Federation Commander

Scoutdad · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:18 pm Post subject:

Same here.
I wanted to big able to do BIG battles, so I ordered two sets during the KS period... (and Plasmaboy order one - so REALLY BIG battles would be possible).
I too had no clue how big the set would get, so I've got massive amounts of 3D ogres waiting to be played with...

And almost as many minis (from the recent Ogre Mini KS) in route.

Too bad Washington and Tennessee aren't closer. We could have a REALLY REALLY BIG battle.
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ElizabethB · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:01 pm Post subject:

I'm getting Ogre 6e today sometime, whenever FedEx shows up.

Sadly, I missed the kickstarter.

The counters I referred to were from one of the versions of the pocket edition. Uncut and very thin. I packed it away in storage ages ago and only just got it back out in the last couple of years.

djdood · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:03 pm Post subject:

The old "cut them out yourself" counters. Good times.
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ElizabethB · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:08 pm Post subject:

I was surprised when the counters for Car Wars came pre-cut and pre-separated. Also, like 3-4x as thick as the older ones.

But then I see myself printing up more counters on cardstock because everything's a PDF now.

ElizabethB · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:33 am Post subject:

Got my Ogre 6e. V. pretty although a lot of money for just the one map and a few counters. I mean I can always play pocket edition if I want to do all the GEV stuff and superheavy tanks and mobile howitzers and missile tanks and and and.

I mean I don't feel cheated, it is very pretty and the assembled ogres and command post are pretty cool. And there are four howitzers on the countersheet so yay. Very Happy

Speaking of counters, I apparently lost a counter while I was sorting them last night. No easy way to determine what it was - although if the report by my pre-schooler grandniece is correct it was black, 1/2", and had a 2 on it. So I should check the Klingons for missing counters.

This will be a canker in my mind until I figure it out.

Sneaky Scot · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:18 pm Post subject:

I had an incident with my SFB set many years ago when my dog ate a Federation Tug. That still left me with 2, and I was never going to play a game that required 3 tugs, but nevertheless, I still felt incomplete!

PS - I should say my dog ate the tug counter not an actual tug. That would be a bit much even for the most enthusiastic Golden Retriever!
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ElizabethB · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:21 pm Post subject:

I was actually worried that the lost counter was a Klingon tug.

Scoutdad · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:21 pm Post subject:

ElizabethB · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:27 pm Post subject:

What did it cost you?

ElizabethB · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:58 pm Post subject:

Like I am seriously considering taking you up on that offer. Because I don't have enough 3d cybertanks and command posts.

djdood · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:30 pm Post subject:

I might be able to do you one better.

I have a Kickstarter edition (opened, but barely played) that a friend wants to give me and he is fine with me re-homing it. Since shipping could be avoided, might be cheaper for all involved (the Kickstarter edition box is BIG and heavy).
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ElizabethB · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:35 pm Post subject:

That does seem more convenient.

Does it have any of the kickstarter extras?

djdood · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:12 pm Post subject:

Don't know yet, but I doubt it will. He's more of a tourist as a gamer and I doubt he did the extra legwork it took to order them.
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ElizabethB · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:54 pm Post subject:

So basically it has:

A zillion counters (four shrinkwrapped packages of counters)
five maps (one ogre, two GEV, two Shockwave)
plastic trays galore

?

ElizabethB · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:58 pm Post subject: