Warning!: Hot

Yesterday, my friends and I created a very interesting custom scenario for Mechwarrior. My friends presented the idea for a volcanic scenario and I added my thoughts to create this crazy mission.

The goal was to capture the volcano in the center of the table, but we had to be careful, because the volcano could destroy and heat up units inside it!

Now, keep in mind that we were very ready to lose units to the rather dangerous volcano as we had brought 900-point forces. I brought a faction-pure Dragon's Fury force that was fast-moving  and rather adaptable. My opponent brought a Spirit Cats force, with Clan Nova Cat allies. My opponent had a much more slow-moving, but fearsome force.

I had the first turn, which I was happy to get, because it allowed me to get my 'Mechs into the volcano on Turn 1! Surprisingly, the volcano took very few casualties, only killing a few units, albeit a 153-point one amount those. 

Here was one of funniest moments of the game:

I had carefully moved this formation up, meticulously measuring to make sure they would get the opposing 'Mech in range while staying out of range the very scary enemy tank formation. I would move a tank, measure, move it a bit more, measure some more and so on until I was satisfied with its placement, then move onto the next unit. My opponent and I had quite the chuckle over just how much I cared about those units. It actually did pay off, however, as my units managed to severely damage their target without taking too much fire, or just being destroyed entirely!

Anyway, this was an awesome game! The 900 points really allowed my opponent and I  to take more risks and try out whole new strategies. The Dragon's Fury are still treating me great, especially when fighting against heavily armored lists.

Oh, and as a side note, I won!

Mechwarrior Team Smackdown!

I played a great game of Mechwarrior today! It was a team game, with each player on each two-person team getting 450 points and three orders per turn. My teammate selected a Spirit Cats and Clan Nova Cat house alliance and I decided on a faction-pure Dragon's Fury force. Our opponents were playing a dangerous, long-ranged game with House Liao and the Highlanders.

The fifty minutes passed incredibly fast. It was a cautious game, each team advancing slowly and staying in cover. When the fighting finally got going, however, it was intense! The three mechs on our opponent's side began taking potshots, some of the coming out of cover to fire at one of my teammate's tanks. Then, my Jupiter mech stomped up and started pummeling the enemy mechs. Even though not many points were scored in this game, my team was victorious by getting some hover bike kills earlier in the game!

This just makes me more excited for my next game!

Mechwarrior: Dark Age and Age of Destruction

About a week ago, a member of a gaming group I am in said that they were getting rid of their collection of Mechwarrior clix miniatures and that they would give them to whoever could give them a new home. I quickly volunteered, since I've had a fair amount of experience with the miniatures and own a small collection of them.

On Saturday morning, (03/14/15) we both pulled into a parking lot where we had agreed to meet after a sudden change of plans. As they opened the trunk, my jaw dropped, literally. The  entire trunk was filled with toolboxes, fishing boxes and a bag. I never guessed that a collection that I was getting for free, would be that big! To be honest, I'm still not positive of everything I have. I have to keep going back and digging through it to check if I have that faction or this miniature here or there. It's such an awesome collection and I'm very happy I was able to give it a good home.

Basically, what I am saying is that you may be seeing a lot of Mechwarrior stuff very soon! I'd like to even do a Battle Report at some point, but we'll see...