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Round 1 / Turn 2

David: "Punisher snaps a clip into his gun, ..."

Punisher: "IT'S CALLED A WEAPON, YOU @#?! This is my weapon, this is my gun, ..."

David: "Punisher snaps a clip into his weapon, and moves forward down the street. He is in range to fire on John Stewart, but chooses a more tempting target in the SHIELD Spotter that John Stewart didn't carry. He fires his Assault Rifle, giving him three attacks. The second attack will roll 1 fewer dice and the third will roll 2 fewer dice. BLAM! Blocked. BLAM! BLAM! Wow, also blocked. BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!"

SHIELD Spotter: "Aaaagh!"

David: "Got her."

Bob: "The SHIELD Spotter is next. The Spotter on the roof is the only one not engaged with Guy Gardner. Punisher is in range. Payback time! The attack is blocked."

David: "HYDRA Agents are next. The Agent on the ladder finishes climbing and moves along the rooftop to get sight on both Punisher and one of the SHIELD Agents. A second climbs the ladder. A third holds position next to the Ninja, and the fourth holds position in the shadows. The HYDRA on the roof fires on the SHIELD Agent and takes him out. The HYDRA on the ladder can't see anyone. The HYDRA next to the Ninja attacks, but the Ninja blocks. The fourth in the shadows tries to finish off the last SHIELD Agent, but the SHIELD blocks."

Bob: "Kyle Rayner is next. He flies up to engage the SHIELD Spotter and John Stewart and attacks John Stewart. I guess he's really upset about not getting the Green Construct. 5 skulls! John Stewart wisely burns a battery to cancel the attack and deliver a wound to Kyle with Green Shield Strike." Editor's note: These Lanterns are so much fun to play!

David: "Ninja time! Bonding goes to Bullseye, Bullseye moves next to a car and fires down the street on Punisher with a +skull Deadly Aim bonus. Punisher takes 2 wounds. Now the Ninjas move. One moves to the glyph, giving him +1 attack and +1 attack for height on Punisher. The second Ninja remains engaged to the HYDRA. The third moves on the sidewalk next to Bullseye to fire on the HYDRA in the shadows, which adds +1 defense. First attack is on Punisher with +2 bonus. Punisher blocks all three skulls!!! The second attacks the HYDRA in the shadows, taking out the HYDRA and giving +1 defense to HYDRAs. The third attacks the HYDRA, but the HYDRA can't block the 3-skull attack and goes down. Eight HYDRAs remain."

Bob: "At the end of the 2nd turn, two of the three SHIELD Agents are down, a SHIELD Sniper and Spotter are down, four HYDRA agents are down, Punisher has 2 wounds/3 life left, John Stewart has 1 wound/3 life left, and Kyle Rayner has 1 wound/3 life left.

Round 1 / Turn 3

David: "Echo is next. She moves next to Punisher and Mimics Punisher's Range 7, then fires on the car in front of Bullseye. She delivers three wounds on the car at range, triggering an explosion. The explosion whiffs, sending the car to the used car lot."

Bob: "The SHIELD Sniper is next. John Stewart probably regrets not giving himself a second order marker. The Sniper takes a risk and breaks engagement with Guy Gardner. Guy swipes and takes out the Sniper."

David: "Let's play What If: What if the Sniper had held and fired at Guy. 1 skull rolled. The non-skull is re-rolled due to the Spotter's Improved Aim ability, which assists the Sniper, but the re-roll blanks. The skull is doubled due to Deadly Shot for 2 skulls. Guy would have rolled defense instead of burning a battery, and Guy would have blocked. The risk was worth it."

Bob: "Back to the game. Sinestro is next."

David: "Bawwwwk! Bawk! Bawk! Bawk!"

Sinestro: "I'm a YELLOW LANTERN, not a chicken!!!"

David: "Sorry! Sinestro flies onto the roof, and has clear sight of several figures. He targets Punisher, because Punisher made the loudest chicken noises. Four skulls against three shields... Wow! Only 1 wound for Punisher, 2 life left."

Punisher: "Didn't feel a thing, Chicken! BAWK! BAWK!"

Bob: "Guy Gardner is next and attacks John Stewart. 2 skulls. John opts to conserve his batteries and rolls defense, taking a wound, 2 life left."

David: "Ninja attack. Bonding goes to Bullseye, who climbs up in the center next to the Ninja on the glyph. Target: Punisher! Bullseye has +1 height and +skull Deadly Aim. 3 wounds is enough to put the lights out on Punisher. Ninjas are next. The one on the glyph holds position, the second climbs up next to the Ninja on the glyph, and the third moves on height and engagement of three HYDRAs. The Ninja next to the HYDRAs attacks first, but the HYDRA blocks both skulls. The one on height and engagement of Echo attacks Echo, Echo takes a wound, 3 life left. If she had rolled one more shield, she would have taken out the Ninja with Mirrored Counter Strike. The Ninja on the glyph fires his shooting stars on Echo with +1 glyph and +1 height, and Echo blocks the attack. End of Round 1."

Bob: "Down for the count: 2 SHIELD Agents, 4 HYDRA Agents, 2 SHIELD Snipers, 1 SHIELD Spotter, Punisher. Wounded: Echo with 1 wound/3 life left, John Stewart with 2 wounds/2 life left, Kyle Rayner with 1 wound/3 life left."

To be continued...