ordinarybass | 03 Dec 2013 10:18 a.m. PST |
A little over a week ago I had my first game of Alpha Strike. I didn't record enough to make a proper AAR, but you can see an overview of the battle, pictures and my observations regarding the game here: link Suffice it to say that I really like this game. I never could get into Classic Battletech as it was just to crunchy for me. Alpha Strike, however gave me more than enough battletech flavor to enable me to enjoyably game in what is far and away my favorite gaming universe. We jumped right into "Standard" level play and asside from a bit of rulebook flipping, I felt that I quickly had a solid grasp of the rules. Rather amazing since my club is used to me being the one saying "What's the modifier for
?" We played a 3 player 1-lance-each game, but I'm really looking forward to playing larger games. As is the tradition in our club, we rarely do anything half-way so I put together what I feel is a pretty good-looking battlefield for this game. The Mechs are rebased Mechwarrior prepaints. A few pics to encourage a visit to the full blog post where there are lots more words and pictures.
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religon | 03 Dec 2013 11:00 a.m. PST |
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darthfozzywig | 03 Dec 2013 11:32 a.m. PST |
Love that overpass – good addition. I'll admit to more than a passing interest in Alpha Strike. I loved BattleTech back in the 80s, but the system itself has always put me off when I've tried to go back to it. |
ordinarybass | 03 Dec 2013 11:57 a.m. PST |
Darthfozzywig, This might be the game for you. I've loved the BT universe since the early 90's. I've collected every BT novel and 60+ sourcebooks but also have never enjoyed the game itself. I even had Catalyst Demo Team demo and it wasn't my thing. I found Alpha Strike to be a refreshingly accessible way to enjoy gaming in that universe. |
darthfozzywig | 03 Dec 2013 2:10 p.m. PST |
That's pretty encouraging. I'll have to check 'em out! |
Calico Bill | 03 Dec 2013 3:04 p.m. PST |
We've played several games of Alpha Strike now, with a game of 52 Mechs, Tanks, and Infantry last week. Much better gameplay as well as being visually more appealing. An excellent game. You can see some photos here. pfe100.blogspot.com.au |
ordinarybass | 03 Dec 2013 6:05 p.m. PST |
Calico, Looks like you had a great time. I'm definitely looking forward to larger battles. I've got a huge Nova/Spirit Cat force based up of 24 mechs, 30 infantry squads, 30 vehicles and some VTOL's. They might never be on the table at the same time, but at least a good portion of them should be. |
darthfozzywig | 03 Dec 2013 9:28 p.m. PST |
Love seeing those old Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine buildings, Calico. :) |
wminsing | 04 Dec 2013 8:06 a.m. PST |
I'm an old-time Btech player and have two games of Alpha Strike under my belt, I also really like the rules. -Will |
Dan 055 | 04 Dec 2013 9:10 a.m. PST |
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Noldor42 | 04 Dec 2013 3:30 p.m. PST |
Played 3 games a couple of weeks ago & I am very encouraged, the rules are good & everyone seemed to enjoy the game(s) |
stevothedivo | 22 Aug 2014 10:15 a.m. PST |
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