MARS D.C. May 2024 - Failed Negotiations

[Earl_of_Sandwich]

Announcing the next MARS tournament!

When
Saturday May 18, 2024
1pm - 5pm (4 rounds)

Where
Game Kastle
4748 Cherry Hill Rd
College Park MD 20740

There are plenty of food options in the shopping center. The store is okay with closed drinks and neat food/snacks in the shop (they just ask that we keep food off of the blue playmats that are on the tables).

Entry Fee
$10
Part of the fee will go towards renting the space, the rest will go towards gift certificates for the top X players (number and amount to be decided that day).

Format
Failed Negotiations
480 pts / 18 figure
Classic Scape only.
Delta points.
Your army must include a minimum of 155 points of small/medium unique heroes.

Special Rules:
Before the start of each game, you and your opponent will simultaneously select a small or medium unique hero from your own army to serve as your Diplomat. For the entirety of the game, your diplomat gains Diplomatic Immunity: +1 attack and defense against common squad figures.
Your diplomat is not placed normally at the start of the game. After all other figures have been placed, and before placing order markers, you and your opponent will Place Your Diplomats: Roll a d20 to determine who places first. Players then take their 1, 2 and X Order Markers and alternate placing them on the map. Order Markers must be placed a minimum of 5 spaces from either Start Zone, and cannot be placed next to other Order Markers or on glyphs. After both players have placed their three Order Markers, both players will place their diplomat at the location of their X Order Marker.

If you have any questions about army-building for this format, do not hesitate to reach out! I'm also happy to bring extra armies or units for anyone to use, just let me know!

Maps
Any help bringing a map (or two!) is much appreciated!

Receding Waters by GameBear
Brought by Robber


Dredgewood Forest by Sir Heroscape
Brought by D_S


Jungle Maze by Rainy Days
Brought by Vydar


Tigress by Shurrig
Brought by Vydar


Verdant by dignan


By a Thread by superfrog


Blood Star by Typhon


Alta by Flash_19
Brought by Earl


July by BiggaBullfrog
Brought by Earl
Build Instructions

Flaxen Shard by Ulysses
Brought by Q23



Glyphs:
We will be using the standard ScapeCon glyph pool (note the adjustments to a few of the glyphs).
Valda: Move +2
Wannok: Wound
Dagmar: Initiative +8
Lodin: D20 +2
Sola Astrid: +1 attack once per Order Marker for ANY figure (not just uniques)
Brandar: Disengage

Attending (Max 26)

1. Earl of Sandwich
2. GucciiBoost
3. JohnnyFrisbee
4. Xiegfried
5. Vydar XLIII
6. Robber
7. Ijustworkhere
8. Man_At_Arms
9. Major Q23
10. Trivia Knight
11. SneakyNinjaMage
12. Shurrig
13. Dad_Scaper
14. Campbell like the Soup
15. Robber +1

Maybe
Myth26
Brean of Philly
ElvenLord

Tagging Scapers near and far!
@GucciiBoost @Vydar_XLIII @Brean of Philly @tom @Dad_Scaper @Major Q23 @Trivia Knight @SneakyNinjaMage @Taeblewalker @OverEngineered @kldonnelly @drewcula @nicktheant @MrWookiee @Myth26 @Astroking112 @Gurei-Ornery @spidysox @Elven Lord @Scared Cultist @Heirloom @Joecrazy3193 @Xiegfried @tom @Taeblewalker @akden @clancampbell @loki619 @Skizzix @beholderthedm @bishop2003 @ItwasJonathan @Shurrig @JohnnyFrisbee @MrWookiee @Xiegfried @vegietarian18 @Mr Migraine @Vincent1911 Robber Ijustworkhere

[Vydar_XLIII]

This is really cool! I'm very excited for this.

Brean of Philly is a maybe.

[Dad_Scaper]

I’m only coming if Brean comes so I am a maybe as well. The format looks cool.

[Sir Heroscape]

What a fun and unique format!

[gbizzy]

Really unique format, bummed I'll miss this one.. I'll definitely be trying it at home though!

[Shurrig]

I'm a maybe for this!

[Taeblewalker]

Sorry I'm busy that day. Have fun!

[MegaSilver]

With the name of this format, you gotta use Failed Negotiations in your pool!



https://www.heroscapers.com/communit...o=file&id=1670

[MegaSilver]

Ulaniva: +1 attack once per Order Marker for ANY figure (not just uniques)

Also, FYI since I'm here, the name of this glyph is known as Sola Astrid. It received an official name after ScapeCon.

[yamissflash]

Originally Posted by MegaSilver

With the name of this format, you gotta use Failed Negotiations in your pool!

While the map definitely fits thematically, because you have to place away from start zones, having start zones in the middle in this case makes it impossible to place the diplomats:

Order Markers must be placed a minimum of 5 spaces from either Start Zone, and cannot be placed next to other Order Markers or on glyphs.

If I’m counting correctly the map only has six spaces that are at least 5 away from every startzone and since those are in groups of three, it won’t be possible to place more than 2 order markers without breaking one of the rules. You’d have to do something special with the center spaces if you wanted to use it.

[Robber]

I'll be there! Sounds like a fun format.

[Sir Heroscape]

Originally Posted by Robber

I'll be there! Sounds like a fun format.

He’s alive!