Strategy Guide Page

March 21, 2009 in Uncategorized
Tags: mecha, strategy, tactics

I’ve updated the site to include both parts of the strategy guide in a separate page you’ll see in the sidebar on the right. I’ve livened up the page a bit with some unusual and interesting mecha-type things, some of which aren’t quite what we’d normally showcase on the site. Since it’s going to stay [...]

Mechaton Strategy (Part Two)

February 8, 2009 in Playing
Tags: strategy, tactics

This is the second part of a two-part post on strategy in Mechaton. This part deals with actually playing the game. As before, it’s not intended to be definitive so much as to spark debate. Feel free to post in the comments, and I’ll make excessively snarky replies. 2: Playing the game: 2.1: Setting up [...]

Four Player Brawl

February 8, 2009 in Playing
Tags: actual play, one off games, strategy, tactics

On Saturday past, we (myself, Simon, Richard and Michael) had a four player game of Mechaton as a bit of a diversion from the stresses and strain of life in oh-so-hectic Wellington. Not having played a game with this many people before, it was always going to be interesting. I’ll talk about things from my [...]

Mechaton Strategy

February 5, 2009 in Playing
Tags: rules, strategy, tactics

This is the first part of a two-part post on strategy for mechaton. This is by no means a comprehensive guide to winning the game. Such a thing isn’t really possible, I think. I’m just gonna post my thoughts on what works, and what doesn’t. Some of it might be a bit controversial (or as [...]