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Special Event 2 - CHAOS IN THE CATACOMBS

Bengi

Online HS League Champion
SPECIAL EVENT 2: CHAOS IN THE CATACOMBS

SIGN UP HERE UNTIL 2/9​

This event will be using the Chaos in the Catacombs official scenario. The only rule changes are as follows:
  • A figure cannot exit the catacombs if it is engaged.
  • In a 3-player game, the fourth startzone will be pre-filled with wandering monsters (2 Dumutef Guards and a Drow Chainfighter).

A voice connection is required to play in this event.

Sign-up and pairing for this event will be different from how we normally do things. For this event, you will be providing your specific availability on the sign up form and we will be setting match-ups based on your preferred availability.
Spoiler Alert!

The commitment for this event is minimal as you really are only signing up to play one game at one specific time (with an option for a second game for the winners). If you've ever been interested in trying Online Heroscape, but been afraid that the time commitment would be too much, this could be a great event for you. Note that this means it may be impossible to pair some players if they have too limited availability.

When signing up, you can express a preference (or a requirement) to play in a game with only official Hasbro figures. If there are enough players who select that option whose schedules line up, we will set up that game.

The selection of figures will be done by a pooled draft. The draft rules are as follows:
  • Each player brings a draft pool. Rules for your draft pool:
    • Minimum of 950 points; maximum of 1050 points.
    • Maximum of 32 spaces total for your draft pool.
    • No duplicate uniques.
    • No single card in your draft pool can account for more than 12 spaces.
  • Each game, your draft pool will be combined with the other players' draft pool to form one large draft pool that all players draft out of. All duplicate uniques will be eliminated: for example, if all four players include Major Q9, there will still only be one Q9 in the combined draft pool.
  • A random dice-off will determine the draft order. The draft will be a snake draft - so the pick order will be Player 1, 2, 3, 4, then 4, 3, 2, 1, then 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
  • On each pick, you may draft either one card for your army or one card for the wandering monster draft pool. If the pick is for your army, place it in your startzone (unless you draft Airborne/Rechets).
  • Players continue drafting until they pass or until they have no options either for their army (350 point/5 space limit) or for their portion of the Wandering monster pool (150 points). Once a player passes their draft is over, and the other players may continue drafting until they have no options remaining.
  • You and your opponents are expected to draft and place figures via PM before your scheduled time to play in order to streamline the process (unless, of course, your game is scheduled too quickly for that to be possible). You should only sign up for this event if you think that you will generally be able to check your PM, make a choice, PM your pick to your opponents, and (if applicable) place them on the map at least once a day. (Of course, there may be days or weekends where you are unavailable, but you should be able to do this the majority of the time.)

The glyph pool for this event is every official Treasure glyph except the Revenant's Tome. The trap roll will also determine the glyph (each of 6-20 is one of the 15 glyphs), with re-rolls for a glyph that's already been revealed (1-5 does not trigger a trap on a re-roll).

This will be an elimination event. For many players, it will be a 1-and-done. The number of players who advance in each round will depend on the total numbers. There may be "wild card" players who advance because they had the highest score among players who did not win their game, in order to guarantee all games have either three or four players. A score of zero is never a winning score; if all four players fail to score then that game has no winner.
 
If the Greenscales or MacDirks were placed in the wandering monster pool, how would their King/Champion be chosen, or would they have none?

Who makes the scurry/scatter decisions for neutral figures?
 
kevindola said:
If the Greenscales or MacDirks were placed in the wandering monster pool, how would their King/Champion be chosen, or would they have none?
The latter.

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I wanted to give this thread a bump.

When we tested this event it was one of the most fun online games I have played. If you're at all into playing Online Heroscape, entering this event is a no-brainer. Very limited commitment and lots of fun.
 
Seriously, I had two different heroes turned to stone when everyone started taking turns with Sudema and ganging up on me. If that doesn't sound fun to you, then I don't know the meaning of the word. :D
 
I'm thinking about doing this. I have never played online so it will be a new experience for me. Which voice program do most of you use?
 
I'm thinking about doing this. I have never played online so it will be a new experience for me. Which voice program do most of you use?

Usually we use Skype or Google Hangouts (Hangouts are usually a little easier for 3+ people at once).
 
I just played two rounds of Chaos in the Catacombs with my wife and kids and had a great time. I'll see if I can come up with a draft pool and sign up tomorrow.
 
We have 7 players, so one 4-player game and one 3-player game. Here are the pools:
  • Bengi: Deepwyrm Drow x1, Marrden Nagrubs x2, Shades of Bleakwoode x2, Agent Skahen, Dund, Major X17, Mika Connour, Sudema, Wo-Sa-Ga
  • Filthy the Clown: Anubian Wolves x2,Arkmer,Goblin Cutters x2,Gurei-Oni,Izumi Samurai,Mind Flayer Mastermind, Morsbane,Tandros Kreel,Torin,Ulginesh
  • belgarath: Eltahale, Moriko, Otonashi, Isamu, Kumiko, Sonlen, Sudema, Valguard, Zombies x2, Shades x1, Heavies x1
  • kevindola: Air Elemental x2, Erevan Sunshadow, Fyorlag Spiders x3, Gladiatrons, Hoplitron x4, Izumi Samurai, Major X17, Mika Connour, Shiori, Tul-Bak-Ra, Wyvern
  • awesomeunleashed: Agent Skahen, Command Courier x3, Dund, Elaria the Pale, Heirloom, Kee-Mo-Shi, Kursus, Mika Connour, Ne-Gok-Sa, Otonashi, Sahuagin Raider x5, Siiv
  • Dysole: Command Courier, Drow Chainfighter x 6, Kee-Mo-Shi, Kursus, Mind Flayer Mastermind x 2, Ne-Gok-Sa, Sudema, Tul-Bak-Ra, Zombies of Morindan x 2
  • dok: Greenscale Warriors x3, Kaemon Awa, Marcus Decimus Gallus, Magrimm Forgehammer, Moltenclaw, Ne-Gok-Sa, Raelin (SotM), Roman Legionnaires x3
Game 1 will include Filthy, Bengi, and belgarath and will happen Thursday night.

Game 2 will include awesomeunleashed, kevindola, and Dysole and will happen Saturday.

We're waiting to hear back from Filthy to see if he could go later on Thursday night that he originally said he could. If he can, Game 1 will happen at 8:00 CST and dok will be playing in it. If he can't, Game 1 will happen at 7:00 CST and Game 2 will happen at 2:00 PM CST with dok.

We will roll out pick order as soon as it is decided which game dok will be playing in.
 
I'm sure dok and his uber bondage will rearrange whatever schedules he needs to in order to avoid Saturday's 'Group of Death'
 
Seems like a shame to not have Ne-Gok-Sa available for both drafts. :D
 
Game 1
Game 1 is between belgarath, Bengi, & Filthy the Clown at 7:00 PM CST on Thursday.

Pool
Spoiler Alert!
Draft order is Bengi, belgarath, Filthy the Clown

Game 2
Game 2 is between awesomeunleashed, dok, Dysole, & kevindola at 2:00 PM CST on Saturday.

Pool
Spoiler Alert!
Draft order is awesomeunleashed, Dysole, dok, kevindola
 
Suprised to see that people went for squads whereas there is only 5 hex avalaible in the startzone.
 
Suprised to see that people went for squads whereas there is only 5 hex avalaible in the startzone.

They're for wandering monsters. You wouldn't take a squad of Gladiatrons yourself, you'd place them next to everyone else's heroes when the guy next to you grabs a treasure. :twisted:
 
Thanks for putting up with a newbie. I had a great time even though the dice didn't favor me. This was a great game, that was close, but I triumphed with a lot of luck. Thanks for putting this on and I hope to play again.
 
Thanks for putting up with a newbie. I had a great time even though the dice didn't favor me. This was a great game, that was close, but I triumphed with a lot of luck. Thanks for putting this on and I hope to play again.

Fun rumble in the dungeon. Drafted armies:

Bengi: Eltahale, Isamu, Kumiko, Mindflayer (330 pts)
belgarath: Mika Connour, Moriko, Valguard (330 pts)
Filthy: Agent Skahen, Tandros, Otonashi, Major X17 (350pts)

Wandering Monster Pool: Izumi Samurai, Anubians x2, Heavy Gruts, Shades, Goblin Cutters x 1

I was in top left positon, belgarath in bottom left, Bengi in top right. I came out strong, sniping with Skahen while moving up Otonashi with cover fire. Mika nabbed a close glyph, but Skahen cut her down and then Otonashi nabbed the glyph and snuck in for an early score. Bengi was tied up in monsters, although he also managed to walk a score in; belgarath managed to hang on with a wounded Moriko, sneaking in a two-glyph score around mid-game. Bengi and I ended up wasting too many turns trying to smite each other, and belgarath took full advantage, sneaking in all sort of monsters, eventually laying out Skahen and the Major and wrapping us in a bastion of bestial flesh, maniacal samurai and ghastly bedsheets.

Bengi, being the diabolical guy that he is, enslaved Tandros and ran him though multiple disengagements...racking up a ton of wounds on the poor sop in the process. Tandros tried a last-ditch move to nab a glyph and make the getaway, but belgarath finished him off with gruts on a sneaky OM. Bengi also tried sneaking out Isamu with a glyph, but a 2 skull attack, and a failed Vanish and subsequent defensive glyph fail, iced his hopes and dreams.

belgarath played a good game, despite some horrid rolls in the beginning, and won with 2 scores and a giggling Moriko.

Dungeon crawls rock.
 
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