Federation Commander

A gamer friend of mine and I tried out a ship vs. ship duel last night. We played Fleet scale, he took a Federation New Light Cruiser and I chose the Romulan War Eagle. Since this was his first time playing, we used the quick start rules (both ships at speed 16, plasma bolts only, no drones)

It was ...

Hello,

I'm a very new FC player who is still learning the Rules. I'm interested in playing some one-on-one squadron-scale duels, but from reading these boards and talking to people, I get the impression duels vs. Romulans are difficult because of the length of time it takes due to cloaking and slow ...

I did use the cloak once when I had three drones dangerously close. Fortunately, I was still able to outmaneuver them, so the cloak never actually came into play, since I was able to outrun them until I could re-arm. But it seemed to me like cloaking is better to use when one is threatened from ...

Hey folks,

After my first two games against my wife, I realized I need to practice a bit more to make sure I remember all the rules and the game moves along smoothly without me having to check the rulebook every few minutes.

So I decided to try another of the solo training drone scenarios. I tried ...

...We did a couple of passes in Fleet scale, and when my plasma torpedo got disabled by a good phaser volley, I withdrew.


Did you remember to use rule (3E1d)?
Any time a damage point would (as called for by the DAC) disable the last box of a given type, the player owning the ship has the option ...

Tried my first ship to ship battle with my wife last night, using the New Heavy Cruiser versus the KR Heavy Cruiser.

We were using simplified movement rules (no sideslips and minimal acceleration/decceleration) and to make things less confusing, I did not use the cloaking device, which put me at a ...

Well, I tried out my first game tonight!

I picked up Romulan Border yesterday at my FLGS for a 50 percent discount (I traded in some old unused board games for credit). Very pleased with the game contents...not only were the components very good quality, but I was very impressed with the full ...

Thanks again for all the responses and suggestions! One thing I am really liking while looking into this game is all the options offered to try it out, including the free PDF, the lower-cost Academy box, and the big sets with the option to buy extras. It's good to have all these options, even if it ...

@djdood: Thanks very much, that information is helpful!

Hmm...I'm still torn between possible purchases, though. Romulans and Klingons still seem pretty equally appealing.

Let me try another tack with a few follow-up questions:

1) There are different Federation ships in the two "Border" starters ...

Hello,

I've never played SFB, but I'm a Star Trek fan and have been very interested reading reviews of Federation Commander. I'm very intrigued by what I've heard and am thinking about trying it out.

However, I have a question: The Romulans are my favorite race in Trek...but my impression from ...