Any Suggestions: Fast Play Fleet Actions for Star Wars

[Logain77]

G.O.B.S. (Generic Outlandishly Big Spacefleets) is a simple ruleset for really big fleets. It’s free and has been around for well a decade or two. It might be worth a look.

[Rick]

colour me intrigued... pics?

Please bear in mind this isn't complete - I've got a lot of filling and detailing to do before I can even think of painting it - but it's coming along quite nicely.

[Rick]

It was an old broken r/c one that I picked up very cheap and started working on.

[Rick]

And apologies for putting them up one at a time, I seem to be having issues with my phone and file size! 

[anevilgiraffe]

that is awesome... is it in SW? it works as something within the Imperial design aesthetic.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

First, excellent work on the scout ship.

that is awesome... is it in SW? it works as something within the Imperial design aesthetic.

I assume it is inspired by a Traveller Imperial Intersteller Scout Service ship.
https://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Type_S_class_Scout/Courier
I do not recognise the deck plan on the above page.
https://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Imperial_Interstellar_Scout_Service

[Rick]

that is awesome... is it in SW? it works as something within the Imperial design aesthetic.

Once I started working on it I realised it would be a bit like the Traveller S class scout but not anything I recognised from SW. You'll probably recognise bits from various GW kits here and there, as well as FoW and all sorts. I may well post more pics in the 'work in progress' section, along with the others.

[Easy E]

Fleet games I can think of.....

-One Page Rules: War Fleets
-Void Admiral
-Full Thrust
-Armada (But I see that as more SW fleet scale skirmish)
-Battlefleet Gothic (Not a great fit IMHO)
-A Billion Suns (Not a great fit IMHO)
-Firestorm Armada
- Jovian Wars (Not a great fit IMHO)
- There is a space-based Battletech game that is escaping me
- A Sky Full of Ships (?)
- Starfleet Battles (No, just NO!)

Space wargaming is really ripe for something to really hit home.  However, it does pose its own unique challenges.

I would also consider looking at some Historical Naval Games with some bodged together rules.  Anything WWII Naval based can probably be ported over. 

- Pacific Command
- Victory at Sea

There are probably a ton of others in this space, but my memory is only so strong......

[Rick]

First, excellent work on the scout ship.I assume it is inspired by a Traveller Imperial Scout ship.

Not at first but it has grown that way! 

[Rick]

Fleet games I can think of.....

-One Page Rules: War Fleets
-Void Admiral
-Full Thrust
-Armada (But I see that as more SW fleet scale skirmish)
-Battlefleet Gothic (Not a great fit IMHO)
-A Billion Suns (Not a great fit IMHO)
-Firestorm Armada
- Jovian Wars (Not a great fit IMHO)
- There is a space-based Battletech game that is escaping me
- A Sky Full of Ships (?)
- Starfleet Battles (No, just NO!)

Space wargaming is really ripe for something to really hit home.  However, it does pose its own unique challenges.

I would also consider looking at some Historical Naval Games with some bodged together rules.  Anything WWII Naval based can probably be ported over. 

- Pacific Command
- Victory at Sea

There are probably a ton of others in this space, but my memory is only so strong......

Battlespace - took over from Aerotech and has now been largely replaced by rules in the Total Warfare and Strategic Operations books.
And what, may I ask, about the various 'A Call to Arms' rules? The core rules in there are very simple and would just need a specific fleet/weapon list to be viable?

[Ultravanillasmurf]

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- There is a space-based Battletech game that is escaping me
...

Aerotech?

[Rick]

Aerotech?

Replaced by 2 different sets - see above comment.

[Easy E]

Oh yeah, A Call to Arms!  Good thought. 

I am sure there are a few more I can not think of.

[Rick]

Oh yeah, A Call to Arms!  Good thought. 

I am sure there are a few more I can not think of.

Between us all I think we've hit the main sets. Consensus of opinion seems to be that there are several simple rulesets around but they'll all need a bit of work to get the right feel for the SW ships from SW Armada. Is that about right?

[anevilgiraffe]

Once I started working on it I realised it would be a bit like the Traveller S class scout but not anything I recognised from SW. You'll probably recognise bits from various GW kits here and there, as well as FoW and all sorts. I may well post more pics in the 'work in progress' section, along with the others.

I meant is the game set in the SW universe. Either way, deserving of it's own thread.