Battle Report: Crossroads

This is our fifth game of Rapid Attack, as a group, this year.  This is the first time this table-setting has seen use.  We returned to Paper Asylum last weekend after a two year gap.

Narbey (5 Frames & 20 Systems) = (7 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 49 points.
   Red Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Yellow Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Orange Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W.
   Black Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W.

Me (6 Frames & 23 Systems) = (4 Points per Asset) * (8 assets) = 32 points.  (Seraph)
   Yellow Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/2B/1Gd8/2W.
   Tan Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Brown Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Red Static Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1Y/2W.

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

Pete (6 Frames & 24 Systems) = (3 Points per Asset) * (8 assets) = 24 points. (Fuzzy Pink Bunny Slippers)
   Orange Anvil -- 2Rd+d8/1B/1Y/2W.
   Blue Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Black Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W.

   Yellow Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Lime Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.
   Red Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/2B/1Gd8/2W + SSR.

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

Events of Round 1 (DDC @ 11): Narbey's Black frame hits the tree in front of my Brown frame for 1, destroying it, then rolls Northwest towards my Lime station.  Narbey's Orange frame hits the tree in front of my Green frame for 1, destroying it, then rolls West towards my Lime station.  My Green frame flows South to my Lime Station and hits Narbey's Yellow frame for 2.  Narbey's Green frame hits the tree in front of my Brown frame for 1, destroying it, then rolls South towards the gazebo.  Pete's Lime frame hits my Tan frame for 3.  My Tan frame flows North towards the gazebo and hits Narbey's Yellow frame for 1.  Pete's Orange frame hits Narbey's Red frame for 2 and the tree it was using for Cover for 1, destroying the tree, then slides South across the marble road.  Pete's Yellow frame hits Narbey's Red frame for 2, then slides South towards the marble road.  My Yellow frame flows Southwest and captures the Neutral station.

Narbey: 49 points.

Me: 36 points.

Pete: 24 points.

Events of Round 2 (DDC @ 9): My Green frame hits Narbey's Yellow frame for 2, Station Dance.  Then my Green frame flows South across the marble road and captures Narbey's First Station.  Narbey's Orange captures my Lime station.  Narbey's Green frame hits my Tan frame for 1 then rolls North.  My Tan hits Narbey's Yellow frame for 2, destroying it, then flows North to Narbey's First station.  Narbey's Black frame rolls South and hits my Brown frame for 1.  Pete's Lime frame hits my Yellow frame for 1.  Pete's Yellow frame slides East-Southeast and captures Narbey's Second station, then hits Narbey's Green frame for 1.  Pete's Blue frame slides East and hits Narbey's Green frame for 1.  Pete's Orange frame slides East and hits Narbey's Green frame for 2.

Narbey: 49 points.

Me: 36 points.

Pete: 24 points.

Events of Round 3 (DDC @ 6): My Yellow frame zaps Narbey's Orange frame for 2.  My Tan frame hits Narbey's Red frame for 1, destroying it.  My Red frame hits the tree in front of Pete's Red frame for 1, destroying it.  Pete's Lime frame hits my Red frame for 3, Station Dance.  Pete's Blue frame slides North, captures the Neutral station, and hits my Red frame for 1.  Pete's Orange frame slides North across the marble road and hits my Red frame for 1.  Pete's Black frame slides East and captures my Red station.

Me: 36 points.

Narbey: 35 points.

Pete: 27 points.

Events of Round 4 (DDC @ 2): Narbey's Green frame hits my Yellow frame for 1 then moves North.  Pete's Red frame slides East and flame blasts my Red frame for 7, destroying it.  Pete's Orange frame hits Narbey's Green frame for 1, destroying it, then continues sliding North.  Pete's Yellow frame slides East-Southeast and hits my Tan frame for 4, destroying it.  My Orange frame flows East and hits Narbey's Orange frame for 3.  Narbey's Orange frame hits my Yellow frame for 1.  Narbey's Black frame hits my Yellow frame for 1.  My Green frame flows West to the Neutral station to get a clear sightline and hits Narbey's Orange frame for 1, destroying it.  The Doomsday Clock is ticked to zero.

Pete: 33 points.

Me: 20 points.

Narbey: 14 points.

Here's several during and aftermath pictures.

Round 1.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Thoughts & Observations:

• This was a Battle.
• This was Narbey's first game in over two years.
• The same for Pete.
• Narbey debuted a new squad.
• We used the Neutral Station rule.
• This was the Neutral station.
• We used the "New 1.3" player count formula from my "Player Count 6" blog post.
• I made some bad choices about camera angles for taking pictures at the start of the game.
• I tried to set up a pincer movement by splitting my squad to either side of Narbey's defensive perimeter.
• I also attempted the Rook Maneuver with my Lime Station.
• Pete, on the other hand, put both of his Stations in the corners of the battlefield.
• Then his forces slid over the battlefield hitting just about everything in their path.
• Flickr page.

Battle Report: Road to Nowhere 2

This is the fourth game for our group this year, and the first in back-to-back months in a long while.  This was a Skirmish.  We were joined by a couple of observers interested in the game.

Occam's Spork (5 Frames & 16 Systems) = (6 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 42 points. (Blue Devils)
   Brown Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.
   Green Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.
   Red Half Tank -- 2Rd/1B/2W + SSR.
   Lime Static Soldier-- 2Rd/1B/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Yellow Static Soldier-- 2Rd/1B/1Y/2W + SSR.

Me (5 Frames & 18 Systems) = (5 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 35 points. (Nonbinary Generics)
   Orange Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W.
   Red Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Brown Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W +SSR.
   Blue Spotter -- 1Gd8/2Y/2W.

Tom (5 Frames & 19 Systems) = (4 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 28 points.
   Red Tank -- 2Rd+d8/2B/2W.
   Green Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Orange Armored Swarmer -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W + SSR.
   White Light Brawler -- 2Rh/2B/1Gd8/2W + SSR.
   Yellow Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

Phungkyjams (5 Frames & 19 Systems) = (4 Points per Asset) * (7 assets) = 28 points. (Strikehands)
   Red Brawler -- 2Rh+d/2B/1Gd8/2W.
   Orange Binary -- 2Ra/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Purple Binary -- 2Ra/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Pink -- 2Rh/2Ra/1B/2W + SSR.
   Yellow Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.

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

Events of Round 1 (DDC@11): My Red frame hits the tree in front of Occam's Spork's Red frame for 2, then moves East to capture Phungkyjams' Lil' Nas X station.  Phungkyjams' Yellow hits Tom's Orange frame for 1.  Phungkyjams' Pink frame hit Occam's Spork's Lime frame for 3 then moves East.  Occam's Spork's Yellow frame hits Phungkyjams' Pink frame for 1 with a SSR, then runs East to capture Phungkyjams' Data Dog station and my Light Blue station.  Phungkyjams' Purple frame hits Tom's Red frame for 1 then moves Southeast behind a large, old growth tree.  Tom's Green frame moves East and hits Phungkyjams' Pink frame for 3.  Phungkyjams' Red frame moves Northwest and captures the Neutral station then hits Tom's Red frame for 3.  Someone hits my Red frame for 1, Station Dance.

Occam's Spork: 54 points.

Me: 35 Points.
Tom: 28 points.

Phungkyjams: 24 points.

Events of Round 2 (DDC @ 8): My Orange frame punches Occam's Spork's Lime frame for 3, destroying it, then moves Northeast beside Occam's Spork's Red station.  My Red frame hits Occam's Spork's Red frame for 1, and the tree in front of it for 1, then moves Northeast towards the road.  Tom's Green frame moves East and buzzsaws Occam's Spork's Brown frame for 1, Station Dance.  Phungkyjams' Orange frame moves North and recaptures his Lil' Nas X station.  Occam's Spork's Yellow frame hits my Red frame for 1.  My Green frame hits Phungkyjams' Pink frame for 2, destroying it, then moves North.  Phungkyjams' Red frame moves Southeast and hits my Brown frame for 5.  My Brown frame then sprints North and captures the Neutral station.  Occam's Spork's Green frame hits my Brown frame for 2, destroying it.

Occam's Spork: 48 points.

Me: 30 Points.
Tom: 28 points.

Phungkyjams: 20 points.

Events of Round 3 (DDC @ 5): Occam's Spork's Red frame moves South and captures my Pink station.  Occam's Spork's Brown frame hits my Orange frame for 1.  My Orange frame punches Occam's Spork's Green frame for 2 then runs Southeast towards my Pink Station.  Occam's Spork's Green fame hits Tom's Orange for 1.  Occam's Spork's Yellow frame hits my Red frame for 2.  My Red frame hits Occam's Spork's Green frame for 1 then moves Southeast.  Phungkyjams' Purple frame hits Occam's Spork's Yellow frame for 2, Station Dance, then moves Southeast onto the road.  Phungkyjams' Yellow frame hits Tom's Green frame for 1, the tree in front of it for 1, then moves East to capture the Neutral station.  Tom's Green frame buzzsaws Occam's Spork's Brown frame for 3.  Tom's Yellow frame continues the barrage and hits Occam's Spork's Brown frame for 2.  Tom's White frame hits Occam's Spork's Brown frame for 5, destroying it, then moves South.  Tom's Green frame captures Occam's Spork's Lime station.  My Green frame hits Occam's Spork's Green frame for 2 then moves East to beside a short, old growth tree.

Occam's Spork: 42 points.

Tom: 32 points.

Phungkyjams: 24 points.

Me: 20 Points.

Events of Round 4 (DDC @ 2): Occam's Spork's Yellow frame hits my Red frame for 2.  My Red frame punches Occam's Spork's Green frame for 4, destroying it, captures Occam's Spork's Red station, then runs Southeast to beside my Pink station.  Phungkyjams' Purple frame moves East and captures my Light Blue station -- that was under Occam's Spork's control -- then hits Tom's Yellow frame for 1.  Tom's Yellow frame hits my Red frame for 1, destroying it.  Phungkyjams' Yellow frame hits Tom's Red frame for 3, destroying it.  My Green frame moves West to beside a tall, old growth tree and hits Phungkyjams' Yellow frame for 2.  Phungkyjams' Orange frame hits Tom's White frame for 4.  The Doomsday Clock is ticked to zero.

Tom: 28 points.

Phungkyjams: 28 points.

Occam's Spork: 24 points.

Me: 20 Points.

Here are several during and aftermath pictures.

Round 1.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 2.

Round 3.

Round 3.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Round 4.

Thoughts & Observations:

• This was a Skirmish.
• We used the Neutral Station rule.
• It was placed by one of our observers.
• We used the "New 1.3" player count formula from my "Player Count 6" blog post.
• Occam's Spork borrowed one of my squads for this game.
• As with other table-settings, this needs a Compass Rose.
• It's a good thing I made one before putting it all back into storage.
• The battle field felt a little cramped.
• This is not the first time that everyone showed up with the same amount of Frames.
• But there was variation in the number of Systems so all we had to do was roll off for Primary Attacker.
• I think I did pretty well in placing my Frames.  I screwed up placing my Stations though.
• And in a bout of Monday Morning Quarterbacking, I figured I should have placed one of them on top of one of the 5 Hit "old growth" trees.
• For such a crowded battlefield, I expected at least one destroyed Frame in the first Round.
• Flickr page.