Battlestations (2nd Edition)

Battle stations in a sprawling game, the minis leave something to be desired but the tiles for building custom ships are quite generally usable. While it can be played as a one vs many board game, it's likely better suited as a framework for an RPG. The advanced rules for this product move it in that direction. That others use Traveler of GURPS with these resources.

I love playing RPG's and Board games, this is both games in one. You get a bunch of minis, game boards and bits and pieces for the price. The mini quality is better than average, and they can paint up nice, but some sculpts are better than others. If you are like me you have a bunch of other games/minis you can proxy what you want. Some sculpts I do not like, but I love some of the others. The "game board" is good thick card board and you can set up different ship configurations and missions. The component quality is really good. I recommend getting the extra book, its not a requirement, but it adds so much to it. There is only one ship mini in the game, and the rest are cardboard. I proxy other games ships with this. Get some meeples or firefly or Xwing ships if you want. The Gameplay is really good if you like RPG's with a Game master / enemy leader going against all of the players. All in all the core box is a great value but for 50 bucks get the extra book and for less than $150 you will have a game that could last years

I love playing RPG's and Board games, this is both games in one. You get a bunch of minis, game boards and bits and pieces for the price. The mini quality is better than average, and they can paint up nice, but some sculpts are better than others. If you are like me you have a bunch of other games/minis you can proxy what you want. Some sculpts I do not like, but I love some of the others. The game board is good thick card board and you can set up different ship configurations and missions. The component quality is really good. I recommend getting the extra book, its not a requirement, but it adds so much to it. There is only one ship mini in the game, and the rest are cardboard. I proxy other games ships with this. Get some meeples or firefly or Xwing ships if you want. The Gameplay is really good if you like RPG's with a Game master / enemy leader going against all of the players. All in all the core box is a great value but for 50 bucks get the extra book and for less than $150 you will have a game that could last years

First, bias disclosure: I run this game for the developer at a couple of cons per year, and wouldn't if I didn't feel it was worth supporting. I get no perks, pay or kickbacks for promoting or reviewing the game - I just think it's a ton of fun. Objectively, however, this is a wonderful investment for any GM who gets tired of rules-heavy RPGs and coming up endless encounters and campaign narratives. The rules are easy to pick up and just as easy to run, and the advanced rulebook has TONS of detailed missions that can be run as stand alone one-shots (great for that breather session after you TPK'd your party), or can be strung together as its own full campaign. The price point is heavy, but you get what you pay for. The box is over ten pounds of game, with high-quality chipboard board modules, plenty of tokens for whatever mission you run, 40+ pre-generated character cards with amazing artwork, a full deck of plot twist cards for the referee, and over 40 unique, high-quality 28mm plastic minis based on the in-game lore (unpainted). This game's true value, in my opinion, is that it can play as either an RPG or a classic board game, without the clunky feel that players often experience with many other cross-genre games. Whichever play style your table prefers that night, this game effortlessly delivers, with minimum setup/planning time on the GM's part.

First, bias disclosure: I run this game for the developer at a couple of cons per year, and wouldn't if I didn't feel it was worth supporting. I get no perks, pay or kickbacks for promoting or reviewing the game - I just think it's a ton of fun. Objectively, however, this is a wonderful investment for any GM who gets tired of rules-heavy RPGs and coming up endless encounters and campaign narratives. The rules are easy to pick up and just as easy to run, and the advanced rulebook has TONS of detailed missions that can be run as stand alone one-shots (great for that breather session after you TPK'd your party), or can be strung together as its own full campaign. The price point is heavy, but you get what you pay for. The box is over ten pounds of game, with high-quality chipboard board modules, plenty of tokens for whatever mission you run, 40+ pre-generated character cards with amazing artwork, a full deck of plot twist cards for the referee, and over 40 unique, high-quality 28mm plastic minis based on the in-game lore (unpainted). This game's true value, in my opinion, is that it can play as either an RPG or a classic board game, without the clunky feel that players often experience with many other cross-genre games. Whichever play style your table prefers that night, this game effortlessly delivers, with minimum setup/planning time on the GM's part.