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From the Starmada web page:

"Starmada: The Universal Game of Starship Combat is a simple (but not simplistic) board game of starship combat, in which players square off in a general attempt to blast each other's fleets into just so much space junk. There are dozens of optional rules, exotic special equipment items, and menacing weapons that can be used or discarded at your discretion, to create the type of game you want to play."  

 

A free demo version of the game is available for MJ12's Starmada Page.

 

8/12/2012 - Updated Nova edition revisions of Klingon Armada and Romulan Armada books are now available from both Majestic 12 and from Amarillo Design Bureau.

 

3/21/2012 - Starmada Nova Rulebook is now available for pre-orders.  Pre-order customers will receive a download link for a ''beta'' release of the rulebook in PDF format. Once hard copies ship in early April, pre-order customers will receive an updated electronic copy as well.

"The Nova Rulebook represents a new beginning for The Universal Game of Starship Combat. While in some ways this new edition is notably different from previous incarnations of the game, at its core Starmada remains the game players around the world have grown to know and love. As always, the guiding principle has been ''simple, but not simplistic''. Within this book, players will find:
* Streamlined inertial movement, with optional movement systems to encompass a wide range of settings;
* An intuitive combat system, including three distinct and layered types of starship defenses; and
* The most comprehensive set of starship construction rules available in any game currently available
!"

How will this effect the related products?

"Starting in June, an updated version of Klingon Armada will be released, followed in short order by updated versions of Romulan, Alien, and Distant Armadas. Battleship Armada will be released in both Admiralty and Nova versions.

For those of you who own the existing SFU books, there are some options if you are reluctant to buy the updated versions:

First, a short and easy-to-use update document will be available for free, allowing you to convert the Admiralty designs to their Nova versions. It will also include the relevant SFU rules so that, when combined with the basic Nova rules (also available for free) you will have everything you need to be up-to-date.

Second, if you can wait until they've all been updated, a PDF will be made available with all the ships from the first four SFU books (Klingon, Romulan, Alien, Distant) for one very reasonable price."

 

2/5/2012 - The following announcement was made on December 1st 2011 and the new edition has not shown up yet though it is still in the works:

Majestic Twelve Games is pleased to announce that after months of planning, a brand-new edition of Starmada: The Universal Game of Starship Combat is slated for release in January 2012.

While in some ways this new edition will be notably different from previous incarnations of the game, at its core Starmada remains the game you have grown to know and (hopefully) love. As always, the guiding principle has been "simple, but not simplistic".

Among the changes to the core game system, players will find:
* A more streamlined movement system;
* Three distinct and layered types of starship defenses;
* A reduction in the number of die rolls -- and amount of time -- required to resolve ship-to-ship combat. In some cases, the outcome of an attack can be decided by a single throw of the dice!
On the other hand, much remains unchanged, such as:
* A commitment to balanced game play;
* A core set of rules accessible to beginners yet robust enough to support the needs of experienced gamers;
* The most comprehensive set of starship construction rules available in any game currently available!

And of course, Starmada will continue to provide dozens of stand-alone options and advanced rules from which you may pick and choose to fit your desired level of complexity and create the type of game you want to play.

Stay tuned to this space over the coming weeks as we continue to provide more information about this new edition -- I'm sure you'll like what you see!

 

6/18/2011- Distant Armada, the Star Fleet Armada supplement that brings brings in the Hydran Kingdom, WYN Cluster, Lyran Empire, and the Lyran Democratic Republic to the game plus adds five new weapons and 58 new ships will be released at Origins and will ship to mail order customers on July 11th

 

4/16/2011 - Now available from Majestic Twelve Games in printed and electronic formats is Starmada: Fleet Ops™ 

Starmada: Fleet Ops™ takes the Universal Game of Starship Combat to a whole new level! Now you can fight larger battles than ever before, with fast-playing mechanics and streamlined rules that retain all of the flexibility and customization you've come to expect.

In addition to adapting every current starship and weapon design option from The Admiralty Edition, Fleet Ops introduces several new concepts to Starmada, such as command ships, escorts, and fleet morale.

The game includes rules for building fleet-scale starships from scratch as well as guidelines for converting your favorite Starmada designs.

Starmada: Fleet Ops is a stand-alone game, enjoyable on its own or as a compliment to your existing Admiralty Edition fleets.

 

2/27/2011 - The Star Fleet Armada products are now available as pdf downloads from e23.com.

Distant Armada, the fourth book in the Star Fleet universe covering the Hydrans, Lyrans, and WYNs is scheduled for June.

 

2/6/2011 - Alien Armada, the new Star Fleet universe supplement is now available for ordering from Majestic Twelve Games or from Amarillo Design BureauAlien Armada contains all of the rules, options, and starship designs needed to introduce a trio of powerful and dangerous adversaries: the Tholian Holdfast, Neo-Tholians, and Seltorian Tribunal. In addition, the Orion Pirates are given the attention many believe they deserve, and additional ships are provided for some of the other empires.
Alien Armada is not a stand-alone product; ownership of either Klingon Armada or Romulan Armada is required. The Starmada Admiralty Edition Core Rulebook is also recommended, but not required.

 

6/27/2010 - ADB has released Captain's Log #41 and it includes new ships for Star Fleet Armada.

 

4/20/2010 - Romulan Armada, the new Star Fleet universe supplement is now available for ordering from Majestic Twelve Games or from Amarillo Design Bureau.  In Romulan Armada, the Romulans invade the Federation. This includes rules to bring 40 Romulan, Gorn, and Federation ships into the Starmada game system, along with plasma torpedoes, cloaking devices, and those sneaky Romulan privateers.
This 90-page book includes the essential Starmada rules so it's ready to play without buying or downloading anything else, but Romulan Armada is designed to work with other Starmada products including Klingon Armada.

 

10/1/2009 - Klingon Armada is now available from Majestic Twelve Games or from Amarillo Design Bureau who are also producing a printed version of the Starmada: Admiralty Edition core rulebook.  The 80-page Klingon Armada rulebook includes the Essential Starmada Rules, 40 starships (Klingon, Federation, Tholian, Orion, Kzinti), and complete rules to bring the Star Fleet Universe alive in the Starmada game system. This book is complete and ready to play, but the Starmada Admiralty Edition core rulebook will add many more play options.

 

6/30/2009 - The Starmada Rules Annex is now available.

Majestic Twelve Games is pleased to announce the release of the Starmada Rules Annex -- a compilation of all the game-related data from the first four Starmada supplements: the Imperial Starmada Sourcebook, Hammer & Claw, Dreadnoughts, and Iron Stars. Within these pages you will find everything you need to bring your games up to date:

* New starship options, such as anti-fighter batteries, overthrusters, flotillas, and limited ammunition;

* New rules for three-dimensional movement, combat interception, shipboard combat, and critical damage; and

* New traits that can be used to expand your arsenal to include crew-killing, shield-ignoring, starship-exclusive, and/or catastrophic weapons.

In addition, players can expand upon their one-shot battles with the "Simplest Campaign System", as well as an introductory version of The Sovereign Stars: a complete board game that can be used as a scenario generator for Starmada.

The Starmada Rules Annex is not a stand-alone product; ownership of the Starmada Admiralty Edition Core Rulebook is required. For more information on this and all of our products, visit the Majestic Twelve Games web site at www.mj12games.com 

 

 

3/30/2009 - Starmada: Iron Stars released and Klingon Armada announced

Starmada: Iron Stars™ reveals a world in crisis. Recovery from the Martian Invasion is slow, and its effects will be felt for decades to come. Hopes that the extraterrestrial threat would result in a new spirit of cooperation and coexistence have been quickly dashed, with the Great Powers scrambling to take advantage of technological tidbits left behind by the invaders. While recent conflicts have been thankfully limited in scope, it seems only a matter of time before Humanity is engulfed in a new conflagration — this one of its own making.

This supplement is a unique "crossover" project, combining two of our most popular gaming systems. The intent is to introduce fans of the Iron Stars universe to the Universal Game of Starship Combat, while at the same time exposing those Starmada players who may have been reluctant to jump into a different environment a glimpse at an alternate Earth in which the Martian Invasion really happened.

Outside of the thrills of Edwardian space combat, there is plenty in these pages to expand any Starmada setting, including new options like:

* Faceted shielding
* Crew-killer weapons
* Etheric movement
* Critical damage

And more!

Here is the press release on Klingon Armada:

Amarillo Design Bureau and Majestic Twelve Games are proud to announce an agreement has been reached to develop Klingon Armada: a Starmada supplement set in the Star Fleet Universe.

Tentatively scheduled for release in the summer of 2009, Klingon Armada will contain all of the rules options, additions, and starship designs necessary to allow players to pit forces of the Klingon Empire against their perpetual enemies, the Star Fleet of the United Federation of Planets. Future products of the Star Fleet Armada series will expand the scope of this partnership to include the Romulan Star Empire, the Tholian Holdfast, and other combatants of the Star Fleet Universe.

Starmada is a miniatures board game of starship combat. At its most basic level, players take command of space fleets in a general attempt to reduce each other to just so much space junk. At its most advanced, the game can be customized to breathe life into any science fiction background that players might imagine.

Novices shouldn't fret; the core set of rules has been designed with simplicity and ease of play in mind, accessible even to beginners. On the other hand, seasoned veterans should find the concise nature of the rules quite refreshing. It allows players to concentrate on the finer points of squashing their opponents rather than arguing about rules interpretations, without sacrificing any of the flavor or excitement of more complex games.

Simple, but not simplistic, is the guiding principle.

This product line will unite one of the most innovative game designs in the industry with one of the strongest genre backgrounds there is. While the classic Star Fleet Battles was designed for individual ship combat, Starmada was designed from the start for massive fleet battles, using a clean and fast-playing rules system. Klingon Armada will allow players who have long enjoyed such massive battles to now use the fleets of their favorite television and movie empires.

Given that Starmada was designed to be used with miniatures, it will be a natural tie-in to the existing line of Starline 2400 ships used in the Star Fleet Universe. Klingon Armada and the products to follow will be designed to use the existing Squadron Boxes, vastly expanding the market for those products.

The joint venture also envisions moving the new PDF edition of Starmada into retail stores.

 

 

7/21/2008 - Dreadnoughts, the third supplement for Starmada Admiralty Edition is now available.

Dreadnoughts is a setting book for Starmada: The Admiralty Edition that brings to life the epic sweep of naval combat during the First World War.

To many people, the Great War conjures images of mud-soaked trenches and land-locked armies joined in a futile embrace across no-man's land. But navies were just as important to victory (if not more so); and it was on the seas that the conflict truly became a World War. From the North Sea to the Mediterranean, from the Black Sea to the South Pacific, battles raged across the globe.

So, go ahead: swap your energy shields for armor plating and the blackness of space for the wine-dark sea, and see if you have what it takes to rule the waves!

In addition to data cards for one hundred ship classes from eight different navies of the early twentieth century, Dreadnoughts adds brand-new options to the Starmada game, including flotillas, wet-navy style movement, and dual-mode fighter flights, which can be used individually or collectively to enrich any setting. Also included are six historical scenarios, allowing players to re-fight various naval actions of the Great War.

Dreadnoughts is not a stand-alone product; ownership of the Starmada Admiralty Edition Core Rulebook is required.

 

5/1/2008 - Hammer & Claw: The Grumm Wars Sourcebook is now available:

Majestic Twelve Games is proud to announce the release of Hammer & Claw, the newest supplement for Starmada: The Universal Game of Starship Combat.

The claw, bloodied, represents war. On seven occasions the Grumm have encountered those that are not Grumm, and three times they have parted in peace. Four times Grumm have died, and those who mourned have called for the Assemblage, claws unsheathed. Before, the enemy was excised, without pity or hate. The Grumm are the children of war, but they take no joy from killing. It is a tool, applied as all others are applied, to secure tomorrow. Those who threatened the future died, whether in their ships or on the ground, until they posed no threat. They were reduced so that, as under the Law, the Grumm need not fear them for the span of ten thousand litters.

Hammer & Claw: The Grumm Wars Sourcebook is a supplement for the Starmada game, detailing a universe in which Mankind's first contact did not go well...

The Wars are an ongoing conflict between Earth's spacefaring nations and the Grumm, bent on exterminating what they perceive as a threat to their very existence. Hostilities are driven, as with most wars, by greed, misunderstanding, and fear, in equal measure. Can Earth's superpowers, wary and distrustful of each other for more than 300 years, unite in the face of a common enemy? Or has humanity already doomed itself to annihilation?

In addition to extensive background material describing the Grumm Wars universe, this book contains thirty-five new starship designs representing the alien Grumm, the nomadic Boers, and Terra's three spacefaring powers: the Union of European States, Daitoua Kyoueiken, and Pan-Atlantic Commonwwealth. Also included are several scenarios, plus all of the supplemental rules necessary to fight out the Grumm Wars, including brand-new options such as shipboard combat and dual-mode weapons.

 

1/15/2008 - The Imperial Starmada Sourcebook is now available:

Majestic Twelve Games would like to announce that the Imperial Starmada Sourcebook is now available! This is the first in what is hoped to be a long series of setting books in support of the Starmada game.

These pages describe the universe of the Imperial Starmada: the interstellar naval arm of the Terran military. Although in a state of uneasy peace with its immediate neighbors, the Starmada is now faced with its greatest threat--an alien power of unknown size, strength, and intention. Can the Terrans summon a coalition to face down this new adversary, or will old enmities force the Empire to its knees?

In addition to historical background for five different factions in the Starmada universe, the Imperial Starmada Sourcebook includes:

*Thirty starship designs for the Starmada and its major adversaries;
*New starship options and weapon traits, including anti-fighter batteries, overthrusters, limited ammunition, and more;
*Rules for three-dimensional movement and combat interception;
*The "Simplest Campaign System"; and
*A complete board game that can be used as a scenario generator for Starmada.

The Imperial Starmada Sourcebook is not a stand-alone product; ownership of the Starmada Admiralty Edition Core Rulebook is required.

 

12/17/2007 - Majestic 12 has released the Starmada: The Admiralty Edition core rulebook and the Imperial Armada Sourcebook should follow within a couple weeks:

Starmada: The Admiralty Edition represents nearly a year of collective effort to update, streamline, and otherwise improve upon the Universal Game of Starship Combat. In addition to the essential rules, the Core Rulebook includes:

* Nearly 100 different options from which to pick and choose to create the type of game YOU want to play;

* A design system that allows for nearly five million different types of weapon;

* A fully-customizable set of rules for small craft, allowing for over one million different types of fighters, drones, and seeking weapons;

* Guidelines for converting your Starmada X ship designs to their Admiralty equivalents;

* A half-dozen sample scenarios; and

* The most comprehensive and flexible starship construction rules of any game available.

The 84-page Core Rulebook is available today through our online catalog for $16.95 (U.S.) A PDF version will also be available shortly through the major e-book vendors.

Today's release includes only the Core Rulebook--unfortunately, there is still some work to be done on the Imperial Starmada Sourcebook. Rather than prolong the agony of those desperate to see what we've done, while still ensure the best product possible, we've decided to release the rulebook today, as promised. The Sourcebook will follow within the next two weeks. This 48-page supplement will include:

* Detailed background material on five of the major factions in the Starmada Universe;

* Three dozen starship classes;

* Several new scenarios; plus

* A simple (but not simplistic) campaign system.

 

 

11/29/2007 - Big news from Dan Kast of Majestic 12 Games:

Majestic Twelve Games is pleased to announce that Starmada: The Admiralty Edition will be available for purchase on December 17, 2007.

Starmada is a board game of starship combat. At its most basic level, players take command of space fleets in a general attempt to reduce each other to just so much space junk. At its most advanced, the game can be customized to breathe life into any science fiction background that players might imagine.

Novices shouldn't fret; the core set of rules has been designed with simplicity and ease of play in mind, accessible even to beginners. On the other hand, seasoned veterans should find the concise nature of the rules quite refreshing. It allows players to concentrate on the finer points of squashing their opponents rather than arguing about rules interpretations, without sacrificing any of the flavor or excitement of more complex games.

Simple, but not simplistic, is the guiding principle.

The Admiralty Edition represents the latest incarnation of the Universal Game of Starship Combat. Included in the 80-page Core Rulebook:

* The "essential" Starmada rules, including a new intertia-based movement system.

* Over 80 different options from which players may pick and choose to create the perfect game.

* A fully-customizeable weapon design system, with almost five million different combinations.

* A complete set of rules for fighters, allowing for nearly half a million different types of small craft.

* A comprehensive construction system, allowing players to design their own starships with which to do battle.

In addition to the core rulebook and 48-page Starmada Universe guide, a number of different settings are planned for the near future, including collaborations with several other companies.

Further details on Starmada and all our other games can be found at our web site: www.mj12games.com 

 

7/2/2005 - Majestic 12 Games is running a special offer so if you but the printed versions of VBAM: Starmada along with Starmada X: Brigade and the VBAM Campaign Guide, and save 28% off the regular price of those three hard copies.  Go to the MJ12 website for more information.

 

6/21/2005 - The latest news from Dan Kast of Majestic 12 Games:

Majestic Twelve Games and Victory by Any Means Games are proud to announce the release of our very first collaborative project: Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition.

Victory by Any Means: The Starmada Edition combines two of the most flexible space gaming systems of our day. This book provides the rules links you need to play a campaign using a combination of both Starmada: The Universal Game Of Starship Combat and the Victory by Any Means (VBAM) Campaign Guide. VBAM: Starmada includes:

* A comprehensive method for converting Starmada ship designs to the VBAM campaign system;

* Over 125 new starship designs, taken from The Wars Of The Boltians And Kuissians VBAM sourcebook and converted for use in Starmada;

* Extensive technology rules, building upon those already provided in VBAM and Starmada;

* 10 sheets of counters representing the forces of the Boltian Star League, the Kuissian Empire, and the Terran Union;

* New optional rules for Starmada, including notable starship crews, sensors, and specialized defenses; ...and much more!

VBAM: Starmada is not a stand-alone product; ownership of both Starmada X and the VBAM Campaign Guide is required. Possession of The Wars Of The Boltians And Kuissians sourcebook is also recommended.

For more information about the Victory By Any Means (VBAM) campaign system, go to the SCN VBAM page.

 

11/26/2004 - The printed version of Starmada X: Brigade is now available and pre-orders have shipped.  On RPGnow, the pdf version is available for the regular price of $10.95.

 

Starmada X: Brigade cover10/4/2004 - The latest news from Dan at Majestic 12 Games:

Starmada X: Brigade is a sourcebook for The Universal Game of Starship Combat, providing background and starship designs for seven different factions, each taken from Brigade Models' excellent line of starship miniatures.

The seventy-two different ship classes included in this book have each been designed by players of Starmada. They present a wide variety of philosophies and strategies, illustrating the flexibility of the most comprehensive starship construction system available in any space combat wargame.

Brigade includes the complete rules for Starmada X, allowing you to start blasting your opponents into just so much space dust right away!

Regular Price $19.95US  Pre-order now for $15.96US  -  Release date October 25, 2004

Order Starmada X: Brigade as an eBook for $24.95 and get a copy of the physical book free of charge!

The normal PDF price of $10.95 will be available in November.

 

8/2/2004 - From Dan Kast of Majestic 12:

Considering the difficulties some people have had with the tech level error in the SXCA (and considering that a few more entries would not be a Bad Thing :), I've decided to extend the deadline for the Starmada X Brigade Design Contest until Friday, August 6, 2004.

 

7/17/2004 - Dan Kast of Majestic 12 announces the Starmada X: Brigade Design Contest:

Think you've got what it takes to create the dominant fleet in the galaxy? Now's your chance! Majestic Twelve Games and Brigade Models are pleased to announce a contest to design the ships and fleets to be included in the upcoming Starmada X: Brigade sourcebook. The ships are to be built around Brigade Models' extensive line of starship miniatures, using the Starmada X rules.

Submissions must be received by cricket@mj12games.com no later than July 31, 2004.

Three finalists will be selected for each fleet via polling on the Majestic Twelve Games Yahoo! Group; winners will be selected from among the finalists by the staff of Majestic Twelve Games and Brigade Models.

Finalists will receive a free copy of the sourcebook, while the winners will get a fleet pack of their choice from Brigade Models.

Details on this contest can be found at our web site: www.mj12games.com/contest.pdf

 

01/22/2004 - From Dan Kast of Majestic 12:

It is January 22, 2004, exactly ten years to the day since I first posted the Starmada rules to rec.games.design...

Break out the candles and champagne!

To celebrate, I've completed some major revisions to the Starmada X rules:

1. I've added all of the appendices from the Compendium, suitably updated to fit the Starmada X system;
2. It is now official -- if you roll damage that cannot be applied, then the ship takes a hull hit instead;
3. There's an index (you're welcome, Jim!);
4. I've included the original version 1 rules;
5. I've re-confirmed the starship designs, including giving the Arcturans a TL +1 to reduce their hull sizes;
6. I've added artwork.

Best of all, the revised and expanded rulebook is FREE to those who have already purchased the Starmada X Boxed Set. Visit our web site at www.mj12games.com, and follow the link for Starmada.

Just consider it my birthday present... ;)

 

12/20/2003 - If you want to save money on Starmada X and just get the rules, they are now available from RPGnow.com for $9.95.  This version of Starmada X: Alpha includes the Starmada X rulebook, Appendix A: Starship Construction, Appendix B: Weapon Abilities, Appendix C: Special Equipment, the Imperial Starmada fleet book, and the Arcturan Federation fleet book.

Other Starmada products available for download from RPGnow.com are the prior version of Starmada, Expansions 1, 2, and 3, the Starmada Compendium, and The Sovereign Stars.

 

12/13/2003 - MJ12 has posted a update document for those of you who have the Starmada Compendium but but are not quite ready to upgrade to Starmada X, here is a document that will allow you to convert your Compendium ships to Starmada X equivalents: http://www.mj12games.com/starmada/update.pdf

 

11/17/2003 - Starmada X is released and all pre-orders have been sent

 

11/10/2003 - An update on Starmada X:

Due to production difficulties, the release of Starmada X has been delayed one week, until November 17. That just means you've got seven more days to take advantage of our 20% off pre-order special!

 

10/27/2003 - Dan Kast of Majestic Twelve Games lets us know pre-orders are now being taken on Starmada X until it is officially released on November 10th.  This is the tenth anniversary of Starmada, thus the Roman Numeral "X" in the game title.

Majestic Twelve Games is proud to announce that pre-orders are now being taken for Starmada X, the latest and greatest version of The Universal Game of Starship Combat. This initial boxed release includes:
* The
Starmada X rulebook
* Appendix A: Starship Construction
* Appendix B: Weapon Abilities
* Appendix C: Special Equipment
* The Imperial Starmada fleet book
* The Arcturan Federation fleet book
* 20 disks representing the forces of the Empire and Arcturan Federation
* A sturdy plastic box that doubles as a 3-ring binder
Order between now and the release date of November 10, 2003, and save 20% off the retail price of $29.95. For more information, visit our web site at www.mj12games.com

8/9/2003 - MJ12 Games has announced that Starmada X is in the works and the goal is an October release.   Dan Kast says;

"It's not -just- Starmada's tenth anniversary, although that's where the name "Starmada X" comes from. It's a revision of the ruleset -- hopefully the last -- no major changes to gameplay, but a lot of rewriting, revision, and reworking so that all the wrinkles are ironed out."

I'm a bit late on this news, sorry, due to GenCon and other things, this update slipped. 

 

1/28/2003 - Dan Kast of Majestic Twelve Games announces:

"Majestic Twelve Games is now offering many products, including some out-of-print books, as electronic books. These are the same high-quality PDF files that we provide to the printers; now you can get them for half the price of a hard copy! Each is shipped on CD-ROM in a case that fits neatly on your bookshelf.
Among the products currently available in electronic format are
Starmada: The Universal Game Of Starship Combat, Starslayer (sci-fi skirmish rules), and ARES: Miniatures Wargaming System."

 

3/10/2002 - More news about the Starmada Compendium from Dan of Majestic 12:

The Starmada Compendium (MJG-0110) has met with such great success, that we are already having to do a second printing! What does this mean for you? Well, if you've been wanting to get the Compendium, but have been putting it off, now's your chance: pre-orders for the reprint are being accepted now, and orders before March 31, 2002, will get 10% off!

 

12/3/2001 - The Starmada Compendium is back from the printers and pre-orders have shipped and should be available on store shelves by the end of the week.

 

11/1/2001 - Now available for pre-orders is the Starmada Compendium.  Pre-order before its release on November 26th and get it for $26.96, 10% the regular price of $29.95.

"Finally, it's here! The long-awaited Compendium puts everything from the main rulebook and first three expansions into one 176-page volume. All the weapons, equipment, and rules previously published for Starmada have been dusted off, polished up, and re-arranged into one shockingly-complete book.

But that's not all! It has new stuff, too, like Interdictor Fields, Minesweepers, Solar Sails, and guidlines for Solitaire Play! 

The Compendium also includes 2 full-color counter sheets, a 17"x22" numbered hexgrid, and a CD-ROM complete with bonus materials and helper applications, including starship designs for the races of our popular Starslayer game."

10/19/2001 - The Starmada rulebook and Expansion 2 are now on sale for 30% off from MJ12Exansion 1 and 3 are sold out but are available as a PDF file on a CD-ROM from MJ12.  If you can wait, a compendium of everything Starmada is in the works...

 

10/2/2001 - MJ12 has a new wooden miniature available of the Furious along with new disks of planets and explosions.

 

9/4/2001 - MJ12 now has their own domain and their webpages have moved to http://www.mj12games.com/

 

6/22/2001 - MJ12 has sent out a press released indicating The Sovereign Stars supplement is back from the printer and is now shipping.

 

5/25/2001 - Pre-orders are now being taken for The Sovereign Stars:

          "Majestic Twelve Games is pleased to announce that The Sovereign Stars, a crossover product for Starmada: The Universal Game Of Starship Combat and Fantasy Flight Games' Twilight Imperium, is now available for pre-orders.

          Combining the epic scope of Twilight Imperium with the excitement and adaptability of Starmada, The Sovereign Stars contains three major components:

          First, the races of Twilight Imperium are fully defined within the Starmada rules system, including starship designs, weapons, and equipment.

          Second, it adapts the races outlined in the Starmada rulebook to Twilight Imperium, giving players the opportunity to decide the future of the Terran Empire, the Arcturan Federation, and the major players in the Starmada universe.

          Finally, The Sovereign Stars contains guidelines for linking tactical battles in Starmada with the strategic level of Twilight Imperium, letting players control the destiny of their empires at multiple levels of play.

          The Sovereign Stars rulebook contains all of the rules necessary to combine Twilight Imperium with Starmada. Includes the basic Starmada rules, along with Homesystem tiles for the Starmada races, and a 17" x 22" game board.

          Orders placed before the release date of June 25, 2001, will save 10% off the retail price of $14.95."

 

4/24/2001 - MJ12 Games releases gaming disks for Starmada:

          "Easier than painting your own miniatures, and sturdier than cardboard counters, these disks are perfect for Starmada or any other starship combat game (not that you would play any other game, of course...) In addition, the tick-marks around the perimeter of each disk makes tabletop/hexless gaming a snap! Each pack contains one each of 5 different designs, mounted on 1.5" wooden disks. The disks themselves are unpainted, so you can color-code them any way you see fit."

          Each pack of 5 disks is $2.95  (a picture of a couple of disks is to the right below the Starmada cover) plus they have released some additional wood spaceship miniatures.