The Power of the Power
I forgot. I'm sorry, but I meant to explain this yesterday. The power of the power. Units in Night of Man have powers and abilities. Abilities are shown on the left side of the counter; powers are on the center bottom. Abilities are always switched on, so to speak. For example on the Earth Militia pictured below, the Assaulter Plus icon on the left side of the counter indicates that the unit receives an additional firepower in assault combat.
As I explained yesterday, to fire the above unit you need only play a Fire action. That's great, but if you want a really powerful attack, you might want to use Explosive Rounds, the Earth Militia's power, signified by the explosion icon centered on the lower part of the counter. This adds +2 firepower, but there's a catch. You can only invoke the power if the Fire action also reads Power, as in the card below.
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As I explained yesterday, to fire the above unit you need only play a Fire action. That's great, but if you want a really powerful attack, you might want to use Explosive Rounds, the Earth Militia's power, signified by the explosion icon centered on the lower part of the counter. This adds +2 firepower, but there's a catch. You can only invoke the power if the Fire action also reads Power, as in the card below.
Hence, you'll want to save the powerful Fire actions for when they'll do the most good. On the other hand, if you need to shoot, you need to shoot. These are the type of decisions you'll face every turn with Night of Man.
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