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GKR: Heavy Hitters

It's HAPSI TIME!




Have you ever watched a movie called: The Lord of the Rings, District 9, Bladerunner 2049, Ghost In the Shell, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Hobbit?  What is one thing that these films have in common besides theme?

They all had special effects and props done by the wonderful folks at Weta Workshop out of New Zealand.



Those crazy talented folks who named their business after a type of Grasshopper native to NZ; a Weta!

What does this have to do with boardgames?  Well what do you get when you combine the talent and imagination of Weta with giant mechs pitted in arena combat?  You get Giant Killer Robots (GKR)!



Weta has teamed up with boardgame manufacturer Cryptozoic Entertainment to bring GKR: Heavy Hitters.   A game for 2-4 players where you fight for your Corporate Sponsor for the right to destroy buildings and each other.  The games mechs are amazing looking; not surprising coming from the teams that brought you District 9 and Ghost in the Shell.

The world of the future is an incredibly Corporate place...maybe halfway to Idiocracy; wait that's today.  ok 3/4 of the way to Idiocracy.

President Camacho sez to drink more Brawndo!  It's got what you need!

Similar in the GKR World we have  Hapsi, Supalax, Bad Taco and Pink Elephant!

At the start of each turn your Heavy Hitter has 5 Energy to spend; you can get into the negative with consequences, which allow you to spawn assist bots or play weapon cards.  The number on the card dictates the speed of the weapon with the higher the number getting initiative.  Two attack dice are rolled and if you meet the condition you make a successful attack.  The defender gets the ability to roll defence dice to try to take the edge off of it.

Your deck is your Mech's life, as you take damage you discard cards into your damage pile until all is lost.  That however is not the only way to win.  If you end your movement beside a building you get to tag it; some weapons such as the paint gun also can do it in other phases.  Once you tag a building with 4 of your corporate color,  you demolish the building and claim it for your side.  Do that 4 times and you win!

I'll post a battle report soon I'm sure!

Unboxing!











First order of business to get those Merc's unbent and painted up.  Stay tuned for a GKR Painting Journal!

Unless I get distracted...


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