Federation Commander: Orion Pirates Ship Card Pack #1 Available

Six of the most popular ships for the Orions in Federation Commander.

Raider Cruiser (CR)
Light Raider (LR)
Salvage Cruiser (SAL)
Battle Raider (BR)
War Destroyer (DW)
Heavy Battlecruiser (BCH)

Also included are:

Scenario 8PA2 Race to the Base (in which a convoy desperately tries to reach safety)
The complete Revision Six 5L Orion Pirate Special Rules
And graphics (in multiple colors) for the counters needed by these ships.

The pack is only available as an e-pack and is available from the following sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/federation-commander-orion-ship-card-pack-number-1

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We hope you enjoy it!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 02:12 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles: Module C5 - The Magellanic Cloud Rulebook Now Available

Before there was Operation Unity, there was the Conquest of the Cloud!

You asked us for the Module C5 rulebook to be made available as a PDF; we listened and here it is!

The Lesser Magellanic Cloud is an island galaxy below the plane of the Milky Way and the primary point of the Andromedan Invasion. It was also the home of the Baduvai Imperium, the Maghadim Hives, the Eneen Protectorates, Uthiki Harmony, and the Jumokian Pirates. They shared a rich history of conflict, commerce and war, capped by a grim fight for survival when the Andromedans invaded.

You will find more than a dozen new weapons and systems from warp tuned lasers to the massive shock of charged particle accelerators to deadly mass driver missiles. These new weapons, new systems, and new sensors will provide you a new set of tactics and playstyles for Star Fleet Battles. To help you dive right in there are 10 new scenarios.

You will need the SFB Basic Set (or the Master Rulebook) and one of the SFB Module C5 SSD Books to use this material.

This book also includes the 2011 errata appended to the end.

It does not include counters.

Get your rulebook here:

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Print: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5618-2&Category_Code=SFB_RB

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:53 pm: Edit

Captain's Log #14 Now Available from Multiple Sources

"Are we Klingons, or are we spineless worms? We may die, but death in battle brings glory to us all."

Read all about the betrayal at Oxvind V where the crew of a Federation battlecruiser fight for their lives in a Klingon trap in Romulan space.

Enjoy new play aids: the particle cannon energy record form for Star Fleet Battles and Klingon and Lyran record keeping forms for Federation & Empire.

Star Fleet Battles players will find new ships (Klingon G2C police leader, Klingon F5W war destroyer, Kzinti war destroyer carrier, and Kzinti fast carrier resupply frigate), Ask Kommodore Ketrick, Ask Uncle Ardak, information about tractor beam auctions, scenarios, a Seltorian seminar, Victory at GenCon 1993 by Alex Pundy, SFB Rules cross index, and Term Papers.

Federation & Empire players will find Federation & Enquire, Tactical Notes, Alliance strategies, rules notes, and The Tholian Web, a new scenario.

As is usual, there is information about the company, Star Fleet Awards, Q&A, humor, background information, and information on Prime Directive and Star Fleet Warlord.

This was scanned from the best available copy.

Get Captain's Log #14 from the following:

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/155092/

Also available as a reprint edition from ADB: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5710&Category_Code=

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Saturday, August 22, 2015 - 03:12 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles Commander's Edition Update #2 Available

Update #1 simply brought the Rev. 0 of Commander's Edition of Star Fleet Battles up to Rev. 1. Update #2 adds substantially to the core rulebook. Ground combat, boarding parties, more weapons, more ships (and names for them), the introduction of the Lyran Democratic Republic, scenarios, and the Bargantine Campaign are all in this update.

D16 Advanced Boarding Parties: Conduct a boarding assault against an enemy starship with this unique intra-ship combat system.

D22 Energy Balance Due to Damage: An ultra-realistic system for assessing the effects of power lost due to battle damage during the turn.

FD10-15: Advanced modular drone construction, Swordfish drones fire phasers at their target, armored drones survive target defenses, Spearfish drones penetrate enemy shields.

FP8-10: Plasma bolts allow a direct-fire option for plasma torpedoes, Type-D torpedoes can be carried by fighters, special racks allow ships to fire Type-Ds for point defense.

Ships: All of the ship data from SSD Books #7, #8, and #9, plus the ships from Supplement #3, plus the ships published in the addenda (in addition to a special compilation of all of the addenda). Also included are three dozen totally new ships never before published. As a special bonus, a complete list of ship names is also included.

Lyran Democratic Republic: A Star Fleet Battles minor empire, the LDR is a neutral power at the junction of the Klingon, Lyran, and Hydran empires.

Scenarios: The 21 Nexus scenarios, which have been completely updated and reformatted.

The Bargantine Campaign: Just after the General War, the former Klingon Satrapy Bargantina attempted to recover the Landfalk planetary system from the Hydrans. The resulting campaign saw the deadly Exodrones fired against Hydran Harriers.

SSDs: Eight SSD sheets from important Star Fleet Battles starships, including three totally new ships never seen before.

Abbreviations: A completely updated edition of Annex #5, listing the abbreviations used in the Star Fleet Battles rules system.

Revisions: The bulk of this material was previously published in various issues of Nexus magazine and Captain's Log. This edition has been completely revised and updated and includes all addenda previously published and a considerable amount of totally new material. Update #2 is more than just a compilation of old material; it is an important new Star Fleet Battles module.

Note: This product adds new play situations, background material, rules, and starships for the Star Fleet Battles game system. You must have Star Fleet Battles Volume I to use this material. Some material in this product also requires other SFB volumes and products.

This has been scanned from the best available copy.

This update is available from

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/155311/

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, August 24, 2015 - 06:23 pm: Edit

FREE! About Federation & Empire Is Now Available

Have you ever wondered what Federation & Empire is all about? This booklet is designed to tell you more about the wide-ranging game that so many now enjoy. While you cannot play Federation & Empire with the information you will find here, you can make an informed choice about whether you would enjoy the game.

Here you will find an explanation of what the game entails and a map of the Alpha Octant of the Milky Way Galaxy (including the location of familiar empires such as the Federation, Klingons, Romulans, Gorns, Tholians, and Kzintis, along with less familiar empires such as the Inter-Stellar Concordium and Lyrans). The entire first chapter of the main rulebook is included. It has definitions, a sequence of play, and much more. You will also find a timeline of the Star Fleet Universe that covers the time of the General War. There is an article explaining what generally happens during a typical turn. Finally, to leave you smiling, there is a short humorous story about "The Order of the 'F' and the 'E'" which you, too, could join.

Download your free copy from these sources:

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/155424/

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 03:48 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles Advanced Missions Rulebook Now Available

"Captain, well done on the last mission. Now there are reports of a sun snake approaching the nearest colony and you have the closest ship. Protect the colony and good luck!"

Updated in 2012, the Star Fleet Battles Advanced Missions Rulebook is now available. Building on the Basic Set, this adds more rules, more ships, new terrain, and new scenarios. There are six general scenarios, six historical scenarios, three monster scenarios (sun snake, mind monster, and space dragon), a mini-campaign, and two campaign games.

You must have the Basic Set Rulebook (or the Master Rulebook) in order to use this rulebook. If you want to play the scenarios, you will need both the Basic Set and Advanced Missions SSDs.

The Advanced Missions Rulebook is available as a PDF from the following sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5502-2

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It is available in print directly from ADB: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5502-2&Category_Code=


Advanced Missions SSDs are available, too!

Classic B&W

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Print: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5502-3&Category_Code=


Colorized (available as an e-book only)

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/131154/


You can buy the entire boxed Advanced Missions Set from your local game store or directly from ADB: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5502&Category_Code=

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 02:38 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Times #16-#20 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #16-#20:

#16: Origins report; Orb scenario; Hidden Agenda Prime Directive fiction.
#17: Term papers; SFB crossword puzzle; Klingon D5VP SSD.
#18: Special issue dedicated to a new (humorous) race, the Josers.
#19: Scary Ships Issue: Paravian DN, Kzinti super BT, Lyran triple mauler, Hydran HB DN.
#20: Vudar Special Part 1: Ion Storm Generator rules; four new Vudar ships.


This slice of Star Fleet Universe history is available as an ebook from the following sources:

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DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/155675/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/155675/

It is also available as a reprint directly from Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=3033&Category_Code=

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 05:17 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles Commander's Edition, Supplement #1 Available

"Prepare to offer battle. Make the signal to all ships: 'The Federation expects every sentient being to do his duty.'" -- Vice-Admiral John "Cracker Jack" Radley

Welcome fighters and their carriers to Star Fleet Battles Commander's Edition. From rules for dogfighting to direct-fire drones, Supplement #1 has the rules you need. Big carriers (CVAs), regular carriers, and auxiliary carriers are introduced. Five new scenarios are included. You will also find images of the countersheets.

This has been scanned from the best available copy. You will need Star Fleet Battles Commander's Edition volumes I and II to use this material.

SFB Commander's Edition, Supplement #1 is available from these sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB3003

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By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 09, 2015 - 04:48 pm: Edit

Federation & Empire: The Hurricane Scenario Available

This is the six-sector version of the classic Federation & Empire Scenario (603) The Hurricane. It originally appeared in three parts in Captain's Log #41, Captain's Log #41 Supplemental File, and Captain's Log #42.

Scenario (603) The Hurricane was one of the scenarios in the Federation & Empire boxed strategic game. It covers the period from the Romulan Invasion of the Federation to the final collapse of the Coalition Offensive at the very gates (well, starbases) of the Federation's capital region. The original scenario was one big thing, but this version (fully updated for all of the expansions) divides the campaign into six sectors (Hydran Front, Kzinti Front, Gorn-Romulan Front, Federation-Romulan front, and two sectors of the Klingon-Federation front). Players can play just one sector for an evening's game, or combine multiple sectors for a weekend of gaming, or spend an entire week on the entire campaign.

You can get this scenario from the following sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5741-H

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/156405/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/156405/

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, September 11, 2015 - 02:39 pm: Edit

The sixth historical scenario for Battlewagon has been released from the vaults of Nexus!

Battlewagon Article #6: Battlewagon Scenario - Pacific Nights: Four Pacific Scenarios.

You can get it on Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB2011-06

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/156565/

and Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/156565/

Historical Background: Between August 1942 and the end of 1943, Japanese and Allied naval forces clashed in more than a dozen nighttime surface actions. These battles were generally the result of attempts to land, supply or evacuate troops in the Solomon Islands. Although Guadalcanal is certainly the best known of these islands, other invasions in the Solomons also resulted in sea fights. Allied landings at New Georgia, Vella Lavella and Bougainville all provoked sorties from the large Japanese naval base at Rabaul.

Either actual or threatened Allied air superiority caused these battles to be fought at night. This suited the Japanese well; they had trained long and hard in night tactics, concentrating on the use of their excellent torpedoes. Although the Allies had the advantage of radar, they did not learn how to use this advantage effectively until well into 1943. Only then could the Allies outfight the Japanese in night actions.

Published at the end of 1985, this scenario requires the second edition of Battlewagon.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 01:34 pm: Edit

Federation & Empire: Fighter Operations 2015 Rulebook

This is the preliminary edition of the rulebook for Fighter Operations. It is your opportunity to find problems and let ADB know about them via ADB’s BBS. The first person to report each valid issue there will earn a campaign ribbon and also be listed in the rulebook.

When the rulebook is complete (in about two weeks), we will replace this preliminary edition with the finished product (of course, you will get that PDF).

You can download the Fighter Operations 2015 Rulebook from these sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB3203-2

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/156755/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/156755/

Thank you for your reports!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 05:38 pm: Edit

Federation Commander: Battle Tug Ship Card Pack Available

Six ships for Federation Commander from the Borders of Madness!

Federation Battle Tug
Klingon BT7 Battle Tug
Kzinti Battle Tug
Gorn Battle Tug
Hydran Battle Tug
Lyran Battle Tug

This includes a special battle tug scenario When Elephants Fight. There are images for counters in three sizes (half inch, one inch, and two inch) for the six battle tugs. This Ship Card Pack is presented in high resolution.

Get your battle tugs now!

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(Note that these are new to DTRPG and WV; they have been on W23 for a while)

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 04:26 pm: Edit

Captain's Log #15 Now Available from Multiple Sources

"Admiral Grrav'en sends his regards. 'Rend your foes. Carry out your orders.'"

"Too Close to the Flame" details the conflict between a small group of Kzinti frigates and a Lyran command cruiser. Can a small squadron defeat such a large ship?

DATABASE (which became the Communications section in later issues) included conventions, rated aces, service awards, Input Guide, Why, Proposals Board, Kommodore Ketrick, Example of Cloaking, Battle Force 300, 21 Tournament Questions, and a speed-change play aid.

UNIVERSE (which later became Venues) includes articles on Prime Directive (Jindarians), Star Fleet Warlord, and Star Fleet Missions.

SCENARIOS include five new ones (SL143-147) and a 500-point tournament format.

TACTICS include the Hydran Seminar, Term Papers, ESGs, Patrol Victory at GenCon 93 by Paul Pundy, and Ask Uncle Ardak.

A special feature was the Star Fleet Universe Timeline.

FEDERATION & EMPIRE includes Q&A, Tactical Notes, Commentaries, The Late Kingdom Scenario, Kzinti Victory through Attrition, Prime Teams, Neo-Tholians, and reference cards for the Kzintis and Hydrans.

NEW SHIPS included some new tournament ships (Archaeo-Tholian, Seltorian, LDR, WYN).

This was scanned from the best available copy.

Get Captain's Log #15 from the following:

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Also available as a reprint edition from ADB: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5711&Category_Code=

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:17 pm: Edit

Federation Commander Scenario Log Now Available

"Helm, lay in a course for our next engagement. Lives are at stake!"

Scenarios form a great deal of the history of the Star Fleet Universe. These scenarios were originally published in Captain's Log #32 (which saw the introduction of Federation Commander) through Captain's Log #50. Here you will find scenarios written originally for Star Fleet Battles (and adapted for Federation Commander) and those written new for Federation Commander.

While many of the scenarios are written for two players, you will find some written for three, four, or even five players. There are classic duels with some twists, missions, and two Juggernaut scenarios.

You will need Federation Commander ship cards and rules to play these scenarios; however, you can also simply enjoy reading about the various parts of Star Fleet Universe history.

You can download the Federation Commander Scenario Log from the following sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB4070

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/157278/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/157278/

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, September 25, 2015 - 05:16 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Times #21-#25 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #16-#20:

#21: Vudar Special Part 2: Ion Cannons, IPG, rules update, 6 more Vudar ships.

#22: Federation Stealth Fighters, Andromedan conjectural PFs.

#23: Product update, Weird DNs (Fed Diplomatic DN, Klingon C9J, Kzinti Escort DN, Gorn Commando DN, Lyran Dreadnought Tug).

#24: The Iridani, a new (real) SFB empire for the Omega Project!

#25: Tournament Update, including 10 official sanctioned tournament ships fully updated. The weakest ships (TKE, TKR, Seltorian) have been improved with extra phasers!

This slice of Star Fleet Universe history is available as an ebook from the following sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB3034

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/157599/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/157599/

It is also available as a reprint directly from Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=3034&Category_Code=

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 05:10 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles: Module C6 - Lost Empires Now Available

Wolves among the Lions
Screaming Space Birds

The Star Fleet Battles Module C6 - Lost Empires covers the extinct Paravian and Carnivon empires, presented as their ships and weapons would have been by the time of the General War (except for that annoying extinction thing). Each empire is presented with multiple alternate histories, although players can ignore both and write their own if they wish.

The Carnivons might have existed as a major empire between the Lyrans and Kzintis, or they might have escaped to the WYN Cluster.

The Paravians might have survived Gorn attempts to destroy their empire and could have ended up allied to the Romulans (while the ISC became allies of the Gorns). Alternately, they could exist as edge-of-the-map raiders.

The rulebook includes the rules for playing the Carnivons and Paravians in the General War era, the empires that almost were. You will find the rules for heel nippers, deathbolts, and quantum wave torpedoes as well as 10 scenarios for you to play.

The SSD book, available as an ebook in both the classic B&W and in color, contains new starships, fighters, bombers, and gunboats for both empires.

Get your C6 Module from these sources:

Rulebook:
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DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/158598/
Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/158598/

Print version: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5636-2&Category_Code=


B&W SSD Book:
Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5636-3
DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/158602/
Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/158602/

Print version: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5636-3&Category_Code=


Color SSD Book (available only as an ebook):
Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5636-3C
DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/158605/
Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/158605/


The complete module (Rulebook, B&W SSD Book, and 140 die-cut counters) is available from your local game store or direct from ADB: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5636&Category_Code=

If you only need counters, these are available from ADB: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5636-4&Category_Code=

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 06:51 pm: Edit

Klingon Master Starship Book Now Available

"Cadet, there's a Klingon ship approaching. What is it?"

"Sir, it is a D7 battlecruiser. Arming phasers on your command!"

"Cadet, that is the Overlord, a D7N diplomatic cruiser. Diplomats take a dim view of having phasers pointed at them or their ships. After this simulation is over, you will return to your quarters and review the Klingon Master Starship Book. Dismissed!"

The third volume in the long-anticipated Master Starship Book series is now available. It includes every Klingon ship in Star Fleet Battles, including X-ships, Y-ships, and R1 units that are specific to the Klingon Empire. Every ship is illustrated. All updates, corrections, and errata have been added. The ships are in order (regardless of the product they came from) with the enhanced format listing detailed information in a consistent manner.

This book contains the descriptions of the ships, but no SSDs.

Want it as a PDF? You have several choices.

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5433

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/159563/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/159563/

It is also in print directly from ADB: http://store.starfleetstore.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=5433&Category_Code=