Not intentionally at least. More, I am a raw neophyte and misplayed a whole lot of stuff. While it had some impact on my games in terms of points differential, overall, my opponents still won each match. That is exactly what I expected, given that those were literally my first ever full 400 point games.
Anyway, the NJ Regionals at Highlander Games in Boonton were great fun - despite the nor’easter dumping snow and tossing trees about the night before. The shop even lost power for several hours the night before. Our TO was iced in, but three players stepped up to help judge and as Tim Gunn would say, “Make it work.” We had 22 players for 3 rounds, which seemed to be enough for most of us. Given the amount of traveling required.
I have to say that after experiencing several card and mini game groups, Armada has the friendliest and nicest competitive scene I have experienced. My first pairing was with John who was kind enough to talk me through a lot of rules during the game then gave me all sorts of tips afterwards. I even managed to implement some of the tips later in the day such as putting Jerjerrod to good use with my Gladiator and Victory Star Destroyers. Also, general maneuvering to keep the ISD and VSD together well. Another player (I forget his name) helped teach me how to properly use one of my squadrons - though by then we were about 6 hours in and I was mush-brained.
Now I have to figure out where to go to get in more games to continue learning. Also, I need to collect some essential pieces to my collection like Imp Squadrons II, disposable capacitors, external racks and the missions from Corellian Conflict. There are a couple of us who live within an hour or so of Highlander, so hopefully we can pull together to get games in regularly . T hen like most Armada players, we are going to have to expand our range and look for events in the surrounding states . For me, as a weekend warrior, Vassal and TTS are probably convenient choices too.
