I've been getting as many friends into Armada as possible lately, with the goal of growing the local community.

As Armada veterans on the forum, we all know that the core kit's example game doesn't really show someone the exciting potential of Armada.

Here are my two tutorial fleets - I would love to hear what you guys make! Both were crafted with the following objectives in mind:

• Keep to 315 points or under - so games play faster
• Simple Admirals
• Ships should only have 1-2 upgrades max - keep the upgrade interaction easy and simple
• Lists should feel like their respective sides (the cinematic experience is critical to maintaining interest)
• Avoid black dice ships (hard for newbies to pilot)

Tutorial Imperial Fleet

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 312/300

Commander: Moff Jerjerrod

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Fleet Ambush
Navigation Objective: Superior Positions

[ flagship ] Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer (120 points)
- Moff Jerjerrod ( 23 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 147 total ship cost

Arquitens-class Light Cruiser (54 points)
= 54 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 25 total ship cost

Arquitens-class Light Cruiser (54 points)
= 54 total ship cost

4 TIE Fighter Squadrons ( 32 points)

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Tutorial Rebel Fleet

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 309/300

Commander: General Dodonna

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Fleet Ambush
Navigation Objective: Superior Positions

[ flagship ] Assault Frigate Mark II A (81 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Gunnery Team ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
= 114 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette A (44 points)
- Jainas Light ( 2 points)
- Leia Organa ( 3 points)
= 49 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Support Refit (51 points)
- Salvation ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
= 64 total ship cost

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24 points)
- Bright Hope ( 2 points)
- Boosted Comms ( 4 points)
= 30 total ship cost

4 X-Wing Squadrons ( 52 points)

I didn't see why there couldn't be any black dice on ships. I didn't make anything a dedicated black dice ship, however. I wanted to make sure I hit some of the interesting rules that might come up, not repeat upgrades on each side, and generally keep things vanilla except for a few recognizable faces. Here's mine:

1 • X-wing Squadron - X-wing (13)
• Total : 13 • Code : r6
2 • X-wing Squadron - X-wing (13)
• Total : 13 • Code : r6
3 • X-wing Squadron - X-wing (13)
• Total : 13 • Code : r6
4 • Wedge Antilles X-wing Squadron - X-wing (19)
• Total : 19 • Code : r14
5 • Y-wing Squadron - Y-wing (10)
• Total : 10 • Code : r9
6 • Y-wing Squadron - Y-wing (10)
• Total : 10 • Code : r9
7 • Assault Frigate Mark II A - Assault Frigate Mark II (81) - General Dodonna (20) - Expanded Hangar Bay (5)
• Total : 106 • Code : r7c2g1
8 • Nebulon-B Escort Frigate - Nebulon-B Frigate (57) - Yavaris (5)
• Total : 62 • Code : r3f9
9 • CR90 Corellian Corvette A - CR90 Corellian Corvette (44)
• Total : 44 • Code : r1
10 • GR-75 Combat Retrofits - GR-75 (24)
• Total : 24 • Code : r28

and

1 • Gozanti-class Cruisers - Gozanti (23)
• Total : 23 • Code : e27
2 • Arquitens-class Command Cruiser - Imperial Light Cruiser (59) - Enhanced Armament (10)
• Total : 69 • Code : e36t1
3 • TIE Fighter Squadron - TIE Fighter (8)
• Total : 8 • Code : e4
4 • TIE Fighter Squadron - TIE Fighter (8)
• Total : 8 • Code : e4
5 • TIE Fighter Squadron - TIE Fighter (8)
• Total : 8 • Code : e4
6 • TIE Fighter Squadron - TIE Fighter (8)
• Total : 8 • Code : e4
7 • TIE Fighter Squadron - TIE Fighter (8)
• Total : 8 • Code : e4
8 • TIE Fighter Squadron - TIE Fighter (8)
• Total : 8 • Code : e4
9 • TIE Fighter Squadron - TIE Fighter (8)
• Total : 8 • Code : e4
10 • Darth Vader TIE Advanced Squadron - TIE Advanced (21)
• Total : 21 • Code : e11
11 • Imperial I-class Star Destroyer - Imperial-class Star Destroyer (110) - Admiral Screed (26) - Boosted Comms (4)
• Total : 140 • Code : e15c6g3