Guardians of the Galaxy: Again?!

Yes, I ran them again, in another 900 point game (as in Chapter 4 of this post):

V Starhawk 144 + Spotter 5
Phyla-Vell 138 + Protected 8
LE One-Who-Knows 123
Star-Lord 90
+ Protected 8
V Major Victory 84 + Contingency Plan 12
Rocket Raccoon 65
Yondu 53
+ AP 10
R Aleta 51
Bug 44

+ Warbound (Guardians of the Galaxy) 45
Lila Cheney 6
Lila Cheney 6
=900 points.

FIRST, I faced Andy’s Infinity Watch themed team on the Asgard map: Thanos (Supernova), Adam Warlock (Secret Invasion) + Brilliant Tactician, E Drax the Destroyer, Moondragon (Hammer of Thor), Gamora and Pip the Troll. He used Cosmic Interference Field to kill my Barrier ability, and I didn’t bother to theme-cancel it.

I would regret this.

Landed some solid hits on Thanos in spite of Adam Warlock’s boosting defenses +2 with Brilliant Tactician (a tactic I hadn’t realized he could do with his special power “Him”). But Thanos landed his own hits back in return, and I was never able to finish the mad Titan. Same went for Moondragon, who was hit hard but never eliminated. KO’d Drax but lost Rocket, One-Who-Knows, Yondu and someone else, I think. 0-1.

SECOND match was against Chadd’s Avengers: Dr. Strange (Secret Invasion)+Brilliant Tactician, Captain America (Hammer of Thor), Thor  (Hammer of Thor), U Iron Man  (Mutations & Monsters), Ms. Marvel (Secret Invasion) and Hercules (Secret Invasion). He picked the Arkham Asylum map, not realizing it’d hinder Cap’s effectiveness.

Frightened of all that Running Shot, I proceeded to build Barrier after Warbound-juiced Barrier* between shots with Starhawk (love that 12 range) until the final moments of the game, when Chadd finally quit hiding behind his own walls and took some shots on my barely-exposed team. In the end, though, there were zero KOs. Chadd conceded the match to me since I’d dealt nearly all the damage (Cap was on his final click and Ms. Marvel was on her last Toughness click).

FINAL: 1-1. Not too bad, actually. Maybe would’ve done better had I been able to use a Barrier once or twice (or three times thrice :p ) in the first game to hold off Thanos. BFC cancel FAIL. But I really didn’t mind losing to a proper Infinity Watch team.

* I got some flak for my infinite Barrier action, but considering I was up against four move-attackers, each (thanks to a Brilliant Tactician) able to hit my no-damage-reducers-on-top-dial team for at least 4 clicks from more than 10 squares out? Um, yeah. I’m gonna fight that crew on my terms, thanks.

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