Same deal, stop by and say hi. We've got me in a blue suit and Armada tie, @Snipafist , @Eggzavier , @GiledPallaeon , and (assumedly, he's not here yet) @comatose all here.

Awesomeness, possumness abound.

It was really nice seeing several people from the forums and the greater Midwest area (and an Atlanta visitor in the form of @GiledPallaeon ) at Adepticon on Thursday and Saturday. I had a lot of fun and we were just cracking jokes and making stupid voices through a good portion of it.

The lead developer came around to see some game. He said we would Ben getting an FAQ very soon. I didn’t think to ask if that meant before Worlds, so be prepared for the flotilla-tabling change if you’re going. He also said that Armada is still his favorite game (even though he was just lead developer on Star Wars Legion), so I’m hopeful we’ve got at least a couple more waves if not another core set.

8 minutes ago, comatose said:

The lead developer came around to see some game. He said we would Ben getting an FAQ very soon. I didn’t think to ask if that meant before Worlds, so be prepared for the flotilla-tabling change if you’re going. He also said that Armada is still his favorite game (even though he was just lead developer on Star Wars Legion), so I’m hopeful we’ve got at least a couple more waves if not another core set.

@comatose getting the real announcements!

Clarification:

@geek19 and I both heard it from the horse's mouth that FAQ would be dropping in the next few weeks and it would 'definitely' be out pre-worlds.

Great seeing everyone this weekend!

I can back up the scuttlebutt about there being a FAQ drop and some potentially major changes before worlds, heard from a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a guy, of course.

21 hours ago, geek19 said:

Same deal, stop by and say hi. We've got me in a blue suit and Armada tie, @Snipafist , @Eggzavier , @GiledPallaeon , and (assumedly, he's not here yet) @comatose all here.

Awesomeness, possumness abound.

We also had @SpaceC0wboy and @Capt. Griff out there too! Lots of forum personalities all in one place was pretty fun!

I still wish I could watch a recording of Mike (one of our locals) and @Capt. Griff 's game - they're both the most aggressive Armada players I've played and they hit each other round 2 on Saturday. Mike was about 3-4 beers in because the beer cart came with tiger tank sprues from Flames of War and the occasional conversation snippet I overheard sounded hilarious and there were ships just stuck in there everywhere on round 2. They weren't messing around!

Saturday results were: I won! Yay! I finally got in a game against @comatose , too! I'll be writing up my vague recollections of games on the blog eventually, so I won't really go into too much detail

Our Fair Game crew did extremely well! Round 3 the top 2 tables were all Fair Game players playing one another and the top spot (me) and top Rebel (Mike P) and top Imperial (Nick L) were all Fair Gamers:

Nick, me, and Mike all lined up.

The Fair Gamers lineup, although sadly we are missing Jerry and Jake who headed out early and didn't stick around to chat:

It was great to get out and meet everyone, despite going 0-3 I had a really good time and will likely come out again next year.

Also way to make the Interdictor great again, hands down the most awful thing I faced all day! Not sure if Jack is on here and what his tag is but it was a good match and I hope to see you again some time in the future if not for Armada then for our shared passion for A Feast for Odin.

Shout out to @comat0se for a crazy exact tie game. I may have to find my way down to Champaign just to try my luck against you once more!

I regret not going now. Had the offer to go and help run Legion events but couldn't make the time.

These cons are great for finally meeting up with forums people!

42 minutes ago, SpaceC0wboy said:

It was great to get out and meet everyone, despite going 0-3 I had a really good time and will likely come out again next year.

Also way to make the Interdictor great again, hands down the most awful thing I faced all day! Not sure if Jack is on here and what his tag is but it was a good match and I hope to see you again some time in the future if not for Armada then for our shared passion for A Feast for Odin.

Shout out to @comat0se for a crazy exact tie game. I may have to find my way down to Champaign just to try my luck against you once more!

Yeah, it was good to meet you too! The Interdictor is a great ship nowadays and it was in both my fleets (I'm saving the specifics until @geek19 gets the fleet lists up later).

A Feast for Odin is a swell game, and we tend to play it a fair amount (Jack's in my boardgaming group, too, and I know he's got another group he games with as well). I know he lurks on the forums but I don't know if he has a proper username or not.

You're up in the northwest burbs, right? Or am I thinking of someone else I spoke to?

49 minutes ago, Snipafist said:

Yeah, it was good to meet you too! The Interdictor is a great ship nowadays and it was in both my fleets (I'm saving the specifics until @geek19 gets the fleet lists up later).

A Feast for Odin is a swell game, and we tend to play it a fair amount (Jack's in my boardgaming group, too, and I know he's got another group he games with as well). I know he lurks on the forums but I don't know if he has a proper username or not.

You're up in the northwest burbs, right? Or am I thinking of someone else I spoke to?

Kudos on that build. It was AWFUL to fight. It was perhaps the only time it would have been better to fight the ISD instead!

You've got the right guy @Snipafist , I live in a suburb far far away on the 'outer rim' of Chicagoland. The best place for folk in my area to link up with you city folk(Corucago? Chicagoscant?) is likely Games Plus, however that might be an awful trek for y'all as well. For me it's about an hour's drive.

I'll get out to Fair Game one of these days. From all the pics I've seen it looks like a very tidy and well put together store. It's always a pleasure to see a game store that's not your typical cramped 'nerd dungeon'.

4 minutes ago, SpaceC0wboy said:

Kudos on that build. It was AWFUL to fight. It was perhaps the only time it would have been better to fight the ISD instead!

You've got the right guy @Snipafist , I live in a suburb far far away on the 'outer rim' of Chicagoland. The best place for folk in my area to link up with you city folk(Corucago? Chicagoscant?) is likely Games Plus, however that might be an awful trek for y'all as well. For me it's about an hour's drive.

I'll get out to Fair Game one of these days. From all the pics I've seen it looks like a very tidy and well put together store. It's always a pleasure to see a game store that's not your typical cramped 'nerd dungeon'.

Re: Interdictor
Oh yeah, I'm loving it. In the current meta, a ship that survives based on dice shenanigans and doesn't rely on defense tokens too much is pretty good in a world of Avenger ISDs and token-overheating upgrades and accuracy generation tech. You need a plan for getting damage out of the rest of your fleet, but the Interdictor can do fine when double-arcing and evaporates shields with HIEs. Mine took FIVE Vader Cymoon front arc shots to finally bring down in the final round yesterday and otherwise I only lost it in my game against @Capt. Griff on Thursday and once besides that in casual games when the Vader boarding team stole its Targeting Scrambler.

Re: Games Plus
The issue I have with Games Plus is it's about an hour drive from me and its play area is rather random. I like the store itself, it's just a bit difficult to really get there and get a game going sometimes. They do occasional Saturday Armada, right? I could've sworn I saw something on the Armada Chicago Facebook group about it.

Re: Fair Game
Feel free to drop us a line on the Fair Game Armada Facebook group if you're interested in coming out some Thursday and join up if you haven't already for when we post Saturday events (which should be easier to get to for you vs. Thursday)! It's a clean well-lit store, the only issue we have is space. We can get about a dozen people playing Armada at once, but past that it can get problematic. It's the only reason we didn't apply for Regionals this most recent season, we just don't have the space. Next time around, the plan is to partner up with Pastimes to get it done.

One thing I want to note that will be clear when the fleet lists go up is Adepticon was won on Thursday (by @Capt. Griff ) with a 2-activation fleet and on Saturday with a 3-activation fleet . That's activations , not ships , so not a Strategic Adviser (Politeness Officer!) in sight to pad that. My fleet had Pryce and that was about it so far as activation shenanigans went.

Saturday Results and Lists (with MoV this time, @GiledPallaeon has pics/numbers from Thursday)

1) Eric Taylor, @Snipafist , 26-658

MW, Con O, Sup Pos

Interdictor Suppression

Sloane, Brunson, Engine Techs, DCaps, Interdictor, Target Scramblers, Grav Shift Reroute, HIE

Quasar 1

Pryce, Flight Controllers, Exp hang, Boosted Comms, Pursuant

Goz

Hondo Comms Net

Ciena, Jendon, Dengar, Howl, Maarek, Mauler, Saber, Valen

2) Nick Litrenta, 25-775

Blockade Run, Con O, Solar Corona

Goz Comms Net

Goz COmms Net

Cymoon

Vader, Relentless, EWS, IF, Hardened Bulk, Tua, H9, Quad Turbo Cannons

Cymoon

Avenger, StM, Strat Ad, SPinal, Xi7, Gun Team, Harden Bulk

3) Nick Griffiths @Capt. Griff , 22-667

same as thursday, though Boba Fett became Bossk

4) Mike Ploetz, 21-362

MW, VIP, Solar Corona

Pelta Assault

Rieekan, Lando, ExRax, IF

MC30 Torp

Admo, SFO, OE, EWS, ACM, H9

GR75 COmms Net

CR90 TRC

CR90 TRC

CR90B HIE

Shara, Tycho

5) Jakob Christensen, 20-657

MW, Con O, Dang Terr

Kuat

Motti, Chimaera, ECM, EF!, LS, Wulff, GT, ExRax

Glad1

Demo, APT, ET, OE

Raider1

ExRax, OE

Goz Comms Net

Goz Comms Net

Howl and 3 TIEs

6) Jaroslaw Skrzypek, 19-507

Station Assault, Con O, Sup Pos

Jainas TRCR90

GR Comms Net

GR BCC

Yavaris Standard build

LMC80 Star

Dodonna, Strat Ad, GT, Leading Shots

X, X, Gold, Jan, B, B

7) John Zuidema @geek19 19-195

MW, Fire Lanes, Sensor Net

TRCR90A

TRCR90A

CR90A

Jainas, Leia, TRCs

GR

GR

GR

Bright Hope, Toryn, BCC

Wedge, Jan, 3 VCX, 5 Ys

8) Matt Ansley @GiledPallaeon 18-179

AG, PIC, Salvage Run

MC80 Assault

Ackbar, Strat Ad, ET, EWS, ECM, LS, QBT, Home One

MC75 Armored

Bail, Boarding Troopers, ECM, ExRax, Leading Shots, Xi7

GR

Leia, Comms Net, Bright Hope

Shara/Tycho

9) Mike Bohlmann @comatose , 15-190

AG, Hyp Assault, Sup Pos

MC75 Armored

Bail, Fire Control Team, ECM, ACM, LS, XX9, Aspiration

MC30 Scout

Sato, Lando, OE, ACM, Admo

GR75 Comms Net

Gr75 Comms Net

Hera, Luke, Biggs, 2 Lancers

10) Andrew Maas @SpaceC0wboy 15-14

Most Wanted, Con O, Solar

MC75 Ordnance

Strat Ad, OE, Quad Lasers, ECM, APT, Ord Pods

CR90B Dodonnas Pride

Pelta Assault

Dodonna, Projection Ex, IF!

CR90A Jainas TRC

GR75

Toryn Comms Net

3 YT2400s

11) Jack Otto 14-133

MW, Con O, Solar Corona

Arq Command

SFO, ET, QBT

Interdictor Suppression

Brunson, ET, DCaps, Targeting Scrambler, Grav Shift Reroute, HIE, Interdictor

Kuat

Thrawn, Strat Ad, Darth Vader, ECM, Leading Shots, ExRax, Chimaera, Entrapment Formation!

Goz Hondpo COmms Net

12) Ben Lurie 14-111

MW, Fire Lanes, Intel Sweep

MC30 Torp

Raddus, Lando, OE, ExRax, Admo

MC80 Command

LS, Defiance, QBT

Yavaris Standard Build

GR75 Comms Net

2 VCX, B, Dagger, X, Hwk

13) Victor Walker 12-400

Opening Salvo, Hyperspace Assault, Minefields

MC80 Command

Ackbar, LS, Exp hang Bay, AP

CR90

Slaved Turrets Jainas Light

CR90 Projecton Exp Leia Organa

2 E, 2 Z95, Hera, Dutch, 4 A-wings

14) Chris Eggert @Eggzavier 12-17

MW, Hyp Assault, Sup Pos

MC75 Armored

Dodonna, Strat Ad, Flight Controllers, ECM

GR75

Adar, BCC

Yavaris Standard

GR

Bright Hope Toryn

Ten, Corran, Jan, Luke, Dagger, X, 2 Y

15) Matt Harbage 8-0

Precision Strike, Fighter Ambush, Sup Pos

ISD-II

Thrawn, GT, Boosted Comms, ECM, QBTs, Leading Shots

Quasar II

Squall, Brunson, Flight Controllers, ruthless, boosted

Goz BCC

Defender, Tempest, 4 bombers, maarek, jendon

16) Chris Putrich 4-0

OPening Salvo, Fleet Ambush, Intel Sweep

ISD-II

Screed, Avenger, GT

VSD-II Overload Pulse Gunnery Team

VSD-II Overload Pulse Gunnery Team

4 TIEs

Not a super strong showing on my part, but it was great fun to play armada again and meet everyone!