Valuable Payload - Vassal Mini Event

By CaribbeanNinja, in Star Wars: Armada

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From all reports, the 200 point skirmish at Worlds was a success and really fun. I was in 1b, and couldn’t attend and I thought it’d be great to give it a go on vassal.

This would be a great event for experienced and new players! Give vassal a try and experience a great community of Armada players!

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Fleet Building: Fleet cannot exceed 200 points. Fleet cannot exceed 100 points of squadrons. Player may include a single commander in their fleet.

Play area: 3x3

Setup: Each player’s deployment zone is within distance 3 of that players edge of the play area and beyond distance 3 of any other edge if the play area.

Players may place obstacles anywhere in the setup area beyond distance 1 of any edge of the play area (even in deployment zones) and beyond distance 1 of each other. Players cannot deploy ships and squadrons overlapping obstacles.

After deploying fleets, the second player places a victory token in their deployment zone at distance 2 of their edge of the play area. Then the second player places one victory token in the first player’s deployment zone at distance 2 of the first player’s edge of the play area. Each player chooses one of their ships that is not a flotilla to be an objective ship, starting with the first player.

Special Rule: When the first player’s objective ship reveals a command dial, if it is at distance 1 of the victory token in the second player’s deployment zone, the first player gains that victory token.

When the second player’s objective ship reveals a command dial, if it is at distance 1 of the victory token in the first player’s deployment zone, the second player gains that victory token.

A victory token is worth 50 points.

We will play a Hyper Casual three round swiss.

Modified MOV Chart

0-29 6/5

30-69 7/4

70-109 8/3

110-149 9/2

150-200 10/1

Edited by CaribbeanNinja
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First Round:

BrobaFett vs PodRacer (6/5 5 MOV)

CaribbeanNinja vs Dupy (10/1 187 MOV)

Moodswing vs Rasproteus (8/3 97 MOV)

LTD vs tgall (8/3 83 MOV)

comatose vs thecactusman (7/4 53 MOV)

deDios vs Quadro28 (7/4 34 MOV)

itzSteve vs Thrindal (9/2 139 MOV)

BiggsIRL vs Villakarvarousku (8/0 MOV 70)

Cael vs Caldias (6/5 0 MOV)

teholbedict vs VipCard3 (8/0 MOV 70)

JJsJuggernaut vs jp82729 (7/4 56 MOV)

Jeebus vs Mandalorian Moose (10-1 200 MOV)

Second Round:

LTD vs. Villakarvarousku (9/2 135 MOV)

MandalorianMoose vs Dupy (6/5 23 MOV)

itzSteve vs Vipcard (8/0 70 MOV)

comatose vs Rasproteus (6/5 28 MOV)

deDios vs jp82729 (8/3 79 MOV)

Caldias vs BrobaFett (6/5 11 MOV)

Cael vs JJsJuggernaut (8/3 109 MOV)

Quadro28 v PodRacer (7/4 66 MOV)

Moodswing5537 vs thecactusman17 (8/3 75 mov)

tgall vs. Thrindal (7/4 63 MOV)

jeebus (elanmorintedronai) vs, CNinja (7/4 31 MOV)

Final Round

LTD (17/218) vs. MandalorianMoose (16/223) 7-4 55 MOV

VipCard3 (16/140) vs. Dupy (15/187) 10-1 189 MOV

deDios (15/113) vs. Rasproteus (13/97) 10-1 200 MOV

comatose (13/81) vs JJsJuggernaut (13/109) 10-1 200 MOV

Caldias (12/11) vs Quadro28 (11/66) 8-3 100 MOV

BrobaFett (11/5) vs. Moodswing5537 (11/75) 10-1 200 MOV

Villakarvarousku (10/70) vs. jp82729 (10/56) 8-3 74 MOV

tgall (10/63) vs PodRacer (9/0) 7-4 42 MOV

Cael (8/0) vs. elanmorinedronai (Jeebus) (8/31) 9-2 127 MOV

thecactusman (7/0) vs. Thrindal (6/0) 8-0 70 MOV

Edited by CaribbeanNinja
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Sounds fun, I'm definitely in!

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The special rules seem to me to be close to symmetrical considering first and second player. Does this not mean that there is nothing in the rules to mitigate first player bias?

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2 minutes ago, Darth Veggie said:

The special rules seem to me to be close to symmetrical considering first and second player. Does this not mean that there is nothing in the rules to mitigate first player bias?

Add in a flipping initiative.

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Or just be happy that the bid is going to hurt even more with each point representing 2x more as a percentage of youravailable points.

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Was there flipping initiative in the event?

I’d like to try running the exact format first and learn and tweak.

I was thinking the 2nd player advantage of placing the two tokens would be pretty strong.

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50 minutes ago, CaribbeanNinja said:

Fleet Building: Fleet cannot exceed 200 points.

Not to give anyone any ideas, but I've just done some advanced maths and it turns out...

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)
= 100 Points

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)
= 100 Points

Squadrons:
= 0 Points

Total Points: 200

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1 minute ago, CaribbeanNinja said:

Was there flipping initiative in the event?

I’d like to try running the exact format first and learn and tweak.

I was thinking the 2nd player advantage of placing the two tokens would be pretty strong.

Ah, I did not get that the second player places both tokens. Maybe that makes strategic for first player mandatory?

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2 minutes ago, Darth Veggie said:

Ah, I did not get that the second player places both tokens. Maybe that makes strategic for first player mandatory?

Nope. They’re victory tokens. :)

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6 minutes ago, Villakarvarousku said:

Not to give anyone any ideas, but I've just done some advanced maths and it turns out...

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)
= 100 Points

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)
= 100 Points

Squadrons:
= 0 Points

Total Points: 200

Where is the admiral? As with most of my own perfect fleets, it's absent. ☺️

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4 minutes ago, GhostofNobodyInParticular said:

Where is the admiral? As with most of my own perfect fleets, it's absent. ☺️

Commander's optional, isn't it? Or did I misunderstand?

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1 minute ago, Villakarvarousku said:

Commander's optional, isn't it? Or did I misunderstand?

Yes. Totally optional!

That fleet is legal :)

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54 minutes ago, CaribbeanNinja said:

Yes. Totally optional!

That fleet is legal :)

Wow, really? Then I misunderstood.

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This sounds great and fast! I think I can make time. Sign me up!

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2 hours ago, Villakarvarousku said:

Not to give anyone any ideas, but I've just done some advanced maths and it turns out...

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)
= 100 Points

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)
= 100 Points

Squadrons:
= 0 Points

Total Points: 200

MC80 Star Cruiser (96)

Strategic Advisor (4)

= 100

MC80 Star Cruiser (96)

General Draven (3)

=99

Total: 199

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Victory II (85)

Gunnery Team (7)

Disposable Capcitors (3)

Seventh Fleet Star Destroyer (5)

x2

Total: 200

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Count me in.

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I'm down (to get smashed by a way better player).

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I'm in!

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What about flotillas?Hard cap in place?

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24)
= 24 Points

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24)
= 24 Points

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24)
= 24 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Toryn Farr (7)
• Bomber Command Center (8)
• Bright Hope (2)
= 35 Points

Squadrons:
• 8 x Y-wing Squadron (80)
• X-wing Squadron (13)
= 93 Points

Total Points: 200

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19 minutes ago, LTD said:

What about flotillas?Hard cap in place?

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24)
= 24 Points

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24)
= 24 Points

GR-75 Combat Retrofits (24)
= 24 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Toryn Farr (7)
• Bomber Command Center (8)
• Bright Hope (2)
= 35 Points

Squadrons:
• 8 x Y-wing Squadron (80)
• X-wing Squadron (13)
= 93 Points

Total Points: 200

Congratulations on being instantly tabled!

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I'm in!

Edited by moodswing5537
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Thank you. I worked hard at it.

So some regular rules are in place? I thought auto table was in the tournament document...

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17 minutes ago, LTD said:

Thank you. I worked hard at it.

So some regular rules are in place? I thought auto table was in the tournament document...

Yeah still really casual but definitely a tourney. No more than two, and tabling rule in effect.