GenCon 2009 Heroscape Events

[dok]

Originally Posted by southwest ninja

sign me up for that one!

Would the round 3 army have to strip 50 from the round 2 army, or would it be able to strip 100 from the round 1 army (i.e. include something missing in round 2)?

If it's the former, then multiple reductions like this would really limit army builds. I'd expect to see lots of expensive heroes surrounded by cheap commons that are slowly stripped away.

[Revdyer]

Originally Posted by dok

Would the round 3 army have to strip 50 from the round 2 army, or would it be able to strip 100 from the round 1 army (i.e. include something missing in round 2)?

If it's the former, then multiple reductions like this would really limit army builds. I'd expect to see lots of expensive heroes surrounded by cheap commons that are slowly stripped away.

<laughing and laughing> At this point, that kind of micro-strategy about a possible future event is just funny.

[Harlax]

Originally Posted by dok

Would the round 3 army have to strip 50 from the round 2 army, or would it be able to strip 100 from the round 1 army (i.e. include something missing in round 2)?

If it's the former, then multiple reductions like this would really limit army builds. I'd expect to see lots of expensive heroes surrounded by cheap commons that are slowly stripped away.

Stingers and rats. 60 and 40. As if we don't see enough of them already.

[Eirikr]

I thought the reinforcements was an excellent idea. It really changed the way we had to think about our initial army with consideration for day 2 including startzone spaces occupied on day 1 and which figs to leave off the table and wait for day 2 etc. Also, having the opportunity to do a little counterdrafting at the beginning of day 2 was a nice addition. Unfortunately I didn't make it to day 2 but even so it added a lot of depth to our discussions and army building leading up to the event.
Excellent job, and thanks again.

[Cleon]

Reinforcements were a cool thing to mix it up. It makes a 500pt. tourney unique, for the Day 2 players (and in the plannings for everyone's armies).

[gamjuven]

Originally Posted by Cleon

Reinforcements were a cool thing to mix it up. It makes a 500pt. tourney unique, for the Day 2 players (and in the plannings for everyone's armies).

It does make it interesting, although it does allow someone to pick reinforcements to counterdraft the army you will be facing in day 2. Props to Cornpuff for doing it but he never played with the repulsors before and chose them to counter my glad/blast army. I had originally thought you had to submit your day 1 and day 2 armies when you registered. Cornpuff got to choose whatever he wanted and chose to specifically get a unit to beat mine.

Props to Cornpuff for a brilliant counterdraft but it's annoying on my end that my opponent got to just pick any unit they wanted to specifically go against me even though that army would have never run repulsors otherwise.

[Eirikr]

Originally Posted by gamjuven

It does make it interesting, although it does allow someone to pick reinforcements to counterdraft the army you will be facing in day 2. Props to Cornpuff for doing it but he never played with the repulsors before and chose them to counter my glad/blast army. I had originally thought you had to submit your day 1 and day 2 armies when you registered. Cornpuff got to choose whatever he wanted and chose to specifically get a unit to beat mine.

Props to Cornpuff for a brilliant counterdraft but it's annoying on my end that my opponent got to just pick any unit they wanted to specifically go against me even though that army would have never run repulsors otherwise.

But that is the entire point. You had the very same opportunity. The reinforcements added the element of counterdraft to the game which was cool. At least that's my opinion. It certainly was not unfair which the tone of your post suggests.
I would love to see this again in the future.

[Retlaw]

I didn't make it to day 2, but I do like the idea. For our "home" game nights (usually 3v3 teams) the drafting can take up to an hour with all the strategies within teams and the counter-drafts. The draft is a fun part of the game. I know it isn't practical to try to draft at tournaments, so we have the "pre-made" armies. But the reinforcements puts a little bit of the draft back into the tournament scene.

Also, the suggestion of a decreasing point army for each round sounds interesting.

[killercactus]

Just because Rev is laughing about that level of strategy... here's an army for the point reduction tournament suggested above (assuming that, whatever you leave out for Round 2 has to stay out for Round 3):

Round 1:

Marcus - 100
Ne-Gok-Sa - 190
Airborne Elite - 300
Roman Legoinnaires x4 - 500
Me-Burq-Sa - 550
Brave Arrow / Arkmer - 600, 25 hexes

Round 2: Drop Brave Arrow / Arkmer
Round 3: Drop Romans x1
Round 4: Drop MBS
Round 5: Drop Romans x1

I think that army still looks pretty good at each round. If one could make it to Round 5 undefeated, I really like the chances for Marcus, NGS, AE, Romans x2

[Gulp]

I didn't want to start a new thread just for a simple question, so I res'd this one.

How many points were the 2008 and 2009 GenCon championships? Were they both 520?

Thanks

[Cleon]

Originally Posted by Gulp

I didn't want to start a new thread just for a simple question, so I res'd this one.

How many points were the 2008 and 2009 GenCon championships? Were they both 520?

Thanks

2006 - 400pt.
2007 - 500pt.
2008 - 520pt.
2009 - 500pt. +75pt./100pt./140pt.