Battle Report: The Village 6

After a month off due to incompatible schedules, we managed to get together in the last weekend of October for another iteration of MFZ: Rapid Attack.  After sitting out for several years, I put "The Village" on the table for this game -- which was a Battle.

Me (6 Frames & 20 Systems) = (7 Points per Asset) * (8 assets) = 56 points.  (Scorpitaurs)
   Blue Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W.

   Yellow Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W.

   Brown Watchtower -- 2B/1Gd8/2Y/2W.
   Lime Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

   Red Missile Monkey -- 2W + SSR (x3).

   White Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/2B/1Gd8/2W.

Tom (6 Frames & 24 Systems) = (6 Points per Asset) * (8 assets) = 48 points.

   Grey Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Blue Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Green Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Orange Hammer -- 2Rd/2B/1Y/2W.

   Red Hammer -- 2Rd/2B/1Y/2W.

   Yellow Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

Phungkyjams (7 Frames & 26 Systems) = (3 Points per Asset) * (9 assets) = 27 points.  (Matoran)
   Red Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/2B/1Gd8/2W.
   Dark Red Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.
   Sand Blue Light Guardian -- 2Rd/2Ra/1B/1Y/2W.
   Blue Static Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Commando -- 2Rh/1B/1Gd8/2Y/2W + SSR (x2).
   Lime -- 2Rh/1B/1G+d8/2W.
   Black Closer -- 2Rh+d8/2Rd/1B/2W.

This is what the table looked like at the start of the game.

Events of Round 1 (DDC@11): My Brown frame captures Phungkyjams' first Station before the game starts.  My Red frame hits Phungkyjams' Dark Red frame for 6 with all three SSRs, Station Dance.  My Red frame then skitters West and captures Phungkyjams' second Station.  Phungkyjams' Dark Red frame hits the Red/White house for 4 while trying to hit my Brown frame.  Phungkyjams' Sand Blue frame hits my Red frame for 2, Station Dance.  Phungkyjams' Dark Red frame recaptures his Station.  Phungkyjams' Green frame moves South to the Red/Blue house and hits the Blue/White house for 1, while trying to hit my Yellow frame.  Tom's Orange frame hits my White frame for 2.  In response my White frame skitters West and hammers Phungkyjams' Dark Red frame for 4, destroying it.  Tom's Red frame hits Phungkyjams' Lime frame for 1 which then moves East to another tree.  Tom's Yellow frame hits my Yellow frame from afar for 3 and it jumps off the roof of the Blue/White house.  Tom's Grey frame hits Phungkyjams' Green frame for 2 with a SSR then moves South.  My Lime frame hits the tree in front of Phungkyjams' Lime frame, destroying it.

Me: 63 Points.

Tom: 48 points.

Phungkyjams: 21 points.

Events of Round 2 (DDC @ 9): My Red frame skitters in and captures Phungkyjams' Station.  Tom's Yellow frame hits my Red frame from afar for 2, destroying it.  Phungkyjams' Green frame hits the Grey/Black house for 2 with a SSR trying to hit my Blue frame -- which then jumps down behind the house.  Phungkyjams' Black frame moves South and hits the Grey/Black house for 4.  Phungkyjams' Lime frame runs south and hits my Yellow frame for 4, destroying it.  Tom's Blue frame moves West and captures Phungkyjams' Station that was under my control.  Phungkyjams' Blue frame turns around and hits Tom's Blue frame for 3, Station Dance.  Tom's Green frame hits my White frame for 1.  Tom's Orange frame moves West and hits my White frame for 1, destroying it.  Tom's Red frame moves South and hits Phungkyjams' Lime frame for 4, destroying it.  Tom's Grey frame moves Southeast and captures my Lime Station.

Tom: 54 Points.

Me: 42 points.

Phungkyjams: 15 points.

Events of Round 3 (DDC @ 6): My Lime frame hits Tom's Orange frame for 4.  Phungkyjams' Green frame moves South and captures my Yellow Station.  Phungkyjams' Sand Blue frame turns around and  almost hits Tom's Blue frame for 2 but, Tom's Green frame was acting as Cover with two Defensive Systems.  Phungkyjams' Blue frame hits Tom's Green frame for 2, Station Dance.

Tom: 54 Points.

Me: 35 points.

Phungkyjams: 18 points.

Events of Round 4 (DDC @ 3):  Tom's Yellow frame hits the Black/White house for 1 while trying to hit my Lime frame.  Tom's Grey frame abandons my Lime Station, leaping Southeast over the Red/White house, and saws my Brown frame for 1.  Phungkyjams' Blue frame moves North and hits Tom's Green frame for 1.  Phungkyjams' Sand Blue frame moves North and hits Tom's Green frame for 1.  Phungkyjams' Black frame moves north and hits Toms' Blue frame for 1, Station Dance.  Phungkyjams' Red frame moves East and captures my Lime Station that Tom abandoned.  The Doomsday Clock is ticked to zero.

Tom: 54 Points.

Me: 28 points.

Phungkyjams: 21 points.

Here are several during and aftermath pictures.

Round 1

Round 1

Round 1

Round 2

Round 2

Round 2

Round 4

Round 3

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

Round 4

Thoughts & Observations:

• This was a Battle.
• This was the first use of what I'm now calling "The Village" table-setting in 8 years.
• Of course it's changed since the last time it was used.
• The trees are a recent creation after a visit to the Pick-A-Brick Wall at my local Lego store.
• I'm still not happy with the houses, even after all these years.
• I actually spent an hour reworking them after the game.
• But the frangibility of the trees balances out the indestructible nature of the houses.
• And discussion after the game was over about moving the houses into the center should make this a more viable battlefield in the future.
• It's going to take a bunch of Bricklink orders to get this where I want it to be though.
• I picked out my squad and my loadouts right before the game started.
• For the second time in eight months I didn't put a new squad on the table.
• I may have missed some combat exchanges in my notes.
• This was a fun and competitive game.
• The smack talk started out pretty feisty but it lessened as the game went on.
• We were damn near silent in the last round, only calling out activations, as we all tried to figure out how to win the game.
• Flickr page.