LaserStorm: Grand Science Fiction Ground Warfare

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LaserStorm: Grand Science Fiction Ground Warfare

Score
7.3
Players
2-0
Time
60 to 240 min
Recommended Age
0+
Difficulty
normal
Official Website
Not provided
Type
game
designers

Description

More tanks, more robots, more war!

LaserStorm is 6mm science fiction on a massive scale.

Each troop stand is one vehicle or a 4-6 person fireteam. Units are platoons and the game can scale up to an entire battalion on the board, if you have the table space.

The game features:

  • Card driven turn sequence, using a very small card deck.
  • Very few (and usually zero) counters, markers or indicators placed on the table.
  • No record keeping or tracking for any units, ever.
  • Combat rules are quick and straight forward.
  • Units are distinctive in play: Tanks are durable but vulnerable to close assault, super heavy tanks are mobile bunkers and massive behemoths can stride right through a defensive line, crushing and terrifying enemy troops as they go.
  • Morale system sees units driven off the table and brought back to resume the battle again. You can actually reorganize and redeploy during a game, to open up new fronts or outflank the enemy.
  • Army commanders provide special deployment and combat options to their troops.
  • Choose from an array of ready-to-play units, put your own together using a fast "Assembly Line" where you simply match up vehicle hulls and guns or use the points system to build your own troops from scratch.
  • Unit types that can be built include infantry, tanks, grav vehicles, cavalry, field artillery, giant robots, aircraft, heroes and many more.
  • A standard objective-oriented scenario to get to grips with.
  • Unit traits included to customize and build unique troops, such as scouts.
  • Fully featured map-driven campaign rules, with troop upgrades.
  • A small quick-play scenario that should be playable with almost any scifi figures on your shelf.
  • Solo battle and campaign rules!