Mission 004 is over! Thanks to all five of our commanders for writing in... all of which were Bakunin players. Not sure why, but I'll take it! Mission 004 Report: Extraction Mission 005 dropping soon!
Hope you didn't skip leg day, because December is all about Super-Jump! Mission 005: To Infinity and Beyond! Don't forget, other factions are eligible to enter!
@natetehaggresar has written up a nice article on Super Jump and Hollow Men for our Mission 005 Update, which you can find here: Mission 005 Update: Up Up and Away! Thanks to him for writing in, and looking forward to other folks' updates!
FLASH Traffic! The ALEPH Agent, Andromeda, is being spun up for operations across our battlefronts by ALEPH commanders at Project Warrior. We're putting a bounty on her head. Send in photographic evidence of her death along with a brief after action report to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance at commendation. If you can achieve Nanoespionage on Andromeda, you'll receive additional chances at commendation. Details below. Good Hunting, Bromads! Counter Intelligence: Hunting Andromeda
End of the year brings the end of the December Bromad Academy Mission. Thanks to everyone who wrote in (including our first non-Nomad submission) and congratulations to @inane.imp! Random.org chose your submission, so please PM/email me to let me know what blister you want, along with where to send it. Mission 005 Report: They Never Look Up
Bromad Academy Mission 006: Hack the Planet is live! Happy New Year! Use any kind of repeater (deployable, pitcher, fast panda) in a game and write in about it. Send in your thoughts, experiences, and a few photos to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win a blister and a hacking token set. Battle reports not required but appreciated. StarCo counts, and you'll still get entered to win if you don't play Nomads.
Mission 006 Report: Crash and Burn is in. We heard about what goes wrong with repeaters this time around. Make sure you are careful with your repeaters, and watch for sneaky HD KHDs lurking about! And since it's now February, it's time for Valentine's Day! What better way to celebrate than to make it rain men (and women)?! Use any AD troops in any of the 5 Nomad Sectorials (StarCo Counts) and write up your experiences abusing the new ITS X AD rules with all the cool Nomad toys. Send thoughts, battle reports, and pictures to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win a blister of your choice. Mission 007: It's Raining Men is live!
Just a quick update: Mission 007 Update: Rough and Tough and Strong and Mean is live. I briefly go through some examples discussing timing and positioning for landing AD troops. Don't forget to write in with you own thoughts if you want a chance at a blister! I'm also happy to report that the Bromad Academy has paid out on our bounty that was on Andromeda's head! Kill Confirmed - Hunting Andromeda Thanks for reading!
Thanks to everyone who wrote in for February. Someone even tried a 4 hellcat 2 tomcat list! Mission 007 Report: Hallelujah April flowers may bring May showers, but March is the month of Heavy Metal!! Mission 008: One Man's Trash is all about bringing TAGs to the table. Write in with how it went to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win a blister! We've got a battle report template (see link) if you want one. Not required, some people have been asking for it, is all. Good hunting!
We're halfway through March, so it's time for the mid-mission update! Mission 008 Update: Where did I put that... This update, our very own @natetehaggresar has written up a discussion of TAG (and other) positioning in the context of a game of Deadly Dance for your perusal. If you've got other thoughts on TAG usage, write in to report@bromadacademy.com to be included in a raffle to win a blister! You don't have to be a Nomad!! Anyone can write in!
A little late thanks to the flight home from Adepticon, but here's the final report from March's Bromad Academy Mission to use (and abuse) TAGs. Actually seeing some Lizards on the table, doing spec-fire shenanigans! Mission 008: Report: Nomad Treasure Thanks to everyone who wrote in, and as if to reiterate that Bromad Academy is open to _all_ players, random.org chose @Zelaponeepus (a non-Nomad respondent), as this month's blister winner! April Showers bring May Flowers. You'll be watering those flowers with the blood of your enemies, because this month's Bromad Academy is all about close combat! Remember, _all_ factions are eligible to enter--lookin' at you, JSA players. Mission 009: Training Montage Just write in to report@bromadacademy.com. Battle reports not required, but there's a template for you in the linked article if you want. Pictures preferred!
A bit of a random treat! We've been discussing a how to improve our play speed locally in Portland, OR, and apparently the folks over in Poland have been thinking about it too, because they reached out to me to collaborate on an article about play speed! Here it is, courtesy of Bromad Propaganda and Bromad Academy: Bromad Academy Tactica: Maximum Effort
April's half over, so here's the mid-month update with some tactica on using Nomad close combat units. Definitely translatable to other factions, though: Mission 009 Update: The Master's Smile We've got two battle reports already, and we're trying to encourage discussion, so if you've got any questions or comments on the battle reports below, fire away! Shootout in the Grey City Death from Above Looking forward to hearing from folks. Send mail to report@bromadacademy.com!
April's over! Here's the mission report for our mission on Close Combat! We've collected 5 battle reports, as well as the community discussion around them. Mission 009 Report: Boss Fight May's mission to follow soon.
First of may, first of may! Let's think about spending some time out of doors and get our terrain game on! This month's Bromad Academy mission is all about playing with terrain rules. Mission 010: On Death Ground We're looking for you to answer the questions of how terrain affected your decision making in the game and in the army builder!
Time for our mid-mission update! @nehemiah has been prepping his Tunguksa for the Rose City Raid so he's here to share his thought process with us about how to list build Tunguska for terrain heavy tables. Mission 010 Update: Lines of Supply
Thanks to our respondents for writing in about terrain in May! We've got a tournament report and a few battle reports involving terrain, so please enjoy! Mission 010 Report: Safe Ground
Happy June! We'll be taking a look at 3-man cores in this month's Bromad Academy mission. Don't fill out your core to the full 5-man maximum and increase the flexibility of your list building and your positioning on the table. All factions are welcome, please write in to report@bromadacademy.com for a chance to win a blister of your choice! Mission 011: Less is More
We've got a guest mid-month update from Luke Weston, talking about his experiences with Tunguska and Corregidor 3-man fireteams! Mission 011 Update: Fireteam Lite
