Wargaming with Transformers figures

[Sam]

Hey, does anyone if this idea has been discussed on any TF forums already?

Today I suddenly thought about TF tech specs. Then I somehow thought about Warhammer 40K (the tabletop game from Games Workshop). Then I thought what if collectors got together and "played" with their Transformers like the way W40K was played, with the tech specs of each figure determining how he was played?

For example, a character's speed would affect how far he can move and when he can move relative to other characters. Endurance would contribute to his overall hitpoints and armour rating. Skill and firepower would impact the damage he does to his enemies, etc.

I haven't got any of the mechanics worked out, but I guess theoretically a game could be played this way (along with dice, to bring the element of chance/luck into the game).

And figures do not have to be limited to only one series, since I believe all figures have similar categories in their tech specs.

Not sure if this is an interesting idea to anyone?

[Paulbot]

The first year G1 Tech Specs are great for their consistency and spreading out the numbers. But recently the specs all trend higher, lots of all 10s and/or 9s for characters like Megatron and Optimus Prime which would make them unstoppable in that sort of game.

[Demonac]

I'd considered it too...
but they would need to have 2 sets of stats (1 for alt mode, 1 for bot mode).
RiD Galvatron would need 10 sets!

[iceburn]

a card game could be fun like YuGiOh or the others....

[STL]

I'd dig it and I'm hardly a fan of most of those type of games.

[kup]

I would also suspect that inconsistancy of the techspecs may make things a bit unbalance but to play them in a non serius way, could still be done.

[roller]

i though Attackix covered this type o thing

[STL]

But it wasn't really that good. All you did was take turns then shoot at each other. Not as strategic though it can be fun.

[Golden Phoenix]

The first year G1 Tech Specs are great for their consistency and spreading out the numbers. But recently the specs all trend higher, lots of all 10s and/or 9s for characters like Megatron and Optimus Prime which would make them unstoppable in that sort of game.

You could counter that with a couple of rules.
Something like a character limit. And then saying "characters with X or more stat points are worth Y characters"

This sounds interesting. Maybe we could find a set of rules for a table top game and adopt them for Transfomers.

[Lord_Zed]

As someone who has played countless different systems as well as writing rules for my own G Gundam Game. I'd say there are many ideas that could be adpated to a Transformers game. Before you even get that far you'd need to work out what figures your going to use. If your using standard TF's then It will have to be a small detailed game with only a few a side.

In my opinion the best place to start would be with Legends, Minicons or Micromasters. As there all small so you can fit several on a tabletop. You could fit a couple of Deluxes but it would feel confined.

I particurly like the idea of using Micromasters cause you could field them in 4 robot formations.