What’s the AP on this like in a live game?
Sorry for the slow response, but you know, Friday night!
I will upgrade my pyramid, buying the Red Level 1.
PP: 4 - 0 = 4.
Game Details
Greatatlantic Kemet State
VP: 2 (temporary for temple, pyramid)
PP: 4
White-4, Blue-3, Red-1
Troops: 5 (1 Prst) on 3 Temple East
4 DI Cards
Power Tiles:
Defense! - +1 Strength when defending
Hand of God - During night phase raise one pyramid 1 level.
Priest of Ra - All PP Costs reduced by 1.
Kracken - +1 Strength on (non-city province touching Nile)
Act of God - Silver Action Token for Extra Action
Polyphemus - Creature allows up to 7 men in troop and +1s/+1m
Sills:
Defensive Position - +1 Strength when defender
Available actions:
Move, Recruit
XUpgrade Pyramid, Move, Pray
XWhite Tile, Red Tile, XBlue Tile, Pray
Greatatlantic disqualified for having a life outside this online forum game.
All forfeited prayer points go to me.
Bastet (infested_terran, blue)
3rd action: Buy blue tile Prescience. Gold token action from Twin Ceremonies to buy blue tileDeep Desert Snake. 4 total cost (-2 priestess discount, +1 twin ceremonies cost). Place snake with my city troop.
5->1 PP
Summary
1 temporary VP (temple)
7 PP
3 DI cards
4 units in reserve (presuming Delta sacrifice at end of previous turn)
4 unused Battle cards
Pyramids: 3/2/2 Blue/White/Black
Power Tiles:
Legion: Troops may contain 7, rather than 5 units.
Enforced Recruitment: May recruit to any space where Bastet has units as well as Bastet’s own city.
Protective Aura: Bastet’s troops may not suffer any damage outside of battle.
Khnum’s Sphinx: Creature - provides linked troop +1 str, 1 movement capacity; opponents desiring to enter space with Sphinx must pay 2 PP.
Priestess: Subsequent power tile purchases cost 1 less PP.
Twin Ceremony: (golden token) You can reuse a buy action you already used this turn. The purchase costs +1 additional PP.
Prescience: See opponent’s battle card before you play yours.
Deep Desert Snake: (creature) +1 movement, cancel other creature effects in battle
Objects:
Flaming Khopesh: +1 str in one battle.
If anyone is worried about moving out with the scorpion + initiative powers on the hunt, remember that a sort of counter is to walk around with 1-2 unit troops. There’s very little incentive for them to be attacked by that player since Initiative would wipe them out before the battle started and hence he doesn’t get the VP.
ironwulf (Red/Sobek)
4th action: Play move/attack on top tier
Move priest on top track of Path to Ta-Seti. Pick up temporary token for +1 STR along way and stop and stay at location
Spend 1 PP to use my Teleportation DI card and move my troop from my red pyramid to Three West Temple and initiate battle with @Lantz
Will send battle/DI card info in PM
Oooooo!
Battle! Sobek (ironwulf) vs Wadjet (Lantz)
Sobek is attacking with 5 units plus the Royal Scarab creature.
Wadjet is defending with 5 units plus the Giant Scorpion creature.
Battle cards:
Sobek plays [3 str, 2 dam] battle card, as well as 2 DI cards:
Bronze Shield (0 PP) - +1 prot
Reinforcements (0 PP)- if victorious, can place up to 4 units from reserve.
Wadjet plays [5 str, sacrifice 2 troops] battle card, as well as 1 DI card:
War Rage (0 PP) - +1 str
Total strength:
Sobek has 5 for troops, 3 for card, 2 for scarab, 1 for Path token (temp), 1 for Bestial Fury power tile = 12
Wadjet has 5 for troops, 5 for card, 2 for scorpion, 1 for DI = 13
Wadjet wins!
Sobek receives 1 Dawn token
Damage:
Sobek deals 2 for card, 1 for Bestial Fury vs 0 prot = 3 damage
Wadjet deals 2 for scorpion vs 1 prot from Sobek DI card = 1 damage
In addition, Wadjet must take 2 unpreventable damage from the battle card used.
Wadjet loses all 5 units. Sobek loses 1.
Retreat/Recall:
Wadjet has 0 troops left in space. Scorpion returns to a city space with Wadjet’s units in it (i.e., the one with the black pyramid).
Sobek (@ironwulf) , you lost the battle so must either retreat or recall: if you retreat, @Lantz will pick the adjacent space you retreat to (which must be empty of any units). If you recall, you will receive 1 PP for each unit recalled (4, in this case) and the entire troop (scarab included) will return to your reserve.
Edit: actually the scarab would go back to your one occupied city space
Moving around 2 troops works to avoid initiative, but it is a four player game and your opponents probably won’t be as considerate. My experience says try not to be the easy target, and when attacked take your lumps, preserve your troops, and know that initiative does not trigger when the owner is the defender. So, it actually encourages aggression.
Of course, what do I know. This Ta Seti thing has invalidated a lot of my knowledge.
Fascinating resolution!
Edit, also, can we get an updated map once the recall/retreat is settled?
Yup, planning on it.
Wow,wasn’t planning on the 5 STR card getting played.
Okay, Scarab goes back to my troop in my city, and yes I’ll recall all 4 remaining troops.
PP 1 > 5
@Greatatlantic
Also, Wadjet (Lantz/black) used their last 2 battle cards in that battle and has been refreshed to 8.
I probably could rethink my move, but it is late, so I’ll just buy Charge!
This red tile gives me +1 Strength when I attack.
PP: 4 - 0 = 4.
Bastet/Blue
4th action: Pray (2nd tier)
1->3 PP
Summary
1 temporary VP (temple)
7 PP
3 DI cards
4 units in reserve (presuming Delta sacrifice at end of previous turn)
4 unused Battle cards
Pyramids: 3/2/2 Blue/White/Black
Power Tiles:
Legion: Troops may contain 7, rather than 5 units.
Enforced Recruitment: May recruit to any space where Bastet has units as well as Bastet’s own city.
Protective Aura: Bastet’s troops may not suffer any damage outside of battle.
Khnum’s Sphinx: Creature - provides linked troop +1 str, 1 movement capacity; opponents desiring to enter space with Sphinx must pay 2 PP.
Priestess: Subsequent power tile purchases cost 1 less PP.
Twin Ceremony: (golden token) You can reuse a buy action you already used this turn. The purchase costs +1 additional PP.
Prescience: See opponent’s battle card before you play yours.
Deep Desert Snake: (creature) +1 movement, cancel other creature effects in battle
Objects:
Flaming Khopesh: +1 str in one battle.
ironwulf (red/Sobek)
5th action: Recruit
Place 5 units from reserve to my city space with black Pyramid
PP 5 > 0
Lantz is probably going to buy Crusade or Holy War next action, if you want to beat him to it. The scorpion and other high level red stuff is going to be very scary if he gets those. Crusade is probably the more powerful one for that high damage.
I just bought it…