I decide to play and stick with a squad until the release of the 2.0. I choose First Order because I have many of them and since we can't play with them at the release of the 2.0. Time to have my fun with :

5x Squadron Omega Pilots with advanced optics and crackshot

I played with a friend on Saturday at my local store and this is is his list : Corran Horn with R2-D2/Push The Limits/Engine Upgrade/Fire Control System, Ezra Bridger (phantom II) with Gunner /R3-A2 and Ahsoka Tano with veteran instinct, captured tie, sabine, thermal detonator, scavenger crane.

A dangerous squadron and a challenge for my Omega squadron. I put my squadron to the left, he to the right.

First turns was typical maneuver without any shots but after several turn and a attack from Ezra Bridger who stress one ofmy tie this is the turning point of the game :

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I must decide Ezra or Corran ? Since I have 2 tie at range 1 I shoot Ezra and my dice was hot, 3 hit for each without use my focus token... He only did one defence for the two shot, bye bye Ezra !

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The rest shoot at Corran without do damage but he decide to double tap and miss ! With evade and focus my tie are more resistant than I tought, it's time to block for the next turn

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And I block nicely and Crackshot Tie do what they do with a focus and a lock, it's over and my friend concede for this game.

I win without any lost !!! So happy of this game !

Keeping the focus at the start of the game is good and you can bump without any fear !

I will report our two next battle later. And will do better text and photo

Congratulations!

And yes, that's a very nice squad - you lose out on the third attack die of most 5-ship heavy swarmers, but having a 'free' focus token and crack shot in the opening engagement more than makes up for it, and the TIE/fo is a wonderfully tough little ship for its cost; being able to go in with a focus and evade makes a PS-kill extremely hard, or focus and target lock for a good early kill.

Add to this it's very flexible dial (koiogran and segnor, and green hard turns) and the fact that unlike a lot of TIE swarms you're not trying to fly in a range one harpoon-and-bomblet-able bubble around howlrunner.

Indeed ! With a focus/evade and a shield, the tie/fo is more resistant than the Empire version, so if you green dice fail you don't have a "one shot kill" and the dial make it good just like the tie interceptor with so much green move.

My friend and I have played two more and I win both of them but this time I lost 2 ties. News pictures of our games :

Second turn : https://ibb.co/fBQ3v8

Just want to put some swag !

Friend's Mistake : https://ibb.co/n5r42

On this situation, my friend decide to shoot with Ahsoka, I was surprised by his choice because Ahsoka have a good spot to drop a bomb next turn, sadly for him Ahsoka did nothing with her dice (the curse of any tokeness tie fighter) so three of my tie fire and kill her. And two tie fire at Ezra with sucess ! Corran do a double tap and...

My first casualties : https://ibb.co/hfPP2o

Corran finally kill one of my tie but 2 of them did some damage next turn (I use crackshot) and Ezra trying to flee but two tie follow him !

Another lost : https://ibb.co/ixtHNo

More turn and Ezra kill one of my tie and give a bad critic to the second (engine damaged) ! His follow wingman avenge him by killing Ezra ! Now it's 3 tie against Corran and I don't have any crackshot... Time to block and kill, I wait until a good situation coming and...

Bye Bye Corran : https://ibb.co/dRKcoT

Finally the great moment, all of my tie have a range 1 attack against a tokeness Corran with 1 shield and 1 Damage ! Focus and lock ! Corran didn't survive the encounter !

Victory again ! 100 - 40

Been wanting to try this list. Looks fun. Guess I gotta get a move on before 2.0.

I made a tournament Friday night, we were only 6 players because we try to organize small tournaments regularly and especially easy to prepare.

Round 1 : https://ibb.co/hjYiL8

Opponent list : Poe Dameron (bb8/integrated astromech/push the limits/prime thrusters), Fenn Rau (Tactician, flight assist droid), Warden Pilot (Seismic charge, extra munitions, cornet net, sabine, interface experimental)

My first match was against my friend that I played 3 times last Saturday and he had the same list.

The game was finished at turn 5 when he made the mistake of putting too much Poe Dameron forward, 4/5 was able to shot at him and destroy him. I must admit that my opponent did not have much success for his defense roll but managed to kill a tie with a well placed bomb.

Victory: 100 - 20

Round 2 : https://ibb.co/cSO5YT

Opponent list : Turr Phennir (Autothrusters), Maarek Stele (x7, stealth device, crackshot), Ryad (x7, stealth device, crackshot)

My second match was against a new player but who had few games including a tournament to which I made him a list, strong of this experience he take his own list with the ships he has .

Defender x7, the match promises to be difficult and indeed it was with the rapid loss of a tie fo on a concentrated shot. I understand that I must block better, especially that I could have avoided this loss (but we must also learn from our mistakes too )

Then the moment when my luck hit, his Maarek bump and I have 3 tie at range 1 with crackshot ... No mercy and it works almost, he still has 1 hull my others ties manages to turn Ryad' stealth device off and did with a lucky shot.

After few turns and the lost of one of my tie come the moment when the dice of the opponent fail to do the job, I destroy Maarek with only one Tie and I destroy his Turr with the other two without it making the slightest dodge (his k-turn cost him to much.. .)

Countess Ryad try to kill some Tie but end of time I win the game.

Victory: 64 - 40

Round 3 : https://ibb.co/nePvYT.

Opponent list : Poe/Rey (standard config)

A match I know I'm not the favorite but it's a fluff game so I'm good with that !

First turns are soft and we did a shy attack and the Falcon lose one shield only !

Next turn the falcon bump on two tie and Poe did a bold tallon roll and damage one of my tie on exchange he lost all of his shield ! Time to block, I need to kill Poe now and did it ! A nice block and I use crackshot to finish the job. Time to concentrate on the Falcon.

And boy this Falcon is really tough, I manage to have half ofthe point but my tie are shieldless and lost one who go on the asteroids and of course I roll a dice who give a critical hit and I direct hit..., Time to fly away, with no crackshot that would be difficult to maintain the pressure...

He needs to destroy 4 tie to win and I still have 3 for 10 min of play ... I lose another tie, 2 left ... And this is the last turn, the critical moment . I kknow he will manages to have a shot at range 1, I tried the block, good maneuver, bad speed and roll 4 natural hits and wins because I remained only 1 pv. I lose this match!

Defeat: 80 - 67

Despite the defeat I finished first thanks to my mov and won the tournament! I win a Kimogila award (which will go into my collection)

In the end this is a excellent squad ! Rewards placement and ruthless if the opponent makes a mistake. Of course the dice is a factor and I was very lucky tonight until the last one.

There is a tournament next week but I will play a another squad but it's a list that will stay in my list folder until the release of 2.0.