Jessica happily agreed to give my new Battle of Hoth game a test drive a few weeks back. This is basically a re-skin of Memoir '44 with a few sci-fi flourishes, separate activation decks, and a smaller playing area. Jess chose the Sith and we played the first three scenarios in the scenario book in about 80 minutes to get the hang of the rules and the units.
First up was a meeting engagement. Jessica won this handily, which meant that I could take the gloves off for the next two games! We added in the "character" cards (basically extra activation cards themed for three different characters on each side) that give the game some extra colour.
Game two introduced walkers and snow speeders and I used the speeder mobility to isolate and kill Jessica's snow trooper units while evading her AT-AT, which is pretty hard to destroy.
It wasn't a romp by any means but it was a pretty clear win for the good guys.
The third scenario introduced more terrain and laser canons for the Rebels. This was a pretty hard-fought battle. The smaller map (7x10 hexes) means you are in contact almost immediately.
Jess managed to take out the laser cannon that was jamming up the valley for her but I kept re-occupying the hex before she could grab the victory markers. In the end, some savvy play that took advantage of some special cards gave me the win.
Overall, this was a pretty fun Memoir adaptation. I am looking forward to the two linked campaigns that the game comes with. I would think there is an easy Endor expansion available if this one sells. Plus probably lots of Clone War possibilities.
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Nice AAR. I've seen this game and had wondered about playablity.
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