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.

1 st Place (4–0)

BH, Howlrunner +Determination, 4x Academy

2 nd -5 th 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)

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

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

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

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

6 th (3–1, 14 Match Points)

2x Blue Sqd +HLC, 2x Rookie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 th (2–1, 10 Match Points)

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

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

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

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

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

17 th –18 th (0–4, 4 Match Points)

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

18 th 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 ( 14 th 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.