Had a game again with my brother on Saturday. Not going to try and remember the details, it was standard deployment plant explosives. We had almost identical crews as last time, though now I took ssc on Myranda (3stones + 1ss miner was definitely too little for that, all stones went to hand improvement and chimerancy). Should have propably dropped poor Paul for stones (he did nothing again, the few severe cards I got in hand were needed elsewhere so he hit nothing).
My brother dropped Sebastian for another Autopsy and some terrifying regeneration on his flesh costructs. Taking two autopsies instead of a rogue necro was just because the latter is still in the box.. Archie was a serious nuisance again, I had no means to seriously threaten him as he just jumped across the table turn one to battle my models that are the least interested in fighting him, Envy and the Scorpius. It basically took Myranda, Mauler, Envy and Scorpius to hold Archie pinned so he does not proceed further with his bombs.
We both managed one point on deliver a message, and both failed other scheme. I had vendetta with Envy on Rafkin. The Mauler was supposed to just scare him late first turn, but flipped RJ damage for 6. He then went hiding for some healing. Turn three I shot him with Envy when he was on 5 or so wounds, only to flip three severes on double negative. Luckily this was his claim jumper, though. I scored all four on plant, we ended 5-3 for Marcus (only projected last turn, there was not much that could affect the outcome). Great game again, still took us over six hours to get through four turns though..
A few questions:
1) how does plant explosives work? We both dropped a marker on centerline turn one, this meant that both of us get automatic points turns two and three if those markers stay, that felt incorrect but was the best we could understand. Also, what markers are considered friendly for not being able to drop within 6? This was confusing.
2) How do you deal with Archie?๐ค It seems a ruthless, min 3 model (preferably with flurry, fast or something) would be needed to have any chance to take him down. Or half a warband.
Thanks for any answers, and sorry for not writing in more detail this time, life is somewhat busy atm.๐