2/6/2001
-
Fantasy
Flight Games
is releasing Twilight
Imperium Armada
Customizable Disk Game. From an
ad in Game
Trade Magazine
#12:
"Fully
compatible with the Red
Alert
disk game published by Wizards
of the Coast,
Armada
introduces the rich and popular Twilight
Imperium
universe to the disk game format.
Filled to the brim with ships of war,
personnel, strategy disks, and
scenarios,
Armada
allows players to take control of one
of the four major races of the
crumbled empire who must battle for
glory and survival in a war-torn
universe. This series is
introduced in four unique starter sets
and Booster Display units.
Release Date March 2001.
The
4 starters are Barony of Letnev,
Emerates of Hacan, Federation of Sol,
and Sardakk N'orr with a list price of
$12.95
1/23/2001
-
Check out the Files section for the
RedAlert_Diskwars egroups mailing list
for the Excel file of what disks would
have shown up in the first supplement.
10/13/2000
- Finally there is word that Red
Alert!
has hit the stores. Members of
the RedAlert_Diskwars egroups mailing
list report that local stores have the
game in stock from Alliance
distributors.
9/7/2000
- With the Decipher
deal and no word coming from LUG,
many gamers were getting worried about
the future of Red
Alert!.
The
Gaming Outpost
just posted a story
that stated "A representative at Last
Unicorn Games
confirmed that
Red Alert
will be shipping to wholesalers early
next week."
8/18/2000
- Red
Alert!
was available for sale at GenCon and
demos ran constantly. By the end
of the con, only the Romulan and
Ferengi starters were left, all of the
Federation, Klingon, and Cardasian
starters had sold out. When
asking someone in the WotC
Castle when it would be in stores,
they said it would ship September 5th.
Also
announced at GenCon, Decipher
gets the Star Trek license effective
1/1/2001. Their press release
specifically mentions disc based
strategy games. What will happen
to Red
Alert!
in 2001 is unknown but you can see the
full press release on the Other
News page.
7/24/2000
- Finally some word on the release of Red
Alert!.
On the
TrekRPGNET Discussion Boards,
Steve Long, DS9 RPG Line Developer for
LUG
posted the following message about
Origins:
RED
ALERT! debuted and was *the* hit of
the con. Dressed in our Science Blue
WOTC shirts, we ran demos non-stop for
all four days; I bet that between the
demos and tournaments, about 400
people played the game. People who
played kept bringing their friends
over to play, too, so each of them
would have a free pack of flats (we
gave the RA boxes away to people who
played in demos) and they could play
each other back home. It'll be on sale
in the next few weeks (at GenCon and
thereafter, at the very least), so be
on the lookout for it!
Notice
the "WOTC shirts". In
a later message he mentions the deal
between WOTC
and LUG
is pretty much done except for the
announcement.
6/6/2000
- More info on Red
Alert!
in the TrekRPGNET
Discussion Boards.
The first expansion for Star
Trek: Red Alert!
is finished and tentatively entitled
"The Dominion War," and
features the Defiant, DS9, and
Wormhole disks. Probably next is
an Original Series supplement then a
BORG supplement. In addition a
Campaign guide may be in the works
with hints, strategies, and dozens of
new scenarios, some of which are
linked.
5/27/2000
- The Gaming Outpost has a preview
of Red
Alert!
including more info on how the game is
played.
5/4/2000
- Red
Alert! to
be release at the end of May and Demo
Program announced on LUG's
website:
Do
you remember the first time you played
your favorite game? Chances are that
you do! What made it memorable,
irresistible and fun? Was it the
enthusiasm and knowledge of the person
teaching you to play? Was it the high
quality, super-cool game? I'll bet it
was both. Wouldn't it be wonderful if
there were a game soon to be released
that was high quality, super-cool, and
you could teach others to play?
If
you say yes, I have some good news for
you. Last
Unicorn Games is
set to release Star
Trek: Red Alert!
at the end of May. Red Alert! is a
customizable disk-based combat game
set in the universe of Star
Trek.
Designed in conjunction with
Fantasy Flight Games
(creators of the wildly poplar Diskwars),
Red
Alert!
is a space battle game like no other!
Starter
boxes represent individual ships,
which players use to face off against
each other in fast-paced battles among
the stars. Booster packs include
additional ships, crew, and equipment
that allow players to enhance their Red
Alert! games.
Individual games range from basic
ship-to-ship battles to enhanced
scenarios involving boarding actions
and planetary defense.
Thirty-two
unique ships have been painstakingly
rendered in 3D and modeled on the
actual statistics appearing in our
award-winning line of Star
Trek RPG
products. Also appearing are dozens of
unique characters, including favorites
from the television shows in addition
to new characters exclusive to Red
Alert!
For a fast and furious simulation with
the unique flavor of Star
Trek,
look no further!
How
can you be involved? Join our demo
team! Email your name, mailing
address, and phone number to twebb@lastunicorngames.com
(please use "Demo Team" as
your subject), and I'll send you an
official Starfleet Academy Tactical
Sciences Instructor application (you
didn't think we'd call you demo
person, did you?).
What?
You want more than just the
gratification of teaching a great game
to loads of people? Okay, you asked
for it! In addition to being a member
of a cool demo team, you'll be the
recipient of awesome product
giveaways, cool merchandise, specialty
items, and redeemable Latinum (points)
for each demo you run.
Don't
delay-send me an email and let's get
started!
4/21/2000
-More information about Red
Alert! had
been posted in LUG's
website:
"Warp
into the new millennium with Red
Alert!,
a customizable disk-based game set in
the universe of Star
Trek.
Designed in conjunction with Fantasy
Flight Games
(creators of the wildly popular
Diskwars), Red
Alert!
is a space battles game like no other.
Starter boxes represent individual
ships, which players use to face off
against each other in fast-paced
battles among the stars. Booster packs
include additional ships, crew, and
equipment that allow players to
enhance their Red
Alert!
games. Individual games range from
basic ship-to-ship battles to enhanced
scenarios involving boarding actions
and planetary defense. Individual
disks come in three levels of rarity,
so players will want to collect them
all."
"As
we near the release of Red
Alert!,
visit the
Last Unicorn Games
web site for a comprehensive preview
and tutorial of this exciting new
game!"
5
factions (Federation, Klingon, Romulan,
Cardassian, and Ferengi)
32
ships, rendered in 3-D by Doug Shuler
Many
original ships never before seen in
Star Trek, some from our own line
Each
contains eight flats, including a ship
flat, counter flats, scenarios, rules
and a starship control panel.
Boosters
contain four random flats.
12/24/99
- Last
Unicorn and Fantasy Flight Announce
Star Trek® Disk Games
From
Last Unicorn's website:
Last
Unicorn Games and
Fantasy
Flight Flight Games announced
today the joint development of a new
series of Star
Trek®
Disk Games. Tentatively entitled Red
Alert!,
the games will feature ship-to-ship
space battles and scenarios set in the
Star
Trek
universe. The initial release will
feature vessels from the Star
Trek: The Next Generation®
era, but additional releases focusing
on the Star
Trek®: The Original Series,
Star
Trek®: Deep Space Nine,
and Star
Trek®: Voyager
series are planned.
The
Red
Alert!
disk games, designed jointly by Fantasy
Flight
and Last
Unicorn,
will use a variation on Fantasy
Flight's
wildly successful Diskwars
game engine. Each starship will be
introduced in its own starter box,
with add-on ships, characters, and
scenarios appearing in booster packs.
The initial release features
Federation, Klingon, Romulan,
Cardassian, and Ferengi vessels and
characters.
The
first Red
Alert!
release is scheduled to debut in March
at the GAMA Trade Show. Additional
expansions and stand-alone releases
will follow approximately every three
months.
Red
Alert!
will be manufactured and sold by Last
Unicorn Games.
Distributors and retailers should
direct sales and marketing inquires to
the sales staff at Last
Unicorn Games.
Fantasy
Flight Games
will be responsible for the foreign
language licensing of
Red Alert!.
All such licensing inquires should be
directed to the offices of Fantasy
Flight Games.
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