Mark Donelan wrote:
> > other characteristics.  Example: A fighter group moving at 16 can
slow down
> > to 12 or accelerate to 28.	This requires a little more record
keeping, but
> > it's worth it to give fighters more range.
> 
> I think part of the problem here is that you have left the game table 
> (where the game was originally designed to work).  Speeds of 28 for 
> any craft are crazy if you are using miniatures on a table, at 28" per
> turn you are most likey going to fall off the Edge of the Universe.  

<parrot mode on ;) >

Depends on how large your table is. Since my table is very small (2'8" *
4'), I measure in cm instead of inches (meaning my table is effectively
6'8" * 10') - and that, in turn, means that my thrust 8 ships usually
run
at speeds of 40 or higher. Speeds of 25 or so are common for my cruisers
and battlecruisers in the games I've played...	and even those thrust 2
battlewagons have moved at speed 20 or so, but that is a bit on the high
side - speed 10 - 15 is normal, which tends to cause slight problems for
speed 12 fighters. 

> Ships generally move within the speed of ships.

Yes :) But they're generally faster than fighters in my games...

Oerjan Ohlson

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 What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
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