After setting up the table, we rolled for the missions on the Kill Team rules.
The Table Layout
(Ryan on Left, Bruce on Right)
(Ryan on Left, Bruce on Right)
(All direction references based off this photo)
For the Random Mission Elements, we rolled:
Setup:
Hostile
All factions are considered to be in a state of existing Hostility and can exchange fire at will.
Factions setup as per normal within 8” of their table edge.
Conditions:
Commercial
TAGs, and REMs cannot engage the enemy. The first time a TAG or REM engages the enemy that Player automatically loses 1 VP.
Objective:
Revenge!
The KT’s have met before and there is bad blood between them. Revenge is a dish best served cold…
Time: At the end of turn 3, and every other turn, the game ends on an escalating-roll of 4+ (3+ at end of turn 3, 2+ at end of turn 4, automatic at end of turn 5).
Endgame: The game also ends when one faction is eliminated.
VPs: +1 Per enemy marker killed (does not include mercenaries).
Nomads Kill Team (Ryan):
- Zero with Boarding Shotgun, Mines, Pistol & Knife (Camo Marker)
- Zero with Boarding Shotgun, Mines, Pistol & Knife (Camo Marker)
- Corregidor Alguaciles with Combi Rifle, Light Grenade Launcher, Pistol & Knife
- Intruder with Combi Rifle, Light Flamethrower, Grenades, Pistol, CCW (Camo Marker)
(Lieutenant – revealed after the battle) - Die Morlock Gruppe (Rolled +3 Ph stats) with Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades, Assault Pistol, DA CCW
- Die Morlock Gruppe (Rolled 8-4 Mov stats) with Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades, Assault Pistol, DA CCW
Looking at the photo above, everyone deployed on the table, all within the deployment zone. (Ryan forgot the Zeros came with Infiltrate until sometime in turn 3 - OOPS!) Sadly, I didn't record the starting positions properly. What I do remember if the "Fast" Morlock was on the "top" half of the table and the "Strong" Morlock was on the "bottom"
Nomads Kill Team (Bruce):
- Mobile Brigada with Multi Rifle & Light Flame Thrower, Pistol & Knife
(Lieutenant – revealed after the battle) - Reverend Healer with Combi Rifle, Nanopulsar, Pistol & Exp CCW
- Corregidor Alguaciles with Combi Rifle, Light Grenade Launcher, Pistol & Knife
- Corregidor Alguaciles with Combi Rifle, Light Grenade Launcher, Pistol & Knife
Team "Bruce" deployed on the right side of the photo. An Alguacile deployed on the roof of a Power Module for the view and cover. The Brigada was behind the 3 Yellow Cargo Containers while the Reverend Healer and last Alguaciles hid behind the single Blue Cargo Container, facing opposite directions.
We rolled for Willpower and Bruce Failed his roll while Ryan passed. Ryan chose to assign Deployment (making Bruce deploy 1st), letting Bruce decide who had initiative (1st turn).
Turn 1
Bruce
Once more, I was short orders (4 vs 6 to Ryan), so I decided to play more defensively. I moved the Brigada behind the Green/Blue stacked Cargo Containers, hiding around the corner. The Alguaciles on foot moved to behind the right-most Green Container on the bottom, about midway and the Reverend Healer moved to cover another corner elsewhere. The Alguaciles on the roof stayed put, waiting for a shot...
Ryan
The Morlocks had Impetuous orders and had to move towards the closest enemy first. (Speedy towards the Brigada, Strongman towards the bottom Alguaciles.) The Morlocks both used another (Irregular) order forward. Two Camo Markers moved forward using 4 orders. Once Camo marker moved within the Zone of Control of the Brigada, so he turned to face towards the top of the photo, trusting the Alguaciles to watch the Brigada's back. The Fast Morlock then moved between Cargo Containers (Out of Line Of Sight to the Brigada) and fired his Chain Rifle at the Alguaciles on the Power Hub Roof. Taking a chance, the Alguaciles used its ARO to fire back. The Alguaciles missed and was knocked unconcious by the wound suffered from the Morlock.
(As the Reverend was a Doctor, we didn't remove the Alguaciles as a casualty.)
(As the Reverend was a Doctor, we didn't remove the Alguaciles as a casualty.)
Turn 2
Bruce
Well, down to 3 orders with 1 casualty already, I had to take a chance and deal with the flanking forces moving on the Brigada. The Brigada backed to the Power Hub, exposing LOS to the Morlock and fired a Burst of DA from his Multi Rifle. The Morlock fired his Chain Rifle back as an ARO. Both models were hit, but the Brigada made his save while the Morlock suffered multiple wounds, killing him instantly.
The Reverend Healer used an order to run towards the wounded Alguaciles, but realized she wouldn't be able to reach him and attempt to heal him with only 1 more order. So the other Alguiciles moved to the corner of the Green Cargo Container and fired a burst at the other Morlock. It was then I was informed the Morlocks don't get cover! The second Morlock fired its Chain Rifle back at the Alguaciles as an ARO. Both the Morlock and the Alguaciles were hit and both failed Armour Saves, killing the Morlock and knocking the Alguaciles unconcious.
Ryan
The Camo Marker on the bottom moved forward its maximum move. The Camo Marker on the top moved around the top corner of a Cargo Container and shot at the Brigada, exposing itself as a Zero. The Brigada surprised the Zero by taking an ARO shot with the Flame Thrower, defeating both the Camo and Cover mods the Zero had expected to take advantage of. Once again, both models were hit, but the Brigada made its save whereas the Zero suffered a horrible death.
The Camo Marker on the bottom used an order to move forward once more. The last Camo Marker (Ryan had forgotten about it until then) had moved forward and climbed on the roof of a Maintenance Module.
Turn 3
Bruce
With only 2 orders, I really had limited choices. I decided I needed another order and the Reverend Healer was closer to the roof top Alguaciles, so I used both orders to run to the Power hub, climb the ladder and successfully "healed" the unconcious Alguaciles.
Ryan
The Camo Marker on the roof of the Maintenance Module moved to the edge, gaining a cover save if he ever exposed himself. The Alguaciles moved forward and fired a burst at the unconcious Alguaciles and killed her with an extra 2 wounds. Finally, using a Lt. Order, the Camo Marker on the Maintenance Module revealed itself as the Intruder and tried to throw a Grenade onto the roof beside the Reverend Healer and Alguaciles in a "Hail Mary" Speculative attack. However, the attack missed and the turn ended.
We rolled to see if the game would continue, but failed he roll - the game ended at the end of Turn 3.
3 - 1 for Bruce
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Great Game! It was a Nail-Biter!
I was really worried that the last Grenade attack would hit. Fortunately, it missed and we pulled out a win as a result. If the Grenade had hit, there was a good chance I would have lost both the Reverend and Alguaciles in the explosion.
This is one of those games where the dice rolls really were the deciding factor.
I think Ryan had a really good mix of troops and just suffered some bad luck. I like the Morlocks and the "Random" factors with them but they were a double-edged sword. Having to move toward the enemy meant I knew where they were going and allowed me to set up kill zones. Unfortunately for me, both got into Chain Rifle range before they died and both knocked a model out of the game (until the Reverend Healer managed to heal 1).
On my side, I love the armour of the Mobile Brigada. The Flame Thrower was great fun against the Zero hiding around the corner of that Cargo Container. Sadly, he's very expensive and limited the number of troops (and orders) that I got each turn. The Healer was a good idea too, but I maybe could have been served just as well by using regular Alguaciles with Medkits, though the Willpower roll is worse and probably I would fail more save attempts. Decisions, decisions...
Anyway, Great Game - I look forward to playing against Ryan again in the future!
Nice.
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There were a few other rules we had to look up - especially Speculative Fire. I usually avoided it (I prefer a straight Ballistic Attack), but it was an interesting way to end the game!
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