Building Mecha Bots

• Connector - A counter placed to connect two things to form one object. Connectors join 2 spaces in order to connect counters on the same chassis that cross locations.
• Heavy Bot - A bot that has more than half its chassis filled with components.
• Light Bot - A bot that has less than half its chassis filled with components.
• Location - One of the 7 areas on a Bot chassis composed of 7 hexes. The areas are called-
  • Forward Left, Forward Right, Backward Left, Backward Right, Forward, Back and Central
    • The Central area consists of 6 hexes in which components could be placed and a central hex which contains the brains of the Bot and cannot be moved or changed.
    • If weapons or sensors are placed in the central location and are not connected to any other location, they have a 360 degree arc.
• Outer - Any location except the Central location

• May be placed in any location
• Must be placed next to any other boiler counter
• One boiler counter is required for every four weapon, sensor or mobility counters.

• May be placed in any location
• Counters must be connected by a connector if the weapon covers more than one location. Place the connector on the two components that border the two locations.
• Connected counters that are in more than one location have an increased firing arc - 60 degrees per location
• Weapons placed solely in the central location (and not connected to any other location) have a 360 degree arc.

• May be placed in any location
• Counters must be connected by a connector if the sensors cover more than one location. Place the connector on the two components that border the two locations.
• Connected counters that are in more than one location have an increased sensing arc - 60 degrees per location
• Sensors placed solely in the central location (and not connected to any other location) have a 360 degree arc.

• May be placed in any location
• Protection and Resistance counters must be connect by an armour connector counter for a location's armour
• Armour may not be placed to cover more than one location - each location has its own armour

• May be placed in any location
• Speed and Type counters do not need to be connected
• Every location that contains counters increases the turning ability of the Bot

Speed = Number of speed counters divided by the number of connected chassis in a Bot, rounded down. Type = Number of counters determines the mode of transport. ~0 = Wheels, 1 = Halftrack, 2 = Tracks, 3 = Legs, 4 = Powerful legs, 5 = Jump jets, 6 = Jets, 7 = Hover Jets

• Jump Jets only operate for 1 hex during a Bots movement. The player determines when they occur. Otherwise they count as Powerful Legs.
• Jets operate the entire move of a Bot, but it must land at the end of its move. When landed they count as Powerful Legs.
• Hover Jets operate continuously. The Bot is always hovering, but may still be interacted with by the Mad Scientist.

• Remote Control
  • Size 1-7 counter
  • Placed in any location
  • Each counter increases the range at which the player may directly control their Bot.
• Seat
  • Size 1 counter
  • Placed in any outer location
  • The Mad Scientist may ride their Bot by sitting on this seat. If the component takes damage, the Mad Scientist is also hit.
  • The Mad Scientist may only enter or leave the seat if there is a path in the chassis to the seat that does not contain any components.
  • While seated inside the Bot the Mad Scientist may forgo their turn and directly control the Bot instead in the Bots Move phase