It's a Merc....contractual dispute? Civil War isn't an apt descriptor without theme forces being known...
Anyway, it's MacBain! again, Galleon, Kayazy, blah. Only change being the Silly WysnalRoarI'mALion getting the boot to the styx and Piper coming in.
Into Durgen with a pair of Drillers, three gunbunnies, one spray bunny, double Steelhead Halbs, the Battle Engine. A couple solos.
Proxy is EB is the BE, hammer chumps are halberds.
Playing out on the baseball diamond.
Basic mini-game is Primed vs Counter measures.
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MacBain Deploy: I won the roll, picked first, otherwise I'm forced into feating bottom of 1 which historically was a weaker play.
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Durgen Deploy: That sure is stuff. All the infantry went on the side away from Alexia.
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MacBain 1: Stuff runs up, all the upkeeps go out (Yay being able to do that!). Alexia pokes her horse into going across to the middle of the field to wear actual opposing souls exist.
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Durgen 1: Primed goes on the Halberdier frontline, most things run up exist for Herne/Jonne and Durgen, who between them kill five Kayazy and Gorman. Reinholdt producing a second Carpet Bomb attack was.....unpleasant.
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MacBain 2: I make decisions. Not necessarily good ones.
Galleon gets fully loaded shots away the Spray Bunny.
The snake gets a pile of buffs (Fortune/Concealment/Prowl/Animus) wanders forward and sprays down some Halberdiers.
I feat on most of my list and decide to give Counter Measures to Alexia. The Kayazy aren't going to get near that centre chunk of shooty jacks and Durgen while she is quick and will be in a soul grabbing position,or at least that was my thinking.
Durgen 2: Missed the photo? Probably out of sadness.
The Primed Halberdiers go to annoying spots, kill the unfeated on Assassin.
One Driller throws Alexia away, a swathe of my models then get set on fire.
The other Driller goes forward and throws Anastasia away, before she also gets set on fire. It's a bad day to be the spy lady.
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MacBain 3: I had a plan. Totally. Alexia just needs to survive the fire.
Well, that was a bad plan. Alexia, the Underboss, Anastasia and my dreams go in a puff and smoke, Aiyanna being the only one to learn how to drop and roll.
I wanted to kill both Drillers,but that plan was now distinctly awful. Galleon could run and get in melee range of both, then MacBain could Jackhammer, be on no camp and die.
Time to do the low odds gamble on Failsafe.
Driller gets Harmed, Galleon charges it, Ragman Deathfields, MacBain hides and does a Jackhammer to finish that Driller off.
Snake puffs a cloud, kills Jonne, Herne is left on one box (Wait.....which is which? The Ogryn was living at this point anyway).
A couple Kayazy suicide on Primed Halberdiers.
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Durgen 3: Primed Halberdiers kill Skarath by love tapping Dahlia and the remaining Kayazy.
Durgen feats and bunkers up, Galleon gets attacked by the world, the most damage being done by the remaining Driller. It lives on two boxes.
Plan bank on Failsafe fails as the Galleon dies to a Steelhead Halberdier freestrike.
Sadly I didn't enjoy this game. On me alas, Robidon being the gentleperson of opposition he usually is.
I chose the wrong list quite simply, I didn't take into account in any way that Durgen now leaves Continuous effects madness allover the joint. Gorten would have been much better, fire nullifies MacBains feat and the blast effects mean Counter Measures isn't the dream it could be.
In game had plenty of errors as well, the Counter Measures switch wasn't really worthwhile, would have been better served by parking Alexia behind the wall. The opening Kayazy placement.....I don't think there is an optimal place for them on the board. Either they'll be so far back they achieve nothing or they are forward enough that the opposing 11 odd blast attacks will pop half of them.
Happy with Piper for the moment, so that's nice. Afterwards there was a long consideration on Battlegroup, I think I'll stick with the Galleon for another couple games at least, sooner or later there will be draggable heavies!
