It has been quite a time since we played last time but were going to do it again so here is some questions and thoughts.

First the rules question:

How was it with droppable gear? Can an active Character trade equipment with a passive character or do the char have to drop the equipment on the ground and then the recieving character must use an action to pick the stuff up?

If you can trade, can both the active and the passive character give and take equipment or is it any limitations?, like the active char can only take, the passive can only give?

Can you "trade" with a spot with equipment (crates or corpses or whatever), Thowing your stuff at the same action as you pick stuff up?

Then the strategy section.

Do you guys have any good strategies on the swapping front?

Personally i feel that it is a bit ... unflavourful with the swapping. I mean, why would the allied special strike team carry each others fighting gear just to swap it in the middle of the battle? But I think anything goes when you just need to win!

Here comes some ideas.

Allied.

A no-brainer must be swapping Ramirez goggles to someone with real firepower to use it. He cant shoot with both his inferior weapon and the hound dog at the same turn anyway.

A more unorthodox but I think legal move would be swapping Ramirez remote control to get a cheesy extra shot with the DOG.

Doesnt know if it is a legal move and it is obviously a loop hole in any case but...

Letting mister allied heavy weapons specialist get the armour from one of the soldiers and be a real tank, and maybe at the same time switch away that big heavy weapon for a nice pistol instead. The soldier is much more agile and would therefore be a bether handler of the powerful but pretty tricky weapon.

Germans.

Let the strosstruppen get a gun from someone. With base power 6 he will be a pretty decent shooter.

Cannot make up any real good combos here though.

Matriarchy.

Swap the two ladies beside zorkas guns. And then run of with the commisar to die for victory point gain. Pistol is obviously bether than that weird mineweapon.

Any ideas out there?

No limitations on swapping and dropping/picking up. Translated from the french FAQ:

How do I give away equipment?

Q: Is it possible to exchange multiple pieces of equipment between two characters during a single Action Phase?
A: Yes.

How do I pick up equipment?

Q: Is it possible top pick up multiple pieces of equipment on different spaces during a single Action Phase?
A: Yes.

Q: Is it possible to drop equipment while giving away or exchanging equipment?
A: Yes.

How do I search a crate?

Q: Can a character pick up the contents of a chest and drop equipment during the same action?
A: Yes.

Thanks!

Any swapping strategy ideas?

But so... a character cant make an action - say an attack, then play out the rest of their movement land on a circle with some stuff and pick it up all in the same turn right?

DoctorDR said:

Correct. Each character is allowed one action. Attacking and swapping would be two different actions.

Enjoy the game - it's Great!