Sam- the game is similar to BFG, but no fire charts to mess with, and ordinance feels more fun & balanced (even if wings rules do need some streamlining). There are 7 races now, with supposedly more to come. Each fleet has about 5 or 6 different ships atm, also supposedly with more coming. Spartan is on a mostly-simultaneous release schedule. Each fleet has gotten 3 new ships since August, escorts, a heavy cruiser for all, and then another ship that varies by fleet. Games of between 500-1200 points seem to be optimal based upon play-time and model count. Each ~500pt starter fleet includes 6 destroyers, a battleship, and 3 cruisers. Destroyers run in the 15-25pts range, cruisers in the 60-80, heavy cruisers in the 70-90, carriers around 150, and battleships around 200. Standard fleet composition rules are %-based.
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