While in quarantine, I’ve taken a bit of time to play some solo matches to try out new figs. Here’s one such game at 400 points:

JUSTICE LEAGUE

Big Barda (Justice League Unlimited 056) 50

Dr. Fate (Justice League Unlimited 004) 65

Dr. Fate (Justice League Unlimited 004) 10 x 4

The Flash (Justice League Unlimited 102) 60

Hawkgirl (Justice League Unlimited 045) 60

Huntress (Justice League Unlimited 033) 40

The Question (Justice League Unlimited 031a) 40

Shazam! (Justice League Unlimited 014) 45

= 400 points

vs.

INJUSTICE LEAGUE

Amazo (Justice League Unlimited 012) 75

The Cheetah (Justice League Unlimited 016) 45

Copperhead (Justice League Unlimited 017) 40

The Joker (Justice League Unlimited 010) 50

+ Time Bombs On The Strip 20

Lex Luthor (Justice League Unlimited 066) 40

Sinestro (Justice League Unlimited 019) 75

Ultra-Humanite (Justice League Unlimited 062) 50

= 395 points. I opted not to play a Location, as I wanted the match to be even.

The heroes would have an overwhelming action advantage, with the +3 granted between starter Flash and the Fates. And with 11 on the starting force to the villains’ nine, initiative went to the Justice League, which opted to invade the hall of doom.

That would be the first TURNING POINT, because

• Poor TK lanes prevented easy deployment of the JL. Still, the JLU got first blood…
• Huntress EE’d Joker, forcing the 1st Joker bomb. But…
• Flash failed his attacks and was open to Ultra-Humanite, who Mind Controlled him to leave him isolated and KO’d
• Thanks to a bunch of Shape Changes, the Jokers started to swarm but couldn’t effectively Poison with the Dr. Fates flying away with Phasing/Teleport.

FINAL TURNING POINT

Amazo took Running Shot + Pulse Wave from Sinestro to not only hit the JLA but also to detonate Jokers for even more damage. Took down 70% of the heroes in two turns this way. Having Luthor cakes helped

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What I learned:

• Jokers are the truth. Pushing them to bomb is a good tactic.
• Amazo is amazing. Mistakenly played him at 40 and he STILL practically ran table.
• Flash was disappointing. IM:Characters is a weakness as it forces him to potentially overextend to use his SP.
• Forgot Huntress’ dial switch, but didn’t matter vs. Poison.
• Ultra-Humanite’s super MC is bananas.
• The Question was the key to JLA — once he was gone, it was done.
• But Barda was solid even at just 50 points. Ran afoul of Shape Change.