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C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Zartan

Version tested:

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NAME = ZARTAN (DREADNOK)

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = MERCENARY
PERSONALITY = TRICKY

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 5

Cost = 170

SURPRISE STRIKE
When attacking an adjacent figure, if Zartan started his turn unengaged and adjacent to any destructible object, add 1 automatic skull to whatever is rolled.

HOLOGRAPHIC DISGUISES
When Zartan or a Criminal you control with 4 clear sight spaces of Zartan or any vehicle that one of those figures operates rolls defense dice from a normal non-adjacent attack, add one automatic shield to whatever is rolled.

DREADNOK LEADER
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and taking a turn with Zartan you may take a turn with any other figure you control with the Dreadnoks special power.

Army Test
Map: Custom Map – Cell Games Arena
Units: 500 pts - Zartan, Ripper, Torch, Buzzer, Motorcycles x4 VS 500 pts - Batman 200, Robin 100, Batgirl(Barbara Gordon) 130, Robin 70

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Damage Dealt: R2T1 Batgirl 3 wounds
R2T3 Robin(Jason Todd) 1 wound


Surprise Strike: Used once but Zartan blanked the attack and did no damage

Holographic Disguises: Used a few times. Dreadnoks rolled really poorly for defense, so even with the bonus they took wounds.

Dreadnok Leader: Got full Dreadnok turns every time.

R1 – Dreadnoks get a full turn. Batman hits and blows up a motorcycle and does a wound to 3 different figures. Another full turn with Zartan and co, puts 2 wounds on Batman. Torch attacks Batman but takes a wound.
R2 – Zartan starts the round out by hitting Batgirl for 3 wounds from range and height. Buzzer attacks Batman but its Evaded and Buzzer takes a wound. Ripper hits Batman for a wound with his SA. Torch attacks Batman but its blocked. Batman uses his SA and hits Torch for 2 wounds killing him, and puts a wound on Buzzer. Robin(Dick) attacks and kills Buzzer. Zartan Surprises Batman but its blocked. Ripper attacks and kills Batgirl with his SA. Jason Todd hits Zartan for a wound. Batman attacks down on Zartan doing a wound. Ripper rides over and blast Jason for 2 wounds, taking him out. Order Marker 3 is dead on Batgirl.
R3 – Zartan attacks and kills the Battlement that Batman is standing on, killing Batman and putting a wound on Robin(Dick). Ripper rides over and kills Robin with his SA(Robin blanks his roll) to end the game.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Zartan 1 Wound/4 life left, Ripper 1 wound/3 life left, 2 unwounded motorcycles, 1 motorcycle with 1 wound.

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Army Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: 510 pts - Zartan, Ripper, Torch, Buzzer, Motorcycles x4, Skrull Infiltrator VS 510 pts – Zeon Pilots x3(yellow, blue and red), Zaku II x3(yellow, blue and red)

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Damage Dealt: None, Zartan missed every single attack, never rolling more than 1 skull.

Surprise Strike: I kept Zartan a little bit away from the action so he was attacks from height and range so this didn't come into play.

Holographic Disguises: Used a few times, kept the 2 motorcycles from blowing up.

Dreadnok Leader: Zartan got every order marker. Dreadnoks only missed 1 Dreadnok roll this game, which was huge!

R1 – Turn 2 the Dreadnoks get a full turn Zartan, Buzzer and Ripper all have their attacks blocked but Torch takes out the yellow Zaku. BluRe Zaku misses with his Bazooka but red Zaku hits Buzzer with its Heat Axe for 3 wounds. Zartan attacks the yellow pilot but its blocked. Buzzer, who didn't move hits the red Zaku for 3 wounds. Ripper hits blue Zaku for 2 wounds. Red Zaku attacks and kills Buzzer. Buzzer is replaced with a Skrull. Blue Zaku kills both Zartan and Torch's motorcycles.
R2 - Red Zaku attacks Ripper with its Heat Axe but blanks the roll. Blue Zaku attacks with its Bazooka but its attack is blocked by Zartan and Torch. Zartan attacks Red Zaku, its blocked. Ripper takes out the Red Zaku. Torch uses his SA and misses the red pilot but hits and kills Blue Zaku. Red Pilot misses Torch. Zartan misses red pilot. Ripper kills red pilot. Torch puts a wound on blue pilot. Dead order marker on red pilot. Zartan misses blue pilot. Ripper kills blue pilot. Torch wounds yellow pilot.
R3 – Yellow pilot kills the Skrull. Zartan misses Yellow pilot. Ripper kills yellow pilot to end the game.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Zartan full 4 life, Ripper full 4 life, Torch 4 full life, 2 full life motorcycles

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: 170 points seems right. Being able to slot these guys in at an even 500 points is nice.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Zartan is a solid leader for the Dreadnoks. His defensive power helps keep them and their motorcycles alive. They are really strong against 500 pt teams with their ability to swarm. Even more so against lower cost VDO's like the Zaku II's. I'd like to see how they do at higher point cost games. Add another 500 pts and put them against the Fantastic Four and they probably aren't going to be nearly as strong. I think these guys are right on theme and I look forward to them moving forward.