We'll be getting going tonight on a new campaign. Since we've never played a whole one through, due mainly to my never having won a CC battle and getting horribly outclassed by the end of turn 2, we will be trying to play a pretty normal 4 player game without alot of fancy house rules. Only thing really different will be that we have just 2 players playing the 4 player game so 2 fleets each. Watch us live tonight or wait for some edited videos to appear later. Here's to hoping I actually win one of these things!

Edit:

Here is the edited vid from our first match. Much shorter and nicer than the full video right below this

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A really solid way to avoid a blowout campaign is to simply agree to no base assaults or special assaults turn 1. Really its when one team or another cap a base and or win a special assault that things go off the rails in a bad way. Otherwise, best of luck and excited to see how it goes!

Thanks! We will see. I did manage to win but just barely since I flew my Neb-B into the fight instead of away like the watchers were suggesting but I didn't end up scarring very many of his ships. We actually have about the same number of points to unscar after this battle. That squad ball he's running is pretty intimidating and now they're all veterans for next battle. I thought my squads would last a bit longer, but I did fly them poorly. Got most killed without them even being able to shoot at anything.

On 10/25/2017 at 6:46 PM, BrobaFett said:

A really solid way to avoid a blowout campaign is to simply agree to no base assaults or special assaults turn 1. Really its when one team or another cap a base and or win a special assault that things go off the rails in a bad way. Otherwise, best of luck and excited to see how it goes!

That's a pretty good suggestion. Before we play our next match we may change it to a non-special assault which is what I declared.

The next "thrilling" installment in The Durandal Initiative: Corellian Conflict (8 PM Mountain):

The Empire Strikes at Polanis!

Admiral Jerrjerrod has been tasked by Lord Vader to quell the growing unrest in the Polanis system. His fleet has been dispatched to bring order and obedience to the system which is on the verge of open rebellion. Upon hearing rumors of the attack, Admiral Ackbar assembles his fleet in a near by nebula in an attempt to defend the citizens of the system and gain much need support to the the Rebel cause.

https://youtu.be/uBhVqpn-JJU

Tale of the Fleets:

Jerry Arquet
Author: Sgt Durandal

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 396/400

Commander: Moff Jerjerrod

Arquitens-class Command Cruiser (59 points)
- Turbolaser Reroute Circuits ( 7 points)
= 66 total ship cost

Arquitens-class Command Cruiser (59 points)
- Turbolaser Reroute Circuits ( 7 points)
= 66 total ship cost

[ flagship ] Arquitens-class Command Cruiser (59 points)
- Moff Jerjerrod ( 23 points)
- Turbolaser Reroute Circuits ( 7 points)
= 89 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- External Racks ( 3 points)
= 47 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- External Racks ( 3 points)
= 47 total ship cost

1 Firespray-31 ( 18 points)
1 IG-88 ( 21 points)
1 Boba Fett ( 26 points)
1 Aggressor Assault Fighter ( 16 points)

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Fleet created with Armada Warlords

Rebel Fleet List to follow.... @durandal343

1 minute ago, SgtDurandal said:

Rebel Fleet List to follow....

ummmmm... *shuffles through papers*

it's here somewhere! hold on!

Got it!

Aaaack!! bar
Author: durandal343

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 399/400

Commander: Admiral Ackbar

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Contested Outpost
Navigation Objective: Intel Sweep

MC80 Assault Cruiser (114 points)
- Defiance ( 5 points)
= 119 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
- Yavaris ( 5 points)
= 62 total ship cost

[ flagship ] CR90 Corvette A (44 points)
- Admiral Ackbar ( 38 points)
- Jainas Light ( 2 points)
= 84 total ship cost

2 VCX-100 Freighters ( 30 points)
2 YT-1300s ( 26 points)
1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
2 B-Wing Squadrons ( 28 points)
1 Norra Wexley ( 17 points)
1 Rogue Squadron ( 14 points)

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Oooo kay.. so we've taken the raw vid down for now. For any of you that watched the livestream.. ugh.. sorry. But thanks for being a part of our little slice of reality TV! We really do enjoy playing!

For those of you that missed it.. this was a match best left for the edited vid. We took way too long to set up, then we deliberated over moves for.. quite some time. Our turns were taking far far.. far too long. On top of all that we got ourselves into a disagreement over the range of a VCX and if it could reach a token to move it.. or not. Not our finest hour.

We're all good though! We kissed and made up and decided that we'll take this one and learn from it. I, personally, have to get less.. much much less stressed out about winning and losing. It's a game. I tell others that same thing all the time and really need to reassess my attitude.

Since our fleets are posted here please give feedback. I know @SgtDurandal is wondering about a good way to use/add to his squads (we're in a campaign so we can't change them all out) and I can always use advice. I know I want more activations so I was thinking about adding transports and maybe a cr90 to my Ackbar fleet.

Anyway, we'll get better! We promise! And @SgtDurandal.... not ashamed to admit it at all.. I love you in a brotherly non-romantic kind of way!

We'll have that edited vid up at some point so you can all partake in the fun that was this last match.

My thoughts on our CC 1b match:

My thoughts/strategy on our CC 1a match:

Turn 2a live tonight 8:00 pm MST

https://youtu.be/HtYuVm4E2dM

Edit: 8:30 pm