My Imperials vs my mates Scum.

The Imperials had laid a trap for some pirates operating in one of their sectors. They let information slip of a lightly defended transport convoy travelling through a remote area of space, hoping that the scum would pounce. Little did the pirates realise that the convoy was heavily guarded, and it's cargo was a lethal quartet of TIE Interceptors!

I took the Gozanti and it started the game with four docked TIE Interceptors with Crackshot (two Royal Guard pilots and two Saber Squadron pilots), a demi squadron of Academy Pilots led by Howlrunner, a trio of TIE defenders utilising the new pilots and upgrades, and a Vader/Juno wingman pair.

The game was looking pretty even, but being able to dump four Interceptors into the fight AFTER all the other ships had moved proved pretty decisive, and enabled the Defenders on the right flank to really dominate. The Gozanti plowed into a nearly-full-health Misthunter and a Y-Wing before being demolished, and while my centre crumpled (assault missiles are pretty much a swarm hard-counter, lol!) my right flank held it's own, enabling my Defenders and Interceptors to split the enemy forces and decisively defeat them.

Take away thoughts: Deploying docked ships is awesome. Deploying four in one go is super-awesome.

TIE/D title is awesome. I got a lot of mileage from Marksmanship on those double-taps. There are a lot of cool builds I want to try with my Defenders now.

Most excellent!

How long did it take ?

Love it!!

Nice. Defeated a force of fighters with an epic ship on your side. Very good.

Man, that looks fun.

How long does a game like this take? I haven't had the opportunity to play any epic games, so I would just like to know an approximate amount of time I will need to set aside.

I have once participated in a multiplayer game Rebels vs Empire of 500pts per side. It took about 3-4 hours but some of that time was taken by "tactical discussion" among the players (wing commanders). This looks like great fun with lot's of small ships.

Setup is the killer, really. Providing both sides know what they are going to take and show up with stuff separated it's not bad. I had to setup both sides for a going away party and wasn't ready beyond having lists made up... Ugh. An hour and a half later after searching for cards and pegging ships...

When I play Epic or games over 100 points (done 3,000 before), I usually just print a list from Yet Another and use that as my ref. Shields are drawn on and crossed out, damage cards assigned to that ship's row/stat line. It saves a helluva lot of time setting up and cleaning up.

When I play Epic or games over 100 points (done 3,000 before), I usually just print a list from Yet Another and use that as my ref. Shields are drawn on and crossed out, damage cards assigned to that ship's row/stat line. It saves a helluva lot of time setting up and cleaning up.

Agree. The other builder is also able to give you the card images on a printout so you don't have to look through all your collection for upgrade cards.

"Asteroids do not concern me..."

"There are old pilots and there there are bold pilots but there are no old, bold pilots."

Gutsy flying that Gozanti between a rock and a hard place. I hope there's another Imp capitol ship around to give those interceptors a ride home.

How long did it take ?

How long does a game like this take? I haven't had the opportunity to play any epic games, so I would just like to know an approximate amount of time I will need to set aside.

We started setting up at 11:30 and we were all packed up by 3:30. To be honest, the card system does NOT scale well for X Wing. Just looking at all those cards on the table, I pretty much filled a 6 foot table edge. A printed list would have been a much better option, but of course my printer needs a new ink cartridge and those things are worth more than their weight in gold, so I just used my cards, lol.

"Asteroids do not concern me..."

"There are old pilots and there there are bold pilots but there are no old, bold pilots."

Gutsy flying that Gozanti between a rock and a hard place. I hope there's another Imp capitol ship around to give those interceptors a ride home.

Ha ha, yeah it took a crit from the rock, but after deploying the TIEs it was pretty much just a battering ram, so I had to be bold with it

4 hours well spent.

4 hours well spent.

The most fun you can have with your pants on!