The Book of Captain America (Sam Wilson)

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Official results in from Erlich74 (hi!):

Originally Posted by Ericth74

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Captain America 180(Sam Wilson)
Army Test
Map: Grundy's Grave
Units: Captain America, Vision 190, Iron-Man 250, Giant-Man vs Baron Zemo 170, Venom 230, Green Goblin 230, Elektra

Game 1:

Normal Attack Damage:
none


RICOCHET ATTACK SPECIAL ATTACK
R2T1 Venom - 2 wounds dead
R2T1 Green Goblin - 2 wounds
R4T2 Elektra 2 wounds



Recap:Hot dice make for a quick game. Iron-Man and Vision are Avengers and all of Zemo's team are Masters of Evil.

Round 1: Green Goblin hits Cap for 3 wounds on turn 1! Giant-man gives 3 wounds for Venom. Venom uses Slashing Tendrils to out 2 wounds on Giant-Man.

Round 2: Venom again gives Giant-Man another wound. Cap uses his S.A. Killing Venom and gives Green Goblin 2 wounds. Green Goblin S.A. Vision for 2 wounds. Vision attacks Green Goblin for 1 wound. Green Goblin gives Vision 1 wound. Giant-Man gives Zemo 1 wound.

Round 3: Green Goblin kills Giant-Man and gives 1 wound to Iron Man. Iron Man kills Zemo with S.A.(used x-marker a turn earlier). Iron Man kills Green Goblin.

Round 4: Iron-Man gives Elektra a wound. Elektra kills Iron Man(rolling 6 skulls on 6 dice). Cap S.A. Elektra for 2 wounds. Vision kills Elektra.



Who won? Cap and the Avengers

List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes):
Captain America 1 of 4 life left
Vision 1 of 5 life left
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Army Test
Map: Green Lantern: MOGO
Units: Captain America 180, Luke Cage, Shang-Chi, Daredevil 200 vs Wrecking Crew

Game 2:

Normal Attack Damage:
None

RICOCHET ATTACK SPECIAL ATTACK
2 attempts no damage

Recap:Wrecking Crew get Wrecked by being out turned. Luke and Shang-Chi are Avengers

Round 1: Bulldozer puts 3 wounds on Daredevil. Wrecker gives Cage a wound.

Round 2: Bulldozer takes a wound from Daredevil. Wrecker takes a wound from Cage. Wrecker gives Cage a wound. Bulldozer hits Daredevil for 5 wounds but they are ignored. Daredevil gives Bulldozer 4 wounds. Cage gives Wrecker 2 wounds. Wrecker gives Cage another wound. Shang-Chi hits Wrecker for 3 wounds, killing him.

Round 3: Daredevil kills Bulldozer. Shang-Chi gives Thunderball 3 wounds. Thunderball attacks Shang-Chi but takes a wound himself.

Round 4: Thunderball give Shang-Chi a wound. Daredevil kills Thunderball. Piledriver kills Daredevil. Piledriver attacks Shang-Chi, he blanks but Shang-Chi rolls 5 shields giving Piledriver 5 wounds. Shang-Chi kills Piledriver.


Who won? Caps team
List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes):
Captain America 4 of 4 life left
Luke Cage 2 of 5 life left
Shang-Chi 3 of 4 life left



THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: I like Sam's version of Cap as he adds lots of options for Avengers builds. A team of 2 Caps and Ms. Marvel and a couple other Heroes could be tough to beat. 180 points seems like the right amount to me. One thing I noticed when I was doing this write up is that I didn't type Caps name very often, but in game 1 he had most of the order markers placed on him, and he directed the action from afar(after he stuck his nose out a took 3 wounds right away!). In game 2 he split the order markers with Luke Cage, again directing the action from the back. In most cases this kept him out of range to use his Shield Throw. I never seem to find a place for the Falcon in team builds even at a 140 points, but I can see this version hitting the table for sure.

I'm a little concerned that the best strategy for Cap is to park him on height and never move him, but I think there's enough strategic value in getting that free move when needed that it still feels right for the character. Definitely confident with him in the 180 range as a standalone hero.

Hopefully we can get some more dedicated Avengers builds, but I think we're mostly set with him!