How to Play BattleTech: Aces - “Training Simulation” Full Mission Play Through (Alpha Strike)

Happy Thanksgiving! Here is a full play through of the second tutorial mission in BattleTech: Aces. This mission gets you ready for the full campaign by showing you how objectives, waypoints, and edge abilities work. I do my best to put the Aces system to the test, bringing a fast-moving hover tank, multiple tracked vehicles, and some tough 'Mechs to see how the automa reacts to approaching units, close-range units, and units that get behind their line of fire. I apologize in advance for any mistakes (I tried to document them with on-screen notes), moments of poor camera work (I did my best to manage everything), or boring rambling as I tried to figure out the best move based on the cards chosen for the Aces side. MISTAKES NOT NOTED: 1. On the Juggernaut cards, it says "this unit occupies woods or depth 1 water" - I mistakenly interpret this (twice) as "the unit you are attacking" instead of "the unit this card is controlling". 2. In the first round of combat, I attack the Shadow Hawk with the Hellbringer instead of the Manticore (which had the highest armor). 3. I had the wrong understanding of how the Aces use OV (because the rulebook does a poor job of explaining it). I read the instructions as "only use OV if the OV value will allow you to hit structure". Instead, it should be played as "if there is a chance that this attack will hit structure (whether because of the OV or not), use OV". Because Aces uses multiple attack rolls, the automa will overheat frequently to increase its chances of hitting structure. I clear this up in a later video -    • BattleTech: Aces - Difficult/Confusing Car...   Let me know what you think about how the automa played, feel free to roast my play, and any thoughts/differences you may have experienced in your own play throughs! New to Aces? Check out my other videos! 1. Box Overview -    • BattleTech: Aces - Cards & Rulebooks Overv...   2. Tutorial -    • BattleTech: Aces Tutorial/How to Play - Pl...   Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:13 Overview of Tutorials 02:26 Mission Briefing 04:18 Waypoint Setup 05:14 Forces Setup 06:20 Map & Aces Force 07:58 Mission Objectives 08:53 Special Rules 10:46 Edge Abilities 11:39 Jade Falcons Miniatures 12:48 Mercenaries Miniatures 15:18 Battlefield Overview 18:06 Deployment 19:52 Turn 1 Initiative & Movement 38:49 First Waypoint & Turn 1 Combat 57:20 Turn 1 End 58:35 Turn 2 Initiative & Movement 01:08:19 Turn 2 Combat 01:17:31 Turn 2 End 01:18:23 Turn 3 Initiative & Waypoint 01:19:52 Turn 3 Movement 01:34:59 Turn 3 Combat 01:46:16 Turn 4 Initiative & Combat 01:53:14 Turn 4 Combat 02:03:23 Turn 5 Initiative & Movement 02:06:55 Turn 5 Combat 02:14:36 Mission Wrap Up 02:17:44 Overall Mission Thoughts 02:19:21 Aces System Thoughts 02:26:19 First Impressions Changed? #battletech #battletechaces #alphastrike #wargaming #scouringsands #soloboardgames #cooperativegames #cooperativegaming #boardgametutorial #boardgamerules #battlereport #battlere