How do you counter a bombshell?

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Calmon! makes confusing-looking moves all the time, but not without purpose. My favorite match of his has to be this one against Alvendor on Sharkfood, where he storms the spawn and breaks through a double-Bombshell blockade twice, while sacrificing Mobi like 3 times and still keeping enough units on the field to maintain offensive pressure the entire game even after Alvendor destroys his invasion forces. Give it a watch:

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Each Mobi-kamikaze had purpose, whether to directly attack a blockade, else to harass the spawn and force Alvendor to waste wits moving his Bombshells around. You have to keep the math in mind: it costs 3 Wits to move Mobi, drop a Sniper, and fire, while it costs 3 Wits to Unshell, Move, and Re-Shell a Bombshell, who is still unable to fire until next turn. Sure, Adorables are toast if a Scallywags team has the time to set up a double-Soldier wall, but the goal of Adorables is not to let that happen.

Oh, and as for directly going after a Bombshell, you'll notice that Calmon! always keeps a boosted Runner sitting somewhere nearby. Not only is it good to maintain vision as Adorables, but a Mobi-Sniper + a waiting Runner is a great tool for opportunistic attacks on an exposed Bombshell. He seems to be playing all over the board all the time, which is something I'd love to learn.