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DaveP. Lieutenant JG
Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 31
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:41 pm Post subject: Tournament Rules Squadron question |
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My regular opponent and myself have been using the Origins 2009 Tournament Rules for our regular games for several months now and we've been enjoying them immensely. Does anyone else use them regularly, and do you have any favorite squadrons? |
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unic Ensign
Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds interesting - are these rules available anywhere on the web site? I had a quick look around and could not spot them... |
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wedge_hammersteel Commander
Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 578 Location: Lafayette, LA
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storeylf Fleet Captain
Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 1897
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:14 am Post subject: |
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I've started to use them with one of my opponents, only been doing it for a couple of weeks, but so far its gone well.
I do think it is a far far better game than a simple 1 vs 1 duel.
So far we have been going over the time limit - but we'll get faster as we get used to various things that don't normally come up (web rules etc). |
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DaveP. Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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I've noticed that the closed board makes plasma and "big hammer" races more powerful- there's less ability to run away from them- and maneuver-intensive races (Klingons especially) a little harder to win with, for the same reason.
Here's a couple of squadrons I've had some success with:
Kzin- 2 BC, 1 CC: 440 points
This gives you three heavy cruisers, all with the Old Kzinti FA+L/FA+R disruptor arcs plus the ability to launch 12 drones on Impulse 8 of Turn 1, plus another 8 on Impulse 1 of Turn 2 (double drone control on the CC): a 20 drone wave, if you handle it right. Oh yeah, and a total of fifteen transporters... heh.
Feds- 2 CS, 1 NCA: 447 points.
Or you could take two NCA's and one SC, but I like it better this way. Either way, that's 12 photons and a decent power curve.
EDITED to fix error: wrote SC when I meant CS.
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Wolverin61 Commander
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Mississippi
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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DaveP. wrote: | Feds- 2 SC, 1 NCA: 447 points.
Or you could take two NCA's and one SC, but I like it better this way. Either way, that's 12 photons and a decent power curve. |
SC? Scouts don't have photons. _________________ "His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking."
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wedge_hammersteel Commander
Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 578 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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DaveP.
I find it hard to believe you had any success with this set up.
"Feds- 2 SC, 1 NCA: 447 points.
Or you could take two NCA's and one SC, but I like it better this way. Either way, that's 12 photons and a decent power curve."
The BPV for the FED SC in Federation Commander is too high in my opinion. The Fed Com SC sensors are not as powerful as the SFB SC sensors.
How do you come up with 12 photons? The Fed SC has no photons. |
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DaveP. Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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SC= CS; Strike Crusier. Sorry- a little thinking backwards there. |
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Wolverin61 Commander
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Mississippi
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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DaveP. wrote: | SC= CS; Strike Crusier. Sorry- a little thinking backwards there. |
Well I thought maybe, after my previous post. _________________ "His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking."
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wedge_hammersteel Commander
Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 578 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, the CS is more understandable. Thanks. |
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DaveP. Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Hydran Fighter-heavy Squadron:
2 Ranger @111pts. each
1 Mongol @100 pts
12 fighters to split between all three ships
442 points
Some fairly obvious advantages and disadvantages here.
I have only tried this one once, and won by cornering my opponent (who was running Romulans) and mugging him. |
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