Pandemonium, Cambridge MA Store Championship, 22 March

By RedWilde, in X-Wing Battle Reports

I was TO for this one and did not play.

4 rounds, 75 minutes each, 18 players (9 Imperial, 9 Rebel)

Every game finished on time. That's why I love 75 over 60 minute games.

Only 2 Modified Match Wins all day, so scoring and placement were very tight! Any one of the top 5–6 players could have won the day. And the middle 6 players all scored equally at 12 Match Points. A fun and tightly competitive field!

A lot of different lists. Only 2 pairs of super mirrors, and they both fought their evil twins. Some uncommon pilot choices in the mix too.

1st Place (4–0)

BH, Howlrunner +Determination, 4x Academy

2nd-5th Place (3–1, each with 16 Match Points, not one of these players lost to one of the others, order of placement determined entirely by Strength of Schedule, and the top 2 had equal SoS, so Points Destroyed was the next breaker)

2nd BH +HLC +Recon, Soontir +PtL, Turr +VI

3rd Han +ExHand +Nien +Luke, 2x Blue Sqd (lost to 1st Place player in round 4)

4th BH, Howlrunner, 4x Academy (lost super mirror match to 1st Place player in round 3, yes they are friends)

5th Garven, Dutch +ICT, 2x Red Sqd

6th (3–1, 14 Match Points)

2x Blue Sqd +HLC, 2x Rookie

7th-12th Place (2-2, each with 12 Match Points; and by weird coincidence, player numbers 13-18)

7th OGP +Vader, Howlrunner +Swarm, Mauler +PtL, 3x Academy

8th ORS +IntelAgent +Nav +APL, 3x Rookie Pilot

9th Jan +Squad +ICT +Chewie, Ibtisam +AdvSensor +PtL, Biggs +R2D2

10th Maarek +Marksmanship, Fel’s Wrath, Backstabber, Dark Curse, Winged Gundark

11th Han +Marks +Gunner +Merc, 2x Blue Sqd (lost the super mirror match to 3rd Place player)

12th Kath +PtL +RebelCap +Autoblaster +APL, Saber Sqd +PtL, Tempest Sqd +ConcM

13th (2–1, 10 Match Points)

Howlrunner +Marks, Backstabber, Dark Curse, Gamma Sqd +ClusterM +AssaultM +ProtonT +SeismicC, Academy

14th–16th (1–3, 8 Match Points, not one of these players lost to one of the others, and the top 2 had equal SoS)

14th Biggs +R2F2, Blue Sqd +HLC, 2x Rookie

15th Chewie +Gunner +ClusterM, Luke +R2D2, Prototype

16th Wedge +Marks +R2, Horton +ProtonT +ICT +R5K6, Biggs +Stealth +R2F2

17th–18th (0–4, 4 Match Points)

17th Jendon +Vader +FCS +WeaponEng +ST321, 3x Alpha Sqd +Stealth

18th Ibtisam, Biggs +Marks, Gray Sqd +ICT, Prototype +ClusterM

I was the winner of this, and actually had never seen the person that was running the other BH swarm before the tournament. I am very glad I got to play against him though. The determination really payed off, it came into play in 3 of 4 games.

4th place finisher here. Just wanted to thank you for a well-run tournament. Looking forward to future events at Pandemonium. And congrats to scuff on the win (and nice list). I'll get you next time.

Just curious why there wasn't a Top 4 cut after the initial 4 rounds?

Ah, I thought you BH swarmies had come in together!

The top cut is optional, whatever is used must be announced in advance. This was announced as 4-rounds. The Regional we're hosting will definitely have a cut.

—Cat

Edited by RedWilde

Ah, I thought you BH swarmies had come in together!

The top cut is optional, whatever is used must be announced in advance. This was announced as 4-rounds. The Regional we're hosting will definitely have a cut.

—Cat

Nope, my friend actually forgot his ships and had to make a new list at the last minute using my rebels. He didn't do so well with it.

Ah, I thought you BH swarmies had come in together!

The top cut is optional, whatever is used must be announced in advance. This was announced as 4-rounds. The Regional we're hosting will definitely have a cut.

—Cat

Nope, my friend actually forgot his ships and had to make a new list at the last minute using my rebels. He didn't do so well with it.

Total understatement. I played a build I had no practice in. I was (14th Biggs +R2F2, Blue Sqd +HLC, 2x Rookie)

Flew horribly, and had a few close games, but I was limited by what I had in my friend's leftovers. XXXB is not the same as XXBB and I just came up short too often. I fly my B Wings with Advanced Sensors but I didn't have the option this day.

Simple fix - Next time, remember own ships!

cool event, thnx for posting lists :) props to shuttle pilot making top8.