I played my second game of 7TV tonight, replaying the Cats and Dogs Living Together scenario from Paranormal Exterminators. We made some slight alterations to the scenario, playing it on a 4' x 4' table rather than 3' x 3'. We found that following the rules as written for objective placement, which presume a 4' x 4' board, didn't work for a 3' x 3' table as it gave whoever won initiative the opportunity to gather all 5 objectives in the first turn (by stealing the scene). I played the Ghostbusters this time, while my friend Sherbert played the Ghosts. Sherbert won initiative. Unfortunately I forgot to snap a picture of everything at set-up, so the first shot is actually from the end of my first turn. Please excuse the inappropriate terrain. "Modern" is a new genre for our club and we don't have appropriate terrain yet.
In turn 1, Sherbert draws "Hogging the Limelight," which is useless as none of his models are close to being in range. He uses the Jetpack gadget to boost a spectre to the middle of the board and seize an objective. A second spectre grabs an objective near his deployment line, while his Ecton is just able to reach a third objective. I draw "Off-Camera Action" and use it to move Blutowski towards the Ecton's objective. Dr. Ziskey grabs an objective right beyond the Exterminators' deployment. Blutowski uses the Grapple Gun to get within 6" of the Ecton's objective, moves in and grabs it out from under the Ecton's nose. The Channel 7 Cameraman rushes forward to guard the last objective.
Blutowski grabs an objective out from under the Ecton's nose.
Sherbert draws "Power Cut," which is about the worse thing he could draw. His models creep forward, and the Ecton fails to slime Blutowski. His Demon Dog lands next to Blutowski and takes a bite out of him. He moves a spectre into base-to-base contact with the cameraman and kills him with a chill touch.
The table from Sherbert's perspective and mine mid Turn 2.
I draw "Overacting" and use it to weaken the Terror Dog threatening Blutowski. Winthorpe and Billy Ray blast the spectre hovering near the final objective with two neutron lances while Ziskey rushes in to trap the ghost. I steal the scene so I can grab the final objective.
Ghostbusting like real Pros!
Sherbert draws "Action Sequence" but its not very useful due to bad positioning. Meanwhile Blutowski gets hammered by the combined attack of the Ecton, Demon Dog and freshly arrived Poltergeist.
Nooooooooo! The hero can't die!
I draw an "Inevitable Explosion" and take out two spectres with it. My notes get hazy at this point, but it was mostly a bunch of inconclusive strikes. I drew "Fan Favorite" and brought Venkman back to life, but in doing so I also unleashed the Destructor!
The Destructor stomped onto the board and immediately began blasting Winthrope. Meanwhile Billy Ray was killed by a Demon Dog and Dr. Ziskey only avoid a similar fate thanks to a timely defection by the Harbringer.
Winthrope blasted the Destructor, wounding it, and in return the Destructor charged Winthrope and stomped on him, but the timely application of a First Aid Kit saved him from death -- for a moment, as the Destructor stole the scene and killed him anyways. Dr. Ziskey blasted at the Destructor to no effect, but Blutowski was able to move up and get off the shot that destroyed the Destructor.
It looked like it was up to the Demon Dogs to kill the remaining Exterminators, but the next countdown card was "Plot Twist" which emptied the countdown deck and ended the game -- but not before Blutowski got the chance to run up and punch a Demon Dog in the desperate hope of scoring a VP by laying a status effect on an enemy Co-Star, which succeeded.
"That's for killing me!"
The final score was:
PARANORMAL2 x Objectives = 2 VP
2 x 2-Health Co-Stars Removed from Play = 4 VP
1 x Weakened Co-Star = 1 VP
2 x Scenario Special Condition (Exterminator Co-Star removed from play) = 2 VP
TOTAL: 9 VP
EXTERMINATOR3 x Objectives = 3 VP
1 x 2-Health Star Removed from Play = 2 VP
1 x Weakened Co-Star = 1 VP
1 x Scenario Special Condition (Destructor destroyed!) = 5 VP
TOTAL: 11 VP
A small victory for the harried Exterminators, who lost good friends in their bid to save the city.