Kirk here and in the cloud for 86 !! I will accept all diplomatic contact including surrenders Knightstorm1957@aol.com

By Lloyd Bangs (Space_Madness) on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 09:20 pm: Edit

Kirk,
prepare to be boarded! i accept you surrender! please follow the security guards to the brig!

By Lloyd Bangs (Space_Madness) on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 09:20 pm: Edit

Paul,
how many players do we have?

By Lloyd Bangs (Space_Madness) on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 09:21 pm: Edit

Paul,
please delete the other 'game 86' feed.

By Kirk Petty (Zugzwang) on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 10:05 pm: Edit

lloyd, Once again terran ego displays its weakness It is your surrender that is on the table, your planets and women will be spared to serve the Empire. Your men will mine dilithum or perhaps earn the right to serve on a D6J Qapala

By Lloyd Bangs (Space_Madness) on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 10:17 pm: Edit

Kirk,
Apparently you need a taste of some Phaser #1s and a full spread of photon torpedoes.
no doubt we should join forces and secure the future of both our peoples! other races are better suited for the mines and brothels!

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 09:00 am: Edit

Guys, this one is going to be a small game. (Sorry not many signups).

Number Of Players: 8
Size of Board: 6x6
Victory Conditions: 70+ Sites or 6 Sectors.

The change is victory conditions is due to the size of the board.

By Lloyd Bangs (Space_Madness) on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 04:21 pm: Edit

Paul,
its ok with me if you want to wait a couple weeks for a few more players to sign up.
maybe we could turn this one into a 3-week cycle tournament? (the old A-game)
it seems not many players check this site or the home page. perhaps you could put a message in running games that 86 is starting. you could also send out emails to inactive players to notify them (if that doesnt violate some rule)

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 07:05 am: Edit

i guess i am disappointed that i was left out of the game. did i send in my builds 'to' early? Math > Even at only 6x6 there should be room for 9 players.
(ps...i changed my user ID to Ninja1. the 'Ren and Stimpy' reference i used for other ID just didnt seem to do it for me)
is it possible to change my 'call sign/login' on the SFW website?

By Catherine Wale (Space_Queen) on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 03:47 pm: Edit

HELP!
-i have a horrible, horrible home sector. i have sites in NF, OM and WS. not much prospecting here either
-i will have to let my monster live because my ships would have to pass through two MS hexes in the same turn of attack. i could probably kill it but i dont think the ships would survive. how long will it stay there?
-if terrain drops my shields do they stay down the entire turn? or do they come back in the next hex?
-would i be better off getting my sector bonus toot-sweet or wait one turn to get the extra prospects getting more ships out quicker?
Cath

By Gene Malin (Privateer) on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 04:19 pm: Edit

Prsp over sites. You should still be able to get the sites by T3. If you had gotten a T PR and a K G4 on the initial build those sites should be easy. Lately the monsters are moving on T1, which they are not supposed to do, but they are, so be prepared to work around them. If this is an event game, get the OSD to take care of it on T2 or T3. Terrain won't hurt them.

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 03:50 am: Edit

1) Random Corporations
2) Victory is considered 70+ Sites or 6 Sectors.
3) EV command is available.
4) Starting year is Y165

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 05:28 pm: Edit

Hey Kirk/Gene,
Paul lost my builds in his inbox, but confirmed he did get them earlier last month. he said he was going to get me in. another game starting from behind. thats ok. as long as i get to play and squash monsters and NPCs!

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 05:30 pm: Edit

Paul,
will my entry change the victory conditions? will there be room for any late entries? i might be able to scrounge a few more players.

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 05:32 pm: Edit

Cath,
the rules state in section 4.6 "shields are automatically restored to full levels at the start of your next turn". so any effect or shield weakening lasts until the beginning of your next turn just before any movement occurs.
Gene is right, get your sector bonus first. once the monster is moving you will be able to determine where to intercept it. dont let any of your ships sit where the monster might go until you have enough power to kill it.
make sure you get some prospects every turn.

By Kirk Petty (Zugzwang) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 11:51 am: Edit

grr- restart- Well as a relative of Romulus once said "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few or the one" I finally had a home sector prospecting worthy of the Privateer himself and we have to restart such are the fortunes of corporate struggles in the cloud

By Gene Malin (Privateer) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 11:55 am: Edit

So far d30 has had a number of twists and turns but my sector is officially cleaned out at the end of turn 4. The number of ships about to break out may be the most I have ever had at this point in a game. Gotta take a couple of years off more often.

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 03:58 pm: Edit

ALL - the restart will give us space for more players. so if you know anyone, let them know to get their builds in for the game!!

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 04:00 pm: Edit

Paul,
86 is restarting? going to 8x8? when will it restart? use the builds i sent. no need for me to change unless you need them reentered thru the website to count?
let Jean know so she can help us get word out. the more the merrier!

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 06:33 pm: Edit

That is correct. It will be an 8x8. It is restarting March 11th.

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 08:47 pm: Edit

Kirk,
in this case the needs of the one out weighs the needs of the many.
there is going to be more space in the game. lets try to get a few more players involved.

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 08:28 pm: Edit

Paul,
i will be resending my initial builds for 86 via email. made some changes.

did we get any extra players?

By Catherine Wale (Space_Queen) on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 09:48 pm: Edit

Leaving my builds the same for the restart. Home sec cant be as bad the 2nd time around.
How will the new map size affect the spacing of players??
I see an older game just ended. Will there be another game starting after 86 starts? SFW could quickly become addicting!! Just wondering where all the players are! yooo hoooo!
I did some reading on the Die Hard and Historical games. Die Hard sounds fun but i like the idea of Historical being a team game. Afraid i am not ready for either one yet.

By Lloyd Bangs (Ninja1) on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 10:28 am: Edit

there are still a few of us left that ARE addicted to the game! i am ready for 87 too!

By Catherine Wale (Space_Queen) on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 11:37 pm: Edit

Better home sector after the restart! Plus I got two bonuses on the map. Not telling, So
I have a secret. Its so cool its hardly fair. Ahhhh, the Noob deserves it.