"- This is a miniature game designed for single to fleet starship combat, with no more than twelve miniature starships per side. Squadron sized games, which can be played in 2-3 hours time. Larger fleet battles may be played in 3-4 hours time.

          - Hidden counters and tactical movement, spotting attempts, and simultaneous combat keep the players active during the game. Leadership, new weapon systems, space mines, experience levels, and fleet engineer support play an important part in the games final outcome.

          - A Scenario Generator is provided to ease the make up of forces that will do battle in your games. Scenarios are included so you can get right to the game and learn its mechanics.

          - Five alien races and three Human factions to fight for control of the known universe"

Stellar Fire is under going some up dates and adding two new races to the mix, which are in play testing right now, so some time next year there will be a new Version 3.01 coming out. So those that have the older versions and want to add something before the new edition comes out send Rusty a e-mail with any ideas - Tacomgames@q.com

 

5/13/2005 - Stellar Wars is back.  I received the follwing email from Rusty Gronewold of TCG:

Just want to drop you a line to let you know that "Stellar Fire" http://www.geocities.com/stellargames/stellarfire.html is now back for those individuals looking for a space combat game. Yes we were off line for a long time but I have found the time to make this game available for to those who interested a new system.

 

7/1/2001 - The following information was posted by Mel Beard from TCG on the TCG yahoo.groups mailing list with the title, "TCG closes doors":

Hello all,

I'm informing all of you that TCG is closing. TCG will remain as a paper company but I will not pursue new or old products As TCG.  I will be closing down this e-group with in the next week.

I am forming a new company called Force XXI Miniatures and is owned by me. Most of the products was brought too and sold through TCG by Force XXI miniatures.

The only rule set that I will continue to pursue at this time is Stellar Conflicts and Uprisings, the 15mm Sci fi miniatures game.You are all invited to join my new e-group called Force XXI Miniatures.

Why am I closing TCG doors?

In September 2000, a publisher called Mormaer publications in New York contacted me wanting to publish TCG products.  I discussed things over with my partner and we decided to go with it.  The Publisher supposedly made a separated company called SGD (Strategic Game Design), drew up a contract and gained rights to TCG products.

Sense November 2000 I have been out of contact with this publisher. numerous attempts to reestablish relations with this publisher has gone un answered. Registered mail has been sent requesting all material be sent back to me and the contract nullified which is with legal representation on my side.

Sense communication has been broken by this publisher. I consider the contract with TCG null and void and am currently seeking legal action against this publisher for breach of contract on many things.

I wish to continue in the game industry and have taken my company Force XXI in to full production.

Again your all welcome to join Force XXI's E-group were discussion will happen.

Thank you for hanging in with TCG and I wish you all luck.

Mel Beard

Force XXI's website is at http://www.midiowa.com/colsten/

 

3/10/2001 - Tactical Command Games' website has been down for a while and still no word on a site for Strategic Game Design.

 

10/13/2000 - Strategic Game Design, a company based out of New York, will now be publishing and distributing rules systems from Tactical Command Games:

          "SGD would like to announce their acquisition of Tactical Command Games  line of miniatures games, including Stellar Conflicts and Uprisings, 
Stellar Fire, and Conflict 2000. All three games are being expanded and will be re-released with new editions in the near future, starting with Stellar Conflicts in the first quarter of 2001. All miniatures for the Stellar Conflicts line are being redesigned and will be re-released along with new figures and will be available at the time the new edition of the game is released. All comments concerning this line can be addressed to Robert Cameron at sgdint@optonline.nett"

 

4/14/2000 - TCG announces that Stellar Fire has been released and is available for $29.95. You can order directly from TCG or if you want to use a credit card, order from Regal Miniatures.