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This will allow you to play the game with Galactic Events. About four game boards are good for a small game.]]>
This will allow you to play the game with Galactic Events. About four game boards are good for a small game.]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=25 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:28:20 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=25 Hello everyone. I am new to this site and am interested in the game. My friend Napar suggested I check it out and become a playtester. So I have sent in my NDA and await seeing the rules.]]> Hello everyone. I am new to this site and am interested in the game. My friend Napar suggested I check it out and become a playtester. So I have sent in my NDA and await seeing the rules.]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=24 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:19:30 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=24 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=23 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:13:54 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=23 To become an official rift runner playtester, you must first fill out a NDA and send it in. Then I will send you the rules. See previous post.

Battle Reports:
To become an official playtester you must play one battle and sumbit a battle report.

A good start is playing with 1-2 ship each of frigate or corvette class. Then POST your battle report on the forum. This will recap your glorious encounter. The battle report does not have to be super detailed but something that gives a nice report of the encounter.

There is one listed under Battle Reports but you do not have to be that detailed.]]> To become an official rift runner playtester, you must first fill out a NDA and send it in. Then I will send you the rules. See previous post.

Battle Reports:
To become an official playtester you must play one battle and sumbit a battle report.

A good start is playing with 1-2 ship each of frigate or corvette class. Then POST your battle report on the forum. This will recap your glorious encounter. The battle report does not have to be super detailed but something that gives a nice report of the encounter.

There is one listed under Battle Reports but you do not have to be that detailed.]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=22 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:57:56 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=22 http://theminiaturespage.com -----------------------------------
I've just returned home from a 14 hour train ride from GenCon, so I'll be brief now, and I'll answer any questions tomorrow, to the best of my recollection.

Cyprian Rifts is a small-scale space ship game between small to medium ships – frigate, destroyer and cruiser classes. We played a 3 on 3 demo, and that size would seem to work best for a game of this level of complexity. We were given cruisers for this particular session, though other sessions used the smaller ships.

Brief overview:

Sequence of play: Players decide upon and record their velocity changed for the turn (these are determined by their ship's thrust rating), and then roll for initiative. D10s and d6s, two of each, are used for the game. There are both threshold rolls and opposed rolls in the game.

Movement: Movement for all ships takes place following initiative order. Ships may move as desired when it is their turn, according to turn radius limitations determined by their current velocity. Slower ships can turn more sharply, but if they have the misfortune to go first, they will have less chance to avoid being outmaneuvered by ships moving later. The game is unapologetically 2-D, which makes for faster if less "realistic" play. Movement was pleasingly dynamic; the ships handle more like formula 1 cars than like lumbering "space dreadnaughts" if you are willing to pilot them aggressively. "Speed is life", the fighter pilot's maxim, definitely applied to our battle. My team savaged the other side with speedy firing runs for several turns until they overcame their "ships-of-the-line" mindset and started to maneuver creatively. There were two interesting terrain features on the map used, gravity wells which impeded movement and projectile weaponry, and nebulas, which gave small defensive bonuses to ships hiding in them. More are planned.

Firing: All ships at the demo had front, left front/ side, rightt front/ side, and Land R side/ rear arcs. The best weaponry is deployed along the narrow front arc, but all arcs are capable of causing significant damage. Mines and homing missiles of several types are also available in small quantities. Combat is resolved simultaneously, and damage is applied simultaneously. There are several types of weapons with slightly different bonuses…which I can't remember. Fighters do not exist. The ships are quite tough: Though the designer says that with a few lucky hits, a ship can take down an equivalent enemy ship in just a few turns, in our brief experience we found ships to be very hard to kill, perhaps even a bit too hard. At the end of about 8 turns, only two ships were destroyed and two moderately wounded. On the other hand, we were playing with cruisers, the ships at the heavy end of the range.


Impressions: For me, the game strikes just the right balance for optimal enjoyment. The rules are fine-grained enough that good tactics wins over good die-rolling, but simple enough that "calculation fatigue" does not set in, and a small but satisfying game could be played in 60-90 minutes. What we found especially fun are the randomly-drawn perks which customize each ship. Most are one-time effects. Some perks are a function of the crew or captain, and some the result of unique artifacts discovered by particular crew. These add a nice cinematic touch to the game. In our demo, I used an alien inertial damping device which caused my opponent to decelerate, leaving him unable to avoid the minefield I'd just laid across his bow. He responded a few turns later by forcing me to save against his "diplomatic imunity" ploy. I failed the save, and thus for a turn I held my fire, believing him to be carrying an important diplomat whom I would be unwilling to kill. Great fun!


Cyprian Rifts looks to be an excellent game. Going into the demo, I hadn't had the desire to pick up a space combat game in years, but this game is going to bring me back into the fold.


Cyprian Rifts, if I am remembering correctly, is expected to be released some time this year, in both pdf and book forms. Check it out. cyprianrift.com


Andy
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I've just returned home from a 14 hour train ride from GenCon, so I'll be brief now, and I'll answer any questions tomorrow, to the best of my recollection.

Cyprian Rifts is a small-scale space ship game between small to medium ships – frigate, destroyer and cruiser classes. We played a 3 on 3 demo, and that size would seem to work best for a game of this level of complexity. We were given cruisers for this particular session, though other sessions used the smaller ships.

Brief overview:

Sequence of play: Players decide upon and record their velocity changed for the turn (these are determined by their ship's thrust rating), and then roll for initiative. D10s and d6s, two of each, are used for the game. There are both threshold rolls and opposed rolls in the game.

Movement: Movement for all ships takes place following initiative order. Ships may move as desired when it is their turn, according to turn radius limitations determined by their current velocity. Slower ships can turn more sharply, but if they have the misfortune to go first, they will have less chance to avoid being outmaneuvered by ships moving later. The game is unapologetically 2-D, which makes for faster if less "realistic" play. Movement was pleasingly dynamic; the ships handle more like formula 1 cars than like lumbering "space dreadnaughts" if you are willing to pilot them aggressively. "Speed is life", the fighter pilot's maxim, definitely applied to our battle. My team savaged the other side with speedy firing runs for several turns until they overcame their "ships-of-the-line" mindset and started to maneuver creatively. There were two interesting terrain features on the map used, gravity wells which impeded movement and projectile weaponry, and nebulas, which gave small defensive bonuses to ships hiding in them. More are planned.

Firing: All ships at the demo had front, left front/ side, rightt front/ side, and Land R side/ rear arcs. The best weaponry is deployed along the narrow front arc, but all arcs are capable of causing significant damage. Mines and homing missiles of several types are also available in small quantities. Combat is resolved simultaneously, and damage is applied simultaneously. There are several types of weapons with slightly different bonuses…which I can't remember. Fighters do not exist. The ships are quite tough: Though the designer says that with a few lucky hits, a ship can take down an equivalent enemy ship in just a few turns, in our brief experience we found ships to be very hard to kill, perhaps even a bit too hard. At the end of about 8 turns, only two ships were destroyed and two moderately wounded. On the other hand, we were playing with cruisers, the ships at the heavy end of the range.


Impressions: For me, the game strikes just the right balance for optimal enjoyment. The rules are fine-grained enough that good tactics wins over good die-rolling, but simple enough that "calculation fatigue" does not set in, and a small but satisfying game could be played in 60-90 minutes. What we found especially fun are the randomly-drawn perks which customize each ship. Most are one-time effects. Some perks are a function of the crew or captain, and some the result of unique artifacts discovered by particular crew. These add a nice cinematic touch to the game. In our demo, I used an alien inertial damping device which caused my opponent to decelerate, leaving him unable to avoid the minefield I'd just laid across his bow. He responded a few turns later by forcing me to save against his "diplomatic imunity" ploy. I failed the save, and thus for a turn I held my fire, believing him to be carrying an important diplomat whom I would be unwilling to kill. Great fun!


Cyprian Rifts looks to be an excellent game. Going into the demo, I hadn't had the desire to pick up a space combat game in years, but this game is going to bring me back into the fold.


Cyprian Rifts, if I am remembering correctly, is expected to be released some time this year, in both pdf and book forms. Check it out. cyprianrift.com


Andy
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What was yours?]]>
What was yours?]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=20 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:57:06 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=20
Mine would have to be...

1. Goblin Commander (bet you didn't guess that one).
2. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
3. The Bard's Tale]]>
Mine would have to be...

1. Goblin Commander (bet you didn't guess that one).
2. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
3. The Bard's Tale]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=19 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:55:59 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=19 I am new to this forum.Myself robortwillys .I am currently pursuing my B.S in computer science.
for the last few days I have been realizing this forum very helpful to me.
I am here to know little bit about outside world.
My special interest in gaming and I also want to gain my knowledge in technical issues with electronic equipment and software related issues.
I wish I can also share some knowledge here,]]> I am new to this forum.Myself robortwillys .I am currently pursuing my B.S in computer science.
for the last few days I have been realizing this forum very helpful to me.
I am here to know little bit about outside world.
My special interest in gaming and I also want to gain my knowledge in technical issues with electronic equipment and software related issues.
I wish I can also share some knowledge here,]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=16 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:35:24 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=16 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=13 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:07:53 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=13 I also live in the Green Bay area and have a day job in the IT field. Hoping to get a mini line up and the game published in a relative short order.
Feel free to give me your true honest feedback and state you mind, about the game. You will not hurt my feelings, but at least be civil about it. Enjoy the game and welcome to the board.
Cyprian Rift: Warships -Run the rift!]]> I also live in the Green Bay area and have a day job in the IT field. Hoping to get a mini line up and the game published in a relative short order.
Feel free to give me your true honest feedback and state you mind, about the game. You will not hurt my feelings, but at least be civil about it. Enjoy the game and welcome to the board.
Cyprian Rift: Warships -Run the rift!]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=12 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:21:47 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=12 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=11 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:16:54 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=11
I'm a project manager for a high-power electronics firm, ETM.

In my copious free time I do freelance writing and playtesting for Black Industries/Fantasy Flight Games' 40KRP Dark Heresy, as well as maintaining the Schola Progenium website.

I live in Oakland, CA with my very-understanding wife ]]>
I'm a project manager for a high-power electronics firm, ETM.

In my copious free time I do freelance writing and playtesting for Black Industries/Fantasy Flight Games' 40KRP Dark Heresy, as well as maintaining the Schola Progenium website.

I live in Oakland, CA with my very-understanding wife ]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=10 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:17:06 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=10 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=9 Sat, 31 May 2008 12:52:14 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=9 Playtesting for Dark Nebula Games
Dark Nebula Games is looking for dedicated people or game groups willing to playtest upcoming products and provide valuable feedback on a game. We are looking for people who love to play games in addition are willing to evaluate the game and then report back on what they just played. Feedback Reports do not take long to fill out but adding valuable comments may require just a bit of thought.

To become a playtester....
First complete the non-disclosure agreement form attached on this post. It is electronic form so you can type into the form. After filling it in digitally sign in, then “save as” the form otherwise the data will be lost. Then return a copy of the Dark Nebula Games via e-mail and the e-mail address is on the form.

If you cannot digitally sign it then send regular mail.

NOTE: The other attachment tells you how to digitally sign a form.

Important please register as a member since most communication is done via the forums.

About Playtesting
Playtesting is more than just playing a game and filling out some feedback form. It is process used to gain knowledge on how players react, understand and experience the game. The designers goal is to make sure the rules work as intended, are easy to understand, the game has a sense of balance and of course enjoyable to play. The playtesters help ensures the intended game design is achieved through their perspective of playing the game. Playtesting is about help make sure the intended idea becomes a fun and playable game. The playtesters help hammer out those details and finds ways to break the game.

At the core of every successful game design are playtesters. These are the people who are willing to dedicate their time and efforts to try the game, play the game and then give valuable feedback. They are the ones who not only read the rules but send constructive criticism back, provide insightful ideas on how make improvements and help create a better set of rules. Dedicated playtesters are the very much appreciated gamers who make the effort to go above and beyond when playing a game.]]> Playtesting for Dark Nebula Games
Dark Nebula Games is looking for dedicated people or game groups willing to playtest upcoming products and provide valuable feedback on a game. We are looking for people who love to play games in addition are willing to evaluate the game and then report back on what they just played. Feedback Reports do not take long to fill out but adding valuable comments may require just a bit of thought.

To become a playtester....
First complete the non-disclosure agreement form attached on this post. It is electronic form so you can type into the form. After filling it in digitally sign in, then “save as” the form otherwise the data will be lost. Then return a copy of the Dark Nebula Games via e-mail and the e-mail address is on the form.

If you cannot digitally sign it then send regular mail.

NOTE: The other attachment tells you how to digitally sign a form.

Important please register as a member since most communication is done via the forums.

About Playtesting
Playtesting is more than just playing a game and filling out some feedback form. It is process used to gain knowledge on how players react, understand and experience the game. The designers goal is to make sure the rules work as intended, are easy to understand, the game has a sense of balance and of course enjoyable to play. The playtesters help ensures the intended game design is achieved through their perspective of playing the game. Playtesting is about help make sure the intended idea becomes a fun and playable game. The playtesters help hammer out those details and finds ways to break the game.

At the core of every successful game design are playtesters. These are the people who are willing to dedicate their time and efforts to try the game, play the game and then give valuable feedback. They are the ones who not only read the rules but send constructive criticism back, provide insightful ideas on how make improvements and help create a better set of rules. Dedicated playtesters are the very much appreciated gamers who make the effort to go above and beyond when playing a game.]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=2 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:46:36 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=2 http://www.darknebulagames.com. Where you can find out about the new and exciting game being developed Cyprian Rift: Warships.]]> http://www.darknebulagames.com. Where you can find out about the new and exciting game being developed Cyprian Rift: Warships.]]> http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=1 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:43:27 -0700 http://forum.cyprianrift.com/showthread.php?tid=1