Firelord Test Games-Series 1-Keleko vs Phil Dixon

[Keleko]

My opening roll is a 6.

Here's my team: http://www.hcrealms.com/cgi-bin/quickviewteam.cgi?teamname=UnsharingFirelord&username=Keleko&action=graphic

[CCTelander]

Pardon the interruption. I'm just posting to all these threads to make sure I get e-mail notification when they're updated. Makes things easier to keep track of.

[Keleko]

Okay, Phil won the toss and chose the DC starter set indoor map.

I placed my objects at L21, L20 and J18.

My figures (placed second, but I'm posting them first, it looks like):

E-Firelord: K23
V-Doombot: K24
V-Taskmater: J23
E-Klaw: I23
E-Vulture: H24
V-Paramedic: G24

Here's the starting positions map:
http://tjk.evil.net/~keleko/Firelordgame1.htm

[Phil Dixon]

I know I've been quiet...I was waiting for all the pre-game stuff to be settled before posting...my team, and initial placements, are as follows:
E Wasp: P2
E Boomerang: P1
E Doctor Strange: Q2
E Ultron: Q1
V Paramedic: R2
R Con Artist: S2

My objects are at P7, P18 and P19.


Turn 1
Con Artist moves to P7.
Strange moves to P8, drops Ultron Q8.
Wasp free-moves to R8, drops Boomerang Q7.
Paramedic moves to R7.

Strange borrows Ultron's Defence.

Final positions:

Wasp: R8 @
Boomerang: Q7
Doctor Strange: P8 @
Ultron: Q8
Paramedic: R7 @
Con Artist: P7 @

Over to Greg.

[Keleko]

Doombot rolls a 5 for leadership.

Doombot moves to E16, dropsTaskmaster at F17
Vulture moves to D22, drops Klaw at E22

Guess I didn't really need leadership, but I rolled it anyway just in case.

Final Positions:

Firelord: K23
Doombot@: E16
Taskmaster: F17
Klaw: E22
Vulture@: D22
Paramedic: G24

[Keleko]

Maps:
http://tjk.evil.net/~keleko/Firelordgame1-1.htm
http://tjk.evil.net/~keleko/Firelordgame1-2.htm

[Phil Dixon]

Forgot to post a link to my team: here it is, http://www.hcrealms.com/cgi-bin/quickviewteam.cgi?teamname=UltronRedux&username=Phil%20Dixon&action=graphic.

Not being one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I decide to attack Firelord immediately.

Ultron free-moves to L15, drops Strange L16.

Con Artist moves to M7, which pushes her, and gives her LOF on Wasp. She Perplexes Wasp's Move to 9.

Wasp free-moves to M14, drops Boomerang M15.

Boomer borrows Ultron's Attack value and shoots. 13 vs 18+1 needs 6. That's what he rolls, and FL takes 3 clicks.

Strange shoots. 10 vs 12+1 needs 3. He rolls 5, and FL takes another 4.

Strange, Wasp and Con Artist are all pushed, and take clicks. Strange borrow's Ultron's Defence.

Final positions:

Wasp: M14 @@ 1 click
Boomerang: M15 @
Doctor Strange: L16 @@ 1 click
Ultron: L15 @
Paramedic: R7
Con Artist: M7 @@ 1 click.

[Keleko]

Time to smack the horse back.

Doombot gets a 3 for leadership, its programming confused from the sudden attack on Firelord.

Vulture pushes to move to N21 and drops Klaw at O20.

Klaw attacks Boomerang needing a 5 (10 vs 15) and getting a 7 for 4 clicks.

Taskmaster perplexes Firelord's attack up to 9. Firelord attacks Boomerang needing a 3 (9 vs 12) and gets a 4 for the KO.

Doombot clears.

Final positions:

Firelord@: K23 (7 clicks)
Doombot: E16
Taskmaster: F17
Klaw@: O20
Vulture@@: N21 (1 click)
Paramedic: G24

[Keleko]

EDIT:

Vulture should have gone to L22 and Klaw at M22. I had Vulture at the wrong place on my saved map before he moved, so these new positions are necessary. It doesn't change the final outcome of Boomerang, though Klaw needed a 6 instead of 5 to hit. His 7 is still sufficient.

Corrected Final positions:

Firelord@: K23 (7 clicks)
Doombot: E16
Taskmaster: F17
Klaw@: M22
Vulture@@: L22 (1 click)
Paramedic: G24

[Phil Dixon]

Paramedic moves to R13. All others pass. Strange hangs on to Ultron's Defence.

Final positions:

Wasp: M14 1 click
Boomerang: KOed
Doctor Strange: L16 1 click
Ultron: L15
Paramedic: R13 @
Con Artist: M7 1 click.

[Keleko]

Doombot again fails leadership. Doombot moves to L18 and drops Taskmaster at L17. Taskmaster perplexes up his attack to 13, attacks Dr. Strange, rolls a 3 and misses.

Klaw pushes and attacks Wasp, 10 vs 18, rolls a 7 and misses.

Firelord and Vulture clear.

Corrected Final positions:

Firelord: K23 (7 clicks)
Doombot@: L18
Taskmaster@: L17
Klaw@@: M22 (1 click)
Vulture: L22 (1 click)
Paramedic: G24

[Thunderbolts]

Just setting up a subscription and saying 'hey, Phil.' Haven't seen you posting in a while - guess I'm reading the wrong topics or something.

[Phil Dixon]

Hi Dave. I've not been as active recently, but I'm still here.

A bit unlucky with the dice there, Greg. Anyway...

Con Artist Perplexes Ultron's Attack to 14, then moves to O9.

Strange Phases through the wall to K19, drops Ultron L20.

Ultron EEs Firelord and Vulture (Klaw gets splash attack). Attack is 14, roll is 11. All three targets take 2 clicks (Strange Enhances). FL is KOed.

Wasp free-moves to L19.

Strange borrows Ultron's Defence, just in case.

Final positions:

Wasp: L19 @ 1 click
Doctor Strange: K19 @ 1 click
Ultron: L20 @
Paramedic: R13
Con Artist: O9 @ 1 click.
Boomerang: KOed

[Keleko]

Unluck with the dice continues. This makes two needed 5's missed.

Doombot continues his recent trend as a failure for leading. He's just too distraught over losing Firelord.

Taskmaster perplexes up Doombot's damage to 3 and shares his 12 attack. Doombot pushes to attack Wasp, 12 vs 17 and rolls a 4.

Vulture moves to P20 and drops Klaw at Q20.

Paramedic flees to C22.

Corrected Final positions:

Firelord: KO
Doombot@@: L18 (1 click)
Taskmaster: L17
Klaw: Q20 (3 clicks)
Vulture@: P20 (3 clicks)
Paramedic@: C22

[Phil Dixon]

Hey Greg, I'm not going to hold you to this one. You rolled one die to attack by mistake in the first place - you hadn't changed the settings from your Leadership roll - and scored a 6, which is enough to hit on it's own. let's call that a normal hit, and work from there.

Phil.

[Keleko]

What, you feel sorry for me after you KOed Firelord? :) I was going to ignore that roll goof.

Okay, then, we'll take the first die from the second roll, which was a 1, and make the Doombot's attack total 7 and give 3 clicks to Wasp. It doesn't change the rest of my moves.

Carry on.

[Phil Dixon]

Strange ghosts to Q14, drops Ultron R14. Strange is pushed, but retains Enhancement.

Ultron shoots Klaw and Vulture with EE, needing 4 and rolling 6. Both targets take 4 clicks and are KOed. Ultron is pushed and takes a click.

Paramedic tries to heal Strange, and rolls 7 to hit, and 1 for effect, so Strange gains a click.

As usual, Strange hides behind Ultron's skirts.

Final positions:

Wasp: L19 4 clicks
Doctor Strange: Q14 @@ 1 click
Ultron: R14 @@ 1 click
Paramedic: R13 @
Con Artist: O9 1 click.
Boomerang: KOed

[Keleko]

Not much for me to do here. Paramedic and Doombot clear.

Final positions:

Firelord: KO
Doombot: L18 (1 click)
Taskmaster: L17
Klaw: KO
Vulture: KO
Paramedic: C22

[Phil Dixon]

Me neither. All pass.

[Keleko]

Doombot attacks Wasp, 8 + 1 (perplex) vs 12, rolls a 4 and KOs Wasp.

Taskmaster moves to M18.

Final positions:

Firelord: KO
Doombot@: L18 (1 click)
Taskmaster@: M18
Klaw: KO
Vulture: KO
Paramedic: C22

[Phil Dixon]

PM tries and fails to heal Strange.

Strange ghosts to L17, drops Ultron M17.

Con Artist boosts Ultron's Damage.

Ultron attacks Taskmaster hand-to-hand, and rolls 7, smacking him for 4 clicks.

Final positions:

Doctor Strange: L17 @ 1 click
Ultron: M17 @ 1 click
Paramedic: R13 @
Con Artist: O9 1 click.
Boomerang: KOed
Wasp: KOed

[Batman1983]

ok so we're proving what here? Firelord isn't broken E Ultron is lol. JK posting to keep up w this game.

[Keleko]

No, we're proving the dice server is biased against Firelord. :)

Taskmaster outwits Ultron's Invulnerability, pushes using willpower, attacks Ultron, rolls a 10 and lands a click. Doombot pushes to break away and fails, smoke coming from its circuitry as it takes a click. Taskmaster curses the defective Doombot he was given.

Firelord: KO
Doombot@@: L18 (2 clicks)
Taskmaster@@: M18 (4 clicks)
Klaw: KO
Vulture: KO
Paramedic: C22

I suspect this game is over now.

[Phantom]

Nice game, though it really seems like Firelord didn’t do much.

(And Greg – when are we doing our next game? My team is ready when yours is!)

[Keleko]

Did my die rolls look familiar to you? :)

I foolishly left Firelord a sitting duck, though I did intend to use him as bait. Didn't think he was quite as exposed as he turned out to be. If I'd made that 5 attack roll vs. Dr. Strange I think there may have been a different outcome.

[Phil Dixon]

With encouragement from the Con Artist, Strange pimp-slaps Taskmaster unconscious, rolling a 10. Then Ultron evaporates the Doombot, rolling 4 for 4 clicks.

I recognised you were using Firelord as bait, Greg, but I figured it was worth the gamble, and so it proved. Ready for Round 2?

[Keleko]

I'm ready. My starting roll is a 9.

[Keleko]

Okay, we're finally about to do round two. I'll post my placement once Phil has determined his.

[Keleko]

Okay, game 2 begins. We're using the DC outdoor map as found at http://www.geocities.com/cchristelander/TruckStop.html (different labeling than the game Phil and I are playing).

My opening placement:
Paramedic: T1
Klaw: S1
Vulture: S2
Taskmaster: R1
Doombot: R2
Firelord: Q2

Objects at L6, L9 and O9

[Keleko]

I mean different labeling for Phantom and I. The labeling in the graphic is what we'll use for this game.

[Keleko]

Phil needed me to post his placement since he didn't remember it after he sent it to me in email.

Wasp: E23
Boomerang: E24
Ultron: F23
Paramedic: F24
Dr. Strange: G23
Con Artist: G24

Objects at F15, I19 and R18

Phil, feel free to correct these if I made an obvious mistake here.

[Phil Dixon]

No, that looks grand. Over to you.

[Keleko]

Doombot gets a 3 on leadership, continuing his streak of sucking as a leader.

Vulture to V5, carrying Klaw to V4
Doombot to U6, carrying Firelord to V6
Taskmaster to O6

Final Positions
Paramedic: T1
Klaw: V4
Vulture@: V5
Taskmaster@: O6
Doombot@: U6
Firelord: V6

I feel lucky on this map for some reason... :)

[Phil Dixon]

I'd sack that Doombot.

Strange flies to I19, drops Ultron H19. Strange borrows Defence.
Wasp free-flies G19, drops Boomerang H20.
Paramedic moves D19.
Con Artist moves C20.

Final positions:
Wasp: G19 @
Boomerang: H20
Ultron: H19
Paramedic: D19 @
Dr. Strange: I19 @
Con Artist: C20 @

Over to Greg.

[Keleko]

Not gonna do much this turn. Even gonna give the Doombot a chance to read "Leadership for Dummies".

Paramedic to V2.
Everyone else clears.

Final Positions
Paramedic@: V2
Klaw: V4
Vulture: V5
Taskmaster: O6
Doombot: U6
Firelord: V6

[Phil Dixon]

And I'll just move the Con Artist to G20, pushing her.

Final positions:
Wasp: G19
Boomerang: H20
Ultron: H19
Paramedic: D19
Dr. Strange: I19
Con Artist: G20 @@ 1 click

[Keleko]

I think I'll be a bit cautious still.

Doombot throws away "Leadership for Dumbies" and picks up "Leadership for Dumberer Dumbies" (yep, missed it again).

Doombot to U8, dropping Firelord at U7
Vulture to U6, Klaw at V7
Firelord puts up a barrier at V8, U9, T8 and T7
(What?!? Firelord has BARRIER?!? What's up with that!)

Final Positions
Paramedic: V2
Klaw: V7
Vulture@: U6
Taskmaster: O6
Doombot@: U8
Firelord@: U7

[Phil Dixon]

OK, let's get this party started.

Strange flies to O18, drops Ultron P18. Borrows Defence.

Wasp flies to I19, drops Boomerang I20.

Paramedic moves to G19.

Final positions:
Wasp: I19 @
Boomerang: I20
Ultron: P18
Paramedic: G19 @
Dr. Strange: O18 @
Con Artist: G20 1 click

That's the end of Turn 3, I believe.

[Keleko]

Doombot again fails leadership - that's 6 times in a row over the two games, for anyone that is counting.

I'm making a bold, and probably stupid move, but I'm gonna get wasted if I don't move first. I'm also attacking with a push, so I'll be in immediate trouble. I've decided that my team is not that good of a team after all. Leadership has failed me, so I can really only get one good attack per turn if I have to move for it. Shoulda gone with a more typical Firelord team with free movement, outwit, and all that good stuff. Anyway, enough whining.

Vulture pushes to move to M8, drops Firelord at N7.
Firelord pushes to move to G18, drops Taskmaster at H19.
Taskmaster attacks Boomerang, 12 vs 15, rolls an 8 and deals 4 clicks with BCF.

Final Positions
Paramedic: V2
Klaw: V7
Vulture@@: M8 (1 click)
Taskmaster@: H19
Doombot: U8
Firelord@@: G18 (1 click)

Now, if Firelord doesn't die from this move, I'll be shocked.

[Phil Dixon]

Not before Taskmaster, he won't!

Strange flies to I18, drops Ultron H18.

Ultron punches TM (to bypass Energy Shield/Deflection) and rolls a 10, inflicting 3 clicks.

Con Artist Perplexes TM's Defence down, and Wasp shoots him. 7 vs 15-1 needs 7, and she rolls 8. Enhanced by Strange, she does 3 more clicks, and TM is KOed.

Over to you.

[Phil Dixon]

Sorry, forgot to post final positions.

Final positions:
Wasp: I19 @@ 1 click
Boomerang: I20 4 clicks
Ultron: H18 @
Paramedic: G19
Dr. Strange: I18 @@
Con Artist: G20 1 click

[Keleko]

Doombot fails leadership (rolling a 1) for the 7th time. I didn't need it, but I wanted to see if he'd finally gotten a clue.

Doombot moves to M9, drops Klaw at L9.
Klaw attempts to incapacitate Ultron, needing an 8 and gets a 4.
Paramedic moves to P4.

Final Positions
Paramedic@: P4
Klaw@: L9
Vulture: M8 (1 click)
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: M9
Firelord: G18 (1 click)

Well, Firelord is not gonna die next turn, at least... I really wanted that Klaw hit on Ultron so Firelord would likely remain uninjured after this crazy stunt. Oh well...

[Phil Dixon]

The dice haven't favoured you, it's true.

Con Artist steps over Taskmaster's crumpled form to H19. Boosts Ultron's Damage.

Ultron shoots, rolls 8, and inflicts 5 clicks (3+1+1).

Boomerang moves to H20.

Strange borrows Ultron's Defence.

Final positions:
Wasp: I19 1 click
Boomerang: H20 @ 4 clicks
Ultron: H18 @@ 1 click
Paramedic: G19
Dr. Strange: I18 1 click
Con Artist: H19 @ 1 click

[Keleko]

Time to RUN!

Doombot FINALLY makes leadership with a 6. And, I need it this time.

Doombot pushes, moves to G17, drops Vulture at F17. Vulture flies to N9, drops Firelord at N8.
Firelord moves to Q3, drops Vulture at Q4.
Klaw pushes and attacks Ultron, rolling a 7 and dealing 2 clicks after invulnerability.
Paramedic clears.

Final Positions
Paramedic: P4
Klaw@@: L9 (1 click)
Vulture@: Q4 (1 click)
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot@@: G17 (1 click)
Firelord@: Q3 (6 clicks)

Well, Firelord survived to get away. Not sure the results were worth the effort taken, though. We shall see.

[Phil Dixon]

Paramedic heals Boomerang, rolling 10 followed by 2. Puts Boomerang just shy of his EE clicks, sadly.

Wasp free-flies to N12, drops Boomerang N11.

Strange flies M12, drops Ultron N11.

Boomerang uses Ultron's Attack value to incapacitate Vulture and Paramedic. 7 scores a hit on both. Both take 1 click (thanks to Strange) and a token. Vulture is pushed, takes another click. Boomerang is pushed too, and takes a click.

Final positions:
Wasp: N12 @ 1 click
Boomerang: N11 @@ 3 clicks
Ultron: M11 1 click
Paramedic: @ G19
Dr. Strange: M12 @ 1 click
Con Artist: H19 1 click

[Phantom]

Shouldn’t Ultron have three clicks now, if Klaw shot him last turn?

[Phil Dixon]

Originally posted by Phantom
Shouldn’t Ultron have three clicks now, if Klaw shot him last turn? Yes, my mistake.

[Keleko]

I totally missed that Boomerang had moved to the Paramedic. I knew I should have used pulse wave when I had the chance.

[Keleko]

Not much left I can do. I can be happy that my Benjamin J. Grimm showed up in the mail today, I guess. :)

Paramedic pushes to heal Firelord, rolls an 8 and heals 3 clicks. Everyone else clears.

Final Positions
Paramedic@@: P4 (2 clicks)
Klaw: L9 (1 click)
Vulture: Q4 (3 clicks)
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: G17 (1 click)
Firelord: Q3 (3 clicks)

[Phil Dixon]

Con Artist Perplexes Paramedic's Attack to 13.

Wasp free-moves to I18, drops Boomerang H18. Wasp is pushed, takes a click.

PM heals Boomerang. Rolls 6 to hit, and 6 for result. Boomerang is fully healed. PM is pushed, takes a click.

Ultron shoots Vulture and Boomerang. 4 hits both for 2 clicks. Vulture is KOed. Doombot takes 2-1.

Strange shoots Doombot. Needs 5, rolls 11, scores 2 more clicks. Strange is pushed, takes a click.

I make that the end of Turn 7?

Final positions:
Wasp: I18 @@ 2 clicks
Boomerang: H18
Ultron: M11 @ 3 click
Paramedic: G19 @@ 1 click
Dr. Strange: M12 @@ 2 clicks
Con Artist: H19 1 click

[Keleko]

Perplexing the Paramedic's attack does you no good. Support ignores all modifiers, and perplex is a modifier. Also, the attack wouldn't be 13. It'd be 8, but only back to 7 for the support roll. Of course you rolled well enough to hit anyway, so the point is moot.

[Keleko]

Oh yeah, you also can't heal Boomerang if he is in H18. There's a Doombot at G17 adjacent to Boomerang. The healing roll is invalid.

[Phil Dixon]

Correct on all counts - it was late when I posted last night. Paramedic simply passes. Otherwise, no change.

[Keleko]

Let's start turn 8, then. This silly game is keeping me from sleeping, so I'm up early posting...

Klaw incapacitates Ultron, needs 4 and rolls 7, pushes Ultron for a click.
Doombot attacks Boomerang, needs 6 and gets 7 for a click.
Firelord moves to T6, drops Paramedic at U6.

Final Positions
Paramedic: U6 (2 clicks)
Klaw@: L9 (1 click)
Vulture: KO :sleep:
Taskmaster: KO :sleep:
Doombot@: G17 (4 clicks)
Firelord@: T6 (3 clicks)

You know, you *could* have moved Wasp to I19, put Boomerang at H20 and then healed him. I'd have even let you keep your heal roll. My generosity only goes so far when I'm desperately hanging on, though, so I wasn't going to suggest it if you didn't see it. You can take away my fellowship vote if you like. :grin:

[Phil Dixon]

Well, from "desperately hanging on" you've just gone to a probable win. I reckon I've less than one chance in six of winning this now.

But let's maximise those odds. Con Artist moves to H18, to prevent the Doombot joining in.

Ultron borrows Strange's Defence (he has no shame).

Final positions:
Wasp: I18 2 clicks
Boomerang: KOed
Ultron: M11 4 clicks
Paramedic: G19 1 click
Dr. Strange: M12 2 clicks
Con Artist: H20 @ 1 click

[Keleko]

Actually, Boomerang should still have a click left. He was 3 down before the aborted heal attempt. The Doombot added one more for 4, putting Boomerang on his last click. This you get to take back, and even have a ~50% chance of taking out the Doombot with Boomerang.

[Phil Dixon]

Ah, my brain's seizing up. Thanks, Greg.

Sadly, Boomerang rolled a 5, so the Doombot's still there. Con Artist can stay where she is, as the'bot's already busy. Ultron can still borrow Strange's Defence, and my final positions are now:

Wasp: I18 2 clicks
Boomerang: H18 @ 4 clicks
Ultron: M11 4 clicks
Paramedic: G19 1 click
Dr. Strange: M12 2 clicks
Con Artist: H19 1 click

[Keleko]

Time for the end game.

Klaw pushes and attacks Ultron, needs a 4 and rolls 11, dealing 2 clicks after toughness. Klaw takes a push click.

Firelord pushes and attacks Ultron, needs a 4 and rolls a 6 and KOs Ultron. Firelord takes a click.

Doombot pushes and attacks Boomerang, needing a 5, gets two of them equaling 10 for the KO. Doombot makes up for failing leadership so often and sacrifices itself with the push.

Final Positions
Paramedic: U6 (2 clicks)
Klaw@@: L9 (2 clicks)
Vulture: KO
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: KO
Firelord@@: T6 (4 clicks)

There's nothing left offensively I can do this game. I can try to heal Firelord in turn 10, but that's the only action I have left for this game. Now, can Klaw and Firelord survive to get me the win? It's all up to the dice.

[Phil Dixon]

Wasp flies to N12, puts Con Artist N11.

Strange TK's Con Artist to T7.

It's the fight we've all been waiting for Con Artist versus Firelord! Connie only needs a 5. She swings...a lousy 3!

Want to do anything with your Paramedic, or shall I move onto my last desperate chance?

[Phil Dixon]

Sorry, getting too excited. Wasp should be in W13.

[Keleko]

I'm going to assume you meant N13 instead of W13. Wasp can't even make it to W13, and that's not anywhere close to Dr. Strange.

And I just realized that we need to determine the type of objects placed after all. Dr. Strange has TK and could use one of them.

[Phil Dixon]

One chance in 3 sound fair? For a heavy, that is?

[Keleko]

The Paramedic sees that the only way to hurt the Con Artist is to roll a critical. AND SHE ROLLS A CRITICAL! ...miss.

Paramedic takes a click
Firelord and Klaw clear.

Final Positions
Paramedic@: U6 (3 clicks)
Klaw: L9 (2 clicks)
Vulture: KO
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: KO
Firelord: T6 (4 clicks)

Last chance!

[Phil Dixon]

There's actually two objects Strange could heave at FL - the third is under Kang, so Strange wouldn't be able to use it.

I'll roll 1 die for each, and if I get a 1 or a 2 for either, i'll call that a heavy. If that fails, I'm relying on knockback into the chimbley.

That OK with you? I'll go ahead on that basis.

[Keleko]

Actually, there are two objects within Wasp's taxi range for Dr. Strange to use. One is also under Klaw, so you couldn't make a ranged attack with it. So, here's what I'm gonna do to accurately represent the object dispersal.

Roll a bunch of 1 die rolls. Each object is allocated per die roll according to this table:
O9 - first die
L6 - second die

On an odd roll, the object is light and even is heavy. If the second die is the same roll as the first, then I'll reroll it until it is different.

[Keleko]

Okay, using either method we posted, neither object is heavy based on the roll (3 and 5).

[Phil Dixon]

So as it happens, the objects are light, and therefore worthless. Connie boosts Strange's Damage, and he shoots. He really needs knockback for that extra click, but he rolls a 7, doing 3 clicks.

Nothing to lose, Connie takes a swing, needing boxcars, and rolling double 5s. Firelord reels, but survives!

####, that was close.

Good game, Greg.

[Keleko]

Yeah, the wrong attacker got the knockback. I was really sweating it for the last two turns. I'm not sure if I won because of the first attack move I made or in spite of it. At least I made you focus on someone other than Firelord first, and I was able to start picking away at Ultron.

I had totally not considered the use of the Con Artist as an attacker. How often is a Con Artist the deciding attacker in a game?

I burst out laughing when my medic rolled snake eyes. I figured she must have gone into some kind of psychotic state when she realized she was being asked to attack instead of heal.

I'll roll for starting in round three. I also recommend we roll for the objects with my method, since that more accurately gives the proper distribution (ignore a number once rolled) since that models the shrinking pool of objects. We'll do that after objects are placed to represent the placement of them without knowing the type ahead of time.

[Keleko]

I don't know if this game proved anything for or against Firelord. It did prove that Ultron can be a beast to take out, though. It also proves having figures with deep dials, like Firelord and Ultron, can help you late in the game.

[Keleko]

Game 3 starts here. I get a 5! woo hoo!

[Phil Dixon]

Greg chooses the Warehouse map for the decider. I choose the right-hand edge, as it's shown at the Resources site.

[Keleko]

Opening positions:

Taskmaster: A14
Doombot: B14
Paramedic: A13
Firelord: B13
Klaw: A12
Vulture: B12

Objects (types to be determined after we both place)
Obj 1 - G12, Obj 2 - L14, Obj 3 - K20

[Phil Dixon]

I'll go with:

Strange: W9
Wasp: X9
Ultron: W8
Boomerang: X8
Paramedic: W7
Con Artist: X7

Objects at S12, S13 and S14.

I'll leave you to sort out the object weights.

[Keleko]

Light objects: G12, K20 and S12
Heavy objects: L14, S13, S14

[Keleko]

Doombot restarts his leadership failure streak with a 2.

Doombot moves to J21, drops Taskmaster at K20
Vulture moves to F11, drops Firelord at F10
Klaw moves to E10

Final positions:

Taskmaster: K20
Doombot@: J21
Paramedic: A13
Firelord: F10
Klaw@: E10
Vulture@: F11

[Phil Dixon]

Okay...Wasp to T14, Boomerang carried U15.
Strange to S9, Ultron carried S10.
Con Artist to S1.

Final positions:
Strange: S9 @
Wasp: T14 @
Ultron: S10
Boomerang: U15
Paramedic: W7
Con Artist: S1 @

[Keleko]

Well, Doombot rolled another 2 on leadership.

Doombot gives up on leading, shorts out his leadership routines, and pushes to move to R14, dropping Taskmaster at S13.
Taskmaster perplexes up his attack, attacks Wasp needs a 5 and rolls a 3.
Paramedic moves to F9
Everyone else clears.

Looks like I used up all my dice karma at the end of last game. So far I've rolled a 2, 2, 2, 1 and 2 (the would-have-been BCF damage) in 5 rolls for this game.

Final positions:

Taskmaster@: S13
Doombot@@: R14
Paramedic@: F9
Firelord: F10
Klaw: E10
Vulture: F11

[Keleko]

Oh, and Doombot has 1 click now.

[Phil Dixon]

Wasp tries to break away, but rolls 1. She is pushed, takes a click.

Con Artist moves back to X7, is pushed, takes a click.

Strange flies to S12, drops Ultron T12, is pushed, takes a click.

Con Artist boosts Ultron's Damage, and he swings, rolls 8 and hits TM for 4.

Strange borrows Ultron's Defence.

Final positions:
Strange: S12 @@ 1 click
Wasp: T14 @@ 1 click
Ultron: T12 @ 1 click
Boomerang: U15
Paramedic: W7
Con Artist: X7 @@ 1 click

[Keleko]

You got a bit overactive with the "1 click" there. Ultron hasn't taken any damage yet.

[Phil Dixon]

I'm just cut-n-paste happy!

[Phantom]

As an observer, I vote to give Ultron an honorary click. Just because.

[Keleko]

Vulture moves to L13, drops Firelord at L12.
Taskmaster outwits Dr. Strange's Energy Shield/Deflection.
Firelord attacks Taskmaster, needs a 7 and gets a 4.
Klaw moves to L14.

All others clear.

My anti-dice karma continues this game. My highest roll has been a 5, the starting roll.

Final positions:

Taskmaster: S13 (4 clicks)
Doombot: R14 (1 click)
Paramedic@: F9
Firelord@: L12
Klaw@: L14
Vulture@: L13

[Keleko]

Oh yeah, last night at my D&D game that I DM, I think I rolled 5 20's and a couple of 19's during the combat. One time I rolled two 20's in a row (the hit and then the critical check). I've definitely used up my dice karma for Hero Clix. :)

[Phil Dixon]

My mojo, on the other hand, seems to be working fine...not that I'm asking much, needing a 3.

Ultron roll a 9 and slam-dunks Taskmaster into the box marked KO. He's pushed, and this time really does take a click.

Paramedic moves to T11. Strange borrows Defence, others pass.

Final positions:
Strange: S12 1 click
Wasp: T14 1 click
Ultron: T12 @@ 1 click
Boomerang: U15
Paramedic: T11 @
Con Artist: X7 1 click

[Keleko]

Okay, dice mojo repaired.

Firelord pushes and goes for Dr. Strange again still needing a 7 and gets it this time, dealing his legendary 5 clicks.
Klaw pushes against Dr. Strange, also needing a 7, getting it for the KO.
Doombot moves to S13.
Vulture passes.

Final positions:
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot@: S13 (1 click)
Paramedic: F9
Firelord@@: L12 (1 click)
Klaw@@: L14 (1 click)
Vulture: L13

[Keleko]

Okay, dice mojo repaired.

Firelord pushes and goes for Dr. Strange again still needing a 7 and gets it this time, dealing his legendary 5 clicks.
Klaw pushes against Dr. Strange, also needing a 7, getting it for the KO.
Doombot moves to S13.
Vulture passes.

Final positions:
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot@: S13 (1 click)
Paramedic: F9
Firelord@@: L12 (1 click)
Klaw@@: L14 (1 click)
Vulture: L13

[Phil Dixon]

Greg...you need a 9 this time. You lost Outwit, remember? Strange's Defence is 21. Still wanna shoot?

[Keleko]

Ultron's defense dropped to 16 after he pushed. 16 + energy shield + hindering = 19. Firelord hit first, needing a 7. Dr. Strange lost energy shield after that hit, giving him a 17 (16 + hindering). Klaw has a 10, so he needed a 7.

[Phil Dixon]

Of course. My mistake. That's what happens when I try to do this while writing a report.

OK, I'll be right back.

[Keleko]

No problem. Me, I'm having a hard time keeping from telling you that defense is spelled with an "s" and not a "c". ;)

[Phil Dixon]

Ah, you colonists and your quaint customs...

With encouragement from the Con Artist, Wasp Incapacitates the Doombot, rolling 11.

Connie moves to X12.

Boomerang moves to U13.

Final positions:
Strange: KOed
Wasp: T14 @ 1 click
Ultron: T12 1 click
Boomerang: U13 @
Paramedic: T11
Con Artist: X12 @ 1 click

[Keleko]

Vulture moves to F11, drops Firelord at F10
Paramedic attempts to heal Firelord needing a 9 and rolling a 4.
Everyone else clears.

Final positions:
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: S13 (2 clicks)
Paramedic@: F9
Firelord: F10 (1 click)
Klaw: L14 (1 click)
Vulture@: F11

[Phil Dixon]

Boomerang rolls a 9, scores 3 clicks on the Doombot for a KO. He is pushed, takes a click.

Con Artist boosts Ultron's Damage, and he shoots, rolls 4 and just hits Klaw for 4 clicks.

Wasp flies to M13. Is pushed, takes a click.

Final positions:
Strange: KOed
Wasp: M13 @@ 1 click
Ultron: T12 @ 1 click
Boomerang: U13 @@ 1 click
Paramedic: T11
Con Artist: X12 1 click

[Keleko]

Vulture pushes and moves to L15, dropping Firelord at M15.
Firelord unloads on Boomerang with an 11 for the KO.
Klaw puts up a barrier at M14, N15, M16 and L16

Final positions:
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: KO
Paramedic@: F9
Firelord@: M15 (1 click)
Klaw@: L14 (5 clicks)
Vulture@@: L15 (1 click)

[Phil Dixon]

Ultron flies to N14, drops Paramedic N13. He is pushed, takes a click, reducing Defence to 14.

Connie drops this to 13, and Paramedic, taking advantage of the barrier between Ultron and Firelord, heals Ultron. She rolls 9 followed by 4, and restores him to his starting click.

Connie moves to S12.

Final positions:
Strange: KOed
Wasp: M13 2 clicks (sorry I missed that last time)
Ultron: N14 @@
Boomerang: KOed
Paramedic: N13 @
Con Artist: S12 1 click

[Keleko]

Originally posted by Phil Dixon
Connie drops this to 13, and Paramedic, taking advantage of the barrier between Ultron and Firelord, heals Ultron. She rolls 9 followed by 4, and restores him to his starting click.


Remember, all modifiers to the support roll are ignored, so dropping your defense with perplex doesn't work. Since you only needed a 6 and rolled a 9, you still got the heal.

[Keleko]

I'll just clear everyone this round. Medic should have cleared last round, actually.

Final positions:
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: KO
Paramedic: F9
Firelord: M15 (1 click)
Klaw: L14 (5 clicks)
Vulture: L15 (1 click)

[Phil Dixon]

Ah, right. I thought after the last time I wasn't able to boost the Medic's Attack, but having actually read the wording, I see it doesn't work either way. Still, 6 isn't a bad roll to aim for, and as it happens I made it.

[Phil Dixon]

I make this our 7th turn, correct?

Paramedic moves to K15, is pushed, takes a click.

Wasp attacks Klaw, but misses.

Final positions:
Strange: KOed
Wasp: M13 @ 2 clicks
Ultron: N14
Boomerang: KOed
Paramedic: K15 @@
Con Artist: S12 1 click

[Keleko]

Yeah, turn 8 is the next to begin.

[Keleko]

Vulture attempts breakaway and gets a 3, failing. It seems I'm nearly guaranteed a failure on this single die rolls, be it leadership or breakaway...

Firelord fires at Ultron needing a 7, gets a 10 and causes 3 clicks.

Klaw surrounds Ultron with a barrier (N15, O14, N13, M14).

[Keleko]

Oh, positions.

Final positions:
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: KO
Paramedic: F9
Firelord@: M15 (1 click)
Klaw@: L14 (5 clicks)
Vulture@: L15 (1 click)

[Keleko]

And that's 3 clicks to Ultron after his invulnerability is subtracted.

[Phil Dixon]

Ultron moves to L13. Remainder pass.

Final positions:
Strange: KOed
Wasp: M13 2 clicks
Ultron: L13 @
Boomerang: KOed
Paramedic: K15 1 click
Con Artist: S12 1 click

[Keleko]

Ultron can't move because he's completely surrounded in a barrier.

[Phil Dixon]

...and we're indoors, right. Nice move.

OK, instead we'll move the Con Artist to P12.

Final positions:
Strange: KOed
Wasp: M13 2 clicks
Ultron: N14
Boomerang: KOed
Paramedic: K15 1 click
Con Artist: S12 @ 1 click

[Keleko]

Not quite as nice as it could have been. I remembered after I attacked Ultron that this is a 10 turn limit. I can't KO Ultron before the end of the game. I should have put up the barrier first. Firelord would have then been free to move next to Wasp and taken Vulture with him. Now I have to depend on the undependable (especially for me this series) breakaway roll for Vulture.

[Keleko]

Well, game over in turn 9.

Vulture fails to breakaway with a 3.
Firelord uses EE vs Ultron, needs a 3, gets a 6. Ultron absorbs his one click with toughness. Wasp takes a click from splash.
Klaw pushes and attacks Wasp, needing 5+ and some knockback, but gets a 9 dealing only 1 click and failing to KO.

Everyone is pushed, and I can't act in turn 10. I'm already behind in points, and Phil has a shot at KOing either Klaw or Firelord, and possibly both if Wasp gets a lucky hit.

I lost because I got hasty in turn 8 and forgot this was a 10 turn format. Previous post is what I should have done in turn 8 to set up for a Wasp KO in turn 9. Or, I could have used EE and given Wasp a click in turn 8 and hoped she'd fail breakaway.

In this game series I think I made a 1d6 roll and got over a 3 about 3-4 times. I tried to plan around the dice as much as possible, but you can't win if you can't roll what you need. I'm sure Phil can sympathize after what happened to him last game.

At least in this game I felt in a little more control of my fate. Ultron never got a shot at Firelord, and Firelord finally got to use his hefty damage. Phil mostly attacked who I wanted/expected him to attack. I also should have used Vulture instead of the Doombot to carry in Taskmaster. The trades of Taskmaster and the 'bot for Dr. Strange and Boomerang left me behind in points.

All in all a good game, despite my whining of what I should have done.

Final positions:
Taskmaster: KO
Doombot: KO
Paramedic: F9
Firelord@@: M15 (2 click)
Klaw@@: L14 (6 clicks)
Vulture@@: L15 (2 clicks)

[Phil Dixon]

Close game, Greg. That final break-away roll could have turned it around.

Thanks for the game, and better luck in future rounds.