Brothers Grim Presents: Star Wars: X-Wing Hangar Bay Event!

Yesterday we looked over the rules and format of the tournament, now we can start to look at how these changes will impact player list building.

Since each player can have both of their lists be from the same faction, this allows those with limited collections to participate, unlike in previous Hangar Bay formats. The only difference in both lists must be that they do not share any pilots. Let’s see an example.

Player Jeremy has a more limited collection than some of his fellow players, and opts to use to the Imperial Faction for both of his Hangar Bay event lists. Jeremy also enjoys running lists that use Emperor Palpatine, the TIE Phantom, the TIE Advanced Prototype, and wants to use them in each list. But how can he do that if he cannot use Omicron Group Pilot, Whisper, and the Inquisitor in both lists?



Jeremy's solution is to change up the pilots. Since he cannot run the same pilots in any case, he opts to swap the Inquisitor for Valen Rudor, and Whisper for Echo. With points to spare, he changes the Omicron Group Pilot for Captain Yorr, and even has room for Proton Rockets on Valen Rudor and Intelligence Agent on Echo. Despite having a smaller pool of ships, Jeremy is still able to field two lists that both fit his playstyle.



Now that we’ve looked over how someone with fewer ships can field the ships they desire, let’s take a look at some of the things other players can do!

Player Bob owns a wider variety of X-Wing ships, and for the Hangar Bay event will have one of his lists be of the Rebel Faction, and the other list be the Scum Faction. Bob loves flying Rebel aces, and builds a list as he normally would. His Rebel list emphasizes abilities and a high Pilot Skill to defeat his opponents, like a true Rebel Ace. But what of his Scum list?



We see from the Scum list that Bob has many dirty tricks up his sleeve. Unlike his Rebel list, the Scum ships he chose are all low Pilot Skill, but packed with crew and upgrades that cause mayhem to force his opponent to play by his rules.



Whether you’re a loyal Imperial citizen, or two-timing Rebel Scum, the Brothers Grim X-Wing Hangar Bay is sure to provide a test of true skill and enjoyment for pilots of all types. Join us on July 23rd in Selden, New York for action-packed fun and deadly dogfighting.

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