Battle Report: Oasis 6

This is the first game of the year for our gaming group after losing multiple games of schedule jenga at the end of last year.  After sitting out for a year, I put the "Oasis" on the table for this game.  We used a couple of house rules for this game.  This was a Battle.

Me (5 Frames & 20 Systems) = (5 Points per Asset) * (8 assets) = 40 points. (Infantry Platoon)
   Blue Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Yellow Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.

   Red Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Brown Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/2B/1Gd8/2W.
   Grey Watchtower -- 2B/1Gd8/2Y/2W.

Occam's Spork (5 Frames & 20 Systems) = (7 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 49 points.
   Grey Scouting Bodyguard -- 2Rh/2Rd/1B/1Y/2W.
   White Scouting Bodyguard -- 2Rh/2Rd/1B/1Y/2W.
   Orange Scouting Bodyguard -- 2Rh/2Rd/1B/1Y/2W.
   Blue Tank -- 2Rd+d8/2B/2W +SSR.
   Brown -- 2Rh/2Ra/2Y/2W + SSR (x2).

   Pink (Mercenary) Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W.

Tom (6 Frames & 24 Systems) = (6 Points per Asset) * (8 assets) = 48 points.
   Green Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W.
   Purple Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.
   White Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Red Hammer -- 2Rd/2B/1Y/2W.
   Yellow Hammer -- 2Rd/2B/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Orange Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

Phungkyjams (7 Frames & 28 Systems) = (3 Points per Asset) * (9 assets) = 27 points. (Panda Poly)
   Blue Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Red Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W.
   Orange Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W.
   Hot Pink Static Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Yellow Delegator -- 2Ra/1B/2Y/2W.
   Light Orange -- 2Ra+d8/1B/1Y/2W.

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

Events of Round 1 (DDC@11): My Red frame captures one of Occam's Spork's Stations before the game starts. My Brown frame captures one of Tom's Stations before the game starts. My Yellow frame captures the other one of Occam's Spork's Stations and one of Phungkyjams' Stations before the game starts.  My Red frame targets Tom's Orange frame but Tom's Yellow frame is acting as Cover and the damage doesn't get through.  My Red frame then retreats East behind one of the Curvy Trees.  My Blue frame hits Phungkyjams' Green frame for 2 with a SSR, then retreats Southeast.  Occam's Spork's Pink frame hits Phungkyjams' Green frame for 2 then moves Southeast towards one of his Stations..  Occam's Spork's Blue frame moves Northeast and recaptures his Station and captures Phungkyjams' Station, then hits my Yellow frame for 2.  My Yellow frame tries to retreat to the East.  Occam's Spork's Grey frame moves East and hits my Yellow frame for 1.  Occam's Spork's White frame moves East, from between the Moai, and hits my Yellow frame for 2.  Tom's Red frame moves South and hits my Brown frame, which tries to run South, for 3.  Tom's White frame moves south and recaptures his Station then hits my Brown frame for 3, destroying it.  Phungkyjams' Yellow frame moves South then hits Tom's Purple frame for 1 and the Moai it was hiding behind for 2.  Tom's Purple frame moves East and hits my Yellow frame for 2, destroying it.  Phungkyjams' Hot Pink frame moves south to the edge of the oasis and hits Occam's Spork's White frame for 1 and his Orange frame -- which is acting as Cover -- for 2.  Phungkyjams' Blue frame moves South and hits my Blue frame for 2 with a SSR.  Phungkyjams' Light Orange frame shifts East to cover his Station then hits Tom's Purple for 2 and the Moai it was using for Cover for 2.  Tom's Green frame moves Northeast and hits Occam's Spork's Brown frame for 3.  Tom's Yellow frame jumps westward over a bunker and hits Occam's Spork's Blue frame for 1, Station Dance.

Me: 42 points.
Tom: 40 Points.

Occam's Spork: 40 points.

Phungkyjams: 24 points.

Events of Round 2 (DDC @ 8): Occam's Spork's Blue frame moves West and hits my Blue frame for 1.  My Red frame moves East and recaptures Occam's Spork's and Phungkyjams' Stations.  Phungkyjams' Blue frame moves West and hits Occam's Spork's White frame for 3.  Occam's Spork's Brown frame moves Southwest then hits Tom's Green frame for 3.  Phungkyjams' Red frame hits the Oil Depot for 1 with a SSR and it explodes.  The explosion pushes Phungkyjams' Green frame to the Northeast and Tom's second Station to the Southwest.  Tom's second Station also pushes Tom's White frame.  Phungkyjams' Hot Pink frame continues moving South and hits Tom's White frame for 3, Station Dance.  Tom's White frame hits Occam's Spork's Orange frame for 3.  Occam's Spork's Pink frame moves Northwest and recaptures his second Station.  Phungkyjams' Light Orange frame hits my Red frame for 1, Station Dance to the South.  Occam's Spork's Grey frame recaptures his and Phungkyjams' Station.  Tom's Orange frame scuttles Northwest over the aid trailer and hits Occam's Spork's Pink frame for 2.  Tom's Yellow frame hits Occam's Spork's Pink frame for 2, Station Dance.  Tom's Green frame captures Occam's Spork's second Station.

Tom: 45 Points.

Occam's Spork: 40 points.

Me: 35 points.

Phungkyjams: 24 points.

Events of Round 3 (DDC @ 4): Tom's Green frame moves East and captures my Red station.  Tom's Yellow frame hits Occam's Spork's Pink frame for 2, destroying it.  Occam's Spork's Brown frame moves Southeast and hits Tom's Purple frame for 2.  Phungkyjams' Yellow frame keeps moving Southeast and captures my Blue station.  Phungkyjams' Red frame hits Tom's Purple frame for 2, destroying it.  Phungkyjams' Hot Pink frame hits Tom's Yellow frame for 2.  Phungkyjams' Blue frame hits Tom's Yellow frame for 2.  Phungkyjams' Orange frame hits Occam's Spork's Orange frame for 1, destroying it.  Phungkyjams' captures Occam's Spork's Station that was under Tom's control.  Occam's Spork's Grey frame hits Tom's Green frame for 2, Station Dance, and it captures my Red station that was under Tom's control.  Tom's White frame moves South and saws Occam's Spork's White frame for 2, destroying it.  Occam's Spork's Blue frame turns around and hits Tom's Yellow frame for 1.  My Red frame hits Occam's Spork's Grey frame for 2 then moves North.  Phungkyjams' Light Orange frame hits the tree in front of Tom's Green frame for 1.  The Doomsday Clock is ticked to zero.

Tom: 35 Points.

Occam's Spork: 30 points.

Phungkyjams: 30 points.

Me: 21 points.

Here are several during and aftermath pictures.

Round 1

Round 1

Round 1

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Thoughts & Observations:

• This was a Battle.
• If you're confused by the amount of Frames on the table, that's because we're experimenting with the Player Count Formula.
• We also used the Explosion Rule for the first time in several years.
• I ended up being an Accidental Defender after a roll off.
• I did not plan well for this game.
• As far as I can remember I made a couple of mistakes as well, like forgetting to use a Spot and maybe a Station Dance.
• I was planning on holding off 'til PAXU to use this squad but I didn't have anything else close to being ready.
• Guess I'll need another surprise squad for then.  :-)
• I added a few new pieces of terrain for this game.
• These trees, a new compass rosette, and a couple of bunkers by Sciamatist will be added to this table-setting.
• We chose not to move the convoy this time around.  Which is good because there was so much happening.
• This is probably the most informationally dense battle report I've written.
• It took me a few days of going back and forth between pictures and notes to get it all sorted out.
• This game has the most Station captures so far of any game I have records for.
• At one moment in the game I had 77 points.
• Flickr page.