Court Jester
Mongoose
Thats right, this isn't a thread about how to fix the game, or my suggestions on what Mongoose should be doing with P&P. There are no "helpful" discussions about game balance or how we think our favourite race needs pimping.
Its just some pictures (not great pictures mind, but you should be able to see what is going on) and a quick batrep.
So... As a gaming club we (the Sad Muppet Society) were asked to come along and host a game of ACTA as well as run some participation games at GENCON UK this year. So we thought, "why the hell not".
The first day we decided to throw as many ships on the baord as possible and see what happened. So we had a mamoth game with the Narn (commanded by Admiral G'Paal) facing off against the Dilgar (Commanded by Admiral Vin'tur).
I don't know what the points value of the game was or if the points were equal...
The Narn fleet consisted of...
1 x Ka'Bin'Tak
1 x Bin'Tak
1 x G'Vrahn
2 x G'Quan
2 x Var'Nic
2 x Dag'Kar
2 x Ka'Toc
2 x Rongoth
3 x G'Karith
1 x T'Loth
The Dilgar fleet consisted of (I think)...
1 x Mishakur
1 x Mankhat
1 x Wahant
3 x Tikrit
6 x Targrath
4 x Omelos
1 x Garasoch
4 x Ochlavita
2 x Jashakar Vi
The game was played on a big table (exact demensions unknown) and fleets deployed 24" on to the table but no closer than 12" to their own table edge.
I have added the major beam attacks onto the picture to liven them up and give you some idea of what was targeting what. Generally the explosions mean 'dead' or 'very heavily damaged'.
The game took roughly from 11am until 5.30pm to play and that is with a hefty lunch break and relaxed gameplay.
Deployment
The Dilgar deploy in 4 Pentacons decideding against using the secenry. The Narn however deploy behind the cover of gas clouds.
Turn 1
After exchanges of long range beam / energy mine / ion torpedo / anti-ship missile attacks the Dilgar had almost crippled a Ka'toc on the far flank in return loosing a couple of Tikrits and one or two ther ships were damaged or knoscked out.
Turn 2
The Dilgar centre began to crumble as the Ka'Bin'Tak and the Bin'Tak both fired extreamly deadly Laser and Mag guns shots crippling both the big Dilgar Warships opposing them. The Ka'Bin'Tak took a 6-5 critical this turn as well as a bridge and engines hit but just shrugged off the damage.
2 Narn ships were destroyed on the far flank after they strayed too close to 3 Targraths.
Turn 3
The writing was on the wall... The Dilgar centre had been smashed and the flanking forces had failed to have much of an impact thus far.
Turn 3 saw the Ka'Bin'Tak face off against the far Dilgar Pentacon of 3 Targraths, an Oclavita and Jashakar as well as the Mankaht (6 ships in total). In a gut-wrenching display of firepower it set the Warship adrift and ready to explode as well as ripping the heart out of the Pentacon (2 destroyed and 1 crippled).
Meanwhile the Bin'Tak was taking an absolute beating but sailed through the strom of bolter fire and gave as good as it gets. It survived the turn a few damage poinst away from being crippled.
The Narn ships were able to start setting up withering crossfires now and the Dilgar ships could not escape wherever they moved to. They took heavy losses whilst crossing through the Narn battle line.
Turn 4
It was simply a case of mopping up.
The remaining Dilgar ships were targeted and taken out, one Omelos survived near crippled and stood down.
At the end of the game the table looked like thus...
We will be running smaller games over the next 2 days at GenCon UK in room 105 (the Gaming Club Network).
Pop along and say hi if you are in the area.
Its just some pictures (not great pictures mind, but you should be able to see what is going on) and a quick batrep.
So... As a gaming club we (the Sad Muppet Society) were asked to come along and host a game of ACTA as well as run some participation games at GENCON UK this year. So we thought, "why the hell not".
The first day we decided to throw as many ships on the baord as possible and see what happened. So we had a mamoth game with the Narn (commanded by Admiral G'Paal) facing off against the Dilgar (Commanded by Admiral Vin'tur).
I don't know what the points value of the game was or if the points were equal...
The Narn fleet consisted of...
1 x Ka'Bin'Tak
1 x Bin'Tak
1 x G'Vrahn
2 x G'Quan
2 x Var'Nic
2 x Dag'Kar
2 x Ka'Toc
2 x Rongoth
3 x G'Karith
1 x T'Loth
The Dilgar fleet consisted of (I think)...
1 x Mishakur
1 x Mankhat
1 x Wahant
3 x Tikrit
6 x Targrath
4 x Omelos
1 x Garasoch
4 x Ochlavita
2 x Jashakar Vi
The game was played on a big table (exact demensions unknown) and fleets deployed 24" on to the table but no closer than 12" to their own table edge.
I have added the major beam attacks onto the picture to liven them up and give you some idea of what was targeting what. Generally the explosions mean 'dead' or 'very heavily damaged'.
The game took roughly from 11am until 5.30pm to play and that is with a hefty lunch break and relaxed gameplay.
Deployment
The Dilgar deploy in 4 Pentacons decideding against using the secenry. The Narn however deploy behind the cover of gas clouds.
Turn 1
Turn 1 saw the Dilgar fleet speed forwards eager for battle whilst the Narn battle line casually broughts is guns to bare on the appraoching ships.Admiaral G'Pall said:
After exchanges of long range beam / energy mine / ion torpedo / anti-ship missile attacks the Dilgar had almost crippled a Ka'toc on the far flank in return loosing a couple of Tikrits and one or two ther ships were damaged or knoscked out.
Turn 2
Turn 2 saw the fleets come to grips with each other, secondary batteries on both sides now getting into range. The Dilgar were let down by a lack of big primary weapons, their bolters generally failing to do much to the Hull 6 Narn Dreadnoughts.
The Dilgar centre began to crumble as the Ka'Bin'Tak and the Bin'Tak both fired extreamly deadly Laser and Mag guns shots crippling both the big Dilgar Warships opposing them. The Ka'Bin'Tak took a 6-5 critical this turn as well as a bridge and engines hit but just shrugged off the damage.
2 Narn ships were destroyed on the far flank after they strayed too close to 3 Targraths.
Turn 3
The writing was on the wall... The Dilgar centre had been smashed and the flanking forces had failed to have much of an impact thus far.
Turn 3 saw the Ka'Bin'Tak face off against the far Dilgar Pentacon of 3 Targraths, an Oclavita and Jashakar as well as the Mankaht (6 ships in total). In a gut-wrenching display of firepower it set the Warship adrift and ready to explode as well as ripping the heart out of the Pentacon (2 destroyed and 1 crippled).
Meanwhile the Bin'Tak was taking an absolute beating but sailed through the strom of bolter fire and gave as good as it gets. It survived the turn a few damage poinst away from being crippled.
The Narn ships were able to start setting up withering crossfires now and the Dilgar ships could not escape wherever they moved to. They took heavy losses whilst crossing through the Narn battle line.
Turn 4
It was simply a case of mopping up.
The remaining Dilgar ships were targeted and taken out, one Omelos survived near crippled and stood down.
At the end of the game the table looked like thus...
We will be running smaller games over the next 2 days at GenCon UK in room 105 (the Gaming Club Network).
Pop along and say hi if you are in the area.
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