Hey guys! I'm brand new to the forums and BFG in general and wanted to share my first game with you.
I've played 2 multiplayer "learning" matches up to this point but I finally got my first 1v1 game in with my buddy J who has been teaching a group of us in Toronto how to play. It was aaaawesome, I think I can safely say I'm hooked on BFG!
Without further adieu, some sweet ass space combat.
The Lists: 1500 points
The Ash Bringers Fleet:
Emperor Battleship w/ Shark Assault Boats
Dictator Cruiser
Lunar Cruiser
Gothic Cruiser
Tyrant Cruiser w/ Range upgrade
Dauntless Light Cruiser w/ Lances
Dauntless Light Cruiser w/ Lances
x3 Firestorm Escorts
Opposition:
Apocalypse Battleship
Mars Battlecruiser
Dictator Cruiser
Lunar Cruiser
Gothic Cruiser
Tyrant Cruiser w/ Range Upgrade + Nova Cannon
So coming into this I knew J out-ranged the crap out of me with 3 (!) Nova Cannons and a couple 60cm Lance batteries. I'd need first turn and I'd need to somehow split his force up so that my lighter, faster ships could sandwich his weakened line.
Luckily I win the roll off and get first! Here's our deployment.
J's left flank is huge! I need to split that up ASAP. My plan is to send out all my torpedoes in a huge salvo to create lanes of movement.
He takes the bait! His Lunar and Gothic move left to avoid the torpedoes and use the "Come to a New Heading" order to get 2 turns in their movement. He's going to try and kill my isolated Dictator which I was counting on.
His Nova Cannons all hit...I might be in trouble...but he rolls 1's and 2's on his D6 damage results! Wooo close call, I need to close fast.
My escorts and Dauntless Light Cruisers shoot up the side to try and get behind J's line, they're basically paper planes so we'll see how well they do!
Mid-game is where things always get interesting. We've set the field for battle and a blood bath ensues...
I take the middle of the map and get a few pot shots off with my Starboard batteries as well as a few Bombers harassing his Cruisers. On the far side my Dictator is waiting for the right time to book it into the fight, leaving J's squad stranded in the asteroids.
Hoooly crap BFG is a shit show! Lmao! Shots, Torpedoes, Attack Craft, Explosions! What else could you ask for?
I focus his Mars on the right to try and reduce his Attack Craft capabilities so that my Emperor can reign supreme. I end up crippling it (half of its starting hit points) which in turn halves all its attack values. Pretty good so far! In the Ordinance phase I get really lucky and cripple J's Tyrant on the left with my Bombers further reducing his Fleets fire power.
In turn he cripples my Gothic...that Apocalypse is taking names with mass "Locked On" Lance batteries. To the right he all but erases my escort squadron AND a Dauntless, their pot shots will not have been in vain!
After I launch a HUGE wave of 8 Bombers, the crippled Mars takes one for the team to clear them out so the Apocalypse can keep ploughing ahead...
And it lives with 1 hull point! Son of a...
I finally lose the valiant Dictator, which explodes right in the middle of 3 ships lol.
My last remaining Dauntless swings around to take the last point of damage off the Mars! I knew they'd do something this game lol.
I also cripple the Apocalypse.
J FINALLY gets his Lunar and Gothic into the fight and tries to take a few more points off me by killing the Dauntless, he fires everything into it and I BRACE FOR IMPACT...
I roll three 6's! Lmao, hero Dauntless I swear.
With this, we call the game. I win with about 640 points and J has around 470 I think.
The Ash Bringers are victorious!
Wow what a close game!
The subtle strategy involved in BFG's orders and movement phases, coupled with the insane mini-game that is the Ordinance phase has me hooked, love this game already.
