Another game of Dice Throne, another victory for my partner. This was a pretty grizzly match between the Tactician (me) and the Huntress (her). The game was close in spite of my damage output, which was substantial, thanks to her smart use of Nyra (her faithful tiger and tragic ever dying meatshield). She got uncanny luck with her (basically) free resurrect roll precisely the turn after the KO three times(!), which essentially halted my assault.
The final rounds got nuts as I was down to 6HP to her 10, but with a full health Nyra. I bought myself a round with a well timed card which forced a supremely lucky reroll in her offense phase which caused a full dud roll (very rare). And I actually managed to hold on for a good 3 turns after that, but her tiger (who got one of the aforementioned resurrects here) ensured she stayed at 10HP until I finally bit it.
Another challenging matchup! The Tactician has high damage output, but few unblockable options with reasonable damage. The Huntress, meanwhile, has a pretty significant counter attack in her “defense” roll (no damage mitigation whatsoever). It means she needs to be careful managing her tiger, but it also means she’s frequently able to narrow the gains on my big wallops when she has to take a hit herself. The final two turns were really just waiting for the inevitable, but this round came to one hell of a finale.
Cripes am I ever surprised with how much I love this one.