29-07-2003 15:21									#1
	New strategy board game: Starships. Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Hi.

I'm making new starategy board games that will be available in "print it by yourself" edition. Now i'm chosing the design of the cards that repersent ships. These card must be circles abput 80-100 pixels (96 dpi) and must contain information on ship's name, health, defense attack and size. (size is not helth. huge ship may be destroyed within a single hit). I created sample ship circle (attachment) but if you have better idea post it here.

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	29-07-2003 15:55									#2
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Looks good to me, but one question.

Why does it have to be a circle?

	29-07-2003 17:23									#3
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Because its a much harder shape to cut out than a square?

	29-07-2003 17:52									#4
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quote: Why does it have to be a circle?

Because battlefiEld map consists of circles. Also circles look better.

I'll post rules prototype here.

This game will merge best features of MagicTG, Monopoly and Civilization but it'll have a lot of specific features. If you think that these game have nothing in common you are almost right. And specific feature:Random map generation (for board game)

	29-07-2003 18:18									#5
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Banknote gif attached. please send your's if you can do it better.

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	29-07-2003 19:20									#6
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Here is the first version of rules (3 KBs). Zipped to join gif and html

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	29-07-2003 21:05									#7
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Personally I'd drop the "In God we trust" unless there is a reason for the galaxy to be united under one universal religion in your game.

	29-07-2003 23:31									#8
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Sounds like a game I played once a long time ago Called renegade legion: Interceptor. Here is a link. IIRC there was a board game previous to this that this was based upon.

Kind of a cool interface, but not much replayability. You could design your own ships, but were limited in some respects until you got x kills. Would have quit playing earlier if that was not the case.

	29-07-2003 23:59									#9
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RPMisCOOL, this game has nothing in common with renegade.

Grumbold, what do you think about "Do we trust God?"

	30-07-2003 03:00									#10
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Very philosophical

	30-07-2003 05:02									#11
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What's the actual gameplay? Is it just tactical starship combat, or is there a "grand strategy" game, or something else?

	30-07-2003 09:29									#12
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part of the reason we have in god we trust, is probably cause american currency isn't actually based on anything concrete. its worth a dollar. . . cause we think its worth a dollar. . . so you kind of have to be a faith having person anyway. . .

	30-07-2003 12:37									#13
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I use to make up board games

I would spend hours in class (in 6th grade and the like) drawing little squares on a peice of paper for regiments and artillery and things of that nature

they all were meant to look avalon hilish, and if the lines were a little crooked it didn't matter that much

I never did get arround to cardboarding them although I did write down the rules (and the rules for 50 other games)

Jon Miller

	30-07-2003 12:40									#14
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Jon Miller, experience brings quality.

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	30-07-2003 13:13									#15
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If the game resembles a traditional wargame (with hex grids and carboard counters) your counters are way, way too big.

	30-07-2003 13:25									#16
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What's the range of these ships?

	30-07-2003 15:51									#17
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quote: your counters are way, way too big.

Did you mean that counters of this size will turn board game to floor game?

	30-07-2003 23:58									#18
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Yes. Have you played Talisman? My brother has most of the expansion boards/decks for that game and we haven't played for over a year because there isn't enough space.
What you might want to do is redesign the counter so it can be stood up.

	02-08-2003 08:43									#19
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That's a pretty good idea, like the PCs in Talisman. It's a pretty fun game, but there are certain broken pieces. BTW, what expansion is it up to now?