Anyone interested in beta-testing an RTS-style sci-fi minis game? Build your troop list during the game, using credits generated by your base and captured objectives. Idea is that you never have to worry about looking across the table at the list your opponent brought and realizing you lost before the game starts. Use minis from any manufacturer, basic unit types are infantry, ground vehicles, mecha, tanks, flyers. There aren't predefined factions, your units are specialized by tech trees that you choose (so basic grunts are the same, but you could turn yours into jump troops or power armor or ...).

Game's called OP4S ("op force", opposing force). The designer's previous game, Havoc, was an origins award finalist and had a ton of interesting new ideas as well. Good interview with him on pg 34 of this magazine: http://www.gauntletmedia.com/BattlespaceOctNov2011.pdf

If anyone's interested in trying it out @ DLair, let me know. I've got the beta rules, and obviously any minis you want to use can be proxied appropriately.