Yep. Ten Numb is really match up dependent. He's either super deadly and awesome, or he's a very expensive B-wing that gets TLT'd to death.

Missed 4th place with my 8 Z-95s by 9 points...

And one list I barely beat (4 AdvSen B-Wings) is playing the one list I barely lost to (Boba, 2 TLT Ys) in the finals.

Though I had an epic game against a Boba/IG-B that I pulled a win out at the last second by using my last 4 Zs to take the full health IG-B to dead in two turns, so there's that. If I was able to kill the 1h Boba as well I would have been in 4th, but considering I did 8 damage to IG-B like that, I can't complain.

Missed 4th place with my 8 Z-95s by 9 points...

And one list I barely beat (4 AdvSen B-Wings) is playing the one list I barely lost to (Boba, 2 TLT Ys) in the finals.

Though I had an epic game against a Boba/IG-B that I pulled a win out at the last second by using my last 4 Zs to take the full health IG-B to dead in two turns, so there's that. If I was able to kill the 1h Boba as well I would have been in 4th, but considering I did 8 damage to IG-B like that, I can't complain.

That 4 B-Wing list with Advanced Sensors beat out the Boba/TLTs in the final (epic match). Welcome to two years ago!

Ok, got the lists that I know of.

Louisville Game Shop. 20ish players.

1st Place: (2nd Swiss)

4x B-Wings w/Advanced Sensors.

2nd place: (1st Swiss)

Boba Fett w/VI, Autoblaster, EU, Damps

2x Y-Wings w/TLTs and Unhinged Astros

T3rd Place (Lost to 1st): (3rd Swiss)

OGP w/Palpatine

Soontir Fel w/PTL, Stealth, Title, Autothrusters

Vader w/VI, ATC, Title, EU

T3rd Place (Lost to 2nd): (4th Swiss)

OGP w/Palpatine

Wampa

Vader w/VI, ATC, Title

Omega Leader w/Juke, Comm Relay

5th Place (By 9 points! I keep getting teased):

4 Talas

4 Bandits

6th Place:

Chewie w/Title, other upgrades unknown

Miranda w/TLT, Proton Bombs, Seismic, other unknown

7th Place:

Boba w/VI, Tactian, EU, Glitterstim, Seismic

IG88-B w/Crackshot, Glitterstim, HLC, FCS, Auto

8th Place:

IG88-B/C with Crackshot, Glitterstim, HLC, FCS, Auto

You mean to tell me there was a top 8 with 3 Rebel, 3 Scum, and 2 Imperial lists? God this game is so unbalanced.

Missed 4th place with my 8 Z-95s by 9 points...

And one list I barely beat (4 AdvSen B-Wings) is playing the one list I barely lost to (Boba, 2 TLT Ys) in the finals.

Though I had an epic game against a Boba/IG-B that I pulled a win out at the last second by using my last 4 Zs to take the full health IG-B to dead in two turns, so there's that. If I was able to kill the 1h Boba as well I would have been in 4th, but considering I did 8 damage to IG-B like that, I can't complain.

That was a great game Tommy! Though I'm really disappointed I never got to drop that Seismic Charge on the swarm

Missed 4th place with my 8 Z-95s by 9 points...

And one list I barely beat (4 AdvSen B-Wings) is playing the one list I barely lost to (Boba, 2 TLT Ys) in the finals.

Though I had an epic game against a Boba/IG-B that I pulled a win out at the last second by using my last 4 Zs to take the full health IG-B to dead in two turns, so there's that. If I was able to kill the 1h Boba as well I would have been in 4th, but considering I did 8 damage to IG-B like that, I can't complain.

That was a great game Tommy! Though I'm really disappointed I never got to drop that Seismic Charge on the swarm

You had plenty of chances. Though you'd hit IG-88B each time as well.

Compleat Strategist in New York,NY.

40 pilots, 5 rounds of swiss, top 4 cut.

Winner: Marcelo Lin

Soontir (PTL, Royal Guard, Thursters, Stealth)

Vader (VI, Engine, TIEx1, ATC)

OGP (Palpatine)

Runner-Up: Matthew Kreiner

Jake Farrell (PTL, Outmaneuver, Prockets, Test Pilot, Thursters)

Wedge (PTL, BB-8, Integrated)

Kyle Katarn (TLT, Recon Spec.)

Top 4: Marek Marcinkiewicz

Howlrunner

Obsidian x3

Patrol Leader (Vader)

Top 4: John DiMaggio

Poe (VI, R2-D2, Thrusters)

Gold (TLT, BTL, R3-A2)

Gold (TLT)

Bandit

Card Kingdom in Seattle, WA

20 player turnout, 4 rounds followed by cut to top 4

1st Place (1st in Swiss)

Omega Leader: Comm Relay and Juke

Wampa

Black Squadron: Crackshot x4

2nd Place (3rd in Swiss) (Me)

Darth Vader: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC, Engine Upgrade

Juno Eclipse: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC

Captain Yorr: Emperor Palpatine, FCS

Top 4 (2nd in Swiss)

Whisper: Veteran Instincts, Agent Kallus, FCS, ACD

Maarek Stele: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC

Omnicron Group: Emperor Palpatine

Top 4 (4th in Swiss)

Poe Dameron: Juke, Comm Relay, R2D2, Autothrusters

Kyle Katarn: Juke, TLT, Jan Ors

Gold Squadron: TLT, R3A2, BTL-A4

I won the Store Champ at Isle of Gamers in Santa Clara, California. 34 players. Bernie will be getting the lists entered at some point.

I ran my Asymmetrical Brobots and finished 3rd in Swiss (4-1).

IG-88B - IG-2000 + AdvS + AutoT + Wired + Mangler + ProxM (49)

IG-88C - IG-2000 + AdvS + AutoT + Predator + HLC (51)

Bernie finished 2nd (4th in Swiss).

Chewbacca + MF + EngineU + C-3PO + Luke + Predator (60)

Wild Space Fringer + Outrider + IntelA + Mangler (40)

In the semi I beat James R (2nd in Swiss).

Thug + TLT + R4 (26) x2 (52)

Thug + BTL/A4 + IonT + Unhinged (24) x2 (48)

Bernie beat David G (1st in Swiss).

Vader + TIE/x1 + AdvTC + Crackshot (31)

Howlrunner + Crackshot (19)

Zeta Leader + Crackshot (21)

Black Squadron + Crackshot (15)

Wampa (14)

Notable events for and against me:

I played a mirror-match against Crack/Glitter/FCS Brobots. The player was a super-nice guy (looked like Sebastian Shaw from the X-Men) and a fine player, but non-AdvS Brobots just cannot hang.

I lost to Dave G in Swiss. I think he is the only player I have played multiple times and never beaten. Not only is his maneuvering flawless, but he has mastered some trick in just switching off my dice. It's uncanny. I can't even tell y'all how glad I was that Bernie had to tackle him in the semis.

In perhaps the worst match-up he could have asked for (in the semis), James R flew really well and gave me what-for. In fact, against a symmetrical Brobots build, it would have ended at 50-50, and (with init), he'd have won. With my asymmetrical build, he half-killed both 'Bots ... and scored 49! Jeeeeeesus.

I murderized two ships (including a shieldless Darth Vader) with perfect three-hit ProxMs. They never failed to do damage, including against a Palpatine modification. They rolled two crits against Howlrunner in Dave G's list, but neither was DH or ME ...

Congrats, Jeff!

I haven't even been able to play in one yet, but I'm hoping to get to two in March.

The player was a super-nice guy (looked like Sebastian Shaw from the X-Men)

Kevin Bacon. You played X-Wing with Kevin Bacon.

Kevin Bacon. You played X-Wing with Kevin Bacon.

Well ... I actually meant the comic books.

Vanguard games Reedsburg Wisconsin

Top 4

Dan (1st after swiss, second overall)

Rear Admiral with paly, expose and rebel captive

wampa

colzet with accuracy corrector.

Me (2nd after swiss, first overall)

Poe with r5p9 authothrusters and VI

Miranda with tlt and tac

Stresshog

Patrick(?) (3rd after swiss and 4th overall)

I said your name like 100 times to remember it and i may have forgotten it because i am the worst person

4 bandits

4 talas

Nathan (fourth after swiss, third overall)

Poe with r5p9 authothrusters and VI

Corran with r2d2, fcs and engine upgrade

Prototype pilot with refit

Dan and I both already had Byes so Nathan and Patrick played out for the bye. Nathan took it home

Just under 20 total players, (can't remember exact, Andrew i was relying on you to do this )

Yay! Another Z swarm!

Yay! Another Z swarm!

That also didn't win!

Yay! Another Z swarm!

That also didn't win!

Yeah, but 2nd, 4th, and 5th says something! Swarms aren't dead/non-viable. Especially the Z-95 kind.

Card Kingdom in Seattle, WA

20 player turnout, 4 rounds followed by cut to top 4

1st Place (1st in Swiss)

Omega Leader: Comm Relay and Juke

Wampa

Black Squadron: Crackshot x4

2nd Place (3rd in Swiss) (Me)

Darth Vader: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC, Engine Upgrade

Juno Eclipse: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC

Captain Yorr: Emperor Palpatine, FCS

Top 4 (2nd in Swiss)

Whisper: Veteran Instincts, Agent Kallus, FCS, ACD

Maarek Stele: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC

Omnicron Group: Emperor Palpatine

Top 4 (4th in Swiss)

Poe Dameron: Juke, Comm Relay, R2D2, Autothrusters

Kyle Katarn: Juke, TLT, Jan Ors

Gold Squadron: TLT, R3A2, BTL-A4

Yay! Another Z swarm!

That also didn't win!

Yeah, but 2nd, 4th, and 5th says something! Swarms aren't dead/non-viable. Especially the Z-95 kind.

I know you've heard me say it multiple times: swarms are not, nor were they ever, nor will they ever be, dead. They are good against almost everything, just difficult to fly, especially over a long day.

Card Kingdom in Seattle, WA

20 player turnout, 4 rounds followed by cut to top 4

1st Place (1st in Swiss)

Omega Leader: Comm Relay and Juke

Wampa

Black Squadron: Crackshot x4

2nd Place (3rd in Swiss) (Me)

Darth Vader: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC, Engine Upgrade

Juno Eclipse: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC

Captain Yorr: Emperor Palpatine, FCS

Top 4 (2nd in Swiss)

Whisper: Veteran Instincts, Agent Kallus, FCS, ACD

Maarek Stele: Veteran Instincts, Tie/x1, ATC

Omnicron Group: Emperor Palpatine

Top 4 (4th in Swiss)

Poe Dameron: Juke, Comm Relay, R2D2, Autothrusters

Kyle Katarn: Juke, TLT, Jan Ors

Gold Squadron: TLT, R3A2, BTL-A4

Considering the sheer quantity of Rebel lists I saw, I'm a bit amazed at the dominance of the Empire in the Top 4.

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

Yay! Another Z swarm!

That also didn't win!

Yeah, but 2nd, 4th, and 5th says something! Swarms aren't dead/non-viable. Especially the Z-95 kind.

I know you've heard me say it multiple times: swarms are not, nor were they ever, nor will they ever be, dead. They are good against almost everything, just difficult to fly, especially over a long day.

And you know I agree. That comment was directed more to the non-believers.

I know you've heard me say it multiple times: swarms are not, nor were they ever, nor will they ever be, dead. They are good against almost everything, just difficult to fly, especially over a long day.

Swarms are totally not dead. I've managed to rip up swarms with my list before, including one that very day. Crackshot however is a fantastic force multiplier, and forces your opponent to overspend on tokens and modifications like Palpatine. I think it is an essential upgrade for modern swarms that don't take munitions.

Also try running a two aces build against a swarm after a long day. Especially when they pretty much all have crackshot or juke. It is not easy flying, and the mindgames and second guessing are definitely real. I won't deny the very real difficulty in flying a swarm, but aces are not that much easier and have very little room for error.

Considering the sheer quantity of Rebel lists I saw, I'm a bit amazed at the dominance of the Empire in the Top 4.

Not sure there. Only ended up playing one Rebel list myself, and it gave me the biggest challenge besides the crack swarm. Dueled a Poe down from full health to dead with a one hull Vader for the win. Mostly played against other Imperials, including both the winner and other Imperial top 4 in swiss.

Considering the sheer quantity of Rebel lists I saw, I'm a bit amazed at the dominance of the Empire in the Top 4.

Not sure there. Only ended up playing one Rebel list myself, and it gave me the biggest challenge besides the crack swarm. Dueled a Poe down from full health to dead with a one hull Vader for the win. Mostly played against other Imperials, including both the winner and other Imperial top 4 in swiss.

Still cursing my failure to use that target lock! But that was a hell of a game. Grats on your finish!

so i build this based on bred an doughertys list in the above and was surprised to see it work so well. Very smooth build. Beat crack iggy/boba and the list felt smooth.

Ello Asty + R2 unit + Integrated Astromech + vi
Tycho Celchu + A-Wing Test Pilot + Proton Rockets + Push the Limit + Autothrusters + Crack Shot
Jake Farrell + A-Wing Test Pilot + Proton Rockets + Push the Limit + Autothrusters + Veteran Instincts