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Author Topic: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?  (Read 1093 times)

Offline Cacique Caribe

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How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« on: April 02, 2020, 01:37:12 AM »
Would you say that these are the minimum numbers and types of characters needed for a 1950’s-B-movie type game?

* Professor/scientist type
* Librarian, teacher or waitress (professor’s potential love interest)
* A golden retriever or collie
* 2 or 3 local sheriff and deputies (1 or 2 cop cars)
* Farmer (1 truck and 1 small farm house)
* Farmer’s wife (and her distillery)
* Farmer’s daughter (and tractor)
* Alien pilot/constable (1 Flying Saucer)
* Alien creatures (escapees and broken cages)
* 2 or 3 “G-men” (1 car)

Any other key characters?

What about rules?

Anything else?

Thanks

Dan
« Last Edit: April 02, 2020, 07:55:31 AM by Cacique Caribe »

Online S J Donovan

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2020, 03:16:13 AM »
Invasion X by Killer Games for rules and some of your figure requirements.

Offline Cacique Caribe

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2020, 03:23:31 AM »
Hmm.  Looks like the Invasion X rule book is only sold in the UK:

https://killerbgames.co.uk/shop/ols/categories/rule-books

Dan

Offline DoctorPete

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2020, 07:32:32 AM »
Need a local ruffian/bully or two for cannon fodder/Red Shirt or as competing love interest for the hero's girl.  Perhaps the town drunk who won't be believed when he says he saw a monster/alien/giant bug.  Army officer home on leave or retired.  Local MD (may double as town drunk).  I'm sure there are more but it's 3:31 a.m.    :)
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Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2020, 08:31:07 AM »
Recreational conflict carries Killer B games stuff in the USA...
http://recreationalconflict.com/
Xander
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Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2020, 08:35:59 AM »
Farmer's daughter could equally be any spunky kid (possibly with the dog as companion)

'Green army men' style US army - Garands or M14's, Bazooka's, Sherman Easy8's and Pattons. Maybe flame throwers...

Alien creatures may also be giant insects

Love interest's father (usually an authority figure - priest, mayor, elderly scientist, possibly with conflicting views to the main man)

Offline ichwillauch

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2020, 08:58:00 AM »
There is a PC game called "The Bureau: XCOM Declassified" on STEAM, it is placed 1962 and may be full of ideas; As far as I remember, there were several postings of members, who have transfered the PC rules to tabletop.

I would also recommend the copplestone castings hillbillies and some sowjet spies

Offline fastolfrus

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2020, 09:54:04 AM »
If you go with a non-American setting you could have even less figures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3EtvSjx9A

1954 Devil Girl From Mars, set in a remote Scottish Inn.
Innkeeper & wife
Handyman
Grandson
Attractive girl on the run from her past
Elderly scientist & journalist, stopped here by coincidence
Escaped convict

When the flying saucer appears it has a crew of 1 (female in odd leather outfit, looks like a prototype Darth Vader met Dracula) and a clunky looking robot.

Quite an entertaining film.

Or you could go with Quatermass as an inspiration
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Offline has.been

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Re: How To Game A Basic 1950s Scifi B Movie Type Scenario?
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2020, 10:30:19 AM »
I am (and have been for flippin years!) gathering bits for a 1950s 'B' Movie.
As well as the things listed I have  a Greyhound bus with various stranded
passengers, all stopping at the road-side Diner. Thereby including owner/cook
& waitress. Plucky kids, with a roadster, oh and the National Guard (My 'Green soldiers')
but still want a couple of tanks for them. Some of those bugs are quite big!