Played a game last night against someone new. Always great to make new friends through a game.
I played an imperial fleet centered on the ISD Avenger (another shout out to
@Darth Sanguis
who authored this list):
397/400 points
Objectives:
Most Wanted, Contested Outpost, Superior Positions
ISD 2
(Avenger,
General Tagge
, Needa, Gunnery Team, TRC, SW-7, ECM)
Gozanti Cruisers
(Tua, ECM, Bomber Command)
Gozanti Cruisers
(Jamming Field)
Gozanti Cruisers
(Jamming Field)
Maarek Steele
Col. Jendon
2x JumpMaster
Tempest Squad
2x TIE Advanced
3x TIE Bomber
My opponent, William, played a Dodonna squadron-heavy list with Salvation and Foresight:
400/400 points (though I think it might have been 401 points)
Nebulon B Escort
(Salvation, Spinal Armament)
CR90 B Corvette
(
General Dodonna
, Jania's Light, RBD, Heavy Turbolaser Turrets) -
Yes, I now realize that HTT are not legal on the CR90B
.
MC30 Torpedo Frigate
(Foresight, Raymus Antilles, Ordnance Experts, XI7, ACM)
GR-75 Combat Retrofit
(Bright Hope, Major Durlin, Comms Net, Boosted Comms)
4x X-Wing
2x A-Wing
2x B-Wing
2x Y-Wing
Losses:
Rebel - MC30 Torpedo Frigate, CR90B Corvette, Y-Wing, X-Wing, B-Wing, 3 tokens = 249 Imperial Points
Imperial - Gozanti Flotilla, 2x Jumpmaster, 1x Tempest Squadron, 1x TIE Bomber, 1x TIE Advanced, 5 tokens = 138 Rebel Points
The score doesn't tell the whole story. Had the Corvette not gotten trapped into flying off the board, Salvation not been so badly out of place, and the squadron battle gone slightly different, the ISD would have been toast. All of these are things that will be improved as William gains more experience with the game.
The whole experience was great. William was so much fun to play against. We had a nice chat about the battle afterward to cover some of the missed opportunities and talk about what can be different next time.
It was exactly the kind of game you hope to have on a Friday night: friendly, fun, and relaxing.