tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post8208447285657313661..comments2024-03-01T11:52:44.729-05:00Comments on Bat in the Attic: From the Attic: Star Trek's the Roleplaying Game.Robert Conleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-34587890210826085532009-05-19T16:36:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:36:00.000-04:00The TCS and its integration with the RPG is not on...The TCS and its integration with the RPG is not only the best part of the game from a design perspective, but it's practically essential to any Trek or Trek-like game where players may have different ranks and so on. The only downside (not for me, but for many gamers of today) is the notion of stepping outside the RPG and messing with hexes and counters.<br /><br />"Back in my day, we always gamed with hexes and counters, and our dice were made of rocks, and we had toplay in 6 feet of snow, and we LIKED it like that!"<br /><br />That coordination and teamwork aspect is something I'm trying to incorporate on a more abstract level into my own Trek game using <I>Thousands Suns</I>.Robert Saint Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063044279947754807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-18495974915539872452009-05-19T14:15:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:15:00.000-04:00I recently played a board game, and one simple eno...I recently played a board game, and one simple enough to be played with the family, that encapsulates that whole coordination, communication & control dilemma/challenge in a super fun way. It's called Space Alert:<br /><br />http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453<br /><br />Highly recommendedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-7192691009329454942009-05-19T12:36:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:36:00.000-04:00While my favorite incarnation of Star Trek in the ...While my favorite incarnation of Star Trek in the RPG hobby is the simple, cinematic and elegant Last Unicorn Games ICON version, no game holds that special place in my heart that FASA's does. Not even OD&D.<br /><br />D&D got me started in the hobby but it was really just stalling time until FASA came out with Star Trek to keep me in it for these past 30 years.<br /><br />AD<br />Barking AlienAdam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-84752023426557926542009-05-19T08:40:00.000-04:002009-05-19T08:40:00.000-04:00FASA's Star Trek RPG remains the gold standard for...FASA's <I>Star Trek</I> RPG remains the gold standard for the license in my opinion. It was a thing of beauty.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.com