by Xeserox
Meta Game Notes: With cities, comes politics. Drafting rules have been changed significantly leading to the set up to take a bit longer. The 5 of us are beyond excited at what is happening on our boards, and I am thankful that I decided to drop the coin on this game. Rolls made, drafting order started... here we go.Stephen: Imperial Balkania Indonesia 10 troops, first placement, last turn, 0 coins.
Eric: Die Mechaniker Kamchatka 6 troops, first turn, fifth placement, 0 coins
Mike: Saharan Republic Western US 8 troops, third turn, fourth placement, 1 coin
Luke: Enclave of the Bear North Africa 2 coins, second placement, Fourth turn, 8 troops
Josh: Khan Industries Northern Europe 1 coin, 10 troops, second turn, third placement
Eric was out of sorts, not being in Africa, but Luke noticed how that strategy of turtling up in Africa was helping Eric, and he thought he would copy it. Eric decided to try to take over Asia. 1 turn wasn't going to cut it, and he needed to focus on keeping Stephen at bay.
Josh thought it would be amusing to see if he could take out Luke first turn. Angry that Luke picked his faction, and that Luke eliminated him in Game 3. Dice were not in the favor of Luke, and with the Ammo Shortage played in N. Africa there was little to no hope. Luke also cashed out his Missile hoping to stave off annihilation, but it was all for not.
Luke gets to join back into the war, and seeing that Josh only left 1 troop in N. Europe, decided to take 3 of his four troops to march them in. Mike, thinking it would be amusing at the beginning of the turn, before Luke said his intentions, put the nasty scar (Biohazard) into the space. The battle was Quick and Luke won.
Mike spread out down into Serenity, lining up in Brazil, watching what Josh and Luke were up to closely.
Steve decided this game would be best spent turtling up in Australia now that it was so rich. 2 Major Cities, 1 Minor City, Bunker, and Mercs. ON the beginning of Steve's turn, Luke decided to weaken Australia a bit by smacking down a Biohazard on to Mechadeck. Western Australia feels all alone, and cold.
Eric decides to plop down the final Biohazard in Alaska to make his entry point for Attack, but finds out it's all for not.
Josh decides to Eliminate the very weakened Enclave of the Bear again, and engages into another attack. One to get back the HQ, and two just because he wanted to. The combat started, Eric and Stephen felt this was a "Dick" moved, playing their missiles in Luke's Favor. Josh being evil and twisted, despite knowing he couldn't win the die roll, played the third Missile.
Three Missiles... all hell breaks loose.
[o]With the Nuclear strike launched, Khan Industries is forever known as "Bringer of Nuclear Fire" and the reason mutations started to occur on this new Verdant Earth. It only took 5 wars for this to happen, and the land was scarred forever.
Western Europe (where the attack was launched from) suffers from sever nuclear fall out, spreading it's death to all adjacent land territories. This destroys Josh's and Luke's forces completely as well as weakening Josh in N. Africa. Fallout rains down destroying everything in it's wake (ok exaggerating, but we didn't have to many units there.
Mike sees this as a ripe opportunity to attack and lash out. Being the only one with a red star, he easily captures N. Africa, and then N. Europe taking the long way round. A very fast win that leaves both Stephen and Eric stunned.
The world has changed significantly. Who knows how things will pan out from here on out.
Mike founds Kheshatta in Kamchatka. Eric, Josh and Stephen place resources.
Current Map:
N. America: Alaska: Biohazard, West US: Precinct 13 (Minor), Mercenaries
Europe: Western Europe: Fallout Zone, Northern Europe: Beigebharst (minor), biohazard, Southern Europe: Aquilonia
Asia: Ural: Rhy'Din (minor), Kamchatka: Kheshatta (major), Bunker, Southeast Asia: Ammo Shortage.
Serenity (S. America): Venezuela: Ammo Shortage, Peru: Patagonia (Minor), Brazil: Mercenaries
Belonga - Eric (Africa): North Africa: Bluetboton (minor), Ammo Shortage, C. Africa: Turtle Town (minor), Egypt: Tooton-Common (minor)
Australia (Land of Riches!): Indonesia: Crooklyn (major), Mercenaries, New Guinea: Mechadeck (minor), Biohazard, E. Australia: Drop Bear (Major), Bunker
Missing Scar: Bunker
resources destroyed: Western Europe[/o]