Victory by Any Means: Jovian Chronicles
BGG rating
7.7

Expansion for Victory by Any Means: Campaign Guide

Victory by Any Means: Jovian Chronicles

2006Powered by BGG

Rules assistance for Victory by Any Means: Jovian Chronicles

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–8 players
  • 240 min
  • 11+
  • Complexity 4.0/5

Rules assistant for Victory by Any Means: Jovian Chronicles

What would you like to know?

Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Victory by Any Means: Jovian Chronicles is an expansion for Victory by Any Means: Campaign Guide released in 2006 for 2–8 players, 240 minutes per game, and ages 11 and up. It was designed by Charlie Lewis and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.

Similar games

About the game

From site: It is the 23rd Century, and the Solar System is on the brink of war. Jovian Confederation carrier groups and their elite exo-armor pilots prepare for the impending clash with CEGA, while the Venusians manipulate events from the shadows. Who will triumph? Now you can decide! Victory by Any Means: Jovian Chronicles brings the pulse-pounding action of Dream Pod 9’s Jovian Chronicles saga together with the strategic sweep of the Victory by Any Means Campaign System. Included in this book is everything you need to play out the epic scope of events in the Solar System of the 23rd Century in the wake of the Odyssey and the Battle of Kurtzenheim with the VBAM system, including: New orbital installations to replicate orbital colonies and industry New unit special abilities to model Exo-Armors and Exo-Suits Guidelines for resolving scenarios with DP9’s Lightning Strike™ New objective system for determining victory Three exciting scenarios – the 2214 Scenario, the Open Scenario, and the Intro Scenario. Complete force lists for all factions of the Jovian Chronicles Background and details for the Jovian Chronicles and all of its factions are included, including descriptions of ships, fighters, exo- armors and exo-suits. Conversion rules for using RPG characters in VBAM and guidelines for how to turn VBAM activities and events into RPG scenarios This is not a stand-alone product and requires the Victory by Any Means Campaign Guide (VBM-101) to fully use. Ownership of the Lightning Strike 2nd Edition Rules (DP9-322), Lightning Strike Companion (DP9-324) and Campaign Moderator’s Companion (VBM-105) are recommended. Expands: Victory by Any Means: Campaign Guide Victory by Any Means: Campaign Moderator's Companion

Editions

  • Victory by Any Means: Jovian ChroniclesenVBAM Games2006

Questions and answers

Victory by Any Means: Jovian Chronicles supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.