Next Wednesday's Game

[Fellfrosch]

Yeah, I can pick you up. The games start at 6?

[Lieutenant Kije]

Yeah, it starts at 6, although often they don't get around to really starting until 6:15.  But if enough people are there right at 6 then they'll go right ahead.

And thanks - I appreciate it.

[Fellfrosch]

You just have to promise not to specifically design a team to destroy my X-Men. Assuming I go with that idea--I'm still not sure.

[Lieutenant Kije]

I won't design a team to specifically destroy X-Men...I'll just design a team to destroy in a general fashion.

I've thought about the teams that I build, and found that I tend to favor mid-size figs (60-90 points) and ranged figs.  One of my favorites is experienced Ultimates Cap: 89 points and powers abilities that allow for a variety of strategies.  Also nice: Vet Punisher, E or V Ultimates Hawkeye, V Deadpool, E Bishop, E Rasputin.

Maybe this time I'll do something completely different just for kicks...mmaybe mMystics...

[Spriggan]

I'll be there and you'll never guess my team....well actualy you probaly will, but it'll be fun none the less.

[Fellfrosch]

I'm going to guess that you play a Batman Enemy team, and then spend the whole time talking about how you could have used KC Superman but didn't want to just kill everyone.

[Spriggan]

Heh, yep pretty much.  Though I'll try not to rant about KC superman.  But where's the fun in makeing a 300 point team where one figure takes up about 75% of the points and could kill most of the other peoples figures in one hit, especialy if I use Rip it up, wow that would be a realy butt kicking Superman.

[Entsuropi]

I predict that El'Spriggo will lose.

[Spriggan]

KC Superman isn't a gaurnteed win, though I would probaly tear through the 13 year olds like...Well superman through henchmen.  Fell could probaly beat me with that combo and so could Kije provideing a good team build.

Of course you've never seen my Joker team build.

[Fellfrosch]

Wait til you see my lame-o 300 point X-Men team. They don't get very good until 400, and you want 5 or 600 to erally get the engine running.

[Lieutenant Kije]

My team is using two figs I've never used before.  And in another departure, it's mostly villain.  And I'm only using one mid-size utility fig.

[Lieutenant Kije]

So with the addition of Ares, is KC Superman dethroned as the toughest fig around?  His attack and defense start one point higher, he starts with outwit, and imo Mystics is a better team ability than KC.

KC Supes has got him with flight, charge, and HSS, and his range is better.  I don't know...I guess you couldn't say for sure until Ares' whole dial is revealed.  

[Spriggan]

YOu've also got KC GreenLantren to add to the mix.  He's got the highest defecnce in the game (at 21) and good ranged.

We're going to have to try some one-on-one battles here.

[Spriggan]

Well we'll see how my team goes, I'm trying something new here and it's costing me extra points.  'Course I could change my mind by 6pm tonight.

I think I like drafts better becsaue I don't have to sort through lots of figures and am forced to build a better team.  For example, I realy want to use my V Scarecrow in my team, he's got dubble range with incompacitate as well as MC, but I've allready got 2 support peices and I can't have a 3rd (especialy at 65 pts).  That would only give me about 40 pts for a damage dealer and the best I could get with that would be a B/C/F character (like R cheetah).

I guess the biggest problem I have with games like this (includeing Magic) is that there are so many choices I usealy tend to stick to the same things, which are usealy the first few builds I ever tried.

[Lieutenant Kije]

That's why I'm intentionally trying something I've never tried before this time around.  I'll probably fall flat on my face, so to speak, but it could be fun.