Re: B5Wars review..

>I got my copy of the game!

Congrats; I'm still looking for it here.  :-/

>Here goes:
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>Having played the playtest rules, i expected a monolithic turn 
>interface- This is far from the case! They streamlined the HELL out 
>of it and made the whole attack/defense interface Much, Much easier. 
>This game is NOT Star Fleet Battles. It has that level of damage 
>detail to the ships without all that extraneous impulse 
>chart/drone/Positron flywheel/Scatter pack shuttle/Anti-drone defense 
> crap. I think game play is about twice as fast as the playtest 
>version and the Vorchans are no longer Space Winnebagos. They are 
>more like Space Honda Sport Coupes now.. I won't review the counters 

Well, this all is good to know. I was kinda concerned...

>as i did them. Hardly sporting, you know. If anyone has seen them and 
>wants to critique, feel free!

Heheheheheh...

>Knowing what i know about upcoming product (I am involved with the 
>upcoming Narn/ Centauri war supplement) I think that anyone 
>interested in B5 will find it a pretty good game. i do not yet have 
>any figures (i have a pre-release game copy) so i cannot comment on 
>their quality. <rubbing of hands together> Now to plan that assault 
>on Ragesh 3....

I saw the minis out last week at the main local gameshop here in town.
They looked okay; not bad. But still having a hard time with the price
($11.95 for the Sharlin cruiser *hurts*  :(  My Minbari fleet will be
rather small...).

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