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Offline Xenotactics

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Xenotactics skirmish game
« on: 06 November 2017, 05:11:31 PM »
Hi,

Here’s a game I’ve been writing. It’s sci-fi skirmish inspired by Infinity, Song of Blades and Heroes and Necromunda. The core rules are concise but there is also a large selection of weapons & special rules to choose from. The game has no background story. Instead you use whatever sci-fantasy miniatures you have, creating the characters with a point based calculator. Recently I added a campaign system to the game. Let me know what you think! I've been developing the game based on feedback for some time now.

http://xenotactics.com/

To play you’ll need:
3-15 miniatures per player
3 ten sided dice per player
A tape measure
Miniature terrain

Shoot a mail to hello@xenotactics.com if you’d like to receive an email with full patch notes whenever I update the game.

Offline Andze

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #1 on: 07 November 2017, 01:25:14 PM »
Thanks for sharing, looks interresting.

Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #2 on: 07 November 2017, 03:25:05 PM »
A very nice little ruleset! I always like campaign systems built in. I have a similar skirmish system that I use for my own personal gaming, heavily modified for solo play. Am thinking about trying your system out for a solo gaming experience. May have to borrow a few of your concepts. :-)

Jason

Offline Mako

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #3 on: 07 November 2017, 05:27:10 PM »
They sound interesting.

I'll take a look at them.

Is there a Quick Reference Sheet available for the Basic, and/or other frequently used rules?

Offline Xenotactics

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #4 on: 12 November 2017, 04:13:11 PM »
There is no quick reference sheet at the moment. I should probably write one. The actions and reactions are the most frequently used rules.

Offline YPU

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #5 on: 12 November 2017, 04:16:58 PM »
Agreed, this does look interesting. Will read when I have time.
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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #6 on: 12 November 2017, 05:35:32 PM »
It's really worth putting together a downloadable pdf for these rules. Reading them off a website can be a bit troublesome at times.
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Offline YPU

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #7 on: 12 November 2017, 05:37:47 PM »
Agreed, I tried to use a "print to pdf" version but the layout did not translate well.

Offline DivisMal

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #8 on: 12 November 2017, 09:34:40 PM »
Hey, thank you! The rules look fun. I'm sure, I'll try them out soon.

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Re: Xenotactics skirmish game
« Reply #9 on: 13 November 2017, 01:38:17 PM »
Agreed, I tried to use a "print to pdf" version but the layout did not translate well.
Try save to pdf by pdfcrowd for the Firefox, very good result.
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