Maniacal_cackle Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 https://www.wyrd-games.net/news Gaining grounds zero is out, with loads of tournament advice. The updates to the strategies are particularly interesting - no more Zoraida shenanigans on corrupted idols, for instance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Also massive props to the game designers! The Gaining Grounds really addresses a number of issues and ambiguities that have come up in the game. The terrain advice at first glance looks stellar and really clarifies what a balanced game looks like. And of course, the game balance updates are minor but address some really important issues (obey, terrain markers in schemes, etc). Well done, Wyrd team! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yore Huckleberry Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Maniacal_cackle said: https://www.wyrd-games.net/news Gaining grounds zero is out, with loads of tournament advice. The updates to the strategies are particularly interesting - no more Zoraida shenanigans on corrupted idols, for instance. So, the big change to Idols was that the controlling model of an obey-interact takes the damage rather than the target, right? That's helpful, for sure. I'm not super clear what the update to Plant Explosives was, at a glance. Is it that a model can only drop markers onto the enemy table half? Does that rule out Zoraida dropping them for you and burning your AP as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Yore Huckleberry said: So, the big change to Idols was that the controlling model of an obey-interact takes the damage rather than the target, right? That's helpful, for sure. I'm not super clear what the update to Plant Explosives was, at a glance. Is it that a model can only drop markers onto the enemy table half? Does that rule out Zoraida dropping them for you and burning your AP as well? Exactly. Now Zoraida can obey you and force you to drop on her half (if she is setting up stealing the marker for instance), but no more first turn she sets up an obey and makes you drop markers on your own side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yore Huckleberry Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Looks like other changes include: - Scheme 4: Search the Ruins. Terrain pieces must now be non-marker and must be entirely on the opponent's half. - Scheme 13: Vendetta. Allows you to take an equal cost model as your target, as well as a higher cost model/ Reckoning and Turf War left as is, along with the remaining schemes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yore Huckleberry Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 I'm linking this to the rules forum; others will want to see it. Well spotted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allandrel Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Big fan of the strategy and scheme alterations, I expect to start using them in casual games as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal_cackle Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, Allandrel said: Big fan of the strategy and scheme alterations, I expect to start using them in casual games as well. The app is being updated with them, I believe. So I assume they'll become the default? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbtb11235813 Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 The one downside to this? The M3E mats from Mars are already out of date (though only for corrupted idols) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solkan Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 39 minutes ago, cbtb11235813 said: The one downside to this? The M3E mats from Mars are already out of date (though only for corrupted idols) I'm looking at the Mats by Mars thing on the website. I can't tell, but don't they have a box marked that's 9" from the board edge? Where that box intersects with the centerline is basically the new points. Edit: It looks like they had some nice circles marked for the rulebook version, but the cross lines should still be workable. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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