A couple of days ago I found myself locked in the den.
The reason? I was keeping our new cat company. Meet Fuzzelle.
Her name began as a shortening of Fuzzy Tail, which we called her when she was a stray that came to our door. We then fancied up the spelling a bit.
We were feeding her for about 2 months. Then she mysteriously disappeared. Last Wednesday she suddenly reappeared on our doorstep, with a nasty abscess. We took her to the vet, then decided to take her in.
Anyway, while locked away, I played a few sci-fi games. These are all one-offs.
Space Dogfights
I started with a quick dogfight using my scratch built rockets. I did not have any damage markers, so Meeples stood in.
I randomly determined a limit to the number of turns. Blue had damaged the two red rockets, but they got revenge in the last turn.
This time, blue escorts a "bomber." Red manages to damage one escort and shoot down the bomber.
Skirmish
On to a planet-side skirmish.
Three brightly colored space rangers take on 5 bad guys.
Our heroes take out 2 bad guys, but they lose one of their own.
Defeat for the space rangers. 😢
Hello Fuzzelle! And cheers to you for taking her in!
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of meeples for a skirmish - there's something about their look and feel that reminds me of the wooden jigsaw puzzles I had when I was very young, and I can't help but feel happy when I see them. I can picture myself keeping a number on my desk to play some quick games during breaks at work.
Hi John. Fuzz has been a joy. Glad we rescued her.
DeleteMeeples work well as generic figures when I don't want to paint and base something. And they are hardier. I have no worries about just tossing them in a box.