BattleTech - The Board Game of Armored Combat
BattleTech Player Boards => Challenges and Gatherings => After Action Reports => Topic started by: Black Omega on 17 August 2014, 21:46:23
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Hello everyone. This is a report of the game that I ran at Gencon on this past Thursday, 8/14/14. This game was a standard free-for-all with a twist--Smaug! As an added bonus, whomever got the killing blow on Smaug got to keep the mini. [My never ending thanks to IWM for their fantastic prize support.]
I decided to create Smaug as an LAM for the flight characteristics. The rules I used were from the RS3085 and IO beta print posted months ago by Randall Bills. Ok, I will admit that the LAM that I created was not legal but I followed as much of the rules as I could ;). The following pics chronicled the battle.
1] Here are 3 pics of the mountain and Smaug starting on the summit. [Incidentally, Smaug's target was determined each round by a d20 roll. Each player was assigned a number for card initiative.]
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6084-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6084-1.jpg.html)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6079-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6079-1.jpg.html)
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2] 4 pics. Smaug makes his presence felt but is killed by a critical hit to his uncased LT Streak LRM ammo bin. [4th pic is his record sheet.]
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6086-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6086-1.jpg.html)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6087-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6087-1.jpg.html)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6088-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6088-1.jpg.html)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6089-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6089-1.jpg.html)
3] The game settled down as the players climbed to the top of Erebor. The "Hulk" Atlas [AS7-S3] reached the top early and fended off many attempts to dislodge him, loosing his entire LT & LA w/2 engine hits in the process. More on him later.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6090-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6090-1.jpg.html)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6091-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6091-1.jpg.html)
4] The "Hulk" takes a breather for a bit before the final push.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6095-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6095-1.jpg.html)
5] After movement on the final turn, Erebor's peak is a crowded place. During fire phase, the "Hulk" finally succumbs, His Gauss Rifle is hit and explodes. The pilot suffers his 5th and 6th head hits and dies.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6097-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6097-1.jpg.html)
6] Through it all, the Hunchback remains standing and we come to the physical combat phase. The Hunchback successfully performs a charge and topples the AS7-K from the mountain for the win. The Hulk's player was awarded second place as he played a great game. He is 9 years old and the son of the Hunchback's player. Great family gaming right here in Indy.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o242/srullmann/Smaug/DSCF6098-1.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/srullmann/media/Smaug/DSCF6098-1.jpg.html)
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Bravo! And I liked the "twist." O0