2014 Regionals results

By MajorJuggler, in X-Wing

Sorry; I use the convention of the specifying lower place when calling ties, so when I say "tied for 14th" I mean that the next place up was 12th. So presuming a tiebreaker were run for those tied for 14th, the winner would be placed 13th.

Edit: although now I'm not sure if they were tied for 14th or 15th. Curse my failing memory!

Your initial instinct is probably correct, so I'll put her as #13, and the BBBAA as #14.

I was at the Kublacon Regional. Here's a c/p from another thread on Reddit:

39 people attended and I came in 11th.

After the 5th round, I was 4-1 (all 4 wins were full wins), then I got completely destroyed by Dallas Parker in the 6th round before the cut (ended 4-2) as I flew my ships very poorly against his swarm and in all honesty he completely outplayed me. I did, however, face another swarm in an earlier round and won, flying nearly perfectly and not making poor decisions regarding initiative and flank speeds.

Anyway the list I played was:

Soontir Fel (27) + RGT(0) + PTL (3) + SD (3) + TC (2) = 35

Carnor Jax (26) + RGT(0) + PTL (3) + SU (4) + HU (3) = 36

Dark Curse (16)

Academy Pilot (12)

Total: 99 points

They offered me to play in the top 8 but as I don't plan on going to nationals, I declined.

Edited by KhalBrogo

Great! The only squad we're still looking for in Kublacon is this one:

Originally #9, moved into Top 8

96 points

Chewbacca; Wedge; Biggs (96 points, need upgrade info)

I don't suppose you ran across this, or saw it on the final tables?

I don't recall such a list at the final tables. I think the error is here:

#8 (originally #7, opted not to play Final Cut): Wedge; Wes; 2x Rookie Pilot

My recollection was that he did play at the final tables; according to my reconstruction he would have been matched against Dallas in the first round and lost.

I can provide my reconstruction the final bracket in PMs if you want (I don't necessarily want to reveal names on a public forum without permission).

Hey, look at what I've got :

Toulon, France
June 8, 2014
Association Les yeux dans les Jeux
Attendance: 30
Final Cut: Top 4
  • Winner: Howlrunner; Dark Curse; Night Beast; 2x Academy Pilot; Captain Yorr + Ion Cannon
  • 2nd place: Soontir Fel + Shield Upgrade + Push the Limit; Carnor Jax + Shield Upgrade + Push the Limit; Bounty Hunter
  • Top 4: Howlrunner; Backstabber; 3x Academy Pilot; Omicron Group Pilot + Darth Vader + Rebel Captive + Advanced Sensors
  • Top 4: Howlrunner + Stealth Device + Swarm Tactics; Backstabber; 5x Academy Pilot
  • Top 8 (not final cut): Omicron Group Pilot + Darth Vader + Gunner ; Howlrunner ; 4x Obsidian Squadron Pilot
  • Top 8 (not final cut): Krassis Trelix + HLC ; Howlrunner + Stealth Device ; 3x Academy Pilot
  • Top 8 (not final cut): 3x Bounty Hunter
  • Top 8 (not final cut): Wedge Antilles + Swarm tactics + Shield Upgrade ; Tarn Mison ; 2x Rookie Pilot

So for french RT, it's quite over, 1 incomplete squadron on the Brest tournament I'm trying to find...

Hey, look at what I've got :

Toulon, France
June 8, 2014
Association Les yeux dans les Jeux
Attendance: 30
Final Cut: Top 4
  • Winner: Howlrunner; Dark Curse; Night Beast; 2x Academy Pilot; Captain Yorr + Ion Cannon
  • 2nd place: Soontir Fel + Shield Upgrade + Push the Limit; Carnor Jax + Shield Upgrade + Push the Limit; Bounty Hunter
  • Top 4: Howlrunner; Backstabber; 3x Academy Pilot; Omicron Group Pilot + Darth Vader + Rebel Captive + Advanced Sensors
  • Top 4: Howlrunner + Stealth Device + Swarm Tactics; Backstabber; 5x Academy Pilot
  • Top 8 (not final cut): Omicron Group Pilot + Darth Vader + Gunner ; Howlrunner ; 4x Obsidian Squadron Pilot
  • Top 8 (not final cut): Krassis Trelix + HLC ; Howlrunner + Stealth Device ; 3x Academy Pilot
  • Top 8 (not final cut): 3x Bounty Hunter
  • Top 8 (not final cut): Wedge Antilles + Swarm tactics + Shield Upgrade ; Tarn Mison ; 2x Rookie Pilot

So for french RT, it's quite over, 1 incomplete squadron on the Brest tournament I'm trying to find...

really interested in how the winner played that shuttebus. no engine upgrade and an ion cannon suggest that he was using his high PS pilots as 'autoblockers' to line up consecutive shots with the ion cannon. i also suspect he had a game breaking tactic using Capt Yorr - maybe a mass K-Turn by all ships and dumping the stress into Yorr??

Edited by The_Brown_Bomber

#20 at MN

Blue-voy

Outer rim smuggler

Blue squadron w/ FCS x3

Winnipeg, MB, Canada
June 15th, 2014

GameKnight Games & Cool Stuff

Attendance: 8
Final Cut: 4 rounds of Swiss, top 4
1st Place - Chris A:
Capt Jonus
  • Homing Missile
  • Seismic Charges
  • Veteran Instincts

2 x Scimitar

  • Assault Missiles
  • Seismic Charges

Scimitar

  • Concussion Missile
  • Seismic Charges

2nd Place - Jeff P:

Howlrunner

  • Push the Limit
  • Stealth Device

Backstabber

5 x Academy Pilot

Top 4 - Mark B:

Soontir Fel

  • Push the Limit

Krassis Trelix

  • Heavy Laser Cannon
  • Rebel Captive

Omicron Group

  • Darth Vader

Top 4 - Scott T:

Biggs Darklighter

  • Stealth
  • R2-F2

Rookie Pilot X-Wing

  • R2 Astromech

Lando Calrissian

  • Determination
  • Nien Numb

Footnotes: Our event was well set up and well organized. Our attendance suffered for multiple reasons however. Fathers day was #1, as a few our regulars had indicated that they would have made it if it had been on a different day (in our defence this day was chosen for us and locked in by our supplier). Then there was the Manitoba Marathon (the province's biggest running event) was being run the same day, and the routes literally circled our location making access to our venue a bit difficult. Also, Fantasy Flight hosted their Regional Championship the day before, possibly keeping a few people from travelling to ours. And it rained like crazy. The people who were in attendance had a great time, the battles were engaging, and we had an out of town guest from Halifax (2500+ miles away). It was a great experience and we are looking forward to hosting another event like this in the future.

Thanks for the update!

I don't recall such a list at the final tables. I think the error is here:

#8 (originally #7, opted not to play Final Cut): Wedge; Wes; 2x Rookie Pilot

My recollection was that he did play at the final tables; according to my reconstruction he would have been matched against Dallas in the first round and lost.

I can provide my reconstruction the final bracket in PMs if you want (I don't necessarily want to reveal names on a public forum without permission).

Sure, I don't think we need names. So we have 2 open questions for Kublacon:

  1. The details of the Chewie Squad
  2. Which squad actually played in the Final Cut - sounds like the Wes squad played, and the Chewie didn't.

So that would make it look like:

Burlingame, CA, United States
May 24
Kublacon
Attendance: 39
Final Cut: Top 8
  • Winner: Howlrunner + Hull Upgrade; Backstabber; Black Sq. Pilot + Draw Their Fire; 4x Academy Pilot
  • 2nd place: Krassis + Heavy Laser Cannon + Rebel Captive; Carnor Jax + Push the Limit; Royal Guard Pilot + Push the Limit
  • Top 4: Howlrunner; Mauler Mithel + Veteran Instincts; Backstabber; 4x Academy Pilot
  • Top 4: 3x Royal Guard Pilot + Push the Limit + Hull Upgrade; Dark Curse
  • Top 8: Howlrunner + Swarm Tactics; 5x Scimitar Sq. Pilot
  • Top 8: Wedge; Wes; 2x Rookie Pilot
  • Top 8 (#10 after Swiss): Soontir Fel + Push the Limit; Howlrunner + Stealth Device + Squad Leader; Scimitar Sq. Pilot + Concussion Missile + Seismic Charge; 2x Academy Pilot
  • Top 8 (#12 after Swiss): Outer Rim Smuggler + Millennium Falon + Anti-Pursuit Lasers; Prototype Pilot + Assault Missiles; Rookie Pilot; Jan Ors + Squad Leader
  • #6 after Swiss, opted not to play Final Cut: Chewbacca + Expert Handling + Gunner; 2x Blue Sq. Pilot + Advanced Sensors
  • #8 after Swiss, opted not to play Final Cut: Wedge + Swarm Tactics; Biggs; 2x Blue Sq. Pilot
  • #9: Chewbacca; Wedge; Biggs (96 points, need upgrade info)
  • #11: Soontir Fel + Push the Limit + Stealth Device + Targeting Computer; Carnor Jax + Push the Limit + Shield Upgrade + Hull Upgrade; Dark Curse; Academy Pilot
  • #13: Chewbacca + Expert Handling + Gunner + Millennium Falcon; Blue Sq. Pilot + Heavy Laser Cannon; Rookie Pilot
  • #14: 3x Blue Sq. Pilot; 2x Prototype Pilot

Here is the "Wanted" list. We need a report from the folks Down Under this last weekend! :)

Week 1 (8 out of 9 fully reported)

May 4, 2014: Iserlohn, Western Germany. Fantasy Warehouse (missing #6, #7, #9, #12)

Week 2 (3 out of 4 fully reported)
May 10, 2014. Aldershot, United Kingdom. TGS (missing three Top 8's)
Week 3 (7 out of 7 fully reported)
Week 4 (2 of 4 fully reported)
May 24: Burlingame, CA, USA. Kublacon (need last 4 points for #9 Chewie + Wedge + Biggs squad)
May 25: Conder, ACT, Australia. Good Games Canberra (missing one Top 4, two Top 8's)
Week 5 (1 of 1 fully reported)
Week 6 (2 of 2 fully reported)
Week 7 (2 of 5 fully reported)
June 14: Bundaberg, QLD, Australia. Pegasus Games (no report)
June 14: Roseville, MN, United States. Fantasy Flight Games (still filling in #9 - #25)
June 14: Salzburg, Austria. P3 Comix (would like #5 - #7)
Edited by MajorJuggler

I've just messaged Pegasus Games about the lists. I know that he was going to send them off.

OK, thanks. I was going to troll their Facebook page. :)

Event Date: 14/6/2014

Venue Name: Pegasus Gaming

Location: Bundaberg, Qld Australia

Attendance: 17

Final Cut: Top 8

Winner

Chris Haak

Soontir Fel + Push the limit+ Hull Upgrade + Royal Guard Tie+ Targeting Computer

Captain Yorr + Heavy Laser Cannon

1 x Omicron Group Pilot + Heavy Laser Cannon + Fire Control + Engine Upgrade

2 nd Place

Biggs Darklighter + Shield Upgrade + R2-D2

1 x Blue Squadron Pilot + Heavy Laser Cannon

Jan Ors + Recon Specialist + Blaster Turret + Moldy Crow Title

Top 4

Thomas Dobson

Chewbacca + Navigator + Veteran Instincts

Luke Skywalker + R2-D2

1 x Rookie Pilot + R2

Nicholas Wong

2 x Bounty Hunter

Soontir Fel + Push the Limit + Hull Upgrade

Top 8

David Dicker

1 x Dagger Squadron + Auto Blaster + Advanced Sensors

Garvin Dreies + R2 Astromech

1 x Proto

Tarn Mison + R2 Astromech

Michael Dicker

2 x Bounty Hunter + Heavy Laser Cannon + Anti-Pursuit Lasers

Backstabber

Luke Hunter

Chewbacca + Millennium Falcon + Determination + C-3PO + Gunner

1 x Gold Squadron Pilot

1 x Gold Squadron Pilot + Ion Cannon Turret + R5 Astromech

Kim Jenkinson

3 x Academy Pilot

1 x Omicron Group Pilot + Heavy Laser Cannon + Mercenary Co-pilot + Advanced Sensors

1 x Omicron Group Pilot + Heavy Laser Cannon + Advanced Sensors

Thanks ghalgor!

For the chewie + Y-wing squad here, it adds up to only 94 points, so I am going to assume that both Y-wings had an Ion Cannon Turret + R5, to make it an even 100 points.

Luke Hunter

Chewbacca + Millennium Falcon + Determination + C-3PO + Gunner

1 x Gold Squadron Pilot

1 x Gold Squadron Pilot + Ion Cannon Turret + R5 Astromech

I have an announcement!

As of week 7, there have now been over 1000 X-wing players at 2014 Regionals events!

If we arrange the locations according to time zone, then we can figure out that the 1000th player was at....

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Fantasy Flight Games in Roseville, MN, United States!

It is both ironic and seems somehow fitting that the 1000th player coincided with the event at the game creator's headquarters. :)

Here is the attendance summary through week 7. I'll provide a full stats update through week 7 later.

Attendance Numbers
Tournaments: 32
Total Attendance: 1013
Average attendance: 31.7
Standard deviation: 13.4
Smallest event: 8
Largest event: 116
8 - 12: 5
13 - 19: 5
20 - 29: 6
30 - 39: 8
40 - 49: 5
50 - 99: 2
100+: 1
Edited by MajorJuggler

Reminder, there are six Regional events this weekend, and 4 out of 6 are in North America. It'll be a busy weekend!

Week 8 (6 upcoming)
June 21: Melton, VIC, Australia. Tezzas Games
June 21: Kissimmee, FL, United States. Coliseum of Comics
June 21: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Phoenix Rising
June 21: Bosie, ID, United States. All About Games
June 21: Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sentry Box
June 22: Oslo, Norway. Arcon

Week 7 updates are still incoming, and they will include squad archetype breakdowns.

If nobody else does, I'll gather the results for the Kissimmee top whatevers and the attendance.

The July 5th Regional at FDB will be allowing Wave 4. That might throw the metrics off a bit but we are expecting wave 4 in stores on June 26th, which will give us a little over a week to puchase and practice flying wave 4 ships in our squads.

Any other Regionals going Wave 4 at the end of June, beginning of July?

Once wave 4 hits I'll be breaking down statistics three ways:

  • Total history (all Regionals)
  • Wave 4 not legal (Weeks 1-8 and later, depending on location)
  • Wave 4 legal (weeks 9 - 13, may vary by location)

Reminder, there are six Regional events this weekend, and 4 out of 6 are in North America. It'll be a busy weekend!

Week 8 (6 upcoming)
June 21: Melton, VIC, Australia. Tezzas Games
June 21: Kissimmee, FL, United States. Coliseum of Comics
June 21: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Phoenix Rising
June 21: Bosie, ID, United States. All About Games
June 21: Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sentry Box
June 22: Oslo, Norway. Arcon

Week 7 updates are still incoming, and they will include squad archetype breakdowns.

You are missing one.

21.06.2014

Berlin, Germany. Store: Funtainment Berlin.

:)

You are missing one.

21.06.2014

Berlin, Germany. Store: Funtainment Berlin.

:)

That's this week? I thought it was scheduled for July 21st. That makes 7 this weekend, the biggest weekend outside of the initial week (9)!

Edit: Yup, and FFG updated their list last weekend.

Edited by MajorJuggler

Wave 4 will be legal June 28th at Empire Games in Mesa AZ, assuming FFG does not state otherwise.

Thanks ghalgor!

For the chewie + Y-wing squad here, it adds up to only 94 points, so I am going to assume that both Y-wings had an Ion Cannon Turret + R5, to make it an even 100 points.

Luke Hunter

Chewbacca + Millennium Falcon + Determination + C-3PO + Gunner

1 x Gold Squadron Pilot

1 x Gold Squadron Pilot + Ion Cannon Turret + R5 Astromech

It wasn't on his roster so I am not sure.

Well, just let us know if you ever happen to get the chance to clarify. :) Thanks again for the lists!

The July 5th Regional at FDB will be allowing Wave 4. That might throw the metrics off a bit but we are expecting wave 4 in stores on June 26th, which will give us a little over a week to puchase and practice flying wave 4 ships in our squads.

Any other Regionals going Wave 4 at the end of June, beginning of July?

been practicing for a month with the Phantom already :)

For the record, the Wedge, Wes, 2x rookie did indeed play in the top 8 at Kublacon. He was my first match before I moved onto semi finals against Dallas.

Speaking of Kublacon, I thought there were 51 attendees. It seemed like it was bigger then 39.