Event Horizon Games Discussions – How to play Game 1

Event Horizon Games Discussions – How to play Game 1

 

·         DEPLOYMENT: Pitch Battle (Rulebook P.93)

·         Primary: 5 Objectives

·         Secondary: Modified Kill Points (win by 2KP)

·         Tertiary: VP

Game 1 is a traditional tier mission of 5 objectives and KP secondary. 

Going first or second will be largely depends on the make up of your army. While going second would be preferable for an objective mission, an army with weak staying power (e.g. IG) might find it difficult to shift tougher opponents off an objective. An army with superior firepower might also want to go first to decimate their opponent early.

In general,

• if you are going first, you should force your opponent into an unfavourable position via firepower or threat of close combat through aggressive movement
• if you are going second, you should look to minimise first turn damage and break out of your deployment zone, getting yourself into position from turn 4 to threaten as many objective as necessary to win the game
• if you have a faster army, you should look to draw your opponent to a useless position on the board (e.g. away from objective)
• if your army is slower, you should remain tight and compact, spreading out for objectives as late as possible
• Always play for the primary mission, but always destroy whole units, preferably scoring units. This ensures focus while covering the secondary
• Position is everything. It does not matter if you kill 99.9% of his army when you are not in the right position to claim objectives – and he is.