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March 13, 2005

NONONONONO!!!!

Ok, picture this.

A spawn rush consisting of hundreds of buzzers, and loads of drones. all thundering down on your podition, into the waiting sites of your Sentries.

Except the sentries are all on hold fire from trhe previous few turns.

I thought I'd have a ittle more warning when the rush came, and had picked that turn to regen my guradians, and rearm a few troops. NO-ONE fired.

I think I'm toast!

I'm going to move the guardians out front to act as chewtoys, that might just save me.

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Posted to M2: 170698 Vs S. Spiff

First blood

I managed to psyche one of the flitting Buzzers.

However, instead of gathering Intel, I killed it outright. I'm a point up, but I still know next to nothing about the makeup of his troops.

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Posted to M2: 170698 Vs S. Spiff

Info gathered!

Ok, he is Marines, and has a Sniper coving the left hand road. Good job I didnt advance the AI up there as it would be a little dented. Instead I'm moving it up the next road across as I didnt see any longrange troops up there.

I've seen a grenader, and I hope to do a few hit and fade attacks with the Hunters on that side. My other hunters are taking potshots at the original sniper, and setting up position around the door to the left hand side where some of his troops may appear.

The scanner is being pushed up further to get a good look at th etop of the map.

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Posted to M1: 171143 Vs AnalProbe

Lets go!

I'm a bit short of time for this game, 7 days left. I've been trying to finish up some other games, so I hope I dont time out....

No inklings of my opponents race just yet. I'm going to try to get my scanner as far forward as possible to gather some info. I'm also popping my hunters out of a few places to see what I can see.

I need to put the Scanner to good use as it is 2 points that could have been used for offensive troops. I need to get good intel, and then do hit and fade tactics with the hunters.

I'm keepig the AI back until I know if there are any snipers positioned around these parts.

So, fan out to find out where they are, then regroup to consolidate fire.

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Posted to M1: 171143 Vs AnalProbe

Last Man!

I have 1 grunt left against an AI, 2 hunters and a SCanner.

Which way do you think it'll go...?

Answers on a postcard.

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Posted to M1: 171071 Vs Anduril

Looking bad

Things are looking pretty grim.

With just 1 Sniper, 1 Grunt and 1 almost empty Grenader I dont think there is much I can do to recover this game. I should have cleared my guys out of the room in advance of the AI, standing ground there was dumb. I was hoping that my Commander would be able to deal some damage, but it seems his AI has been tweaked with super marksmanship.

I've seen a hunter ans the scanner flitting about the middle, so my last grenade is going in to try to deal some damage to get as high a score as I can, but I think my hopes of winning are gone.

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Posted to M1: 171071 Vs Anduril

Oh dear

That wasnt a very wise decision at all....

The AI took out my grunt, medic AND Commander, and the Comm didnt even get a shot off.

I know he has 2 Hunters left in the middle, whichg I'll try to get with the old rebound grenade trick again. That leaves just the AI (just!!!) and a Scanner.

The current score is 7 : 9

I think I'll try to get the hunters in the middle, and then track down the Scanner. That will put me ahead on points.

I'm just hoping that he doesnt decide to withdraw and wait for me to come to him....

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Posted to M1: 171071 Vs Anduril

A turn for the worse

Current score 6 : 3

Anduril took out the explosive barrel, but i had got my chaps out of the way in time. The hunters came after the grenader, and my grunts were not able to protect him so he is almot dead. I'm going to have to sacrifice him to wipe out the remaining hunter that followed him into the room.

The AI is trundling round to the double doorway in the bottom room. This may be a game losing decision, but I'm going to keep my troops in there, Op firing at the doorway to try to kill the AI. the Commander should be able to do some hefty damage It also got a remarkable shot on my Sniper, taking him down to 1 health that was then sapped by another hunter.

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Posted to M1: 171071 Vs Anduril