Pre-read questions

1 posts ยท Feb 5 2002

From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>

Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:22:48 +1100

Subject: Re: Pre-read questions

From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>

> I finally ordered the rules (all three books) and am eagerly awaiting

You won't be sorry.

> Before they arrive, I would like to ask a few questions to get

Small Fleets. Say a dozen a side. Beginners can handle less, experts more.

> 2) How is FTL travel handled? Is it a jump (al la B5), a "Warp" al la

There are rules for "jumping into combat" but this is risky. Most games start
with both fleets having emerged from FTL some time before. Jumps are
micro-jumps, more like Traveller than anything else.