Category Archives: Space Naval Gaming

MBS Podcast Episode 73: Schaumburg Prime Offensive Preview

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Ruckdog
MBS Podcast Episode 73: Schaumburg Prime Offensive Preview

https://manbattlestations.libsyn.com/episode-73-schaumburg-prime-offensive-preview-interview Josh Linde returns to the MBS podcast after a long absence to discuss the plans for his upcoming Schaumburg Prime Offensive event being held at Adepticon! The event will feature a three-round tournament using the A Billion Suns rules. … Continue reading →

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Dreadnoughts in Space Games

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Ruckdog
Dreadnoughts in Space Games

Ahoy there! So, I’ve got to warn you all ahead of time, this post is going to be a bit more of a rant and somewhat more negative than the usual fare around here! Today I’m going to talk a … Continue reading →

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Speeding up the Spartan Engine, Part 2

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Ruckdog

Introduction Last week, I took a look at the idea that games based on the Spartan Engine, especially Dystopian Wars (DW) and Firestorm Armada (FSA), take too long to play. I’m not going to repeat myself too much in this … Continue reading →

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Speeding up the Spartan Engine, Pt. 1

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Ruckdog
Speeding up the Spartan Engine, Pt. 1

For all of its many virtues, a commonly heard complaint is that games based on the Spartan Engine take too long to play, especially Firestorm Armada (FSA) and Dystopian Wars (DW). This is not a universally heard complaint, to be … Continue reading →

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The Spartan Game Engine

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Ruckdog
The Spartan Game Engine

Introduction Hello once again! In this post, I’m going to attempt to provide a description of the game engine that Spartan Games initially created in 2008 and then iterated on for various versions of Uncharted Seas (US), Firestorm Armada (FSA), … Continue reading →

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Fleet Commander Impressions

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Ruckdog
Fleet Commander Impressions

Hi all! Here is Landlubber’s impressions for the game Fleet Commander. This has been reposted from the MBS forums. See the original post here). Forum member BrdingPrty1 and I have met up a couple times in the past few weeks … Continue reading →

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The 2nd Armus War (BFG Campaign): Escape from Canova

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Ruckdog
The 2nd Armus War (BFG Campaign): Escape from Canova

By the early months of 790.M41, it was clear to the Imperial leadership of the the Armus Sub-sector that the uneasy and undeclared cease fire in the subsector could not last. After a brief interlude, reports of increased Xenos pirate … Continue reading →

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Episode 15

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Man Battlestations

[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5061476/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/legacy/tdest_id/326082″ height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] In Episode 15, Andy and Greg are back INNNNN SPAAAACE! Joined by Damion from the Hot LZ podcast, in the first segment they take a look at the background … Continue reading →

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DFC: First Impressions

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Ruckdog
DFC: First Impressions

Greetings! As I mentioned in my previous post regarding the Dropfleet Commander (DFC) tournament I played in last weekend, I have a few more thoughts about the game that I wanted to share. I’m going to be sticking to general … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Dropfleet Tournament

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Ruckdog
Event Report: Dropfleet Tournament

Greetings! Yesterday, I played in a Dropfleet Commander tournament that was held at Huzzah Hobbies in Northern Virginia. This was my first opportunity to play DFC, and I was eager to get my newly painted United Colonies of Mankind (UCM) … Continue reading →

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