I will check out the rules and definitely play again in solo mode. after the game we noticed that the blockade works as a first location to be destroyed (right?) but we moved the front directly to the closest location in our home, so the Kaiju destroyed 2 locations cause all of us lost the fight. I don't have the book right now but I think there is a rule that the Kaiju can destroy 2 more locations if we lose so we all lost 4 locations each in the first front even with good boon dices. We understood that the game is about that and actually that is awesome cause the sense of loss is real. But maybe some extra HP for the mech or a good hit with a 4 result would help a little haha
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Awesome, I hope you enjoy it solo, and glad the sense of loss is coming through!
Just to help clarify, here's how the Locations work, and how they can be destroyed:
- At the beginning of the game, player chooses a section of the map to be their home and draws 5 Locations (cities, important infrastructure, etc.). One of those was lost in the "pre-game story", so you cross one out, leaving only 4 to start the game with.
- If you cannot kill the Front 1 Kaiju, it will destroy 2 more Locations after the battle at the end of Front 1. This may leave you with 2 Locations, or 3 if you choose to destroy your Upgrade instead of a Location. Then you move to Front 2.
- The blockade doesn't count as a Location, it's just extra world building.
- There is one special rule (page 36) where if the Kaiju survives and escapes back to the rift, it can destroy 1 extra Location next Front.
- But in the worst case scenario, the earliest you can lose all your Locations is by the end of Front 2 (and then you can become a Ronin Pilot, see page 32!)
There are a couple videos on my website too, if those help.
Thanks again for playing, and just reach out if I can help clarify anything else!