Boarding Action in Space

[warchariot]

I mentioned this on another thread, but thought I should bring it here. I would like to have a quick bloody, no holds barred boarding action game to go with MvM and other universes. It should be something that could be played quickly, but with enough to it to make it worth while. I can see it as a stand alone game, but would like to be able to replay or play a game during a session of CBF to play out those close run boarding actions.

Here are some pictures to help inspire you:

[TheDreadnought]

It is an interesting idea. I had struggled with exactly what topic to pursue with my 15mm sci-fi ground combat game. Maybe starting with some boarding action rules would be more interesting, and a topic that has not been adequately covered elsewhere.

[fastgit]

Great pics and an interesting idea. Has there been a dedicated boarding combat game since Snapshot?

[warchariot]

Never heard of Snapshot, of course Space Hulk is the only one I know of, are there others?

[fastgit]

Dec 30, 2010 12:39:07 GMT -5 warchariot said:

Never heard of Snapshot, of course Space Hulk is the only one I know of, are there others?

I hang my head in shame... Space Hulk was such a painfully obvious example! And, btw, Death Angel is a pretty cool card game.

Snapshot was an adaptation of the personal combat rules in the old Traveller RPG. It was designed to model shipboard CQB.

[theoz]

There's also "Battlestations" and I think Noble Armada had a boarding party action game, too.

[warchariot]

Thanks, I did look up snapshot, it was out in 1976 and again in 79. I'll take a look at battlestations and Noble site to see what is out there. Space Hulk and Legion of Steel are both games along this line, but I would like to see something along Harry's line, simple, fast and yet with some depth.

[Bluebear]

Heck, I remember reading Doc Smith's "Lensmen" books with their boarding actions in space . . . and I read those about 50 years ago . . . and, of course, there are many others in more recent SF.

Of course it depends upon the type of space combat that you have . . . when ships routinely blow each other up at long distance, boarding actions wouldn't be too common. They only become practical for certain types of space warfare.

And, yes, I remember "Snapshot". I don't know if I still have it, but I do have most of my original Traveller books AND a lot of the old Judges Guild supplements and sector maps . . . the ones that were "Approved" and then later declared to be "non-Canon".


-- Jeff

[warchariot]

I looked up Battlestations and that seems complicated and takes a while to play. It has a lot of role playing and you need a referee, nice reviews though.

Nobel Armada is part of the rules, and I know I have those, along with Space Hulk-the original.

I'll see if I can find a snapshot somewhere to look at it, but it does seem the world is crying out for a space boarding game! ;D

[warchariot]

I found a Snapshot, new, unopened on e-bay. I'll take a look at it and see if I can find anything useful.

[fastgit]

Dec 30, 2010 23:45:50 GMT -5 Bluebear said:

And, yes, I remember "Snapshot". I don't know if I still have it, but I do have most of my original Traveller books AND a lot of the old Judges Guild supplements and sector maps . . . the ones that were "Approved" and then later declared to be "non-Canon".

Ah... the Little Black Books. Good stuff. Brings me back...

[Bluebear]

Yup, good stuff indeed.

Have a great new year!


-- Jeff