18 hours ago, LTD said:

https://tabletop.to/ttw-star-wars-armada-australian-grand-championship-2019

@GiledPallaeon

The top 8 list are here ... James was king of Swiss day one and two.

There were 4 squadless list in top 8 - two mids, two full-ish.

Rhymer OP. Pls nerf.

1 hour ago, LTD said:

And the Australian Champion is... an Englishman.

This blow would to crushing to our spirits were James not a thoroughly top chap.

I went 7/4 loss, 6/5 win, 9/2 win to take Second for the second year in a row.

Well done to our streamers... thanks for playing along at home.

Very kind words LTD - really enjoyed our game in Round 3 of Day 1. Well done for placing second, a very strong list played with great flying precision!

For forum readers, here is my Thrawn list which came first:

Name: Thrawn Nationals
Faction: Imperial
Commander: Grand Admiral Thrawn

Assault: Precision Strike
Defense: Fighter Ambush
Navigation: Superior Positions

Imperial I (110)
• Grand Admiral Thrawn (32)
• Strategic Adviser (4)
• Boarding Troopers (3)
• Boosted Comms (4)
• Leading Shots (4)
• Avenger (5)
= 162 Points

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Darth Vader (1)
• Comms Net (2)
= 26 Points

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Bomber Command Center (8)
= 31 Points

Arquitens Light Cruiser (54)
• Captain Needa (2)
• Turbolaser Reroute Circuits (7)
= 63 Points

Squadrons:
• Colonel Jendon (20)
• Dengar (20)
• Maarek Stele (21)
• Major Rhymer (16)
• Mauler Mithel (15)
• 2 x TIE Bomber Squadron (18)
= 110 Points

Total Points: 392

I couldn't believe it when I saw an IMP 1 on the table, and NO tua/ecm.
I'll also root for a Imp 1 or a victory.
Very well flown and great play.

1 hour ago, Karneck said:

I couldn't believe it when I saw an IMP 1 on the table, and NO tua/ecm.
I'll also root for a Imp 1 or a victory.
Very well flown and great play.

Thanks @Karneck - basically spent all the points on aggressive upgrades. ISD-1 was the perfect ship for the Thrawn list: boosted comms to push the squads at long range, boarding troopers to shoot its way out of trouble, and still tough enough to take a few good hits!

5 hours ago, Karneck said:

I couldn't believe it when I saw an IMP 1 on the table, and NO tua/ecm.
I'll also root for a Imp 1 or a victory.
Very well flown and great play.

ECM is not nearly as necessary as many believe.

9 hours ago, LTD said:

And the Australian Champion is... an Englishman.

This blow would to crushing to our spirits were James not a thoroughly top chap.

I went 7/4 loss, 6/5 win, 9/2 win to take Second for the second year in a row.

Well done to our streamers... thanks for playing along at home.

Well fought. I may not have rooted for you, but I was definitely cheering for you.

6 minutes ago, The Jabbawookie said:

Well fought. I may not have rooted for you, but I was definitely cheering for you.

As long as you're aware what "Rooting" means in Australia.

8 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

As long as you're aware what "Rooting" means in Australia.

Bertie stumbled upon that on page one, so I’m just giving him a little grief about it.

Gonna need a surname here. An Englishman named James narrows it down to 64% of the country.

@Mundo good work poaching their Worlds invite. Well worth the flight over there and hardship of being down under.

Your country salutes you.

I believe James lives and works in Aus in order to earn our stable dollars...

2 hours ago, Ginkapo said:

Gonna need a surname here. An Englishman named James narrows it down to 64% of the country.

James Stead. We have never played each other Gink, but came close a few times including at the Liverpool regional in early 2018 - when you used Governor Pryce with dual ISD to win!

Kuat trumps a 1 while kittens run