Cat and Mouse

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Scenario: Cat and Mouse

Forces: 2 players with smallish armies of equal Bp (around 40-50). Flip a coin to decide which player will be the "Cat" and which will be the "Mouse".

Troop Limitations: None

Battlefield Size: 3' x 3', but any size should be workable

Terrain Requirements: You'll need some hills, trees, buildings, or other obstructions. Some will need to be passable (like low walls and hills) and others should be impassable (like buildings or steep cliffs).

Battlefield Setup: The Cat sets up the terrain and battlefield according to the following diagram, leaving space for the deployment zones (around ten inches wide by five inches deep) and an open path from the Mouse's deployment zone to the Exit on the opposite side. This path and Exit should be at least four inches
wide.


After the Cat has finished setting up the terrain, the Mouse may move up to four pieces of terrain to positions that they prefer. The Cat is then permitted to remove one piece of terrain from the battlefield altogether. This helps setup a mutually acceptable battlefield.

Game Play: The Mouse places his entire army in the Mouse Deployment Zone first, and then the Cat places his army in either or both of his deployment zones. The Mouse automatically wins the first initiative.

Objectives and Victory Conditions:

• Mouse: The goal for the Mouse is to escape through the exit at the opposite end of the battlefield. Any of the Mouse's units who move off the edge of the battlefield at the exit point are considered to have escaped and may not return to the battle. The Mouse wins if he successfully has at least half of his army escape, measured in Build Points (example: a 40 pt army needs 20 pts of units to escape the battle to win)
  
• Cat: The goal for the Cat is to ambush the Mouse and prevent his army's escape. The Cat wins if he eliminates at least half of the Mouse's army, measured in Build Points.
  

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Variant 1: Cat and Mouse, Mouse and Cat

This variation is the same as the basic scenario above except after the Mouse has his first two units escape, his whole army is considered to have escaped. But the battle is not over! The Cat continues the pursuit of the Mouse, but the Mouse now decides to turn the tables. The Mouse is now considered to be the Cat and is waiting to ambush his pursuers. Set up a new battlefield with the roles of Cat and Mouse reversing. At no time can either side retreat to the previous battlefield.

Begin this new round of Cat and Mouse until two of the new Mouse's units escape. This continues until one side completely eliminates the other. To speed up game play you can just reuse the previous battlefield as "new ground" with the Mouse moving four pieces of terrain and the Cat removing one. Depending on how many rounds this runs and how many pieces of terrain you have, the final round could end up having no terrain pieces left. At this point escape is no longer the objective, and the goal for both the Cat and Mouse is to completely eliminate the other side.

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Variant 2: Size Matters

This variation is the same as the original Cat and Mouse Scenario with the following change:

Troop Limitations:

• Cat: May only field Medium Mechs, Heavy Mechs, and Medium Vehicles- Nothing smaller and no Infantry.
  
• Mouse: May only field Light Mechs, Ultra-Light and Light Vehicles, and any Infantry Troops- No Medium or larger Mechs or Vehicles.
  
• Both armies must still have equal Bp values (or as close as possible and acceptable to both players).