Wow, six A-wing swarm. Imagine that. I wonder where he got that idea...

Hmmm...

FFG Game Center wrapped up last night (late)

1st Place: Alex Davy

4x Prototype Pilot A-Wing (Chardaan Refit)

2x Green Squadron Pilot A-Wing (Chardaan Refit, Push The Limit)

2nd Place: Matt Baxter (me)

Han (C3PO, R2D2, Millenium Falcon Title, Engine Upgrade, Predator EPT)

3x Tala Squadron Pilot Z-95

The OP guys gathered a lot of good data. That's what I remember off the top of my head after 13 hours of X-Wing and 3 hours of sleep.

One of the podcasts, either NOVA Squadron Radio or Scum and Villainy on Team Covenant, has talked about the viability of an A-Wing swarm as a way of manipulating MOV. The essential idea is that you do well, but your MOV matches you up with other players who aren't at the VERY TOP of your bracket. An interesting idea.

Yeah, that's Sean Dorcy (Xwingtoman) on our NOVA cast, who has been a fan of the A-wing list for playing the MoV in timed games. The final match in this case was also timed, because the FFG store was closing.

I think he's been reading the forums a bit and found a couple posts about some one winning tourneys with six A-wings. Some bright trend-setter who will remain nameless... I can't wait to see six A-wings all over the place at regionals.

Though I have to admit I'd never considered it as a means to manipulate MoV. Not quite my style.

I think it would be very hard to directly manipulate MoV even with highly maneuverable A-Wings, but since I've started playing with 4 of them, I have considered how they are helpful in that respect, especially in the current meta where a swarm of them is facing a small number of attacks per turn. Each one has two shields and two hull that have to be eaten through once you get past their three defense dice and once they do, it's a very small payoff for the effort. So, I do think they are for nice for it, but I don't think it's a viable strategy to actually try and play them that way.

Wouldnt 6a wings get dominated by Phantoms?Unless the Phantom player gets himself blocked badly ofc.

It is trivially easy to block all decloaks with 6 ships. Even with 4 you have a lot of control over a phantom.

The main benefits you get from having 6 A-wings is that you get great blockers, and target priority is difficult: all of your ships are tanks. You can play that to your advantage, especially since the A's have the evade action.With Refit they are reasonably cost effective - not tier 1 like TIEs or Z-95, but good enough that with some blocking tactics you can do well. I would have loved to see video of the final match!

@phild0 : obviously a good problem to have!

Congrats to Alex Davy for a nice win with an underdog list!

The A swarm is pretty sweet actually. If you can bug out the ship your opponent is targeting before it explodes, it can keep him from focusing down a ship one at a time. The A-wings dial is great for breaking contact.

Wouldnt 6a wings get dominated by Phantoms?Unless the Phantom player gets himself blocked badly ofc.

It is trivially easy to block all decloaks with 6 ships. Even with 4 you have a lot of control over a phantom.

I've never lost a match against a phantom with an A swarm. Kill the help then block them off or bug out.

BTW there is no video. No one thought of it. We were all pretty wiped out. I have a couple images of like round 1 and 2, even after that point we spaced it. It was zombie vs zombie xwing. The two of us were screwing us simple things like firing order. It was hilarious.

Thanks for the game, Hexis! I really wish we'd been able to play it out. I think it would have been incredibly close with my four remaining A-wings vs. your mint condition Han.

Reporting in from snowbound WNY...

Millennium Games 1/31/15

Twenty players

Top Four

Winner

RA Chiraneau + Expose + Ysanne + MJ + RC + APL + Dauntless Title

Carnor Jax + PTL + RGT + Shield & Hull upgrades

Runner-up

Chewie + Predator + Lando + Nien + EI + MF Title

Leebo + Determination + Outrider + HLC

Third

Tala x4

Bandit x4

4th

Wes Janson + StressBot + VI

Eaden Vrill + Intelligence Agent + HLC + APL

Tala x2

Thanks for the game, Hexis! I really wish we'd been able to play it out. I think it would have been incredibly close with my four remaining A-wings vs. your mint condition Han.

it was an honor to fly against you that day! You really did fly those a wings very well! I lost him just before the cutoff in game 5. He definitely was not manipulating the mov!

I want a rematch!

It was a great game, and you almost had me! I was lucky Determination only kicked in once for you even though I put three crits on Leebo. I'm down for a rematch anytime.

Thanks for the game, Hexis! I really wish we'd been able to play it out. I think it would have been incredibly close with my four remaining A-wings vs. your mint condition Han.

it was an honor to fly against you that day! You really did fly those a wings very well! I lost him just before the cutoff in game 5. He definitely was not manipulating the mov!

I want a rematch!

Sean has been theorycrafting using 6 A-wings to play the MoV game for a while, but I didn't mean to imply that's how the squad has to be played, or how Alex played it out. I'm sure it was a fair fight... it's not like he was playing a Scum list. I hear those guys play dirty.

Was the FFG championship a timed final? If so Im interested in how that would have ended up if it was played out.

It was only timed due to length of the overall day and the Game Center closing at midnight. We all (TO, Alex and I) decided to put a time limit on it to respect the Game Center Employee's time. It was after midnight when we finished up anyways, and we still had to packup and clean up.

Halifax, NS checking in, 15 person Store Championship at Monster Comics. Don't have the full info unfortunately but here's the top squads.

Winning list:

2x Blue Squadron + Adv Sensors

Gold Squadron + Ion + R3-A2

Tarn + R7

2nd place:

Whisper + VI + ACD

Vader + EU

Fel + PTL

3rd place:

Etahn + R3-A2

2x Rookie Pilot

2x Bandit Squadron

Forget the exact list that the 2nd place player beat in the semis but I believe it was a Phantom + Defender combo probably with a TIE.

I was flying a Vrill list with a Dagger w Tact, Tarn w R3-A2 and a Proto. Loses came to the 1st and 3rd place lists. Lost to the Etahn list first game due to carelessly flying Vrill into the front of the bulk of his ships, thinking I could take a Rookie before they fired, I did not.

Then I lost to the winning list in the final round of swiss to knock me out of the Top 4 by 8 measly points. Had him on the ropes too with my Dagger and Proto left at full health vs a Y- and a B-wing who were both stressed, severely damaged and out of position when it went to time. Ah well, gotta remember to focus fire more next time in timed games instead of trying to get double stress up on everyone.

2nd place:

Whisper + VI + ACD

Vader + EU

Fel + PTL

Vader?!?!? That's awesome. That's great that there aren't any big ships.

2nd place:

Whisper + VI + ACD

Vader + EU

Fel + PTL

Vader?!?!? That's awesome. That's great that there aren't any big ships.

Sounds like jumping the gun on the 999 list that I played with and discussed on an earlier NOVA episode.

2nd place:

Whisper + VI + ACD

Vader + EU

Fel + PTL

Vader?!?!? That's awesome. That's great that there aren't any big ships.

Sounds like jumping the gun on the 999 list that I played with and discussed on an earlier NOVA episode.

I like it. I may be willing to give up my personal ban on phantoms to try this.

2nd place:

Whisper + VI + ACD

Vader + EU

Fel + PTL

Vader?!?!? That's awesome. That's great that there aren't any big ships.

Ya there weren't many in the whole tournament, there were 3 decimators (two in the same list) and then maybe one of each YT including my Vrill. Lots of rebel swarms and one or two TIE swarms. I was expecting more 2-3 ship lists which I feel like my list counters well so it was a bit unfortunate for me.

With the results being posted every week, and so much discussion on the forums, eventually you get into situations where more people at the tournament are trying to counter the meta than there are people actually playing the meta. It gets really interesting at that point.

With the results being posted every week, and so much discussion on the forums, eventually you get into situations where more people at the tournament are trying to counter the meta than there are people actually playing the meta. It gets really interesting at that point.

Which itself is all part of the meta!

// infinite recursion

Harlow,Essex in the UK had its championship on sunday the 1st of feb at marquee models.

the was 14 players

I will not use last names as I forgot to ask people if it was alright if I did.

1st place was Duncan flying

Han Solo,Veteran Instincts,Luke Skywalker,Nien Numb

Chewbacca,predator

2rd place was Glenn

Han Solo,Kyle katan,Lando Calrission,push the limits,Millenium Falcon

Wild Space Fringer,Jan Ors,Outrider,Heavy Laser Cannon

3rd place was harrison

Commander Kendrick,Push the Limits,Isanne Isard,Engine Upgrade

Whisper,Veteran Instincts,Fire Control Systems,Rebel Captive

4th place was mark

Gold Squadron Pilot,Ion Cannon,R3-A2

Blue Squadron pilot,B-wing/E2,Tactician X3

the was 4 non-large ship lists

the was 4 double large ship lists

the was 6 single large ship lists and a small ship

Winning list:

2x Blue Squadron + Adv Sensors

Gold Squadron + Ion + R3-A2

Tarn + R7

Awesome! This is what I have been playing except I use 2 bandits instead of Tarn.

Winning list:

2x Blue Squadron + Adv Sensors

Gold Squadron + Ion + R3-A2

Tarn + R7

Awesome! This is what I have been playing except I use 2 bandits instead of Tarn.

I'm half tempted to bring Panic Attack next tourny to just completely dismantle it but it feels like too similar of a list to what he already has.

Trying to report the results from our store championship. Have cryodex 3.7, no option to export to juggler list. Only able to export tournament reports, rankings, matches. Advice Sozin?