Specialist Arms Forum
Battlefleet Gothic => [BFG] Discussion => Topic started by: ElectricPaladin on September 02, 2012, 05:59:54 AM
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It looks like I will get my chance to play my first game(s) of Battlefleet Gothic this week. What are the point levels at which one plays Battlefleet Gothic? How small can a game get before it breaks down - and, just for reference, how large?
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It depends on the scenario you use. These can work from very low values already. But when you are aiming for engagements the starting value is 750pts.
Personally I prefer games with the 1000-1500pts values.
1500pts is seen as a common point set.
You can go up to 3000pts easily I think. Above that it'll get a busy day to play, heh.
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1500 and 2000 are my basic games. BTW welcome! I recommend you make this your usual forum for BFG; this is where all the ballers are at.
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How small can a game get before it breaks down - and, just for reference, how large?
Well a lot of that varies. For instance, Horizon created a GREAT campaign I believe was called Distant Sun that deals with a number of battles involving less than 5 ships on a VERY small table. I even played a few and thought it worked well. On the flip side, I run BFG games at my local gaming group, so I need to plan scenarios with forces for 10+ people on an 8ftx5ft table. For instance, I ran a game just a few weeks ago that was essentially 3,000 points a piece, and it worked out great!
Really, it depends on how you structure your scenarios. The most basic game I think everyone plays is a 1500 points a piece, straight up fleet engagement. But I think there is an endless selection of different scenarios you can run. And don't forget, nobody says you have to follow the points values and fleet structure in the book. If you want a battleship with just one escorting cruiser on the table, nobody is stopping you :)
I recommend you make this your usual forum for BFG; this is where all the ballers are at.
8)
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Project Distant Darkness, as Zhukov mentions has such small missions in it:
The ruleset + ten missions: Project Distant Darkness (https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-aXA8fc5AQ8aTlYYWtnNkpEazg)
The first story/mission add-on: The Art of Command (https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-aXA8fc5AQ8MTRlMzdjMjgtMDhiNy00YTg2LTk0ODctZTllZDgwNmZjN2Ix)
The second story/mission add-on: Distant Sun (https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-aXA8fc5AQ8ZERPdFZFdWo4bjQ)
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^all links added^