After Brian and I played Pulp City a few times on a 4′ x 4′ board, we determined that we need to play on a smaller space (2′ x2′) since it took forever for the two teams to make contact. We also decided to give Agendas a try.
Brian’s Team:
- Guerilla w/Ammo Feed & Tracker
- Hellsmith w/Hellhammer
- Chimp-Chi w/San-en Ninjaken
- Gentleman w/Sniper Rifle & Brace of Pistols
- Nuke w/Radioactive Substance
My list was:
- Iron Train w/High-Octane Fuel
- Androida w/Advanced Sentry Bot
- Ace of Wraiths w/Hellstromm and Hangman
- Red Riding Hoodoo w/Zombie Wolf
- Solar w/Ahau-Kin’s Tiara
We drew Agendas randomly and I ditched “Evil Ritual” since it is a Villains only Agenda. Brian ditched “Rob the Money” due to its complexity. Brian ended up with “We Must Eliminate This One” (Iron Train) and “Those Who Run Will Live to Fight Another Day!”. I had “The Chosen May Not Perish” (Red Riding Hoodoo) and “Defenders of the Innocent”.
The first problem we had with this small of a board was the lack of space to place the citizens where they weren’t just in a line in the center of the table. To complicate things, Chimp-Chi’s “Sneaky Git” ability allows him to deploy further in. We did end up getting the citizens properly placed and began the game. For most of the game, I won the starting roll each round and moved a number of citizens (usually 6!) as close as possible to my side of the board. Brian spent the first couple of activations killing citizens. Through use of the “Beacon of Hope” action, I was able to get most of the citizens to the edge of the board, though we weren’t sure if they were allowed to leave the board. That I can remember, there weren’t too many amazing moves made by either of us, but later in the game, he started winning the starting roll more regularly. In the end, I’d rescued 5 citizens and he’d killed 3. I also completed “The Chosen May Not Perish”, giving me a total of 2 Agenda Points. Brian did complete “We Must Eliminate This One”, but lost 3 Agenda points for “Those Who Run Will Live To Fight Another Day” as only Nuke had crossed the halfway line ending with a -1 score.
I really like this game. It’s a ton of fun. Brian and I are the only ones in the group to try it yet, so we usually just throw down when nothing else strikes our fancy.
