Minefields

[Target]

Just thinkin maybe the defending should have the opytion of purchasing minefield as well as ships,Def sats & bases.
Thinkin a patrol buys x amount of counters of which half are dummy. Scouts should be able to scan them to show which are real & which aren't.
They would have stealth of 5 or 6 so you can't just fire at them to set the minefield of willy nilly.
Thinkin they would e-mine type stats maybe SAP instead of AP. so they would be x AD, SAP,TD.

 

[Banichi]

I don't have my book handy, but doesn't using B5 give you the option of setting some 12 by 12 areas up as mine fields?

I also think the idea of being able to use minefields in the planetary assault scenario makes sense. Using the same trade off system thats used for trading sats for spacestations, gunboats, whatever.

With your idea of the tokens I think you would have to give them an area effect, say something like "if you get to within 8 inches" they explode. I think Shadow Queen's done something like it in her earth minbari war mod to represent the ambush of the black star.

 

[Da Boss]

yep

designate 2 12" by 12" squares - ships within suffer a 4AD, AP attack in the end phase

be nice to have rules for mines and mine sweepers