[Pulp Alley Battle Report] TRANSFORMERS G1: The Looting of the Insecticons

[Katsuhiko JiNNai]

Yesterday I played a SOLO Pulp Alley game with my Transformers miniatures.
I was the Dinobot player while I used the Insecticons as bots.

Background:

"The Dinobot Island was attacked by the Distructor (Decepticons) and their allies Insecticons, they collected many energon cubes from the natural resources of the island but must flee after the counterattack of the angry Dinobots. However the ravenous Insecticons are trying to flee with all the energon cubes they can carry. The Dinobots must top them."

Overview of the board and deployment of the leagues:



The Leagues:



DINOBOTS 10 slots (3 models)
Perk (4): Company of Heroes, Animals

Leader (0): TIRAN (Grimlock)
H d12 B 5d10 S - D 3d8 M 5d12 F 3d8 C 2d8
Abilities: Big, Brute, Moxie, Muscles of Steel, Burst Fire

Sidekick (3): Tricex (Slag)
H d10 B 5d8 S - D - M 5d10 F 3d6 C 2d6
Abilities: Big, Brute, Burst Fire

Sidekick (3): Bronto (Sludge)
H d10 B 5d8 S - D - M 5d10 F 3d6 C 2d6
Abilities: Big, Shock, Burst Fire



INSECTICONS 10 slots (9 models)
Perk (2): Company of Heroes

Leader (0): PRUDOX (Bombshell)
H d10 B 3d10 S 3d10 D 4d10 M 2d8 F 4d10 C 2d8
Abilities: Winged, Scoundrel, Summon, Swarm

Sidekick (3): Atrox (Kickback)
H d8 B 2d8 S 3d8 D 3d6 M 2d6 F 3d8 C 2d6
Abilities: Winged, Swarm, Savvy

Ally (3): Rantrox (Shrapnel)
H d8 B 2d8 S 3d8 D 3d6 M 2d6 F 3d8 C 2d6
Abilities: Winged, Swarm, Savvy

x6 Gang (2): Insecticon Clones
H - B 4d6 S 3d6 D 1d6 M 3d6 F 2d6 C 1d6
Ability: Swarm, Sixth-Man


Tricex open fire to the insecticon clones, destroying two of them.
Tricex: "Tricex don't like little insects, Tricex DESTROY!"


Prudox fly near the main plot point of energon cubes.
Prudox: "Fooood... Ergon cubes is good fooood. We must feeeeed."
Meanwhile Tiran and Bronto move to stop him.
Tiran: "You bad Insect! You will not steal from Dinobot Island! Tiran will break you!"


Tricex charge the Insecticon clones, smashing them.
Tricex: "Tricex crushes little bad insects!"
Rantrox win the energon cube minor plot point.
Rantrox: "Energon cube is tasty...."


Tiran charge Prudox and after a long fight defeat him.
Tiran: "Little Insect weak. Tiran stronger. Tiran is King of Dinobot Island!"
Prudox: "Arghhhh... Retreaaaat..."



Bronto charge Atrox, the insection is down but will recover in the next turn.


Tricex charge Rantrox and defeat him. The energon cubes minor plot point is lost.
Tricex: "Little insect thief! Thieves must be punished!"


Bronto defeat the last Insection. The Insection retreat without any of the energon cubes.
Tiran: "This Dinobot Island! Nobody steals in Dinobot Island!"

[aliensurfer]

Fun looking game

[Macrossmartin]

Lovely stuff! A simple scenario that looks like it delivered a fun game. Mind you, the Insecticons seem to have been completely outclassed by the Dinos.

I'm inspired to do some solo games with my Gundam 1/400 stuff now. Tiny giant robots for the win!

[Katsuhiko JiNNai]

Lovely stuff! A simple scenario that looks like it delivered a fun game. Mind you, the Insecticons seem to have been completely outclassed by the Dinos.

I'm inspired to do some solo games with my Gundam 1/400 stuff now. Tiny giant robots for the win!

Yes the Insecticons seem were quite weaker, and the swarm ability was useless for the SOLO rules but maybe they were just unlucky
I yet played some 1/400 Gundam SOLO Pulp Alley Games. Have you been ispired by my Gundam battle reports?

[Macrossmartin]

Yes the Insecticons seem were quite weaker, and the swarm ability was useless for the SOLO rules but maybe they were just unlucky
I yet played some 1/400 Gundam SOLO Pulp Alley Games. Have you been ispired by my Gundam battle reports?

I hadn't seen your Gundam batreps before now, but looks like you've had fun with those, too. I'll be using Mobile Suit Skirmish for my games, although I'll need to decide how I'll add some automation to one side or the other. (Mobile Suit Skirmish wasn't designed with solo rules.)

Now to review my mountain of unpainted 1/400 mobile suits and decide what I'll add to my painted 1YW forces...