Victory by Any Means Victory by Any Means (hereafter VBAM,) is not directly a miniatures game, but rather pencil and paper 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate,) which can be played either stand alone or as a campaign system and scenario generator when used in conjunction with a space combat miniatures system. While relatively simple, the game is fairly deep, with the main rulebook covering diplomacy, economics and logistics and operations.Each player controls an interstellar empire, and guides them through diplomacy, conquest, and growth, as they attempt to attain as much territory possible. As with most games of this sort, play can, literally, extend over a period of months, as players negotiate with each other, and plan the economic and strategic direction of their empire. The game can be played either with or without a campaign moderator, although a CM allows for more variation, as they can introduce elements not know to the players. While the players and CM can develop their own setting, there are a number of expansions which introduce settings, either developed by the games designers, or licensed settings (the no longer available VBAM: Jovian Cronicles based on Dream Pod 9s anime-inspired Jovian Chronicles RPG/Lightning Strike miniatures game.) Also, a conversion of the rules to Napoleonic Age of Sail, and designed to interface with the Fire as She Bears! ruleset has been released. While the game has resolution rules for space and (limited) planetary combat, it can also be interfaced with tactical level systems with little difficulty. (An official conversion for Starmada X is available, as well as the two aforementioned books.) The publishers official website: vbamgames/
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 01:29:40 +0000
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