Hi!

We have three of us getting together tomorrow to play. I'm looking for some fun matches for three players. We aren't so keen on building two 300 pt. squads and one person plays one side and the other two run the other side. Are there any fun free for all variants? Other ideas?

Thanks!

We have to do that sometimes, we up the point total and 2v1. We've considered going FFA space brawl, but we're concerned about how we would do the deployment.

You'd almost have to have a large triangled map for deployment.

Triangle map. Put the station in the center. Whoever has most command on starion the longest wins! King of the hill!

It's always difficult to balance a 3 way fight. If one player delays engagement, that player arrives fresh and finishes off the survivor of the first 2. your original idea of 2 commanders for one side vs 1 commander for the other is truly probably your best bet.

You have two options in my opinion.

Option 1: Lopsided

Give one player the equivalent points of the two opposing commanders, who operate together. Turn order goes around (given that Player 2 and 3 are on the team), Player 1, Player 2, Player 1, Player 3, repeat ad nauseam. If a 600 pt fleet turns out to be unmanageable, simply give Player 1 a bonus (e.g. if 2 and 3 have 300 points, he gets 450 and his objectives are chosen). PS I have no idea what to do about commanders for the team, perhaps that player's commander only affects his ships, but there can't be duplicate commanders..?

Option 2: Weird Triangle Thing

This was suggested above: Do a triangle play area, perhaps 4' to a side. That's large enough for normal deployment zones for each player, and should make it very difficult for a player to force the other two to engage first. King of the Hill space station optional.

I am planning to attempt Option 2 sometime in the near future, when the other two people near me are free at the same time, and will post results to the forum community if/when that finally happens.

here is an Idea I have been working on. convoy mission player 1 gets as many Rebel ships as he has ships and fighters for up to 800 points, No up grade cards and has to run them up the length of the table. players 2 and 3 get 300 points each and start on both sides of the table stranded set up. if the rebel player gets 2 points for ships off the far table edge or 1 point for undamaged ships,If the Emps kills more ships they win, If the emp players win the player with the most kills wins.

Hi,

what works fine as 3 player vs battle:

The player who eliminated the player LEFT of him, wins the game. So if one gets battered down, his left player will help him. In the same time he will attack his left player.

Have fun.

greetings

H

Triangle map.

Make it on the floor with masking tape.

To punish the 'delaying third player' don't play to the death. Play a mission that rewards taking the centre ground, or awards points for number of points killed.