A couple weeks ago I reached out on here for some noob advice, having not played the game before, and then I rushed off to play in a store championship.

Here's how that went.

Nice write up... I appreciate the candour!!! As a newb myself I can't help but laugh at some if the blunders I make... good show!!

Nice writeup and perspective with a great attitude. Way to jump into the deep end. Sounds like you learned some great lessons and improved from game 1 to game 3 since your gladiator got into the fight with the right timing.

Game 1 was a common mistake that everyone has made. Splitting your forces and running through squadrons. People don't appreciate squadrons till it happens to them.

Game 2 (3) was another mistake that teaches people to plan utility commands like engineering and navigates (usually the latter) on turns 1 and 2.

Good write-ups! I hope you enjoyed yourself and come back with a better understanding of the game!

Nice report, I am new as well and its good to see some reports from a less experienced player. Top 8 is a good finish... You borrowed ships so after playing what are you thinking in terms of building your own fleet. ?

I won't be buying into Armada. I already spend too much money on X-Wing and Imperial Assault, both games I enjoy much more. I touch on some reasons Armada doesn't quite do it for me in the next episode of The Jodo Cast (hopefully will be out within the week....).

I will gladly borrow more stuff from people and play, but I can't justify buying in at this point right now.

Which is perfectly acceptable.

At least you gave it a red-hot go before you made that decision.

Its of course, not for everyone... But its a refreshing show of respect to see someone who does give it a shot, regardless of the end result.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

No problem. I had fun and learned more about the game. My mission was a success.

Hopefully this thread will encourage newer players to try out Store Tournaments for themselves and learn to enjoy the experience.

Hopefully this thread will encourage newer players to try out Store Tournaments for themselves and learn to enjoy the experience.

PS I would like to say that you guys over here on the Armada boards seem much more civil than the X-Wing boards. At least in this thread.

Thanks for your feedback and for reading the article.

Armada is a slower, more relaxed version of SW space action, perfect for civilised people to have a relaxed game over several hours.

X-wing is fast, furious and definitely more appealing to people with a similar character who can't sit still for the time a game of Armada takes.

This may or may not be taken in the light that I am extremely biased towards Armada, I love the game!

Thank you for the report, RogueLieutenant. I enjoyed reading it a great deal

FYI the latest episode of The Jodo Cast is up, in which I discuss my experiences at the Armada store championship. Since I lay it out in the article, I spend more time in the episode discussing some of the things that fall short for me with Armada.

EPISODE HERE