Captain's Log #24 Now Available from Multiple Sources

"Attach tractor!" the captain snarled. "Hold the plant-eaters in place!"

Released in June 2002, this issue supports Star Fleet Battles, Federation & Empire, Star Fleet Battle Force, Star Fleet Warlord and Prime Directive and includes two stories.

HISTORY includes "Flashpoint," by noted SFU author John Sickels, in which the Kzinti-Federation war starts. "Jason and the Dilithium Fleece" by Jim Davies has Federation and Orion Pirate ships with a dash of space sheep. Articles on the Kzinti patriarchs and Cygnus complete the section.

COMMUNICATIONS continues as a department. This included service awards, 10 questions, after-action reports, why, humor, ask Admiral Growler, and Starline 2400 miniatures.

VENUES include Star Fleet Warlord, Star Fleet Command, Galactic Conquest, Play by Email, and SFB Online.

DATABASE remains the place for new SFB material, Battle Group 600, Shipyard Report, new playtest rules and cards for Star Fleet Battle Force, information about GURPS Prime Directive including an article about the Klingon Empire and some of the species that live within it, information about Star Fleet awards and medals, and Brothers of the Anarchist.

SCENARIOS include six new ones (SL205-SL210).

TACTICS include Victory at FurryCon by Andy Richardson, an article on Worb tactics, and over five pages of Term Papers.

The FEDERATION & EMPIRE section includes a rule on downgraded substitutions, official rules and rulings along with Q&A, a scenario, a Marine Assault update, tactical notes, and information about the new carriers.

The NEW SHIPS for SFB section has 16 new ships including Anarchist, Middle Years Cygnans, Iridani Quest ships from the Omega Octant, upgraded Federation police ships, and advanced Kzinti escorts.

Get Captain's Log #24 from the following:

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It is also available from your local game store or direct from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/issues-1929-c-17_19/captains-log-24-p-223.html

Good gaming to you!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, October 24, 2016 - 06:03 pm: Edit

Vintage Game The War of the Worlds Now Available

Mars was dying. Martians were resigned to their fate. Then some young Martians had a radical idea: invade the nearest planet. The biggest problem: Earth was inhabited and the Humans might object!

The War of the Worlds is based on the novel by H.G. Wells and is a two-person game that recreates the life-and-death struggle between the Martians and Humans. Can the Martians eliminate the Humans facing them, destroy London, and demoralize the population? Can the Humans stall the Martian advance and then defeat them? Play this game and find out.

The PDF includes images for over 200 playing pieces representing Human infantry, cavalry, artillery and naval units as well as Martian cylinders and tripod machines. It also includes images which can be assembled to create a 20" by 24" full-color playing map of the battle area in and around London. It has, of course, the rules, charts, and combat tables that you need to play the game.

This has been scanned from the best available copy.

Get your copy from these sources:
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By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, October 31, 2016 - 04:11 pm: Edit

Trick or Treat? Only you (or your opponent) can decide!

Federation Commander: Klingon Ship Card Pack #4 Available

Federation Commander players, you wanted to have more ships for the Klingon Empire and now you have them!

Six Federation Commander ship cards for the Klingon Empire, including:

• D7D Drone Battlecruiser
• E4D Light Drone Corvette
• E5 Battle Corvette
• E7D Drone Cruiser
• F5L Frigate Leader
• RKL Light Cruiser

The pack also includes the scenario "Mis-Match" (Klingon and Orion Pirate) and the graphics for the counters. Each ship is presented in high resolution in both fleet scale and squadron scale.

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

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB4829

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197044/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/197044/

We hope you enjoy it!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, November 03, 2016 - 02:20 pm: Edit

Romulan Master Starship Book Now Available

"Cadet, identify that Romulan ship which just uncloaked off our front shield!"

"Sir, that is a King Condor battleship. My copy of the Romulan Master Starship Book notes that it is conjectural. Should we try to escape to warn the Federation that it is not conjectural?"

"Well done, Cadet! Were this not a simulation, we would indeed do exactly that. However, since this is a simulation, let's see if we can still carry out our mission."

The fourth volume in the long-anticipated Master Starship Book series is now available. It includes every Romulan ship in Star Fleet Battles, including X-ships, Y-ships, and R1 units that are specific to the Romulan Star Empire. Romulans are especially challenging because of the history of the various great houses insisting on a particular design, the various stages of early versions of what would become the cloaking device, and the addition to their fleet of converted Klingon ships.

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/ADB5434

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197434/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/197434/

It is also in print directly from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=5434

Good gaming to you!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 05:28 pm: Edit

Federation Commander: Klingon Ship Card Pack #4 Revised

When we first uploaded Klingon Ship Card Pack #4 we accidentally included the D7D and F5L which had been in Klingon Ship Card Pack #3.

Upon discovering this, we included the originally intended D6L and E4C, but went ahead and left the D7D and F5L because somebody who bought Klingon Ship Card Pack #4 might not have bought Klingon Ship Card Pack #3 and it would not be fair to take those two ships away from him.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 07:50 pm: Edit

Warehouse 23 is a bit behind. I suspect it will go up tonight, maybe as late as Monday, considering the holiday.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 05:29 pm: Edit

Captain's Log #25 Now Available from Multiple Sources

The drones slammed home, detonating the Hood into a spectacular antimatter fireball.

Released in November 2002, this issue supports Star Fleet Battles, Federation & Empire, Star Fleet Battle Force, Star Fleet Warlord, and Prime Directive and includes two stories.

HISTORY includes "Return of the Hood" by Dale McKee, in which we find out if the saucer section of the badly damaged Hood can make it back to the Federation. "First Encounter" by Kenneth Jones documents the first recording sighting of the Andromedans. Articles on the Klingon Blue Fleet and the Hydran Pegasus-class ships complete the section.

COMMUNICATIONS continues as a department. This includes service awards, 10 questions, after-action reports, why, humor, ask Admiral Growler, Starline 2400 miniatures, and a guide to painting the Lyran County symbols.

VENUES include Star Fleet Warlord, Star Fleet Command, Galactic Conquest, Play by Email, and SFB Online.

DATABASE remains the place for new SFB material, Battle Group 800, Shipyard Report, new playtest rules and cards for Star Fleet Battle Force, information about GURPS Prime Directive including an article about the Federation and some of the species that live within it, information about Klingon fighters and how to use gunboats in a campaign, and Brothers of the Anarchist.

SCENARIOS include six new ones (SL211-SL216).

TACTICS include Patrol Victory at Origins by Tom Carroll, an article on Souldra tactics, and five pages of Term Papers.

The FEDERATION & EMPIRE section includes Q&A, a scenario, and playtest information about ISC Wars.

The NEW SHIPS for SFB section has 16 new ships including four Hydran Pegasus variants; division control ships (Federation, Klingon, Kzinti, Hydran, ISC, and Seltorian); Kzinti improved survey cruiser; Seltorian light tactical transport; and Neo-Tholian heavy command cruiser, medium cruiser, heavy destroyer, and heavy frigate.

Get Captain's Log #25 from the following:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5725

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/198428/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/198428/

It is also available from your local game store or direct from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/issues-1929-c-17_19/captains-log-25-p-239.html

Good gaming to you!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 04:55 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles: Playtest Module R107 - The Nicozian Concordance Now Available

This playtest module presents all the rules for the Nicozians, a species which lives on a neutron star that is about to go nova and has dispatched exploration ships to search for a new home. Due to their environment, individual Nicozians are no larger than a grain of rice and their largest ship is no bigger than a drone! This module presents their unique rules for movement (Skipwarp), weapons (Skipwarp missiles, subspace auger, pulse phasers), and collapsium armor. Included are four SSDs (cruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, and frigate), four scenarios, and appropriate annexes.

This playtest module is a modular expansion of the SFB game system. You will need the SFB Basic Set to use this material. This material will also require Advanced Missions and other products (e.g., Module E3, Module E4, Module C4, and Module C5) to use it to the fullest extent.

This playtest module is available from the following sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB7107

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199517/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/199517/

If you would like it in print, it is available from the ADB storefront: http://www.starfleetstore.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=7107

We hope you enjoy testing this new module. Reports may be sent directly to Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, December 08, 2016 - 03:10 pm: Edit

Captain's Log #43 Now Available from Multiple Sources

"We shall deal to our enemies a just measure of fear!" – Romulan Praetor Crellus Antonius

Join us for Captain's Log #43 and find out about the fate of the Alfred the Great, one of two Federation ships responding to attacks on Federation border outposts. "Flotilla Commander 2" is a sequel to the story "Flotilla Commander" that was in Captain's Log #30; Lieutenant Terrick Korrell and his 747th Flotilla have a dangerous mission to accomplish.

Captain's Log #43 includes fiction and information for all of our games including updates, new ships, the crew roster for a Federation frigate, class histories for the Federation fast destroyer and new light cruiser, and new scenarios.

Star Fleet Battles: This game gains five new scenarios, information on the metamorph, Campaigns Update (Operation Unity, taking into account Module C3A), Proposals Board, Ask Growler, Victory Online by Ken Lin, Omega Octant Primer, Battlegroup and new ships (the Federation new fast escort cruiser and fast destroyer escort, Hydran Heavy Knight Destroyer, Inter-Stellar Concordium transport frigate and space control pods, and Barbarian battleship).

Federation Commander: You will find three new scenarios and new ships for the Klingons (D6J penal cruiser and F5J penal frigate), Romulans (KC7R heavy battlecruiser), and Federation (new plasma cruiser). There are also rules and ship cards for ground bases. Patrick Doyle also wrote an article on photon torpedo tactics.

Federation & Empire: This game has a new rule for auxiliary combatant warships, Q&A, tactical notes, rules and rulings, and new ships.

Starmada: Four new Orion ships are provided.

And there are still more articles: Ten questions, Awards, Command the Future, Input Guide, Why, Proposals Board, Background Questions, Galactic Conquest, rules for the dice game Alien World Survival, and five new action cards for Star Fleet Battle Force.

Supports Federation Commander, Star Fleet Battles, Federation & Empire, Prime Directive, Star Fleet Battle Force, SFB Galactic Conquest, Starmada, and Star Fleet Warlord.

The colorized SSDs from this issue are sold separately as is the Supplemental File (which includes the Origins 2011 reports, more battle groups, and more new ships for Star Fleet Battles, Federation Commander, and Starmada).

Get Captain's Log #43 from the following:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5743

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/200107/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/200107/

Also available in print from your local game store or from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/issues-3051-c-17_45/captains-log-43-p-777.html


Available separately is the Captain's Log #43 Supplemental File filled with new content.

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5743-S

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/200114/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/200114/

Print version from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/supplements-c-17_57/cl-43-supplement-p-785.html


Also available separately (and only as a PDF) are the color Star Fleet Battles SSDs and Federation Commander and Starmada ship cards from this issue:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5743-3C

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/200109/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/200109/

Good gaming to you!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Monday, December 12, 2016 - 02:42 pm: Edit

Federation Commander: North Polar Ship Card Pack Available

Back in 2006, ADB decided to produce a ship card for Santa's Sleigh. This became an annual tradition and scenarios were created for the "ships." All these appeared in various Communiques until eventually we suddenly had six ships and six scenarios. We talked it over and decided to create counters for the ships. We gathered up all the ships and all the scenarios (all newly edited for this pack), and added the counters. Then we decided to give it away as a present to our customers. Happy Christmas!

Six Federation Commander ship cards for the North Pole, including:

• Santa's Sleigh
• Star Cruiser
• Christmas Tree Cruiser
• Candy Cane Light Cruiser
• Commando Cane Cruiser
• Wreath Base

Each ship is presented in high resolution in both fleet scale and squadron scale.

The pack also includes the six North Polar scenarios that have been written to date. "Star over Frallia" pits the Orions against the North Pole. "Santa Meets the Monster" is for any empire. "The Klingons Throw out the Wreath" features the Klingons attacking the North Pole's base. The Klingons try again in "How the Elves Rebuilt Christmas." The poor Klingons never learn from their failure as we find out "How the Klingons Stole the Christmas Trees." Finally, discover "How the Hydrans Met Santa Claus." All of the scenarios were written to feature at least one North Polar ship.

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

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB4830

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/200536/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/200536/

We hope you enjoy it!

By Mike Bennett (Mike) on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 10:25 pm: Edit

Wonderful free product!

Thank you very much.

I hope all on the ADB staff have a very happy Christmas. Y'all are the best!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, January 05, 2017 - 04:19 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles: Stellar Shadow Journal #1 Is Now Available from Multiple Sources

Improbable History, Impossible Technology, Unknowable Species, Unbuildable Ships, and More!

This is the exciting new magazine of everything that never happened in SFB but was fun so we printed it anyway!

Improbable History: Klingon Commander Tak Katak built a career on aggression, daring, and outright murder. Plus, Romulan Republicans target the corrupt praetor in "Assault on the Imperium."

New Paradigms: The heavy gunboats that could never be built are more deadly than you realized.

Far Empires: Can the Peladine resist conquest by the ferocious Lyran Far Stars armada?

The Mad Scientist's Workshop: Find out about the warp gyroscope, enhanced proximity fuze, plasma scatter gun, long-range bolts, starburst plasma, and the black hole asteroid gun.

Olivette Roche scared everyone with a show that presented a ship that could copy your own weapons and shoot them right back at you! Simulator Cinema sends B-24, B-25, and B-17 bombers to destroy your battle station.

Shipyard of the Bizarre has ships that never existed in the Star Fleet Universe. Here you will find the Federation Flatbed, Klingon D17 battlecruiser, Romulan SkyHawk-K, Kzinti command carrier, Gorn sector control ship, Lyran Quad-Cat new heavy cruiser, Andromedan Emulator, Maesron battleship, and Andorian Early dreadnought.

This product adds new game play material for Star Fleet Battles. You must have the SFB Basic Set Rulebook (or the Master Rulebook) to use this material. Some material in the product will also require other SFB products. The material for Federation & Empire and Prime Directive requires those games.

Get Stellar Shadow Journal #1 from the following:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/adb3601

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/202278/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/202278/

It is also available from your local game store or direct from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/game-handbooks-c-1_5/stellar-shadow-journal-1-p-7.html

Good gaming to you!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, January 27, 2017 - 03:41 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles: Module M – Star Fleet Marines Available from Multiple Sources

Star Fleet Marines! The toughest hombres in space storm through the airlocks and blast the enemy. Whether on a base, starship, or planet, the Marines will teach the enemy a lesson they will not soon forget! The rulebook was updated in 2007 and the SSD book was updated in 2007 and again in 2010; the counters remain the same.

The rulebook has three new rules, new ship descriptions, and 16 new scenarios. The new rules are (D15.0) Ground Combat, (D16.0) Advanced Boarding Party Combat, and (E20.0) Transporter Artillery. There are also numerous Boarding Tables. The SSD book contains SSDs for General, Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Kzinti, Tholian , Orion, Hydran, Andromedan, Lyran, WYN, Inter-Stellar Concordium, and Lyran Democratic Republic commando ships. There are boarding party diagrams for all those empires and also the Seltorians.

The rulebook provides additional rules, ship descriptions, scenarios, and Boarding Tables for use in Star Fleet Battles. Matching ships and boarding party diagrams are in the SSD books. You must have the Module M Rulebook, SFB Basic Set, or Master Rulebook in order to utilize this material. Most of the ships require the Advanced Missions set or the SFB Master Rulebook. Some material will also require Modules C1, C2, and C3 to be used to full effect.

Rulebook

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DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/203854/
Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/203854/

And in print: http://www.starfleetstore.com/rulebooks-c-1_3_4/module-m-rulebook-p-143.html


B&W SSD book

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5615-3
DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/203858/
Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/203858/

And in print: http://www.starfleetstore.com/ssd-books-c-1_3_33/module-m-ssd-book-p-570.html


Color SSD book (available as an e-book only)

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5615-3C
DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/203860/
Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/203860/


The complete module is either available from your local gaming store or direct from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/new-rule-modules-c-1_11/module-m-star-fleet-marines-p-21.html


Good gaming to you!