THE STAR FLEET WARLORD NEWS

A quarterly four-page publication dealing with the Star Fleet Warlord play-by-mail game. Reading all these issues gives you a pretty good idea of the history of SFW over the past several years, and include many questions & answers, tactics articles, and such that still apply today (especially with more recent issues).

The following issues are available in MS Word format for either the Macintosh or Windows. Just click on one to download it.

• Issue #1 (June 1993): Errata for the version 7.3 rulebook; brief history of SFW prior to this issue; example of combat; AOG policy list.
• Issue #2 (September 1993): More errata; what to do if you find an error; various questions and answers; Starbase Orders.
• Issue #3 (December 1993): New races (Andro, WYN fish, Seltorian); Andro Q&A; handling the Nasty Space Monsters; description of all monsters.
• Issue #4 (March 1994): Favorite Corp names & mottos; Top Ten Signs You're Not Doing So Good; Reflections (fiction); defending the HO article; long-range drone bombardment explanation and strategy.
• Issue #5 (June 1994): Special new rulebook issue for the new revision, #7.4! Includes various changes to AOG policies and procedures and a page by page breakdown of rules changes in this revision.
• Issue #6 (September 1994): Warlord's Aide arrival, errors in the new rulebook, bizarre planetoid primer, Quantity or Quality? article; Historical Game Strategy article; explanation of various game variants.
• Issue #7 (December 1994): Logistics Bases; new Aide; desiging a custom game; Exploring the Graveyard of Ships article.
• Issue #8 (March 1995): Removal of "chaining" prospecting effect; Lingering Doubt fiction; Listening Post article and orders; new credit card policy.
• Issue #9 (June 1995): Clarification of Lyran base-attacking ability; Continental Conquest description; Volunteer With Honor fiction; commandoes in SFW.
• Issue #10 (4th Qtr 1995): Rules clarifications (RA, LB, PH, LOGB); complete update for the new Ship List version 7.5; frequent turn errors (READ THIS!).
• Issue #11 (1st Qtr 1996): Things you didn't know about AOG & SFW; Random Event Game variant; complete list of "good" random events in Event Games; updated list of all additions/deletions in the new Ship List 7.5.
• Issue #12 (2nd Qtr 1996): Die Hard Game rules; CUSS Die Hard race; minor rules updates (NPC Corps improved and Home Office prospecting bug).
• Issue #13 (Early 1997): Deletion of double-turns with the new Sequence# feature; complete Espionage tutorial; Best Corps Lists explained.
• Issue #14 (Early 1998): New Sector Specials feature; updated AOG corporate issues; Frugal Gravekeeper tactics article; ship movement sequence of play.
• Issue #15 (Late 1998): Two dozen new Sector Specials; updated Die Hard game rules; administrative update; articles on invasions and basic game winning play; tips & tricks on fake scan orders, sequencing games, and concealing your attempt to win.