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"...equal to the number of mecha that were in the destroyed squadron..."- wording on Malcontent rules card referring to number of command points generated next command point refill when a squadron is destroyed. So, a Light Raider Squadron starts with 8 mecha (and have no support or special...

If you like, or would like to try your hand at, building a fairly complex miniature you will enjoy what is in the box. If you like fairly simple mini games you will also like it. If you are scared of or have no experience at building miniatures you should avoid. If you have rules lawyer tendencies, ...

To the point of the post: why should any of us volunteer for a bait-and-switch? I'm not waiting on more VF-1's and Battle Pods and I would not have bought more of either than I already have. My pledge, and I'm sure most peoples, were based on getting particular numbers of particular models, many of ...

A quick rundown to save time for others- here are the rough height of key mecha as stated in the RPG (for battloid if transformable)- Invid Scout- 9 ft Almost everything from Southern Cross- roughly 20 ft (Logan is shorter) Ajax and Alpha- 30 ft (rounding up- 28 and change is true height) VF-1- 41 f...

Personally, I have always felt the scale was correct if this were Macross-only and incorrect if it were going to be multi-generational (which, if I remember correctly, is what was being advertised from the get-go). It is a hard choice to make because you either get some really big (and likely expens...

Looks right to me- with one exception. 5 reduced by half (rounded down) = 3. You are rounding the reduction (so half of five is 2.5 which rounds down to 2) not the result (5-2.5=2.5 now round that down to 2). This is how I have been using this and that was arrived at because that is how most games w...

UEDF VF-1 fires GU-11 at Malcontent VF-1: Roll one die, it is one attack. Malcontent can dodge with one die/roll with one CP. UEDF fires GU-11 twice at Malcontent: Roll two dice, it is two attacks (correct?). Malcontent has to dodge and/or RWI twice (correct?). If the above line is not correct- does...

Just to reiterate a previous point I made: I think this argument is more about the Phalanx than the rule. The Glaug is very powerful and the rules limit the number you can have. A VF-1S is very powerful and the rules limit the number you can have. The Phalanx is very powerful (although for different...

Leap is any time during movement. So, move 5-leap 5. Or move 4-leap 5-move 1. Etc. The entire leap must happen all at once and can't be split.

Just to chime back in after a long hiatus (baby's do that- sorry), it seems like most of this conversation has begun to center on Blast more so than how Blast and Missile interact, which I think is a positive. Mike1975: your diagrams are awesome- thanks for the effort. I think they put everything in...

Anyone remember the movie Firefox? In order to pilot the experimental fighter Eastwood had to 'think Russian." I think to read through big chunks of this rulebook you have to 'think Palladium.' That being said, I think we are all on the same page on this one: The book only implies things, it do...

I agree with what you are reading and asking. However, I think the definition of Aircraft implies that they cannot be attacked in hand-to-hand combat. It specifically says that they are 'never considered engaged' and then makes some unnecessary statement about movement which really implies that this...

Actually, you did not say they were 'like' anything. You said they 'are' command points. The contraction 'they're' is short for 'they are.' And no, they are not command points. They are not even command points with a limitation, which is precisely what you said. Just for review, here is your entire ...

Glad to see this common sense rule be enforced correctly. Sad to see one of the (startling few) clearly written rules be so far off it's intent. I've asked this in other threads: did anyone bother to test the rules that actually ended up in the book? This is either a case of far too many cooks or ju...

actually, i phrased it that way because by the RAW only command points can allow a unit to make extra weapons attacks. either by paying to fire an extra weapon, or paying to use rapid fire. by equating them to command points (and you'll notice i said nothing about 'pools' or making them command poi...

No, I wouldn't say it that way. It is the ability for this officer mecha to attack an extra time and nothing else. And it is not a 'pool' of extra attacks. Officer 1 makes a kill with officer 2 and officer 3 both having line of sight. At the moment of the kill, the controlling player declares which ...

You can keep attacking as long as you have legal weapons to use. So, if your 1-J is awarded 4 free attacks: take your turn in Battloid mode, for your Gu-11 three times and your head lasers once and spend no command points to do so (and lose the 5th attack you have) OR in Guardian mode fire GU-11 twi...

Look, I love the fact we are having arguments over rules that fans/players are suggesting. I think it is really healthy, particularly for games that are going to have a tournament setting. Lets use the ultimate tournament game as an example: Magic the Gathering. No matter what you think of it, that ...

If a 5 inch diameter circle is moved off center by 5 or more inches those two circles do not overlap. Scatter distance is determined by rolling 2d6. The median outcome is a 7. All rolls 5 or higher will not overlap (assuming there are only 2 templates, I realize there could be more). Furthermore, ju...

The only way you burn through any more command points for an individual mecha is if it is overlapping blast templates. While that is possible and powerful, you still can shoot down the missile or volley and all mecha under the blast radius can take a shot (including friendlies...) and if you have an...

Wow. This has taken on a life of it's own at this point. I'm going to apologize in advance if this gets wordy. I also want to point out I have only been participating here so I don't know what has gone down on FB. I think the only way this really gets resolved is to start at the beginning- what does...

RedDuke- I agree with some of what you say, but not all of it. Yes, volley will allow you to hit mecha you do not have line of site with, but it will also allow you to target things you do have line of site with (-3 to hit is no line of site). It allows you to target multiple mecha without spending ...

1) Page 16's statement that you can target the ground does not address targeting multiple locations on the ground. Hence my question. 2) Page 29 specifically says you can target multiple mecha. '...that target and any other mecha within two inches...' It also says 'At least one of the missiles must ...

First of all, thanks for getting an official answer posted so quickly. Comment 1: It does say a lot about the company and their dedication to both the game and the players that they roll out rules clarifications that quickly. Comment 2: WTH? That ruling reads almost nothing like the rule book!?! Who...

I agree with everything you wrote. However, the paragraph on page 28 reads in part "to determine if the volley hits" and not what it should likely say- 'how many missiles of the volley hit' or even 'determine if the volley hits as normal." It implies that the volley either hits or mis...

Just my opinion upon reading this again: I think option two is how it reads. I think option 1 is how it should work. I think the paragraph on pg. 28 is the issue. Choosing multiple targets (as outlined in that pg 28 paragraph) seems to give you a huge advantage over choosing a single target. There s...