tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post1505583849203813704..comments2024-03-11T22:15:41.520+10:00Comments on Shaun's Wargaming with Miniatures: The Sword and the Stars boardgame mini-game.Shaun Travershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-36739215638947551312018-03-18T11:04:36.559+10:002018-03-18T11:04:36.559+10:00I did change the way I used the cards. In the gam...I did change the way I used the cards. In the game, each player is given 5 cards (face down). You can do up to 5 actions a turn - for each action, you turn the card up to see if the action succeeded. If a system you own is attacked you can "burn" a card" and then that mean you can contribute your military modifier and also money into the defense. If you have no cards only the system defense values are used. In a multi-player game if you go first you tend to keep a card or two in reserve just to prevent attacks. If you go last, you can use all your cards for actions. If you are not going last and you use all the cards, there are opportunities to attack another player. If tends to happen less than you think due to the possibility of retaliation (player sequence varies from turn to turn) and being busy trying to keep your empire from going under due to random events.<br /><br />So, in this solo game I started by alternating one card (action) for one empire, then one card from another. About halfway through this was too hard to keep track of (as generally there are sequences to actions e.g. try and conquer, if you do then try to remove unrest from it, may not succeed so do it again). So I reverted to doing 4 actions for the first empire and 5 actions for the second empire. <br /><br />This also was not great either and so if I play again I will just use one empire against the system. There are NPCs called Outworlders that randowmly appear and burn 5 cards each turn on conquest until they are conquered themselves. These will help with only playing one empire. They did not appear in the game above due to lucky rolls. Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-49384967305184290442018-03-17T11:53:07.377+10:002018-03-17T11:53:07.377+10:00Did you do anything special to play the game solo?...Did you do anything special to play the game solo? With each player having card hands I assume there is normally a lot of hidden information?Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667428218897971037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-70343557308857882692018-03-13T09:11:49.180+10:002018-03-13T09:11:49.180+10:00"I seem to remember being both fascinated and..."I seem to remember being both fascinated and frustrated by Godsfire." That about sums up Godsfire! It is not solo friendly but that does not stop me thinking how to do it solitaire. In fact, only yesterday I was looking over the rules and tables again to see if I could work up interest to make it playable solitaire, or at least convert the mechanisms into a solitaire friendly game. I got better and put it all away for another time. I am quite likely to get it out again and again and one day may actually play the thing! It is a very fascinating and frustrating game that binds very well planet politics and space combat. I have Talon on my list to acquire but I do have a lot of spaceship miniature rules and a few space combat boardgames to get to first, so I may never actually get to buying it.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-84905962988913782572018-03-13T04:43:57.442+10:002018-03-13T04:43:57.442+10:00As soon as I saw 'Godsfire' I was immediat...As soon as I saw 'Godsfire' I was immediately transported back ... to a time long ago, when I had a dabble with virtually anything and rule length or density was not a hurdle or consideration. even so, I seem to remember being both fascinated and frustrated by Godsfire .... was it not solitairable? I can't remember.<br /><br />The only space game I have now is Talon, and your post is reminding me that that needs to come off the shelf soon!Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com