| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Jan 15, 2010, 7:55 am) |
As a space game, it IS primarily a fleet game and armies just don't matter so much.
I found this variant in the Variant Bank when I was researching a Star Trek variant. The map was pretty much as y[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - rodtheworm (Jan 15, 2010, 4:20 am) |
Hi all,
I found the map a bit lacking tactically too, though I found it great fun. Planets need to be a little more aggregated to make armies much use at all, but even then the fact that fleets aew[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5- Narn - savwa4 (Jan 14, 2010, 8:19 pm) |
(yes, it's me again)
I've already mentioned that I like the map.
Tom is right about the impotency of armies.
Here's a loose idea (not necessarily good):
The goal is to incentivise usage of the a[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - Tom.Hopkins at ainc-in... (Jan 14, 2010, 9:20 am) |
Good day all
It seems I am much more of a traditionalist that I thought. I had major difficulties wrapping my head around this game and its map. Additionally, I have used jDip to adjudicate my game[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - greg (Jan 13, 2010, 9:14 pm) |
Dear fellow ambassadors,
Earth rejoices to announce that all races of the universe have agreed to our proposed treaty. We send our warmest greetings and invite you all to attend a dinner to celeb[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Jan 13, 2010, 7:49 pm) |
The vote for a 4-way draw between the powers of the Centauri, Minbari, Terrans, and Vorlon has passed. One player buried his vote in his orders and it escaped my notice until just now.
Gentlemen, t[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - Draw request - sgttodd (Jan 08, 2010, 9:56 am) |
There is a request for a 4-way draw including Earth, Minbari, Vorlon,
and the Centauri.
If all 4 vote for this draw, we'll call it a game, otherwise we'll
continue on.
I require 4 YES votes[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Jan 05, 2010, 9:10 pm) |
Deadline for Fall 2271 orders; Monday, January 11; 2359 UTC
Unit locations:
Earth: F Babylon 5, F Titan, F Draxis, F Inisr Drazu, F Aris[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 (dc263) sgttodd Jan 13, 07:49 pm |
The vote for a 4-way draw between the powers of the Centauri, Minbari, Terrans, and Vorlon has passed. One player buried his vote in his orders and it escaped my notice until just now.
Gentlemen, t |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 (dc263) greg Jan 13, 09:14 pm |
Dear fellow ambassadors,
Earth rejoices to announce that all races of the universe have agreed to our proposed treaty. We send our warmest greetings and invite you all to attend a dinner to celeb |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 (dc263) rodtheworm Jan 15, 04:20 am |
Hi all,
I found the map a bit lacking tactically too, though I found it great fun. Planets need to be a little more aggregated to make armies much use at all, but even then the fact that fleets aew |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 (dc263) sgttodd Jan 15, 07:55 am |
As a space game, it IS primarily a fleet game and armies just don't matter so much.
I found this variant in the Variant Bank when I was researching a Star Trek variant. The map was pretty much as y |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 (dc263) Tom.Hopkins at ainc-in... Jan 14, 09:20 am |
Good day all
It seems I am much more of a traditionalist that I thought. I had major difficulties wrapping my head around this game and its map. Additionally, I have used jDip to adjudicate my game |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 Narn Post-Game - savwa4 (Dec 27, 2009, 11:29 am) |
Hello all,
In my opinion the Babylon 5 variant was quite good.
I can’t speak to the whole board but in my corner I found it to be quite fluid. There were several sea squares that allowed inst[Reply] |
| Happy Holidaze - sgttodd (Dec 24, 2009, 2:38 pm) |
and may your new year look better than that.
Jerry[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Dec 18, 2009, 7:10 am) |
[b:9486b23b50]To allow for the upcoming holiday the deadline for Spring 2271 orders will be Monday, January 4th; 2359 UTC
Have a happy and safe holiday and new year!
Adjustment orders for Winter o[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Dec 14, 2009, 6:40 pm) |
Deadline for Winter 2270 Adjustments: Thursday, December 18; 2359 UTC
Adjustments:
Earth: 22 Supply centers, 20 Units: Builds 2 units.
Minbari: 14 Supply centers, 1[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Dec 07, 2009, 10:12 pm) |
Deadline for Fall 2270 orders: Friday, December 11; 2359 UTC
Unit locations:
Earth: F Babylon 5, F Far sol, F Inisr Drazu, F Arisia Colony, A Beta Durani, F Deneb 4,[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Dec 02, 2009, 9:33 pm) |
Deadline for Spring 2270; Monday, December 7; 2359UTC
Adjustment orders for Winter of 2269.
Drazi: Civil disorder.
Earth: Build F Earth.
Earth: Build F Mars.
Vorl[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Nov 30, 2009, 10:25 pm) |
Deadline for Winter 2269 adjustments: Wednesday, December 2; 2359UTC
Ownership of supply centers:
Earth: Babylon 5, Earth, Mars, Titan, Drazi, Draxis, Aris Colony, B[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - rodtheworm (Nov 25, 2009, 12:26 pm) |
| Sorry folks, I've let you down again. Considering that's the second time, this should probably be permanent. Suffice to say I've been having some issues with my sight over the last couple of months th [Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Nov 23, 2009, 9:45 pm) |
Deadline for Fall 2269: Monday, November 30; 2359 UTC
Drazi's final NMR results in Civil Disorder!
The following unit was dislodged:
Centauri F Quadrant 73 retreats[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Nov 19, 2009, 8:17 pm) |
Deadline for Spring 2269: Monday, November 23; 2359 UTC
Adjustment orders for Winter of 2268. (dc263)
Earth: Build F Titan.
Centauri: Build F Centauri Prime.
Centa[Reply] |
| dc236 ~ Fall 2268 Redux - sgttodd (Nov 17, 2009, 10:25 pm) |
An error was found in the babylon5.map file that didn't allow movement
from Quadrant 72 to Drakh. The .map file has been corrected and is
available at: http://mainecav.org/diplomacy/babylon5
Th[Reply] |
| Unknown - sgttodd (Nov 17, 2009, 9:38 pm) |
New Fall 2268 adjudication
The following units were dislodged:
Narnian F Narn retreats to Sector 70.
Narnian A D Tira retreats to L Gidor.
Centauri F Sector 14 retreats to Outer Centauri space[Reply] |
| Error in Fall 2268 Adjudication - sgttodd (Nov 17, 2009, 10:37 am) |
An error was found in the babylon5.map file that didn't allow movement from Quadrant 72 to Drakh. The .map file has been corrected and is available at: http://mainecav.org/diplomacy/babylon5
The r[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Nov 09, 2009, 9:53 pm) |
[b:15ae03bfba]Deadline for Fall 2268 orders: Friday, November 13; 2359 UTC
The Drazi are in Civil Disorder unless I get orders this tun - on time.
Retreat orders for Spring of 2268. (dc263su6
[[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Nov 07, 2009, 2:53 pm) |
Deadline for retreats: Monday, November 9; 2359 UTC
The following units were dislodged:
Minbari F Quadrant 20 can retreat to Chudomo or Minbar.
Shadow F Sector 88 c[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ Babylon 5 - sgttodd (Nov 04, 2009, 9:24 pm) |
Deadline for Spring 2268: Friday, November 6th; 2359 UTC
Adjustment orders for Winter of 2267. (dc263wi67)
Earth: Build F Earth.
Earth: Build F Titan.
Earth: Build F Mars.
Minbari: Remove F[Reply] |
| dc263 ~ babylon 5 - sgttodd (Nov 04, 2009, 9:23 pm) |
Deadline for Retreats and Winter 2267: Friday, October 30; 2359 UTC.
The following units were dislodged:
Shadow F Z Ha Dum disbands.
Shadow F L Gidor disbands.
Ownership of supply centers:[Reply] |
