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New Star Fleet Battle Manual Energy Board: Dreadnought
I have posted another of the deluxe Energy Boards for Lou Zocchi's Star Fleet Battle Manual. This time it's the Dreadnought. I've also updated the ship dials to include the Dreadnoughtsilhouette. They...
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Gun Deck
A few months ago, while reading my current issue of Knights of the Dinner Table a came across an accessory for Aces & Eights - a deck of cards with various guns and there game stats. Now I'm not...
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Gatling Pistol
Over the past few months I've been working on a little project - a Gatling pistol. My daughter has enjoyed steam punk for a number of years now; over 10 I believe. In fact this past May we attended the...
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Deluxe GM Screen
Over the years I have had many GM screens. I still have my hardboard 1st edition D & D screen, plus many of the variations that have been released over the years. Plus ones for Star Wars, Kingdoms...
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Pulp Era Gun Deck
My Gun Deck for Deadlands worked so well I decided to design one for my pulp games. Using more modern weapons and ammunition required some changes to my design formulas, but they seem to work. As with...
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Starship Stand Covers
Here's a little project I just finished: covers for stands of starship minis. We play a lot of Colonial Battlefleet by Steel Dreadnought. (We just finished play testing the soon to be released Empire...
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Space Battle Accecories
My gaming group really enjoys Colonial Battlefleet by Steel Dreadnought Games. In fact we just finished playtesting the rules for the upcoming Empire Space expansion. Man VS Machine is our favorite...
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Fighter & Missile Basing
As I said in my last post I would explain the bases I use for my fighters and missiles. Having played space combat games for over 30 years now I've had a lot of experience in using different systems -...
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Colonial Battlefleet Ship Data Cards
I am a big fan of starship combat games; since first playing Star Fleet Battle Manual since its first edition over 30 years ago. Star Fleet Battles, Star Trek Combat Simulator, Full Thrust, Renegade...
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Colonial Battlefleet - Oversized Ships: Part 1
As you can see from some of my previous posts I really enjoy the Colonial Battlefleet rules by Steel Dreadnought Games; especially the Man Versus Machine expansion. The only problem I have with it is...
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Colonial Battlefleet - Oversized Ships:Part 2
After the formulas for the ship designs had been decoded it was time to start actually start making the ships. Since I only wanted to make larger ships than were possible in the game system and not...
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Origins 2012
After taking last year off from running events at Origins I will be back this year. I am looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. The event registration isn't up yet, so I can't post...
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Strategy Camp - July 22-27, 2012
Well my gaming summer has begun. Origins was great: all of my events were sold out, which was nice - it's always good to have full games. Thanks to all of you that played in my events, I hope everyone...
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Updated Edition of Star Fleet Battle Manual
After almost 20 years Lou Zocchi's Star Fleet Battle Manual will be getting an update. First published in 1972 as the Star Trek Battle Manual (you can imagine how long that title lasted), then reissued...
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Strategy Camp 2012
This past July, I spent a week at Camp Wanake (a United Methodist Church camp near Canton, OH), as the director/counselor for a summer camp program know as Strategy Camp. A full decription of the camp...
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Victory In the Pacific
Many years ago, when I was fairly new to gaming, I received Avalon Hill's Victory In the Pacific for Christmas. It quickly became a favorite with our gaming group. Over the years it still comes out....
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2D+ Battleboards for Strike Legion
One of my gaming project this past winter was to build a set of modular battleboards to use with Strike Legion by Legionnaire Games. What I wanted was a set of boards similar to the maps I used to play...
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Strike Legion Accessory Pack
Battlefield Condition MarkersOne of the my favorite parts of gaming is adding extras to a game. Not usually rules, but features that make the game easier to play, or more visually appealing. I have...
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Deluxe Liftoff! Game
(Note: Liftoff! is still available from its creator, Fritz Bronner. So please do not ask for my version of it. I own a copy of the original game and just made a deluxe version for my own personal use....
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Star Fleet Battle Manual 3rd Edition Update 1
The past few months have seen progress on the 3rd edition. The ship record sheets compass cards, and the various markers for the game have been completed. Just before Christmas all the updates and...
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