Federation Commander

I agree about the short weapon ranges and traffic jam.

I think an SFB version of Talon would work best with 8 impulses, with weapons ranges out optimally at 4 hexes, with a chance to do slight damage beyond that, overloads 2 hexes. Ships can move up to speed 8.

Who are these imbeciles posting negative reviews? The PDFs and Shapeways are the best things that have happened in my opinion. I remember when I was a young boy (well over 30 years ago) asking my mom (who was an overnight cleaning lady for a big corporation) to make photocopies of all my SSDs ...

They are 2-turn arming weapons. Snip at a range where they are not as effective and close with him when they are re-arming. If he starts splitting them up and firing them half on each turn then now he has divided his firepower.

There is also a tactics topic where you can get more advice and tips ...

I'm kind of skeptical about that. These are niche products on a niche topic in niche hobby. The people who are going to buy the PDF of the Module R1 SSD book are not likely going to be new customers, but old customers who want the convenience of SSDs they can simply print off, or replace worn out ...

Its SFB/Fed Com at 1/8 scale (A heavy cruiser has about 7-8 internals, 3 weapons, shields that are 4-6 boxes, and about 1-5 points of power based on the the speed selected). it's a true "fleet" scale. Perfect for resolving campaign battles.

Think of the Star Fleet Battle Force ship cards with ...

There is not a lot of activity on this board in general. To be quite honest I think this conversion is more for the people who are not on this board. The people on this board have their options already and may not be aware of this game. I wasn't until recently when I came across a comparison of it ...

SVC,

I understand. It was worth the try. I passed on your proper email to him.

I got in touch with the designer. He has sent you an email through Board Game Geek. Should I ask him to contact you through the design@StarFleetGames.com email instead?

SVC

When I did my research into trying this game, many online reviewers made the comparison of this game to SFB. That was what made me finally track it down. This game is literally the micro scale/fleet scale/ one quarter scale version of SFB I have been waiting for. Except it is not the SFU. But ...

SVC,

I play the way you do too, for the last 30 years. That way doesn't work very well with gamers today or for me do to time constraints. Talon (and an SFB version) is a game my wife and kids will play. They will never play SFB/Fed Com/Starmada/ACTA. The designer that did this game (and Space ...

I just picked up Talon recently and it is fantastic. Having played SFB, Fed Com and Starmada, I feel Talon comes much closer to capturing the core mechanics of the game. The designer has played SFB and it is obvious he had a good understanding of what made SFB a great starship game while leaving out ...

Excellent, although the foot print of the stands look like they will take up too much real estate on the map.

Ooohh, fleet scale Fed CAs?. "There are only two sprues like her in the fleet".

Very nice!

Another thing you can try is cutting out a triangle on plain white decal paper the same size as the Gorn triangle and putting that on first, then the Gorn triangle decal.

I use dish soap and a toothbrush to scrub off that film, works well enough.