Making Each Hit Count

[AWOL]

Here's an idea that was kind of spawned from the thread on the House Rule Die Rolls, but I decided to create a new thread since my idea doesn't involve any dice..
Here's a different way of playing Attacktix that emphasizes making each hit count for something. What you need first is different colored post-its, preferrably yellow and red (or pink/purple). Cut post-its into strips so that the strips are small enough to fit onto the base of your figures (perhaps flat between your figures' feet).
When a figure is hit, and it does NOT topple, then apply the following rules:
If the hit was only a glancing hit and did not move or jitter the figure, no effect.
If the hit pushed back the figure from its original position or caused it to swivel/rotate, or caused it to shake or teeter, then apply a yellow slice of Post-it on the figure's base.
If a figure with a yellow base is hit again no matter how insignificantly it affected the figure (and the figure is not toppled of course), then apply a red slice of Post-it on the figure's base.
Any figure with a red slice of Post-it on it is severely wounded and can only move half its move. Also, any figure with a red Post-it on it will be automatically defeated if struck again (whether it is toppled or not).
With this idea, a figure can potentially be defeated without toppling it. And this way of playing would allow for enhanced abilities of your medic droid, such as if the medic droid's base touches the base of one your figures that bears a Post-it, the medic droid can decrease the severity of the Post-it from red to yellow, or from yellow to fully revived.
What do you all think???

[attacktixrulz]

Go buy some post-its so we can try it. What about ricochettes? If a missle hits one fig, then pounces off and hits another, are both "hit"? One drawback I see, there are some very tough figs to knock down, like Hammerhead or Force Anakin. Sometimes, they can take a pasting through-out a game. Using the post-its rule would make defeating them easier, since you would only need to hit them 3 times without knocking them over. The post-its would probably make for a more realistic battle, but I like the idea that some figs get swiveled around, shot up and down, and still stand. For people who like a more realistic wargame, the post-its sound like an easy-to-incoporate idea without introducing dice.

[AWOL]

Yeah, I like the toughness of those figures as well. And you could very well restrict those hits that count to those that definitely jolt the figure, not those that just make the figure shutter for a milisecond.
Ricochettes would apply as well. Just treat as if the figure was hit.
Playing with the Post-It Rule would definitely encourage the use of a referee to judge those hits that warrant a Post-It.
What the Post-It House Rule is doing is trying to introduce severity of hits, so that all hits mean something, rather than the all-or-nothing approach. Obviously, a very well placed hit that topples a figure still automatically defeats the figure, but with the Post-It Rule, at least even the "tough" figures (Hammerhead, Force Anakin) would be equalized to a degree. But then again, they also don't jolt as much either, so they might not necessarily be affected by the Post-It Rule as much as you think. It's worth a try, though, and I may very well go and buy Post-its so we can use them the next time we get together...

[Radar]

I don't know, I like the clarity of a figure being knocked down. If you really want to make every hit count, play more and get some practice, you'll be shooting down troops at a yard away in no time. Midi for your effort.

[AWOL]

I would probably refrain from playing in this fashion myself, since it introduces a lot of grey yuckiness that could simply make an already great game muddy. But with a referee, I think it could work, if you want to be able to "wound" your figures rather than just taking them out completely. But I tend to like black and white rules. I was just making some suggestions for those who might want a different approach than the all-or-nothing. It might work. It might not. To me, it's better than assigning "vitality" to a figure or keeping track of hit points, etc.

[bobafetch0007]

I like the idea ,it definately makes the game more realistic (if your playing a regular game and the figure gets hit but not knocked down it would at least get hurt or something)

But like you said it's a good idea to refrain from playing in this manner...