Guardians Setup

The Avengers (orange)
1) Iron Man (E War Machine) (6/7) 109
2) V Ant-Man (7/7) 81
w/ Soul Gem 25
3) R Hawkeye (Ult) (3/5) 40
4) R Scarlet Witch (Avengers) (4/5) 35
5) V Mockingbird (6/6) 34
w/ Vault 3
6) R Vision (7/7) 65
7) V Thor (Clobberin' Time) (10/10) 187
8) V Black Panther (5/6) 46
9) E Spider-Man (6/6) 50

+ Crimson Gem of Cyttorak

vs.

The Defenders (blue)
1) V Dr. Strange (8/8) 110
2) Incredible Hulk (8/9) 113
w/Unstoppable 5
3) E Nighthawk (6/6) 42
w/Mind Gem 25
4) Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington) (5/6) 55

and

The Guardians of the Galaxy (blue)
5) Adam Warlock (8/8) W12 (W/Reality Gem)
*w/Extended Range 10
6) Gamora (7/7) 73 W16 (W/Power Gem)
7) Peter Quill (6/6) W14 90
8) Rocket Raccoon W15 (5/5) 65

HO: K14, N11
LO: R18

Map: CERN underground supercollider

Someone want to clarify what the orange squares do?

The four orange squares in the corners of the map are "Transmatter Gates" (or, in this story, "Time/Space Anomalies"). Any character that ends their movement on an orange square can be relocated to any other unoccupied orange square of that player's choice.

This is from memory, so correct me if I'm wrong on that. I find they rarely get used anyway.

SpaceJawa, your map placement has Adam Warlock in W11?... a minor point for the time being, perhaps...

Defenders Setup

The Avengers (orange)
1) Iron Man (E War Machine) (6/7) 109
2) V Ant-Man (7/7) 81
w/ Soul Gem 25
3) R Hawkeye (Ult) (3/5) 40
4) R Scarlet Witch (Avengers) (4/5) 35
5) V Mockingbird (6/6) 34
w/ Vault 3
6) R Vision (7/7) 65
7) V Thor (Clobberin' Time) (10/10) 187
8) V Black Panther (5/6) 46
9) E Spider-Man (6/6) 50

+ Crimson Gem of Cyttorak

vs.

The Defenders (blue)
1) V Dr. Strange (8/8) 110 M2
2) Incredible Hulk (8/9) 113 O2
w/Unstoppable 5
3) E Nighthawk (6/6) 42 P2
w/Mind Gem 25
4) Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington) (5/6) 55 N2

and

The Guardians of the Galaxy (blue)
5) Adam Warlock (8/8) W12 (W/Reality Gem)
*w/Extended Range 10
6) Gamora (7/7) 73 W16 (W/Power Gem)
7) Peter Quill (6/6) W14 90
8) Rocket Raccoon W15 (5/5) 65

A) Uatu (5/5) Q8

HO: K14, N11, N3, P3
LO: R18, O6

Map: CERN underground supercollider

I guess I'd originally done it since I assumed Wakandaman and I would start in the same starting zone and Warlock could then carry out one of the defenders...

Too late to change his placement, I take it?

This isn't a free-for-all, is it? It's the Guardians AND the Defenders against the Avengers, right? Wouldn't you have to set up in the same starting area in this case?...

They are allied against the Avengers, but they are two distinct players, so two starting zones is what would normally be expected.

I'm afaraid i have to disagree with this ruling because opposing figures could start as few as 5 squares apart... what are the official rules regarding starting-area immunity?...

The official rule is that characters in their owner's starting zone cannot be targeted (by attacks, Outwit, anything) during the first round.

Yeah so it's kinda an advantage for you mike, as we go first.

You could simply pass... and then the advantage-tables are turned...

May i set up in two different starting areas to counter your built-in flanking?...

(i hope you're recovering well...)

I'll get my set-up today...

If they pass (is this a tournament? Is there some highly-sought after LE on the line? I highly expect they'll just play) then they've given up the opportunity to position on the map first. So if you feel threatened you can reposition your team as far away from opposing characters as you want. If both your opponents pass that also leaves Uatu fairly vulnerable, if you want to focus your first strike on him. Between Thor and Iron man you could potentially KO him in one round, which would set Mephisto chasing your gem-holding enemies down.

Or you could probably grab the Time Gem and close the gem-gap. Or use the Soul Gem and Starfox to heal up some of your wounded characters. There are lots of options here, and I think having half of your opponents close to you is as much an advantage as a disadvantage. By splitting Wakanda and SpaceJawa up you can bring your entire force down on one of them while their partner needs to cross the map in order to help their ally.

Avengers Setup


The Defenders (blue)
1) V Dr. Strange (8/8) 110 M2
2) Incredible Hulk (8/9) 113 O2
w/Unstoppable 5
3) E Nighthawk (6/6) 42 P2
w/Mind Gem 25
4) Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington) (5/6) 55 N2

and

The Guardians of the Galaxy (blue)
5) Adam Warlock (8/8) W12 (W/Reality Gem)
*w/Extended Range 10
6) Gamora (7/7) 73 W16 (W/Power Gem)
7) Peter Quill (6/6) W14 90
8) Rocket Raccoon W15 (5/5) 65

A) Uatu (5/5) Q8

vs.

The Avengers (orange)
1) Iron Man (E War Machine) (6/7) B16
2) V Ant-Man (7/7) B17
w/ Soul Gem 25
3) R Hawkeye (Ult) (3/5) B18
4) R Scarlet Witch (Avengers) (4/5) B15
5) V Mockingbird (6/6) A14
w/ Vault 3
6) R Vision (7/7) B13
7) V Thor (Clobberin' Time) (10/10) B14
8) V Black Panther (5/6) A18
9) E Spider-Man (6/6) A13
A) E Starfox ( / ) H17

HOs: K14, N11, N3, P3, B12
LOs: R18, O6, G14
+ Crimson Gem of Cyttorak H21

http://www.ianparmenter.com/hcutils/...ap2=x-356y-215

( i've switched the teams' order in the set-up 'cause you guys go first... and i put Adam Warlock on the map in W12... good luck! )

I have the map and the figures set up; here's the text for the "TRANSMATTER GATES: Squares inside the boundaries of an orange line are transmatter gates, hacked to echo local gates rather than distant planets! When any character occupies a transmatter gate at the end of a move or power action, it may be moved to any other unoccupied transmatter gate on the map."

Also, Gargan is right --> the 4x4 section in the middle is not orange, but rather green (hindering).

I have a question: the blocking terrain (columns, apparently) block LoFire no matter the elevation, right? This is an indoor map. (What if it were an outdoor map?... you'd think i'd be certain of this by now... )

You are correct, Blocking Terrain blocks LoFire no matter the elevation (and no matter whether it is indoor or outdoor). The only thing I am not sure about is where the new multi-level maps are concerned, but luckily this is not one of those maps.

Edit: After checking the rules, an elevated character shooting at another elevated character CAN draw LoF over grounded blocking terrain.