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Re: The Book of Small House (Playtesting)
TERRAIN PLAYTEST: SMALL HOUSE

Size: The Small House is an interior access structure. The Small House, allows Tiny, Small, Medium, and Large figures, up to Height 7, to occupy available spaces in its interior.

Unit types positively affected: Ranged units are able to fire from and into the Small House with relative ease. Disengage figures are able to enter the front door which bisects a hex making it not legal for placement but does allow for movement through as long as it does not cause engagement.

Unit types negatively affected: Range 1. The Small House offers some challenges for hand to hand types as they may be forced to attack from the doorways. Luckily with three doors there are options and multiple points of attacks. Tiny units like the Rat Swarms may find it difficult to maintain LoS with their leader(Vermin).
Huge figures are stuck on the outside and if they lack range and their enemy has range, they are pretty much hosed.

Key areas on the Map: Between the windows on the side with no doors. This is the best hiding spot!


Army Test 1
Map: Two cabins set between a gently lapping crystal clear lake and small hills leading to a forest. (Basically Island Plane Crash stripped down to Level 2 with two Small Houses by the water).

Units: Jason(180), Rocket Racoon(175), Baron Zemo(170), Angel(90) & Atom(50)[665] vs. Hawkman(225),Hawkgirl(225) & Hawkmen(x2)(100)[650] .
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This could have easily gone the other way. I have never seen Hawkgirl completely fail before and this just made things bad for Team Hawk.
Jason struggled to hide due to the Hawks spreading out and all the open doors and windows.
He did return from the dead and managed to inflict 3wounds vs SS.
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Army Test 2
Map: Two cabins with boarded up windows, set between a gently lapping crystal clear lake and small hills leading to a forest.
Units: Jason(180), Kraven(200), Meteorite(210) & Graviton(400)[990] vs. Nick Fury(220), Iron Man(270), Banshee(160) & Agents of Shield(x3)(110)[980].
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Graviton dominates. Map works against Agents. Boarded windows help Jason.
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Army Test 3
Map: Two cabins with boarded up windows, set between a gently lapping crystal clear lake and small hills leading to a forest.
Units: Jason(180), Starlord(220), Baron Zemo(170), Sandman(210) & Jean Grey(180)[990] vs. F4[1000].
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Army Test 4
Map: Flat map with a lake to one side, a forest on the other, two Small Houses in the center.
Units: Vermin[150], Rat Swarm(x16)[160], Starlord[250], Archangel[260] & Punisher[180] vs Fantastic 4{1000 each}.

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Army Test 5
Map: Flat map with a lake to one side, a forest on the other, two Small Houses in the center.

Units: Vermin[150], Rat Swarms(x13)[130], Invisible Woman[215] & Angel[90]{585} vs. Luke Cage[190], Shang-Chi[230] & Swordsman[160]{580}.

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Army Test 6


Map: Flat map with a lake to one side, a forest on the other, two Small Houses in the center.

Units: Vermin[150], Rat Swarms(x12)[120], Cyclops[190], Jean Grey[180] & Blob[165]{805} vs. Wrecking Crew{800}.

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Army Test 7
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 195
- Give a brief overview. Dark Judges vs. Wrecking Crew, no holds barred.

 Map: Stripped down Island Plane Crash with two Small Houses.

Units: Judge Fire[195], Judge Death[295], Judge Mortis[165] & Judge Fear[145]{800} vs. Wrecker[230], Piledriver[190], Bulldozer[190] & Thunderball[190]{800}.

Summary:
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Army Test 8
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 195
- Give a brief overview. Re-Match DJs vs. Crew.

 Map: Stripped down Island Plane Crash with two Small Houses.
Units: Dark Judges vs. Wrecking Crew{800 apiece}.

 Damage Done: normal: 1 vs. Bulldozer. PTS: 1.

Summary:
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This one went completely the other way with the Wrecking Crew stringing together turns effectively. Piledriver proved to be the best option for OMs and tore the Dark Judges a new one.
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Army Test 9
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 195
- Give a brief overview. Re-Match #2.

 Map: Stripped down Island Plane Crash with two Small Houses.
Units: DJs vs Crew{800 apiece}.

 Damage Done: normal: 3 vs Piledriver(2 from Face of Fear). PTS: 5.

Summary:
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Pretty close. Both teams were getting better feel how to handle and counter the other. Fire had a really nice game but the Crew are just a cut above the DJs.
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Army Test 10
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 195
- Give a brief overview. DJs vs F4.

 Map: Stripped down Island Plane Crash with two Small Houses.
Units: Judge Fire[195], Judge Death[295], Judge Mortis[165], Judge Fear[145] & Jason vs. Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch & Thing{1000}.

 Damage Done: normal: 2 vs. Human Torch. PTS: 2.

Summary:
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Much like the first Wrecking Crew battle, I failed to utilize the opponents of the Dark Judges. Thing could not get it together and slowly got ground down by auto-wounds.
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Army Test 11
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 195
- Give a brief overview. Re-Match with F4.

 Map: Stripped down Island Plane Crash with two Small Houses.
Units: DJs & Jason vs. F4.

 Damage Done: normal: none. PTS: 3.

Summary:
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This was a blood bath and the F4 showed what they are all about, smashing in the faces of the DJs boldly without fear. I changed strategy here and destroyed Fear and Death first. It left Fire and Mortis with their auto-wounding power but they were diminished by the loss of their brothers and did not stand a chance against the brutality of Thing.
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Army Test 12
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 195.
- Give a brief overview. Dark Judges stomp team Cap.

 Map: Stripped down Island Plane Crash with two Small Houses.
Units: Judge Fire[195], Judge Death[295], Judge Fear[135], Judge Mortis[165], Jocasta[180] & Fire Ant Swarms(x2)[20]{1000} vs Cap[240], Bucky[60], Ms. Marvel[350] & Wendigo[350]{1000}.
Power Summary.

Damage Done: Normal: none. [PTS]: 1 vs. Cap

Purge the Sinners 11: 6 moves, 1 for 6 on d20 rolls
Lava Resistant: not used
Dimensional Teleport: twice

Summary:
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Once again the Dark Judges surprise by winning the first battle against new opponents. For some reason the DJs must get underestimated. Once again they rolled very good defense vs. poor attacks early that allowed the group to function at near prime capacity. Judge Fire was lackluster at best but Purge the Sinners kept the other DJs in position to succeed. Jocasta was a very nice addition to the group able to engage the enemy and establish a position for the DJs to teleport into and then does defensive thing. The one negative though is leaving an empty space she can move into depending on the terrain.
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Army Test 13
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 195.
- Give a brief overview. Re-match. DJs get slaughtered.

 Map: Stripped down Island Plane Crash with two Small Houses.
Units: Judge Fire[195], Judge Death[295], Judge Fear[135], Judge Mortis[165], Jocasta[180] & Fire Ant Swarms(x2)[20]{1000} vs Cap[240], Bucky[60], Ms. Marvel[350] & Wendigo[350]{1000}.

 Power Summary.

Damage Done: Normal: 2 vs Wendigo. [PTS]: 1 vs. Wendigo

Purge the Sinners 11: 1 move, 1 for 1 on d20 rolls
Lava Resistant: not used
Dimensional Teleport: once

Summary:
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FINAL THOUGHTS:
Before my first impromptu test I thought these Small House tests were just something I would have to dredge through to get to foam core built buildings and ruins. However I found them to add an incredibly awesome layer of strategy to the game that I absolutely enjoyed.

Shooting through windows and doors was a blast. {My only complaint is a little too much visibility but I think we can reduce that with DO Curtains in the future if we want. I used this Curtain set up in a Jason test and it certainly was nice for him and his movement and resurrection powers.}
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