Playing the Game

It’s fair to say that my life has changed a lot over the last 3 years since my son was born. I’ve suddenly found myself time poor, which has really impacted the chances that I have had to put any significant time into gaming, let alone Power Projection specifically. Of course, there are consolations.

Anyway, I had a chance at the weekend to run some demo games for some of my friends who are Traveller fans but have never played Power Projection. We ran two battles; ‘A Good Clean Fight’, the classic introductory scenario we use at conventions and then a made up on the spur of the moment engagement with two Batrons, one a Zhodani Rider Squadron, the other an Imperial Battleship based one.

I took some pictures, and thought that I’d share:

Power Projection: A Good Clean Fight
The first battle...

As you can see, it got quite messy. The ships are GZG models, and a Star Wars Diecast miniature for the Plankwell in the second battle. The order of battle was as follows:

Imperials
BB Plankwell Class
CA Atlantic Class
CL Gionetti Class x2

Zhodani
BT Aatsdivr Class Battle Tender
BR Anzha Class x2
CL Zhdavldlits Class x2

In the first scenario, the Zhodani realised a crushing victory as their player rolled back the defences on the Imperials with massed missile strikes, killing the Fer-de-Lance missile escorts before they could respond in kind.

In the second scenario (which we didn’t finish as my pass out was expiring and I had to get home), it was too close to call. Initially, it looked as if the Imperials were doomed again, as they failed pretty much most of their spinal to-hit rolls on the first turn with spinal fire and Zhodani didn’t. Fortunately, the Plankwell has enough structure to shake off the damage (after it luckily managed to repair its bridge after the first threshold suffered took it out).

And, yes, I know that Ad Astra have a fantastic Plankwell model, but one of the time poor things I have at the moment is a large pile of books to read, games to play, videos to watch and miniatures to base and paint. However, I draw heart in the latter case as one of my friends, and stalwart Power Projection demonstrator, Neil always tells me that if you run out on miniatures to paint then you’ll have nothing left to live for and the end will be nigh!

Dom

Power Projection Event, Maryland USA

Mystic Station Designs, LLC is hosting several Power Projection: Escort and Power Projection:Fleet Events at Balticon 41.

Balticon 41 is held in Hunt Valley Maryland (USA) on memorial day weekend of May 25 - 28, 2007. For additonal information on Balticon
please see their website.

The events will include an introduction to Power Projection: Escort and Power Projection:Fleet. In additon there will be six events throughout the weekend including a Tournament on Sunday 27 May 2007. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. The events are listed on the Mystic Station Website.

If you have any questions please let Kory M. Kaese from Mystic Station Designs know.