Gameboard

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Well, a small gameboard may look like a regular boardgame, but I assure you that it has everything a good tabletop game needs, and there's no time lost spending 30 minutes just to get near your enemy. The bloodbath can start immediately (but don't get me wrong, movements and positions are crucial)
Give it a try once, just to see how it works. And it is quite easy to store and bring to any event (tournament/conventions/...), even using public transportation (we regularly oganize tournaments in Paris, with up to 20 players and two of us can bring enough gameboards and scenery to play, using the subway. Take that GW ! )
On the missions subject, I'd advise to use the specific missions rather than the generic ones when playing over 100 points, as some generic missions (DGIN gun turrets, Ancient artifacts for example) will stand no chance if your opponent has a good old killing mission, or even worse, the Survive in hostile ground mission.