tabascojunkie Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Lookie here. The folks at Majestic 12 have come up with a cool twist. Dreadnought is a supplement to use Starmada for World War 1 wet navy conflicts. Pretty cool. I've thought about trying some naval games, but nah, not another game or ruleset. This is using rules I already know, so I'll check it out. Have to use Cold Navy ships and a starmat though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I saw the announcement on their forum. Let us now how it plays. Mongoose did something similar with B5 A Call to Arms and Victory at Sea. Both games being derivatives of Battlefleet Gothic. Seekrieg 5 is the rules set of choice around here for naval, but after playing a "demo" for 2 hours I still didn't understand how the game worked, and that was with the authors at the table. I like General Quarters 2, nice and simple, and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRigger Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Victory at Sea is fun - I do enjoy Fletcher Pratt though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Sounds like it might be right up my alley. Any talk about naval warfare usually centers around WWII, and that's when I start drifting off... But anything that involved pre- and WWI era naval warfare...now we're talking! Imagine, refighting the Battle of Jutland, the big guns of the dreadnaughts flashing in the North Atlantic twilight and night...gives me goosebumps! Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doombringer Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 not to threadjack but can you guys recommend a sailing ship system? i wabnt to make use of all of my pirates of the spanish main Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabascojunkie Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 I love Starmada, so I'm sure it can't be bad. I'll play it a bit and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 For Age of Sail, I like Fire As She Bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulmage Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Played Starmada: Dreadnoughts, and its awesome! Fast and fun, just the way I like my naval games. I still prefer their Grand Fleets systems for smaller actions, as its more detailed and realistic. But if I'm in the mood just to blow stuff up. . . or if I want to run a big fleet action, Starmada: Dreadnoughts will fit the bill just fine. In fact, I'm giving serious thought to running Jutland at GenCon 2009 using Starmada: Dreadnoughts. THAT would be a good time! Anyway, if anybody has questions, just let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabascojunkie Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 That's what I like about Starmada, it plays quick without bogging down. I got my copy in the mail last Saturday but I haven't had a chance to play it yet. There are some things in it I really like, like the dual mode fighters. Basically it simulates a regular fighter that can carry a couple of bombs or some such. Before your fighters only had one mode of attack. I'll definitely be using that one for some starships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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