Another cracking game of Infinity this evening. This time the Armoury Scenario and Aleph vs. Yu Jing. I took Achilles and an Asura as I knew there would be a lot of action in the objective room and points would be scored for high value models inside. I got off to a good start combining my orders well to safely get Achilles into the objective room supported by a few other models.
The Yu Jing retaliated getting a model into the room too and a rather nasty sniper popped up in a great position threatening my models in the room and outside.
Hacking was an area we were both keen to explore further and this was certainly a major factor in this game. I had not realised that my two hackers would not have access to Fairy Dust (they were carrying Assault devices) which I had assumed would be available to help me defend Achilles and my Asura. The Yu Jing hackers were able to isolate and immobilise Achilles limiting his effectiveness and I had no way to reliably defend him. It is interesting how hackers can easily close down very expensive models and I feel in N3 hackers are a much more versatile and indeed essential addition to a force. I’ve also learnt the need to pay attention to the type of hacking device as it profoundly affects what your hacker is able to offer.
Anyway, going back the game, we managed two tense rounds before wrapping up. It was a close game but a series of shocking armour rolls knocked out Achilles and my Asura meaning a win for Yu Jing looked inevitable. I had played my best game under N3 so far and felt I had a grip on a strategy that was working. On balance I think I prefer the more varied Combined Army to Aleph, so I think I will put the Aleph into reserve and go back to the Evolved Intelligence next time.