MERCS Intro Game 2 – Attack On South African Villa – Villa Raid
February 27, 2013 by warzan
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Warren's adventures in the world of MERCS continue! Considering the outcome of his CCC assault on the lower town he's been forced to call in reinforcements to aid in the attempt to capture the Sedafu scientist. We've seen the basics of how the game works so far with one of the advanced rules being played in game one (Bounding) so now the guys add in a second (Overwatch) to really get the game flowing.
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Good Video
Why is there no British SAS style faction…make them and i’ll totally be all up in this game
There is a ‘faction’ within the world of MERCS called EU Inc that includes Britain and most of the North of Europe. So I imagine/hope we’ll be seeing them sooner rather than later 😀
For now I will have to stick with either CCC or USCR lol.
BoW Ben
There is also another faction called the GDC ( I think) coming out, who are the law makers and keepers of the MERCS universe. Guess where they are based…hint, it is the UK.
From what I have read and heard EU Inc. which is the UK and northern Europe will be out around Gen Con/ later this year. Not sure on exact dates and such.
If you’re after the looks then I get you. But if you’re looking for a playing style, then the Sefadu seem pretty close to the SAS doctrine. They’ve ditched the armor to be faster, they have perfected the move and shoot action and it all seems to point towards the SAS shock tactics of overwhelming the foe before they can say “teatime”.
Loving this series.
fantastic info to entry level merc am really thinking of getting ccc sefadu and kemvar……..na all factions lol
Love that terrain so much. Awesome stuff.
Loving the week. If i put a banner on a forum sig do i have to tell you guys i did it our will you know through internet majiks?
Love all the merc coverage.
I admittedly did not pay much attention to mercs before Mercs week, this is why i love BoW for exposing me to all these game systems. as a pc gamer there are fewer and fewer RTS games being made and table top wargaming is quickly winning me over.
Sounds like a good deal lol.
Just started watching, didn’t lucus say in the first video that you can only snap to cover at the start or end of your movement?, yet on his frist activation he moved then snapped on to the wall and then moved of it!
@stryke you can SnapToCover once during your activation. You can even do it after you shoot to make sure they don’t get that shot back at you!
I am sooo hooked can’t wait to get my units
Please enter me BoW men.
I like the narrative, story driven gameplay on show, will need to invest in more terrain though.
I would much prefer the one with the nukey guys…but hey! can’t complain on free stuff!
Loving this game. Now pls send me the books and minis 🙂
I just signed up specifically for this contest but I’ve been lurking for a while. Looks like MERCS is the only game I can afford to play. Winning this would make it that much easier! And wouldn’t it be the loveliest of welcomes?
I like the way the entire momentum of combat can shift just on the roll of initiative , makes it very fast paced.
I would say that is the differentiator for this game, and whilst it will inevitably be compared to infinity, having seen this game in action, they are really very different animals indeed.
One of the better ‘weeks’ you’ve done to be honest , warren’s enthusiasm shines through on these vids , and that makes them very watchable.
Great stuff this week, really getting the MERCS itch.
Hmm was somewhat set on USCR…but after seeing the CCC coverage today I’m torn once again..not to mention loving the look and character of Texico! Decisions decisions…
Really, you’re just picking which one you’d get first, heh.
Both Texico and USCR are strong contenders, lots to work with.
Also as a side note, having no previous experience with this game I’m intrested in the cards alot. They seem essential to the game giving movement and stats etc. also the templates my concern comes from durability, I would assume them to be fairly robust but without handeling them myself i dont know and due to thier sorta unique shape I dont think sticking them in toploaders will suffice, I could be wrong but dont realy know. Anybody able to say anything more about these things? Cheers in advance!
The stat cards are kind of flimsy but durable. However in the past they have had hard plastic cards that have come out in the size and shape to help with movement and such.
Thanks for letting me know =)
A prize draw on my birthday have to enter that
My Entry….I wants me some MERCS!!
Go Warren!
Thanks for the videos, seems like a fun game.
Must say, this bundle would be perfect for me, as I know someone who wants sefadu, and I want the CCC, love the fact that you guys actually take the time to arrange these things, as well as doing all this content for free
Meant to include a thank you in that comment somewhere