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Week 2 Strats and Schemes
Game 1:
Attacker:Sabotage
The attacker secretly notes down a piece of terrain on the defender's half of the table. While in base contact, attacking models may take a 2 interact action to place a 30mm 'Sabotage Marker' within terrain (whether it is the noted one or not). While in base contact with a 'Sabotage Marker' the defender may take a 2 interact action to discard it.
At the end of the game, the attacker earns 3 vp if she has a sabotage marker in the noted terrain piece. If the attacker has a sabtoage marker in at least one other terrain peice, she earns 1 vp.
Defender: Hideout
At the start of the game, place a 30mm hideout marker in the centre of the table. At the end of each turn after the first, if the defender has more non-peon models within 6" of the marker than the attacker, the defender earns 1 vp.
Game 1:
Attacker:Sabotage
The attacker secretly notes down a piece of terrain on the defender's half of the table. While in base contact, attacking models may take a 2 interact action to place a 30mm 'Sabotage Marker' within terrain (whether it is the noted one or not). While in base contact with a 'Sabotage Marker' the defender may take a 2 interact action to discard it.
At the end of the game, the attacker earns 3 vp if she has a sabotage marker in the noted terrain piece. If the attacker has a sabtoage marker in at least one other terrain peice, she earns 1 vp.
Defender: Hideout
At the start of the game, place a 30mm hideout marker in the centre of the table. At the end of each turn after the first, if the defender has more non-peon models within 6" of the marker than the attacker, the defender earns 1 vp.
Schemes:
Line in the Sand
Deliver a Message
Plant Explosives
Breakthrough
Assassinate
Line in the Sand
Deliver a Message
Plant Explosives
Breakthrough
Assassinate
Corner Deployment
Reward: Prepared Field. Any model that charges your master in the next game takes damage as if moving through hazardous terrain
Game 2:
Attacker: Supply Wagon
At the start of the game place a 50mm Wagon marker in the centre of the table. This marker is Ht3, Impassable, Blocking.
At the end of each turn, the crew with the most models within 3" of the wagon may move it 5" ignoring severe terrain.
At the end of the game, the attacker earns 1 Vp is she has the most models within 3" of the wagon. If the Wagon is completely in the attackers half of the table, the attacker earns 2vp. If the wagon is in the attackers deployment zone, the attacker earns 1 vp.
Defender: Capture the Wagon!
At the end of each turn after the first, before moving the wagon, if the defender has at least 2 non-peon models in base contact with the wagon, score 1 vp.
Game 2:
Attacker: Supply Wagon
At the start of the game place a 50mm Wagon marker in the centre of the table. This marker is Ht3, Impassable, Blocking.
At the end of each turn, the crew with the most models within 3" of the wagon may move it 5" ignoring severe terrain.
At the end of the game, the attacker earns 1 Vp is she has the most models within 3" of the wagon. If the Wagon is completely in the attackers half of the table, the attacker earns 2vp. If the wagon is in the attackers deployment zone, the attacker earns 1 vp.
Defender: Capture the Wagon!
At the end of each turn after the first, before moving the wagon, if the defender has at least 2 non-peon models in base contact with the wagon, score 1 vp.
Schemes:
Line in the Sand
Protect Territory
Bodyguard
Spring the trap
murder protege
Standard deployment
Reward: Hatred. Pick one model in the enemies crew before deployment (after selecting crews). Your master receives positive flips against that model for the duration of the game.
Game 3:
Attacker: Search
Before Deploying crews, the attacker places two 30mm markers anywhere in the defender's half of the table. The defender then places two more markers anywhere on the table. Each search marker must represent one of the four suits. The defender secretly flips a card and notes down it's suit (reflip jokers).
Any model may take a 1 interact action while in base contact with a search marker to place the marker on the models stat card. If the model leaves play, place the marker in base contact first. At the end of the game, if the search marker with the noted suit is on an attacking models stat card or in the attacker's deployment zone, the attacker scores 4 vp.
Line in the Sand
Protect Territory
Bodyguard
Spring the trap
murder protege
Standard deployment
Reward: Hatred. Pick one model in the enemies crew before deployment (after selecting crews). Your master receives positive flips against that model for the duration of the game.
Game 3:
Attacker: Search
Before Deploying crews, the attacker places two 30mm markers anywhere in the defender's half of the table. The defender then places two more markers anywhere on the table. Each search marker must represent one of the four suits. The defender secretly flips a card and notes down it's suit (reflip jokers).
Any model may take a 1 interact action while in base contact with a search marker to place the marker on the models stat card. If the model leaves play, place the marker in base contact first. At the end of the game, if the search marker with the noted suit is on an attacking models stat card or in the attacker's deployment zone, the attacker scores 4 vp.
Defender: We need them all!
At the end of the game, the defender scores 1 vp for each search marker not carried by an attacking model.
Schemes:
Distract
Protect territory
Assassinate
Frame for Murder
Line in the Sand
Standard deployment
At the end of the game, the defender scores 1 vp for each search marker not carried by an attacking model.
Schemes:
Distract
Protect territory
Assassinate
Frame for Murder
Line in the Sand
Standard deployment
Reward: Distracted. The enemy leader may not take interact actions whilst it has line of sight to your master in the next game.
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I decided to go with game 1. I decided that scheme pool didn't have any particularly bad options and I was quick enough to drop bombs in enemy territory.
Next to chose was Lucas, who decided that the wagon was the best option (he played search marker last time and didn't want to repeat!) So Ben chose the last free mission, I guess on the basis it was most likely to give him a free win! Next up was Vince, who decided he was going to play me no matter what! This finally gave Paj the option of the up-and-coming Lucas or playing his opponent from last week. Unsurprisingly he opted for the former.
This almost meant that we once again had one person not playing... until Graeme arrived. He didn't initially want to play a campaign game, but we managed to convince him otherwise. Basically, because losing would have no effect what so ever!
In my game against Vince he had (secretly) selected Plant explosives and deliver a message. He chose for me to play Line in the Sand and Breakthrough. Due to my success in the last week I selected Perdita to be on negative flips against Seamus... but it never actually came up in game. vince got himself an extra stone in the cache due to our difference in territories (useful guild sponsorship, eh?). It was a really good game. Bette once again proved her great worth, appearing and placing markers where she felt like. The odd lure here and there along with an incredible bloody game meant that Vince could never quite get the model count in the middle on me so couldn't score for the centre or catch Seamus. One serious error in activation order near the end of the game made the score not match how close the game was. Final score 10-2 and Seamus has mines ready for next game.
In Ben's game against Graeme it was largely just throwing models at each other to see what they did. Lilith was canny enough to make sure she held onto the markers though whilst Pandora was distracted torturing terror tots so the final score was 3-1 to Ben.
In Paj's game against Lucas, Paj once again had a sulk with his cards that he wasn't flipping what he needed to all the time, but apparently it was pretty close, Lucas only winning by one point. Also, despite 2 Ronin and Schill on the table, it took some Ancient Words (use your words librarian!) to take down Izamu.
With Graeme added to the map and people's conquests it's starting to look pretty crowded in the bottom half!
I am glad that we are now likely to have 6 players down and no-one misses out. I hope people have fun with it next week. I have already flipped the strats and schemes and let people begin decision making. Let me tell you it's looking likely to be a blood bath next week! Expect more updates soon.
