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Post by glennwilliams on Dec 17, 2019 13:15:51 GMT -9
I want to recommend both the fiction and game rules of Patrick Todoroff. On Amazon he can be found here: www.amazon.com/Patrick-Todoroff/e/B004HVAFL2?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1576620171&sr=8-1His works are available either in hard copy or for the Kindle. First. the fiction. Expect gritty, fast-paced cyberpunk in a variety of settings from near future to far. His focus is usually on small teams dropped into the proverbial pile and expected to make caramel of it by the people upstairs. I've read his Eshu International books and the Calr1ty Wars books (and yes, that I is really a 1). Buy them, read them, game them. Now, the rules. His Zona Alfa from Osprey is due out next month. Hardwired and its Tsim Sha Tsui Expansion are available now in either hard copy or Kindle. They are co-operative games of small teams of highly skilled agents sent on various types of missions laid out on a 3x3' space. For those who thought Mantic's Star Saga was great but hated both the "dungeon master" and cumbersome solitaire system, Todoroff gives a working AI in four short rules. Don't expect a lot of fine detail. Weapons are highly abstracted, so basically there's a generic ranged weapon and a generic melee weapon plus a variety of grenade types. The expansion adds heavy weapon and shotguns, again abstracted to a single type of each. Yeah, I know, but what about my Schutzer-Polka 905K/73 mark 12? It's a ranged weapon, period. While that may strike the complexophiles as heresy, it makes for a fast play game. Go here on Amazon for Hardwired hard copy or Kindle: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1071441671/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Oh...notice the prices. Cheap, too. Hats off.
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Post by glennwilliams on Dec 17, 2019 13:17:13 GMT -9
To show you how much I like the Hardwired rules, here is a free page of drone models and HSec (Hostile Security) spawn zone markers.
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