The Book of Modular Skyscraper

[tcglkn]

I can design the VDO card for the Elevators if we get a proper figure for it.

[Yodaking]

Hmmm...I hadn't considered the card pic. I was just thinking the art space would be covered up with the floor plan for placing the figures on. Maybe a real simple arts and craft project then? I mean it really just needs to be a box with a door on it.

[tcglkn]

Maybe A3n can design something with foam board like the Super Computer he made.

[Tornado]

I may have something from a Southpark set.

[Lord Pyre]

I'll try to write something up, and get pictures this weekend!

[Yodaking]

C3G STANDARD MAP PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE MAP TESTED (C3GCon Terrain Workshop Skyscraper)

- OVERALL LOOK/THEME TEST/ Let us know if the map’s theme comes across effectively or not, how visually appealing it is or is not to you, etc.
Pass

- STABILITYTEST/Any issues you find with the map’s ability to hold together during game play and/or the feasibility to moving the map around from table to floor or from car to event.
Pass, don't lean on the skyscraper though!

- BUILD DIFFICUTLY/ Was it hard to follow the directions or figure out where pieces go?
No

- SIZE IMPACT/ How big is the map when fully assembled in comparison to other maps you enjoy playing on? Does the map’s size have any negative or positive ramifications?
Medium & Tall, flying ranged units seem to have an early advantage, but then those same units can suffer once the fight moves in doors. Real team work is needed to help open up the windows to give those ranged fliers easier access to the different floors.

- FUN TEST/ Consider whether or not the map was fun to play on.
Pass, this was quite fun while providing a different kind of gaming experience.

- COMPETITIVE TEST/ Consider whether or not the map would best be a competitive, casual, or scenario based map (more than one option can be listed). Please explain why you feel that way.
I would say it works for all 3. Casual, Competitive, & Scenario. Scenario is the best set up IMO, as you can create win conditions and objectives located through out the buildings that will encourage full immersion of the terrain. Casual is also an easy play, then you can use or not use them however much you want to. Competitive is viable, but would take a few trial run games for new players to get better acquainted with the change in meta-game. Currently without any update to extreme falling rules, unlimited flying up, and super high ground 2 dice bonus, new players can be taken by surprise at these otherwise little used effects. Once you've learned the risk/reward of having your figure on the edge of a building roof though, things can get real competitive.

- STRATEGY TEST/ Consider whether or not the map offers any real strategy or interesting tactics to the overall game.
Yes, as mentioned in the last response several seldom used rules and powers suddenly take on new life leading to all kinds of new strategies. Also the team work mentioned above is a nice bonus IMO as allies are now working together to make the most of what the map offers. One figure is using an attack to knock out windows, so another unit can get inside quicker.

-Unit types positively affected:
Ranged units, flying units, carry units, units with powers that can move opponents figures, units that get a bonus move at the end of their turn, figures who can attack without needing clear sight.

-Unit types negatively affected:
Not sure I would say any here. Slow moving ground pounders are hurt early on, just like on every map, but then they can use the elevator to move up floors fairly quickly and being inside the building takes away from those ranged units on the roof from targeting them, so it balances out as the game goes on.

-Key areas on the Map:
First floor & roof naturally see the most action.

-Areas not used much or at all:
Middle floors can be less attractive when no objectives are located on them. 2nd floor windows still provide high ground shots on people in the street without having to go all the way up to the roof though.
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Army Test 1
- Does it pass, Yes or No? yes
Units: King Kong, Kick Ass, & Selene (800/Tickle) vs. Silver Surfer, Blade, Shadowcat II (800/Yodaking), vs. Wrecking Crew (800/Bats) vs. Spider-Man, Cable, Quicksilver, Jubilee(?) (800/Lord Pyre).

Spoiler Alert!

How did the game play out as it relates to the board layout?
On the Bats vs. LP side of things, Spider-Man swung up to the edge of the roof, planning on pulling Cable up next to him. Bats sends Wrecker out and tries to knock him off the roof with his Crowbar Demolition power, he fails, but then bounced a couple WC rolls back and forth to get a second chance and succeeds! Spidey fall to his death and LP learns a valuable lesson about ending your turn on the edge of a building roof.

For me, Shadow Cat II moved straight into the first floor, while Blade moved along the front of the building and started knocking out windows for Surfer to make use of. Silver Surfer flies up to the roof right away. King Kong carried Selene to the roof, and Selene started zapping everyone in the building. This seemed terrifying at first, but Tickle rolled about as poorly as you could for that power. All in all she did 4W to Blade & 1W to Silver Surfer out of about 20 rolls of the d20. This was such a concern of mine though I came up with a plan to deal with it by getting everyone inside the building, then taking out Kick-Ass and triggering the all OM's on King Kong power. This kept OM's off of Selene's card, while forcing King Kong to go after the other two armies since not all of their figures had managed to get inside the building yet. While Bat's & LP dealt with the enraged Kong, I got Blade up to the 3rd floor using the elevator and started double attacking Selene out of a window. Surfer also zipped in and out of the building attacking Selene. I managed to finish her off before Kong was taken down, then Kong fell shortly after to Bat's & LP's armies.

I kited with Silver Surfer from that point on, moving in and out to pick off what was left of their two armies and secure the win. Cable managed to get to the second floor of his building and did some serious damage while shooting out of a window.

Who won and how many wounds did they have? Silver Surfer having I think 3W's, Blade had 4W's, and Shadowcat II had 0 W's. This ended up being a bit lopsided at the end partly because I forced Kong to go fight the other two teams and partly because Silver Surfer was the only flying figure in play (plus he had the bonus move after attacking power).

FINAL THOUGHTS - Playing a game on the buildings was a lot of fun! We really had a great time finding out a guy like Wrecker could be extra dangerous on these maps. We really wanted to explore the different mechanics we had come up with for the stairs, elevators, and windows so shying away from lots of fliers or teleport types was intentional. Silver Surfer shouldn't have been included as a result, but it was a fun game none-the-less and we did indeed make use of the stairs, elevator, & window mechanics so a successful test of the rules.

Pictures of the map:

[Tornado]

Ordered two more in white.
Grey looks cool but was more expensive. Black is sold out.

[IAmBatman]

Spidey got all the black ones.

We'll definitely need to split the elevator into its own book and link it in the Skyscraper thread. But it should be a VDO that's usable in other buildings if we want as well.

I'll research possible figures, but I'm not against the idea of just using a two hexer flipped over to mark it.

[IAmBatman]

Sweet! Very much appreciate that. Linking to the OP now.

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

Maybe A3n can design something with foam board like the Super Computer he made.

I would vastly prefer this for the card at the very least. Even if you end up using a piece of terrain in practice you’ll need something to card that looks correct.

[IAmBatman]

That's fair. I'm going to look for something I can purchase, though. If someone's willing to mod something up, I'm open to that, but won't count on it.

[IAmBatman]

Potential? What do you think? I could see it kind of looking like the front of an elevator with the doors shut.