42 minutes ago, Kdubb said:

Was this a TO call? New ships should be immediately available upon release for store championships.

Inside the US, product is legal upon release. Outside of the US, it's always been the TO's call.

4 minutes ago, DR4CO said:

Inside the US, product is legal upon release. Outside of the US, it's always been the TO's call.

Ah right I remember just learning this. Should have recalled that. Thanks.

Yesterday was the Store Championship in Goblin Trader Barcelona. There were 38 players after a few drops and we played 4 rounds of swiss and a top 8.

Here are the lists from the top 8:

Winner : Oriol Z (our regional winner from a few months back)

• Soontir Fel w/PtL, AT, SD and title
• Carnor Jax w/PtL, AT, SD and title
• Inquisitor w/PtL, AT and title

Runner up : Carles F

• Omega Leader w/Juke and CR
• Quickdraw w/Expertise, LWF, FCS, SC and title
• Backdraft w/ VI, LWF, FCS, SC and title

Top 4

Carlos S (1st in swiss, lost to Oriol Z)

• Tomax Bren w/CS, HM, EM and GC
• Carnor Jax w/PtL and AT
• Quickdraw with DTF, LWF, FCS, title and TS

Myself (2nd in swiss, lost to Carles F)

• Fenn Rau w/AM, AT and title
• Old Teroch w/AM, AT and title
• Inaldra w/AM and LS title
• Sarco Plank w/AM, CD, STA and Vizago

Top 8

Gonzalo C (lost to me)

• Sabacc w/SS, LWF and AA
• Vessery w/CS, TIE D and IC
• Quickdraw w/DTF, LWF, FCS, PA and title

Ivan V (lost to Carlos S)

• Warden Squadron Pilot w/EM, Adv SLAM, Cl Mines, and SC
• Warden Squadron Pilot w/EM, Adv SLAM, Cl Mines, SC and Chopper
• Warden Squadron Pilot w/EM, Adv SLAM, Prox Mines, SC and Sabine

Jorge M (lost to Carles F)

• Ryad w/ASTS, x7 and TIE MkII
• Inquisitor w/PtL, AT and v1
• Quickdraw w/DTF, LWF, FCS, title and maybe PA

David B (lost to Oriol Z)

• Miranda w/Rey, HM, GC, EM and TLT
• Nera w/Plasma Torps, EM, CD, GC and Deadeye (I believe)
• Blue Squadron Pilot w/CD

48 minutes ago, darthlurker said:

Yesterday was the Store Championship in Goblin Trader Barcelona. There were 38 players after a few drops and we played 4 rounds of swiss and a top 8.

Here are the lists from the top 8:

Winner : Oriol Z (our regional winner from a few months back)

• Soontir Fel w/PtL, AT, SD and title
• Carnor Jax w/PtL, AT, SD and title
• Inquisitor w/PtL, AT and title

Runner up : Carles F

• Omega Leader w/Juke and CR
• Quickdraw w/Expertise, LWF, FCS, SC and title
• Backdraft w/ VI, LWF, FCS, SC and title

Top 4

Carlos S (1st in swiss, lost to Oriol Z)

• Tomax Bren w/CS, HM, EM and GC
• Carnor Jax w/PtL and AT
• Quickdraw with DTF, LWF, FCS, title and TS

Myself (2nd in swiss, lost to Carles F)

• Fenn Rau w/AM, AT and title
• Old Teroch w/AM, AT and title
• Inaldra w/AM and LS title
• Sarco Plank w/AM, CD, STA and Vizago

Top 8

Gonzalo C (lost to me)

• Sabacc w/SS, LWF and AA
• Vessery w/CS, TIE D and IC
• Quickdraw w/DTF, LWF, FCS, PA and title

Ivan V (lost to Carlos S)

• Warden Squadron Pilot w/EM, Adv SLAM, Cl Mines, and SC
• Warden Squadron Pilot w/EM, Adv SLAM, Cl Mines, SC and Chopper
• Warden Squadron Pilot w/EM, Adv SLAM, Prox Mines, SC and Sabine

Jorge M (lost to Oriol Z)

• Ryad w/ASTS, x7 and TIE MkII
• Inquisitor w/PtL, AT and v1
• Quickdraw w/DTF, LWF, FCS, title and maybe PA

Unpossible! Didn't you get the memo? Imperials are a dead faction!

1 minute ago, Hawkstrike said:

Unpossible! Didn't you get the memo? Imperials are a dead faction!

Yeah and having Carnor Jax against a K-Wing bomber (or...three of them) results in an auto-loss.

Germany, Karlsruhe Store Championship 15th of July, 2017

24 Participants, 5 Rounds, No Cut

1. Place "Tynsca"

Rebel Operative (16)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
Rey (2)
Pulsed Ray Shield (2)

Rebel Operative (16)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
"Leebo" (2)
Pulsed Ray Shield (2)

Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)
Concussion Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)

Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)
Concussion Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)

Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)
Concussion Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)

Total: 100

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2.Place (ME)

"Quickdraw" (29)
Crack Shot (1)
Fire-Control System (2)
Pattern Analyzer (2)
Lightweight Frame (2)
Special Ops Training (0)

Colonel Vessery (35)
Crack Shot (1)
Ion Cannon (3)
TIE/D (0)

"Omega Leader" (21)
A Score to Settle (0)
Comm Relay (3)

Total: 99

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3. Place TG81

"Quickdraw" (29)
Adaptability (0)
Fire-Control System (2)
Lightweight Frame (2)
Special Ops Training (0)

"Backdraft" (27)
Adaptability (0)
Fire-Control System (2)
Lightweight Frame (2)
Special Ops Training (0)

Starkiller Base Pilot (30)
Fire-Control System (2)
Pattern Analyzer (2)
Anti-Pursuit Lasers (2)

Total: 100

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4 minutes ago, xstormtrooperx said:

Germany, Karlsruhe Store Championship 15th of July, 2017

24 Participants, 5 Rounds, No Cut

1. Place "Tynsca"

Rebel Operative (16)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
Rey (2)
Pulsed Ray Shield (2)

Rebel Operative (16)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
"Leebo" (2)
Pulsed Ray Shield (2)

Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)
Concussion Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)

Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)
Concussion Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)

Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)
Concussion Missiles (4)
Guidance Chips (0)

Total: 100

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He won Finnish regionals last year with similar list too

4 hours ago, Hwarangdaem said:

He won Finnish regionals last year with similar list too

Was a really good and close match (he won by exactly 2 points). Nice guy!

Mishap Games - Roanoke, VA

27 players - 5 rounds - cut to top 4

Top 2:

Winners - Adam James & Ronnie Schaffer (we were tired so we split and went home early)

Adam James

4 x Karthakk Pirate
- Intel Agent
- Long-Range Scanners

Ronnie Schaffer

Captain Nym
- VI
- Autoblaster Turret
- Extra Munitions
- Concussion Missiles
- Cluster Mines
- Guidance Chips
- Accuracy Corrector

Bossk
- Crack Shot
- Cluster Missiles
- Dengar
- K4
- Scavenger Crane
- Guidance Chips

Top 4:

Bradley Huttner & Ryan Schaffer

Bradley Huttner (dont know the full list yet)

Some sort of Ghost Stresshog and Autoblaster y-wing list

Ryan Schaffer

Quickdraw
- Expertise
- FCS
- Title
- Lightweight Frame 

Countess Ryad
- X7
- Predator

Delta
- X7

7 hours ago, Hawkstrike said:

Unpossible! Didn't you get the memo? Imperials are a dead faction!

In a tournament with all Imperials, they have a shot ?

7 hours ago, Admiral Deathrain said:

Yeah and having Carnor Jax against a K-Wing bomber (or...three of them) results in an auto-loss.

Well, the triple K list (flown by someone that took them to the final of one regional and the top 8 of two more, all of which were between 60 and 100 people) lost twice to the Carnor/Tomax/Quickdraw list in this tournament.

15 minutes ago, clanofwolves said:

In a tournament with all Imperials, they have a shot ?

I believe that the overall winner played against a Dengar/Asajj list (won) and a Ketsu/Bossk (lost), so imperial lists are popular here but the large ship scum lists are not at all uncommon despite what the top 8 would seem to indicate =).

11 hours ago, Kdubb said:

Ah right I remember just learning this. Should have recalled that. Thanks.

To be clear it is North America. Not just the US.

Discover Games Store championship in Fayetteville, GA today

20 players. 4 rounds of Swiss with a cut to top 4

winner- Sam D.-Norra Wexley with PTL, R2-D2, Tail Gunner, Title and Vectored Thrusters. Nien Numb with Snap shot, R3-A2, Primed Thrusters and IA. Tarn Mison with M9-G8 and IA

2nd-Timothy B.- Chewbacca with Rage, C-3PO, Rey andTitle(evade). Captain Rex with Title and Inspiring Recruit. Lowhhrick with PTL, Jyn Erso and Jan Ors.

Results from yesterday's Store Championship at The Complex in Scarborough, Maine - 22 players

1st - Derek S (4-0 Swiss, 2nd seed)

Biggs w/ R4-D6, Integrated Astro
Jess Pava w/ R2-D6, Selflessness, Integrated Astro, Primed Thrusters
Captain Rex
Lowhrick, Draw Their Fire, Rey, Breach Specialist

2nd - Matt C [me] (3-1 Swiss, 4th seed)

Dengar w/ Attani Mindlink, Punishing One, Overclocked R4, Latts Razzi, Countermeasures
Fenn Rau w/ Attanni Mindlink, Concord Dawn Protector, Autothrusters
Inaldra w/ Attanni Mindlink, Light Scyk Interceptor

Note: the final was a bit weird since life intervened and I had to leave with 30 mins still left on the round. Derek and I decided that a final salvo with the ships still on the board at that time would be the fairest resolution. I had a 1 hull Dengar, 3 hull Fenn, full health Inaldra vs. 1 hull Biggs (stunned pilot), 1-2 shield/full hull Lowhrick. Derek won the salvo and got the plaque.

Top 4:

Brian F (4-0 Swiss, 1st seed, eliminated by me)

Starkiller Base Pilot w/ Collision Detector, Palpatine
Quickdraw w/ Veteran Iinstincts, Special Ops Training, Fire Control System, Pattern Analyzer, Lightweight Frame
Omega Leader w/ Juke, Comm Relay

Harrison W (3-1 Swiss, 3rd seed, eliminated by Derek, had beat me in round 3 of Swiss)

Quickdraw w/ Veteran Instincts, Special Ops Training, Cruise Missiles, Guidance Chips
Darth Vader w/ Veteran Instincts, x1 title, Advanced Targeting Computer, Cruise Missiles, Guidance Chips
Inquisitor w/ Veteran Instincts, v1 title, Cruise Missiles, Guidance Chips

We had only 1 wave 11 ship played that I saw (Derek's Auzituk) and very few Wave 11 upgrades (Harrison's Cruise Missiles). I was surprised to see no Scurrgs.

Double post.

6 hours ago, Transmogrifier said:

Results from yesterday's Store Championship at The Complex in Scarborough, Maine - 22 players

Quickdraw w/ Veteran Instincts, Special Ops Training, Cruise Missiles, Guidance Chips
Darth Vader w/ Veteran Instincts, x1 title, Advanced Targeting Computer, Cruise Missiles, Guidance Chips
Inquisitor w/ Veteran Instincts, v1 title, Cruise Missiles, Guidance Chips

Huh. That's at least the second Top 4 finish for that list this weekend. Surprising to see it multiple places -- who puts VI on Inquisitor?

Clearly, it's good, but surprising ...

1 hour ago, Hawkstrike said:

Huh. That's at least the second Top 4 finish for that list this weekend. Surprising to see it multiple places -- who puts VI on Inquisitor?

Clearly, it's good, but surprising ...

Someone who wants to alpha strike with cruise missiles.

27 player SC from Portland's Guardian Games: http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=3148

I placed second to Noa P's Dash/Miranda. I was rocking a "Fair Ship Rebel" (Biggs/Rex/Jess/Lowhhrick) variant. Tournament had a nice mix of Rebel, Scum and Imperial. Because of a late start and early store close we had to compress it to 3 rounds + cut to swiss, and @blairbunke came down to co-TD the event (last minute thing). He went undefeated in Swiss but withdrew from the cut to allow others to pursue glory. He was rocking a creative Wave 11 five Imp list:

Sienar Specialist + Twin Laser Turret + Lightweight Frame
Scimitar Squadron Pilot + Tie Shuttle + Lightweight Frame + Operations Specialist
Scimitar Squadron Pilot + Unguided Rockets x3 (100)

Results from Saturday's Store Championship at Excelsior! in Hoover, Alabama - 43 players, 5 rounds of Swiss with a cut to top 8. http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=3147

1st - Sam T (4-1 Swiss, 2nd seed with an MoV of 800!)

Biggs Darklighter - R5-P9, Integrated Astromech

Captain Rex - Jan Ors, Sabine's Masterpiece

Thane - Jyn Erso, Alliance Overhaul

Jess Pava - R3-A2, Integrated Astromech

2nd - Steven F (4-1 Swiss, 5th seed)

Jakku Gunrunner - Spacetug Array, Intel Agent, Pattern Analyzer

Assaj Ventress - Push the Limit, Latts Razzi, Gyroscopic Targeting

Fenn Rau - Push the Limit, Autothrusters, Concord Dawn Protector

Top 4:

Stephen W (4-1 Swiss, 8th seed, lost to Steven F in cut)

Quickdraw - Adaptability, Fire Control System, Pattern Analyzer, Light Weight Frame, Special Ops Training

Backdraft - Veteran Instincts, Fire Control System, Sensor Cluster, Light Weight Frame, Special Ops Training

Omicron Group Pilot - Palpatine, Collision Detector

BJ E (4-1 Swiss, 3rd seed, lost to Sam A in cut)

Dash Rendar - Lone Wolf, Rey, Outrider, Heavy Laser Cannon

Miranda Doni - Extra Munitions, Twin Laser Turret, Cluster Mines, Bomblet Generator, Sabine Wren, Advanced Slam

Top 8

James A (5-0 Swiss, 1st seed, lost to Stephen W in cut)

Miranda Doni - Extra Munitions, Cluster Mines, Conner Net, Seismic Charges, Sabine Wren, Advanced Slam, Twin Laser Turret, Cruise Missiles

Captain Nym - Veteran Instincts, Cruise Missiles, Extra Munitions, Bomblet Generator, Havok, "Genius", Twin Laser Turret

Cory J (4-1 Swiss, 4th seed, lost to Steven F in cut)

Biggs Darklighter - R2-D2, Integrated Astromech

Lowhrick - Draw their Fire, Jyn Erso, Jan Ors, Experimental Interface

Norra Wexley - Expertise, Tail Gunner, Alliance Overhaul

Steve M (4-1 Swiss, 6th seed, lost to BJ E in cut)

Ketsu Onyo - A Score To Settle, Dengar, Shadow Caster, Gyroscopic Targeting
Old Teroch - Fearlessness, Concord Dawn Protector, Autothrusters
N'Dru Suhlak -Lone Wolf, Homing Missiles, Guidance Chips

Andrew N (4-1 Swiss, 7th seed, lost to Sam T in cut)

Dengar - Attani Mindlink, Punishing One, Counter Measures, Scavenger Crane, 4 LOM, Overclocked R4

Fenn Rau - Attani Mindlink, Autothrusters, Concord Dawn Protector

Inaldra - Attani Mindlink, Light Scyk Interceptor

OK, so see if my summary is right.

The base of the list is 96 points:

Biggs + R4-D6 + IA (26)

Lowhhrick + Draw Their Fire* (28)

Jess + R2-D6 + Selflessness* + IA (27)

Captain Rex (14)

* can swap these two EPTs around, as long as one is on Jess and the other is on Lowhhrick

Sozin, Portland, 27 players: 6-1 (2nd)

Derek S., Maine, 22 players: 6-0 (lost 4 ships total, did not lose Biggs)

Paul Heaver [not sure of player count offhand]: 4-0. (lost 2 ships entire tournament)

Glenn D, Michigan, 28 players: 7-0

Have there been any other sightings of this list in SC over the weekend? It looks like it has a combined win ratio of 23-1. It hit its hard counter of Dash+Miranda in Sozin's loss.

4 minutes ago, MajorJuggler said:

OK, so see if my summary is right.

The base of the list is 96 points:

Biggs + R4-D6 + IA (26)

Lowhhrick + Draw Their Fire* (28)

Jess + R2-D6 + Selflessness* + IA (27)

Captain Rex (14)

* can swap these two EPTs around, as long as one is on Jess and the other is on Lowhhrick

Sozin, Portland, 27 players: 6-1 (2nd)

Derek S., Maine, 22 players: 6-0 (lost 4 ships total, did not lose Biggs)

Paul Heaver [not sure of player count offhand]: 6-0. (lost 2 ships entire tournament)

Glenn D, Michigan, 28 players: 7-0

Have there been any other sightings of this list in SC over the weekend? It looks like it has a combined win ratio of 25-1. It hit its hard counter of Dash+Miranda in Sozin's loss.

Having flown against it, I think 75 min rounds really help it out. In the 120 min final I played against it, I think I only had been able to take out Rex at the 75 minute mark, but it started to fall apart much faster after that since most of the damage is being redirected instead of being outright blocked. At 90 mins (playing at a pretty relaxed pace) I had pulled ahead on points and was starting to snowball it. It is still a joust list that has to fly as a single block and mostly just has a single focus per ship for modifications, so it's not a crazy offensive powerhouse if you can avoid some arcs or keep it k-turning/stressed. I think the issue is that it takes time to get the damage in and if you are impatient to do so you are going to take more damage than you're dealing. I think the list is beatable, though it takes a good pace of play to make that happen in 75 mins, which is tricky the first time you are flying against it and trying to figure out how to go about that. That said, I don't think this sort of list is good for the game - it narrows viable builds which is not what we should be looking for as we add mechanics to the game.

40 minutes ago, MajorJuggler said:

It hit its hard counter of Dash+Miranda in Sozin's loss.

I take it Dash/Miranda wins by just arc dodging/bumping all the time and wearing them down over time with HLC + TLT + Bombs? Playing keep-away also means they may often be at range 3 of only part of the enemy list, which creates opportunities to attack someone other than Biggs if they want to.

43 minutes ago, MajorJuggler said:

OK, so see if my summary is right.

The base of the list is 96 points:

Biggs + R4-D6 + IA (26)

Lowhhrick + Draw Their Fire* (28)

Jess + R2-D6 + Selflessness* + IA (27)

Captain Rex (14)

* can swap these two EPTs around, as long as one is on Jess and the other is on Lowhhrick

Sozin, Portland, 27 players: 6-1 (2nd)

Derek S., Maine, 22 players: 6-0 (lost 4 ships total, did not lose Biggs)

Paul Heaver [not sure of player count offhand]: 6-0. (lost 2 ships entire tournament)

Glenn D, Michigan, 28 players: 7-0

Have there been any other sightings of this list in SC over the weekend? It looks like it has a combined win ratio of 25-1. It hit its hard counter of Dash+Miranda in Sozin's loss.

@MajorJuggler I was the one that won the Maine tourney. I lost 4 total ships over the course of the 6 games.

I'm almost certain that Heaver went 4-0 in the 11 person Store Championship, no cut, and he didn't lose a ship all day.

I had the chance to go up against Glenn in the Michigan Store Champ in Swiss where he was my only loss in Swiss. Bombs and controlling range with TLT is definitely one of the better counters to it (I ran Miranda/Nym both with TLT). I had personally never ran Miranda before and could've done a lot better using my Cluster Mines, but it was a really close fight where Lowhhrick finished off Miranda with only 2-3 health left as the last ship left standing. Guaranteed bomb damage plus Selflessness/DTF not having much to help mitigate TLT damage, ALTHOUGH Lowhhrick's ability can definitely help Biggs dodge one of the TLT shots.

Don't think the (small) MJ's Store Champ in Wasilla AK ever was reported. http://lists.starwarsclubhouse.com/get_tourney_details?tourney_id=3025

I took first place with

Pure Sabacc + Lightweight Frame + Veteran Instincts + Adaptive Ailerons
Backdraft + Veteran Instincts + Fire-Control System + Targeting Synchronizer + Special Ops Training + Lightweight Frame
Quickdraw + Expertise + Fire-Control System + Sensor Cluster + Special Ops Training + Lightweight Frame
(99)

Second place was (same guy from the regional) Brandon:

Scimitar Squadron Pilot + Extra Munitions + Cluster Missiles + XX-23 S-Thread Tracers + Guidance Chips
Scimitar Squadron Pilot + Extra Munitions + Plasma Torpedoes + Cluster Missiles + Guidance Chips
Scimitar Squadron Pilot + Extra Munitions + Plasma Torpedoes + Cluster Missiles + Guidance Chips
Captain Jonus + Tie Shuttle + Swarm Tactics + Operations Specialist
(100)

Third place, Luke

Academy Pilot
Academy Pilot
Academy Pilot
Black Squadron Pilot + Crack Shot
Black Squadron Pilot + Crack Shot
Black Squadron Pilot + Crack Shot
Howlrunner + Crack Shot
(100)

Fourth, EJ

Jess Pava + Adaptability + Pattern Analyzer + R2-D6 + Integrated Astromech
Biggs Darklighter + R4-D6 + Integrated Astromech
Captain Rex
Braylen Stramm + Alliance Overhaul + R3-A2 + Gunner
(100)