Alien Arena Battle 3

             Today Mat and I played out third Alien Arena games.    We did the usual random selection of units.  This time I had one less unit than Mat. 

MY ARMY

Skeletons  

Scarecrow Smugglers
Space heroes
Aliens
Great White Hunters

Gorilla Soldiers

  MAT'S ARMY

Gunslingers
Romans
Master Swordsmen  under lady Liberty

Post Apocalyptic Warriors

FFL

Morlocks
Kelly Gang

GAME SET-UP
We played long table edges with activation of units. Otherwise they were off table or concealed units with each of us having one.
  My Scarecrows were in the church but activated late and so did not get the nearby objective until late in the game when my other units shot up the FFL.

  I managed to get a number of units on the table first turn. The great White hunters moved into the rocks by the church. My Aliens took the two objectives on my left flank as no enemy forces were facing them. On my right flank my space heroes moved forward but soon realized they were badly outnumbered by Romans, Swordsmen and Gunslingers so they withdrew but shot up the forest to set it alight. However, the Swordsmen retrieved the objective there without getting burnt.

  In the center Mat's FFL advanced to get the objective on the knight statue. They were shot up by Scarecrows, great White Hunters, and later, apes.

  Mat's Kellys grabbed the objective next to the power station. My skeleton regiment arrived late but advanced up the center, sustaining many casualties from FFL and Kellys' shooting but they caused the FFL to flee despite their Stubborn trait. The skeletons then smashed into the Kellys. The thick armor of the Kellys served them well against the lighter Skeleton armor and they smashed up a number of warriors despite being severely outnumbered. Then the Post Apocalyptic warriors joined the melee and finished off the undead warriors.

  The great White Hunters shot up the Romans who had advanced towards the river. The Spacemen added their laser weapon fire. The greatly reduced Romans retreated.

  My Cat Alien flew towards the objective temporarily abandoned by the Morlocks but the latter returned and overwhelmed the alien.

  The battle ended on turn 12. I had lost one unit and Mat two. Mat had four objectives and I had three. The objectives were worth more points - 5 as opposed to 1 for destroying a unit. My score was 17 to Mat's 21. So of our three battles mat has one today's battle, I won one and one battle was a draw.

   The games were so enjoyable we will some day play similar games again, with new units.

Our next game will have Daleks or Cybermen against Unit. Doctor Who and an assistant will also figure in the game.

  Below: Ape soldiers pursue the Kelly Gang, who have an objective, but they escape.

                                    Close of the battle: The Morlocks kill the flying cat alien.

  The Kellys and Post apocalyptic warriors kill off the attacking skeletons but Ned loses a brother.

  Mat's FFL come under fire from Scarecrow men in the church, the Great White Hunters and the advancing apes. After losing a fear test the FFL fled from the skeleton warriors but were shot down by the other units.

                                             Skeleton warriors advancing earlier in the battle

                               Moorlocks hid in the fungus bushes and then grabbed an objective.

   Flying cat alien grabs an objective, carries it to safety then attempted to get another before the Morlocks finished him off.

                                                           My aliens grab an objective.

                                    The middle of the battlefield saw some intensive fighting.

                                                                  The last of the FFL

                                                   Fleeing FFL before they were wiped out

                              Mat's swordsmen leave with an objective from the forest.

                        Mat's gunslingers climb down the tower with an objective.