{"id":3905,"date":"2015-05-03T10:29:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T10:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=3905"},"modified":"2015-05-03T10:29:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T10:29:57","slug":"g-a-m-e-r-science-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=3905","title":{"rendered":"G.A.M.E.R. Science Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The initial setup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Several of the HAWKs assembled this Saturday to paint figures for our Armies for Kids project. \u00a0After about three hours of painting, we set up an impromptu science fiction game using G.A.M.E.R. \u00a0I am still wrapping up development of G.A.M.E.R. for WWII, so it wasn’t quite ready for a science fiction game. \u00a0Chris had recently finished his Bones science fiction figures, and we wanted to get them and my science fiction figures on the table.<\/p>\n

\"Chris'<\/a>
Chris' forces in their initial deployment area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The biggest things that I need to address for science fiction are how to account for body armor and stats for science fiction weapons.<\/p>\n

\"Eric's<\/a>
Eric's purple squad advances.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"My<\/a>
My platoon leader and "machine-gun" team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Eric<\/a>
Eric hammers one of my teams with HE fire from his tank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ouch!\"<\/a>
Ouch!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"My<\/a>
My Colonial Marines advance toward a rocky outcropping to seek cover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"My<\/a>
My Colonial Marines take up a good firing position.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"My<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/a>
Chris consults a subject matter expert for tactical advice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game was a near-run affair. \u00a0At first it looked bad for our side when Eric took out half my infantry in the first turn. \u00a0Then it looked better for us when I took out Eric’s tank and Dave started to engage Chris’ infantry who had entered the compound we were trying to capture. \u00a0It looked even better for us as Dave and I chopped up Eric’s infantry. \u00a0Chris sent one of his corporals to try hand-to-hand combat against one of Dave’s infantryman, but the corporal lost the melee and fell into a file of poisonous ooze. \u00a0But then Duncan arrived with some additional infantry. \u00a0Chris and Eric cut up one of Dave’s teams. \u00a0Then Chris moved around Dave’s flank. \u00a0I was in a strong defensive position, doing damage to Eric and Duncan, but I was not going to be able advance into the compound, so we called the game a victory for Chris, Eric, and Duncan — the “bad guys.”<\/p>\n