29 June

[Tom]

It was a high damage game. I got multiple red joker damage flips and Dave kept managing severe damage from negative flips.

I killed the Mechanical Rider turn 1 by pumping rifle shots into it (which killed off my poorly chosen Bait and Switch scheme but I reckon was still the right choice). My Doppelganger died first activation of turn 2.

As long as there are plenty of strat markers around, Research Mission seems fairly achievable with just a corpse and a scheme. Plus Dave was dropping scrap around so I didn't even need the scheme.

Toni is a bugger to kill! I had her down to two life left but being able to use adrenaline for damage reduction and the constant generation of tokens kept her up. That and counter-punching every melee attack making her very dangerous to even attempt to hurt.

I finally got to do the thing where Agent 46 leaps between a couple of figures for 4 attacks in an activation which was fun.

[DaVinci's Cat]

My Doppelganger died first activation of turn 2.

Not surprised, Dave has a thing about Doppelgangers. Mine lasted until mid/end of turn 3 when I played him - as soon as he got sight, he made a bee-line for her...

Toni is a bugger to kill! I had her down to two life left but being able to use adrenaline for damage reduction and the constant generation of tokens kept her up. That and counter-punching every melee attack making her very dangerous to even attempt to hurt.

Good to know for the future. Had a look this morning at her card and that counter-punch is brutal on 2/3/5(?)

I finally got to do the thing where Agent 46 leaps between a couple of figures for 4 attacks in an activation which was fun.

For both participants? I'll bear the 5" range in mind for next week.

[Tom]

2 attacks on each. As in attack, trigger leap to new victim and free attack. Then second action repeat leaping in the opposite direction. Though as two of those attacks were on Toni if you include her punching back I guess it was 6 attacks in one activation!

[Dave]

It was a tight game and good fun. Rifleman ricochet from the mech rider onto Mouse to kill him was the standout moment for me.

I’m impressed with Toni as she is essentially a 4AP master, allowing me to scheme with her in turn 5 to get me the winning point. Mouse is needed to heal her and I lost him early.

Mech rider went down too easy for my liking but I perhaps played him too lazily and underestimated the rifleman (red joker damage flip for 6!)

I’d probably try and take a few more stones next time for the damage reduction as I think I’d continue to try and play Toni hyper aggressively.

[Tiggs]

Small Bolt Action game if you don't mind teaching a complete beginner.

Sure, I’d be up for that

Happy to join in/help run some BA games.