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June 5th, 2002, 12:41 PM
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Re: Space Empires the Board Game???
Oh, and I'm sure you know about "Star Fire" that SE is based on. That was far to complex to try to introduce to a family. It was "Spread Sheet **ell" to quote my x family.
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Re: Space Empires the Board Game???
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without ever having too turn on your PC.
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 No computer? That would be too much like real life.
Actually I think that SE IV is a little too complicated for the "average" family. Either that or the board game would have to be too watered down that it would not do the original justice. Sort of like how most books are better than the movies made about them.
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Re: Space Empires the Board Game???
Try "Twilight Imperium" for all your galactic conquest needs 
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Its a nice little board game.. perhaps a bit long winded for a family play session though. It takes us a good 4 - 6 hours to play a 6 player game... especialy when we all know how to play.. its very cut throat and everyone gangs up on the leader |
June 5th, 2002, 09:26 PM
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Re: Space Empires the Board Game???
The company that published Battle was spelled Yaquinto.
For a "family game", the upper limit of complexity is around the level of the game Risk.
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Re: Space Empires the Board Game???
Anyone play the space game "Silent Death", fairly easy to play, its the die rolls that always get to me. SE4 could be set up similiar to it..
just some ideas mac
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Re: Space Empires the Board Game???
The first 4X game I ever played was called Stellar Conquest. It was a board game, and a lot of fun, but definitely not something for your average family to play.
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Re: Space Empires the Board Game???
capnq,
Any idea who owns the rights to it?
I'd love to do some commercial things with it.
Is anybody interrested in a "Star Fire / Space Empires" Version?
It is turn based
The game does not use dice.
Each unit has an strength number
It can be modified by the terrain
On your turn you move your units up to his, (if you want)
If your strength is greater than his,
You remove his units
If they are weaker, um, I forget but I think nothing happens
I modded the game to play on a Panzer Blitz / Panzer Leader board.
I could see an "SE" Version where you could design your ships and the other players would not know what they were till you compared them.
Hmm, Sissors, Paper, Rock would be possible.
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