Vandal's SFB Page

This page is devoted to one of my favorite games, Star Fleet Battles. SFB is a simulation game based on Classic Star Trek. Developed in the late 70's by Amarillo Design Bureau, SFB is played by thousands of people worldwide.

For more information on the game, see the Official Star Fleet Battles Web Site.

I started playing SFB in 1983, along with several of my friends. Over the years, members have joined and left our playing group, but the game has been mostly constant. In 1987, I became a member of the ADB design staff, and held the position through 1990. I have published two works of fiction in ADB products: A Warrior's Death in Nexus #12, and Escape From the Holdfast in Captain's Log 8.

I quit playing SFB for a few years, mostly due to burnout from working on the Captain's Edition of the game. But in 1995, a friend of mine got interested in the game, and his interest pulled me back in. Today, I am an active member of the SFB forum on Compuserve, where I work in a staff position as game moderator, occasional tournament director, and editor of the on-line newsletter, Commander's Brief.

Starting this month, I am also one of three principal controllers for the Star Fleet Battles PBEM Site. On this site, you can connect with other on-line SFB players and play games via E-mail. There are also on-line tournaments, which are official, sanctioned, and Rated Ace tournaments. One starts up every year or so, and we will start them more often if we get more players. If you can't find a game in your area, then this is the place to play. On-line Tournament #3 is underway, with 1988 Fleet Captain Sandy "Firemane" Hemenway as Tourney Director. To keep up with tourney progress and get a feel for how on-line gaming works, check out Firemane's SFB Page.

View reports on HR 3 Tournament Games that I am moderating/playing:

HR3 Game 102 Me vs Rick Dykstra
HR3 Game 104 Vince Weibert vs Killer Wyn
HR3 Game 110 Scruffybeard vs Phlathead

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