Starship Boarding Action including more Xolk terrain

 A few weeks ago I was able to host my spaceship boarding action at the local tabletop gaming convention, Trumpeter Salute.  There were six crews battling for control of the ship including two ship's crew - the bridge crew and the engineering team - and 4 teams of boarders.

Action was fast and furious.  The defenders started out in the main cargo hold, and the boarders needed to enter through the side doors.  The engineering team ran straight to the engine room while the boarders focussed on the bridge crew. 

A fierce firefight took place in the hold, with a bridge crewman (crew-alien?) distracting the boarders as his colleagues dashed to the bridge.  The poor fellow was thoroughly suppressed, as shown by the plethora of shock markers!

Left to their own devices, the engineering team easily made it to the engine room to start the engines.

The battle moved to the corridor outside the bridge.  Post-it tabs have replaced the smoke markers to indicate shock.

Finally realising that their teammates are strong enough to capture the bridge, the remaining boarders decide to storm the engine room.  Many of them fell (literally!) for my little ruse, as they ignored the 'Slipper Floor' sign and fell to the ground.  No injuries, except to pride, but shock markers and delays in their advance.

Ultimately, the engineers held the boarders from capturing the engine room, but to no avail as the boarders captured the bridge and thus managed to keep the ship from escaping.

In the photos above you can see the extra Xolk containers in the cargo hold.  My mail order arrived a few days before the convention, enough time to assemble them and prime them - good enough for the table but I found some time after the con to splash a bit of paint on them.

The collection now includes eight containers in two styles, 2 larger cisterns and a bevvy of smaller crates.

Two styles of containers.  These can be stacked, adding to their versatility.

The cisterns are fun - the kit provides a frame.  The cistern itself is an empty 355 mL pop tin which fits inside the frame.

The cisterns are slightly larger than the containers.

As a bonus, the cistern kit includes a bunch of smaller crates.  Instead of making them deliberately sci-fi, I painted them in a basic wood brown so they can be used for a variety of eras.