I've always wondered exactly where various units derive their point value, and I've decided to start doing some heavy analysis to figure it out. To that end, I'm going to be asking the following questions:

1) How much are this unit's stats worth?
2) How much are this unit's powers worth?
3) How much are this unit's synergies with other units worth?

After that, I might consider the following:
4) How much are this unit's terrain or glyph bonuses worth?
5) How much is this unit worth in best- and worst-case scenarios?

I'll start with the unit everybody loves to hate: Major Q9 (180 points).

1) Stats - Major Q9 is a Large 7, 4 Life, 5 Move, 8 Range, 4 Attack, 7 Defense. How much of Q9's value is earned from these stats alone?

I think the best comparison case is Zetacron. Like the Major, Zetacron is Large 7, 5 Move, and 8 Range. His special power means that he averages the same number of skulls as...

Elginb

One of the hardest parts of being nerdy (besides the uncomfortable pants) and liking games is finding someone else to play said games with. I’ve tried over the years to find folks who like the strange blend of games I prefer but it’s been rather difficult. I’m too weird, even to gamers....

A couple years ago, when I still had steady employment, I was required to take a trip to another city for work. Excellent, I thought, and began researching that city’s game stores and groups. I contacted a group of fellows who LARPed and played board and miniature games, and they emailed me back. We arranged to meet in a field.

That should have been my first clue, right? Who meets strangers in a field?

The work thing I was there for turned out to be chokingly boring and gut-wrenchingly morale destroying (can you tell how much I liked my job?) so I was rather excited and happy when it came time to find the field and meet the fellows who wanted...

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