Firestorm Demo Day, 20 Dec (Sat) Gamer's Haven

[Dakkar]

All,

Gamer's Haven will be hosting a Firestorm Demo Day on Saturday, 20 Dec, starting at 10:30AM and running til we run out of fun to do.
( http://www.gamershavenco.com/forums/showthread.php?39414-Firestorm-Galaxy-Demo-Day-20-Dec-2014-10-30AM&p=99479#post99479 )

I'll be giving demonstrations of Firestorm Armada to any interested. For existing players, we'll put together matches, discuss painting, and future events.

If time permits, I'll also do some learning/teaching games of PLANETFALL.

Since I have the formal promo pack from SPARTAN, there'll be some swag giveaways as well!

Post here if you're interested, and let me know any further ideas you might have for activities!

-Dale

[Dakkar]

Formal Flyer Text:

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FIRESTORM ARMADA


DEMONSTRATION DAY
Saturday, Dec 20th
10:30 AM til , at Gamer

[Grabula]

How did it go?   I recieved my core helixes Friday, pre ordered heavy helixes and the tac cards.   Hopefully I can get my core helixes painted before those arrive.

[Dakkar]

Some pics here:

http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/12372-demo-day-gamers-haven-colo-spgs-co/

All Firestorm until about 2, then we got the Planetfall out. I thought I took pics, but couldn't find them. Just one quick game making LOTS of mistakes, and marked by the Aquans taking out the Directorate heavy in essentially one round as the first shot of the game. Plenty of questions I've been looking up, like the usual WTF? for Sky Drop, and I'm wondering now exactly how Rear Echelon works before I buy my 32 stands of Relthozan Infantry :-)

[Grabula]

I know they put an faq up,  has that helped?

[Dakkar]

FAQ raises all new issues, like how Infantry can't get out of a transport and into any kind of cover in the same turn.

[Landlubber]

Thanks for running this Dale. We need to do a Dystopian Wars day sometime in 2015.

[markymark1970]

Sorry I missed it guys!  With work and cleaning for holiday company, I couldn't get away. 

[Quickdraw]

Very good time and I thank Dale for putting it on.
More and more interest is bubbling up I'd say.

[Dakkar]

I was glad to run, and pleased with turnout. We'll have more coming soon. Jan is fairly packed for me, so the next big Firestorm is at Genghis Con. I might try something impromptu on Jan 24th or 31st, but too many what-ifs to nail down just yet.

In mid-March, I'm considering either a play League or Campaign - and I welcome suggestions.

Planetfall goes hand in hand will all these of course :-)

[Stephan]

Dale, if you've got time to write up findings from the demo day, I'd really like to see the specific issues that came up so we're ready for the con.

[Quickdraw]

Dale if you need any assistance or brainstorming for a campaign I am very much available for that. I am super jazzed for a firestorm campaign, or a Planetfall/firestorm combination.

[Dakkar]

No findings from Demo Day, as we didn't use the scenarios. Starting game was with a new guy, then I forgot to have the experienced players try them.

As for campaign rules, we need to hash out a Star-system only set of rules. But in a way that we can graft on Planetary forces later. I have TONS of map campaign rule variants from years of GW campaigns in 40K, fantasy, Necromunda, etc. The trickiest bits are how to reflect strategic system goals without handing victory to the players who get there first. And how to reflect fleet damage and recovery - you don't want a big loss to knock a player right out of playing at all.
My general principles will be that a fair deal of randomness and "fog-of-war" is a good thing, along with robust supply lines. :-)

[Stephan]

Dale,

I was actually thinking more along the lines of the FAQ and errata type issues that it sounds like came up.

[Dakkar]

Ah, that was all Planetfall stuff - nothing I haven't ranted about already. Waiting on round 2 of the P-Fall FAQ to maybe clear a few things. Others, like not being allowed to disembark into buildings, might just be something to live with.