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A Sky Full of Ships

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A Sky Full of Ships 2nd Edition

Instead of being a mere captain of a few ships, wouldn't you rather take the place of an admiral, commanding during those great fleet battles, those most dramatic of moments when entire empires stood or fell.  If so, 'A Sky Full of Ships' just might be the rules for you.  Using simple, fast moving game mechanics, ASFoS attempts to portray the important aspects of huge fleet engagements without becoming too bogged down in time consuming detail.

A Sky Full of Ships is designed to be an easy, fast moving set of rules for large scifi fleet actions.  Everything required for play is included in this single 58 page book - movement and combat rules, a detailed ship construction system, optional rules such as special weapons, fighters, electronic warfare and technological levels, as well as scenarios, sample fleets and more. They also include a short rules summary in a printer friendly format.

ASFoS is a generic set of rules, there is no specific background or ship designs forced upon the user.  The generic nature of the rules will allow you to play in whatever setting you prefer, using any starship miniatures at all from any background.  Invent as much or as little of your own universe, or borrow from the sci-fi background of your choice.  Playable with as few ships per side as you like, or as many ships as you own, these rules allow large games to be played to a finish, on an average-sized gaming table, within several hours.

They're for those players willing to sacrifice some complexity to achieve a fast moving, playable, and most importantly, FUN game.

Admiral, your fleet awaits.

 

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Andy S January 28, 2023 12:00 am UTC
I know I'm asking late, but what changed in 2nd edition? I pulled up my PDF today and was curious. thanks
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Chris R March 14, 2023 2:41 pm UTC
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Was just re-reading the rules last night (would love more material for them) and at the least the points cost changed, accounting more for the use of aspects.
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Dan A March 30, 2023 1:15 am UTC
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The main change is in the ship designs. Instead of design limitations, the ships are only limited by available energy which is limited only by cost. There are also new special weapons and new rules for fighter squadrons, and for things like ECM.
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Chris R April 02, 2023 5:20 pm UTC
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Hi Dan - what's the best place for chatting about the rules, now that Yahoo is gone? I have a couple of projects I'm looking to use these for, and have some questions about a couple of things - the examples for boardng and turrets off the top of my head.
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Dan A April 08, 2023 1:37 am UTC
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There's no dedicated SFoS sites that I know of, but I tend to hang around on the Facebook group, Starship Miniatures Gaming.
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