In the begining B5Movie /Game

1 posts ยท Aug 12 1998

From: Niall Gilsenan <ngilsena@i...>

Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:49:20 +0100

Subject: In the begining B5Movie /Game

I just watched the film again and it brought up a little idea thats been at
the back of my mind since I got the EFSB. The battle of the line is such a
large engagment that it might be quite fascinating as a multi-player
game with each player being either Earth Force or the Minbari in various
sectors arrayed around Earth. The basic premise of it would be players in each
sector fighting a certain number of turns of fleet combat at which point ships
may be transferred to another sector or reinforcements might arrive in the
sector possibly changing the whole dynamic of a sector.

Now given the overwhelming nature of Minbari forces the victory conditions
would have to be based on scenario goals rather than ships lost. The human
players goal would be to delay long enough to allow civilians to escape or for
the Minbari to surrender.

The games could be played out by various groups who then send results to the
GM who collates them. There could be groups involved from anywhere on the
planet as long as they have email and can play the games out before a
deadline.

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Particularly info on the number of
ships involved in the battle on both sides would be appreciated.