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The micromachine pod racers, and what I say of a demo of the pod racer video
game is just begging for a miniatures game. Pod racers feel like a high tech
chairot race. A one man sled is pulled by what look like too 757 jet engines
with the whole thing hovering a few meters above the ground. The race is along
a course, the one I saw on the video game was on Tatoonie (spelling?). Going
through
tight canyons at 400+ miles/hr. looks cool :-)
Anyway, I think a game of this is doable starting with the Full Thrust rules.
Give each pod racer a thrust of 10 or 12 and use the movement rules from the
2nd edition book. Even though each racer has a high thrust, I'd limit any
turns to 3 point change per turn. I'd
also limit the amount of de-acceleration to say a quarter or a fifth
of the total thrust.
Since the racers take place on a planet, I'd introduce air resistence also. If
no thrust is applied in a turn then the racer would slow down some amount, and
the faster it is going the less thrust is available for
acceleration. I'm thinking that air resistence reduces speed by 1/10 of
the current speed rounded up. So a racer going 35 would slow down by 4 if no
thrust used, slow down by 1 of 3 points of thrust used, or speed up by 6 of 10
points of thrust used.
Add in damage points, and collisions, and there are the basics of the game. I
bought four of the pod racers and I feel like laying out a course and trying
it. Don't know when I'll find time though. Other interesting elements can be
added once I've see the movie.
Enjoy,
> Possible minor spoilers follow:
Search out and find "Circus Imperium" for the Renegade Legion universe, by
FASA. While the track is just an oval, I'm sure the mechanics would work
well. :)
<In joke for anyone who's played the game>
"Whip whip whip whip WHIIIIIIIIIP!"
</In joke>
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Search out and find "Circus Imperium" for the Renegade Legion universe, by
FASA. While the track is just an oval, I'm sure the mechanics would work
well. :)
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Tre hoot, I must say. However, I'm assuming there'll have to be a lot of
chrome work done anyway (the carnivorous draft beasts in CI may not be right
for this use, though I'll have to wait to see the movie to be certain), and CI
can be a bit difficult to hunt down.
Somewhat easier is AH's Circus Maximus, and Cheapass Games' Ben Hurt is in
stores right now. Both similar, and if you have to do the adaptive work
anyway...
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However, for canyon running, I'm certain there are other games with less
converting necessary. I'll put my thinking cap on...
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submarine that would make a nice spaceship.
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Anyone else think these look like good matches for the SD grubs used as
Sa'Vasku?
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> Gungans V - 8 people
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Yes on the first, don't recall on the second, and I'll be getting some myself,
but be warned, the ones I saw had even worse paint, especially facial, than
the earlier sets. Yes, I know, most of the previous just had one color paint
on the face, but at least that paint was pretty well centered ON the face.
Can't say the same for the Gunguns I saw.
As far as the Royal Spaceship, the person, I think on
rec.games.miniatures.misc, that was complaining about 'a current trend of
spaceships as bricks' (hey, I
LOVE my new NSL fleet! ;->= ) will be MOST pleased. Lovely curves and
bulges, with a long pointy snout.
Has anybody looked at the new plastic kits? Most seem too large, but there's a
box that SEEMS to have three Trade Fed drone fighters. They'd probably be the
right size to fit with most FT fleets, and definitely a new shape. If anybody
picks one up, I'd like a report before I do. ;->=
The_Beast