by Fat Tony
sprenge777 wrote:
Oooh, more Fallout cards? I'm curious to see what they do -- you may be the only one who's looked at them, unless you showed Gretchen.
The Fallout cards in the Event deck cause every territory adjacent to the Fallout territory (again, Afghanistan in our world) to lose one die worth of troops. After that, the card is destroyed. Not the end of the world, but it could be a big deal if there's a lot of action in that area. And with the "spine" of the board right there, as you pointed out, and India also sitting right there with its 6 coins, it could make a difference.
On a related note, I'd like to see more Mission cards come into play. I think we've only had one or maybe two of them claimed ever since their debut. It's usually been easier to just gank somebody else's HQ than to meet whatever standard is on the card -- I'm curious if this is a deliberate design feature, a result of our group's particular dynamics, an unintended consequence, a misreading of rules on our part... it seems like Missions should be happening more often.
I agree. Frankly though, some of those Missions are pretty difficult. It's possible that we're about to see a bunch of Major Cities places in the next few games, which could make those Missions easier, and more coins on cards could lead to more troops on the board, which means it might be easier for someone to win a lot of battles on one turn. The World Capital mission is more of a waiting game - the Mission card and the right territory both need to come up at once. And I have no idea when we'll be placing the sea line.
Also, I'm pleased and proud to be the Tywin. And [spoiler? has anyone not read these books?] my children are too large to crawl through the ductwork, removing a potential vulnerability.
Still working on a response to this one...;)