Federation Commander

[DirkSJ]

[yockbo]

[DirkSJ]

[JimDauphinais]

"BUT, having the map fixed within 50 hexes of the STARTING location of the Gorn BC would fix it for sure."

Unfortunately, I don't think it does. The errata is interesting as you may remember that Joe suggested that fix and that is how we played it (we thought that might have been what was meant by the poor wording in the Briefing #1 version). However, as you may now also remember, it did not work in our playing.

The problem is that the Gorn ship starts both facing away from the R&Ks and far enough away from the R&Ks that it can simply lead the Romulans and Klingons on a 4 hex per Impulse chase around a 100 hex diameter circumference (see the link to my older post in another topic that Yockbo cited to above).

Now maybe we were missing some trick, but all I remember is the four of us who played it felt it was broken as written even with our adjustment (which is apparently consistent with how it works in the original version published in Communique). I would love to find out that we were missing some tactic that could be used to counter such play by the Gorn player as the concept of the scenario is interesting.
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Jim Dauphinais, Chesterfield, MO

St. Louis Area Fed Comm Group: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/STL_Federation_Commander/

[DirkSJ]

Can't the two Roms fan out and pincer? If he turns he is going to come face to face with one....and after 2 turns he will have to turn.

[JimDauphinais]

Yes, they could. However, the Gorn player has some of control in regard to where the pincer will occur and should be able to avoid catching any Plasma torpedos. Firing plasma torpedos from opposite directions will not work against a ship moving 4 hexes per impulse unless those torpedos are fired at very close range or fired in a manner which corners the Gorn ship on the map such that the BC cannot evade the torpedoes. Also, the Romulan ships are weak in regard to direct fire weapons and will likely be facing incoming Gorn plasma torpedos when they try to close the range though this is somwhat tempered by the fact that the Gorn ship may have very limited energy to put into plasma due to it moving 4 hexes per impulse.
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Jim Dauphinais, Chesterfield, MO

St. Louis Area Fed Comm Group: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/STL_Federation_Commander/

[phul]

As the Gorn in the scenario being described (I'm joe!), the roms can spread for the pincer, but then the Gorn will be putting alot of fire on one rom ship, which he must take in the face in order to execute the pincer. I seem to recall a time limit too... but I may be wrong on this. And a 100 diameter hex grid gives me 50 hexes to a side... or 5 turns from side to side. With even half way decently coordinated movements by the gorn/fed, I'd give the victory to them 9/10 times.

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