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@bryanrombough.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

I'll be running a Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack demo table at CanGames 2026 on Victoria Day Weekend in Ottawa this May.

If you're going to be in the area, come give the game of Little Lego Giant Robots a try!
#CanGames #CanGames2026 #MobileFrameZero #MF0 […]

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Bryan H. Rombough

@bryanrombough.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

Mobile Frame Zero/Intercept Orbit | Fortified Niche! Have you heard of these peculiar plastic bricks that the Danes have made? They are called “Lego” and you can use them to both erect structures and craft engines, and create whole worlds for miniature plastic figurines to inhabit. And what, pray tell, would happen if such a plastic brick game was inspired by Japanese woodcuts of fights in giant armored suits – or even space-faring vessels? Why, you would get _Mobile Frame Zero_ * and its kin, _Mobile Frame Zero: Intercept Orbit_! _Listen to theFortified Niche episode._ I assure you, don’t mistake the lack of spilled Plate, Round, 1 » 1 (Trans-Red) for lack of violence. As you may have gathered from inexplicable intro, we’re discussing two related Lego-based rulesets: _Mobile Frame Zero_ and _MFZ: Intercept Orbit_. The idea is for you to build either a bunch of Lego mecha – or Lego space ships and accompanying very small Lego mecha – and FIGHT! Actually, the games assume multiplayer by default, so I you can split the brick-purchasing load among several friends. On this table, ships have inertia! Both games have similar basics: scaleable distance measuring units, dice pools, comparing dice results. For your forces, you have a collection of frames/ships and stations. The former are what you control, the latter are objectives to fight over. Players alternate activating their units; once activate, you say what the unit will do, then roll their die. How many and of what dice you’ll roll depends on the unit’s systems. Since you’ll only be using one die result per system, more dice just increase the odds of rolling high. Crab-bot has seen better days. This is where _Mobile Frame Zero_ gets a little funky. You need to compare your attack roll to the enemy defense roll to see if you can (roll to) damage the unit. But a unit that has yet to activate doesn’t have a defense roll yet. So that unit then has to activate, declare attack, and roll defense. After the first unit resolves their turn, the targeted unit will do theirs. And if it chose to target another unit instead of firing back, it can force yet another activation. This can daisy-chain potentially to the entire table. More likely, you’ll use this to make the enemy activate certain units earlier than they would like. Full thrust, aim for the center of the enemy formation, everything will be fine! And once you score any damage, the target’s controlling player gets to pick what system(s) is lost (and, preferably, taken off the model). Generally, it makes sense to lose anything but the attack systems, especially since white system die are generic and can be used for any system. Even a ship or a frame without any systems gets the system dice (until it loses those), so it is still capable of limited action. This is flaming ship is only capable of limited action. Also, it has been boarded and taken over by a mobile frame company. Now, what systems units have is decided in the army building phase. Mechs and ships have four slots, and you can double up on a system for additional benefits. For example, double attack system rolls not just two red d6s, but also a red d8. There are other, non-dice size benefits as well, like double sensors giving you infinite spotting (read: increases hits for the next attack against the spotted unit) range. But even one-system effects are always meaningful. It’s just that in the heat of battle, being able to kill better matters more. Yo, we’re building artillery carriers ovahea. With all the stuff I mentioned before, _Intercept Orbit_ is more complex and interesting. For starters, there are two ship classes: four-system cruisers and three-system-yet-more-maneuverable frigates. The mobile frame companies are a class unto themselves: they have one of each base system, but one company can also be a slightly game-breaking ace. Ships may repair lost systems. Mobile frame companies need to keep track of their fuel, but can also capture ships. Meanwhile, ships themselves have innertia, and their movement dice can be spent for boosting, breaking, and turning. It’s a more interesting game in all ways. Two of my mobile frame companies are trying to retake their own carrier while in the background, the enemy attempts to do the same with his own carrier. In conclusion, _Mobile Frame Zero_ and _Mobile Frame Zero: Intercept Orbit_ are neat little games for Lego-havers. MFZ is a good way to introduce children into miniature wargaming, but is otherwise somewhat basic. _Intercept Orbit_ , however, can stand on its own as a space ship and mecha battle game. Now, if only I had space games to compare it with that weren’t _Battlefleet Gothic_ … _*Technically Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack_

Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack & Intercept Orbit review.

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Art "The Mugbearer" (He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈 [PLS GIVE ME MONEY]

@themugbearer.bsky.social

4 months ago

DEPLOY YOUR GRUNTS 🤖

#LEGO #LDD #Stud.Io #Mecha #MechaArt #LegoArt #MugbearerMOCs #MFZ #MF0 #MobileFrameZero

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HyveMynd

@hyvemynd.bsky.social

6 months ago

Hold the phone.

I just remembered that I'd planned to use all those tan #LEGO pieces to make a company of desert-themed ST-08 Fat Snakes. (I like it more than the CHUB frame.)

The ones in this photo were built back in 2014. I was building #MF0 frames at a breakneck pace back then...

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HyveMynd

@hyvemynd.bsky.social

6 months ago

A photo of three tan and black humanoid robots built from LEGO against a yellow background.

A trio of ST-07 CHUBs for Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack.

It's been almost seven years since I built frames for #MF0, but my kid busted out the #LEGO over the weekend so I threw these three together.

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