 Editor in Chief Bill   | 04 May 2016 6:10 p.m. PST |
Which science-fiction ruleset do you recommend for tournament use? |
 miniMo  | 04 May 2016 6:33 p.m. PST |
X-WIng Miniatures
Battletech
Battletech Alpha Strike
Hordes of the Things |
| Winston Smith | 04 May 2016 7:24 p.m. PST |
40K is notoriously a pure tournament game. |
| rmaker | 04 May 2016 7:26 p.m. PST |
Well, I'm not usually a tournament player, but the one I did play in used Alien Space. |
| Lion in the Stars | 04 May 2016 8:06 p.m. PST |
Infinity does have tournament rules that are pretty tight. You WILL lose if you forget what your objectives are. I don't think the current 40k rules work well in a tournament setting, too much random crap anymore. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 04 May 2016 8:25 p.m. PST |
BattleTech plays a little slow for tournament play, doesn't it? |
| miniMo | 04 May 2016 8:55 p.m. PST |
BattleTech plays a little slow for tournament play, doesn't it? About the same as BloodBowl, 1.5–2 hours per round. |
| Dust Warrior | 04 May 2016 11:35 p.m. PST |
X-Wing for sure. Infinity is a good option too. Mantic Warpath is possible when it is released. Really any game you can get another 12 or more players at will do for a tournament game, even if it has a high random element like the latest 40K. |
| Mute Bystander | 05 May 2016 3:22 a.m. PST |
Never done the tournament thing, seems like a campaign with extra arguments as a side order. |
 etotheipi  | 05 May 2016 7:12 a.m. PST |
I always suggest QILS for everything, so QILS. But, really. It's well suited for 3'x3' tables and can play a 20-40 figure per side scenario in about 2-4 hours, depending. An it's easy to learn and play quickly. The rules balance ranged vs. close combat in a mid- to late-19th century way, so it's good for steampunk, Star Wars, or other games with that type of balance. It plays fine with only ranged combat assigned to the units, so you can play more "hard" scifi type games by omitting close combat in the unit design. Most of the scifi scenarios I have published for it have VP systems that are appropriate for one-off, tournament play. |
| Dasher | 06 May 2016 4:36 p.m. PST |
West End Games' Star Wars Miniatures Battles, 1991. |
| fullerena | 07 May 2016 7:40 a.m. PST |
I've heard decent things about Alien Squad Leader as a tournament game. Also, X-Wing. |
| Codsticker | 08 May 2016 1:24 p.m. PST |
Has anyone seen Beyond the Gates of Antares used in a tournament setting? |
