this is currently nothing more than an idea and i need to work it up but....

I realised i had about six or so Z95s in different paint schemes and thought about a scenario in which 'hot shot' pilots on the outer rim race around a course with marker bouys in a 'non lethal' combat.

My idea is that you have to fly a Z95 so that its all about actual pilot skill rather than the 'dial'

There are eight or so 'sattelite bouys' (the card markers) that you have to fly around and also the asteroid markers are in between the bouys to stop you just going straight ahead.

The Z95s cannons have been disabled and replaced with either 'flechete blasters' or 'ion blasters'. You roll to hit as normal but the 'effect' is either stress or ionization and only one point of damage.

You also cant fire until you've completed the first lap (to stop someone deliberately just crawling along and blowing people up from behind)

Each ship can be worth a total of 25 points and you can have normal upgrades and EPTs if you have a pilot able to have them. Any ordance has to be Ion or flechette only.

I imagined it as some sort of 'illegal hot rod' type racing in the outer rim.

Good idea or rubbish?

Edit: I realise that initially flechette sounds pointless given that the only red move on a z95 is a K turn you'd never use but... if critical damage made some move red then being able to stress someone would be useful

I like it.

I can't remember what it was called or who posted it, but there was a post a while back about a race scenario and the poster said he had play tested it and it was super fun so the idea is sound. I would love to try your version too!

There was a guy posting in off-topic about his pod racer game he made-up. The rules for that might be helpful.

Though, as it stands, I think your idea sounds like a blast to play.

I like it.

Personally, I would allow the ION lasers but not have them cause damage. It would purely be to slow those in front of you down .. or fly them into an asteroid.

Yeah Gadge .. great idea!

I like it.

Personally, I would allow the ION lasers but not have them cause damage. It would purely be to slow those in front of you down .. or fly them into an asteroid.

Yeah Gadge .. great idea!

I like that idea a lot. That way there is no incentive to not race, but there is an incentive to maybe widen the turn around a pylon to really stick it to an opponent.

My X-Wing racing rules kit might give you some ideas.

http://www.outworld-studio.com/xwing/pdf/Vidla-Crucible.pdf

My X-Wing racing rules kit might give you some ideas.

http://www.outworld-studio.com/xwing/pdf/Vidla-Crucible.pdf

This is super cool. Thanks so much for posting it!

I've run several races with those rules and had a lot of fun. Soon we're going to run a three-race "season" with our store league.

That sounds awesome. I definitely want to try some more scenario play. The 100 point tournament list stuff is fine, but variety is the spice of life.