Tired of winning trying to win all the time with boring dumb Meta lists? Let's talk instead about what you put down on the table to have a good time! Maybe it's not even something you put down on the table, but are always happy to see across from you because you know it means a fun game. Maybe it's a game mode that you like to play more than the standard 400/134 tournament games.

I'll start with my personal favorite objective - Blockade Run. I LOVE Blockade Run, because of how much it dramatically changes the game, between the rotation of the deployment areas, to the actual objective gameplay. As 1st Player, I've taken that objective in high level tournaments purely because "we're going to have the most fun out of any table here", and when it first came out it it was the very first objective included into my lists. It's just a good time.

I'm not sure you could say there's really a META for Rebellion in the Rim per se, but I've been having the most fun running a Medium + Small as my starter fleet, where most people seem to be going LARGE TANK, but with that being said it's only really fun for the first few games, and then it kinda loses the luster as every game turns into this chess match where you're trying to keep your ships alive while plotting exactly how you're going to score enough points to get the win.

I've actually been playing a Cracken list just for the fun of it. The AFM2's are super fun with Salvo (replacing evade) backed by IF.

Name: Friggen Cracken
Faction: Rebel
Commander: General Cracken

Assault: Most Wanted
Defense: Fleet In Being
Navigation: Infested Fields

Assault Frigate Mk2 A (81)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
• Paragon (5)
= 109 Points

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
= 95 Points

Pelta Assault Ship (56)
• General Cracken (26)
• Ahsoka Tano (2)
• Engine Techs (8)
• Intensify Firepower! (6)
= 98 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Comms Net (2)
= 20 Points

Squadrons:
• Biggs Darklighter (19)
• Jan Ors (19)
• 3 x X-wing Squadron (39)
= 77 Points

Total Points: 399

1 hour ago, BiggsIRL said:

Tired of winning trying to win all the time with boring dumb Meta lists? Let's talk instead about what you put down on the table to have a good time!

Obvious geek answer is obvious?

54 minutes ago, Karneck said:

I've actually been playing a Cracken list just for the fun of it. The AFM2's are super fun with Salvo (replacing evade) backed by IF.

Name: Friggen Cracken
Faction: Rebel
Commander: General Cracken

Assault: Most Wanted
Defense: Fleet In Being
Navigation: Infested Fields

Assault Frigate Mk2 A (81)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
• Paragon (5)
= 109 Points

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
= 95 Points

Pelta Assault Ship (56)
• General Cracken (26)
• Ahsoka Tano (2)
• Engine Techs (8)
• Intensify Firepower! (6)
= 98 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Comms Net (2)
= 20 Points

Squadrons:
• Biggs Darklighter (19)
• Jan Ors (19)
• 3 x X-wing Squadron (39)
= 77 Points

Total Points: 399

Can confirm this list is fun to see across the table

I'm eager to play my double Cymine list

1 hour ago, Karneck said:

I've actually been playing a Cracken list just for the fun of it. The AFM2's are super fun with Salvo (replacing evade) backed by IF.

Name: Friggen Cracken
Faction: Rebel
Commander: General Cracken

Assault: Most Wanted
Defense: Fleet In Being
Navigation: Infested Fields

Assault Frigate Mk2 A (81)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
• Paragon (5)
= 109 Points

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
= 95 Points

Pelta Assault Ship (56)
• General Cracken (26)
• Ahsoka Tano (2)
• Engine Techs (8)
• Intensify Firepower! (6)
= 98 Points

GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Comms Net (2)
= 20 Points

Squadrons:
• Biggs Darklighter (19)
• Jan Ors (19)
• 3 x X-wing Squadron (39)
= 77 Points

Total Points: 399

A quality list that'll have you're opponent saying "FFS" (For Fun's Sake)!

Any list where you use 4 victories.

Vindaloo
Author: Ginkapo

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 400/400

Commander: Moff Jerjerrod

Assault Objective: Advanced Gunnery
Defense Objective: Fleet In Being
Navigation Objective: Solar Corona

[ flagship ] Star Dreadnought Command Prototype (220 points)
- Moff Jerjerrod ( 23 points)
- Emperor Palpatine (off) ( 3 points)
- Local Fire Control ( 4 points)
- Quad Laser Turrets ( 5 points)
= 255 total ship cost

Gladiator I-Class Star Destroyer (56 points)
- Demolisher ( 10 points)
- Skilled First Officer ( 1 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- External Racks ( 3 points)
= 74 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 25 total ship cost

Raider I-Class Corvette (44 points)
- Corvus ( 2 points)
= 46 total ship cost

= 0 total squadron cost

Opening Salvo. Nothing says fun like throwing tons of dice (in your first attacks) and this objective makes that happen. Not as popular as Most Wanted due to its downside, understandably, but it is fun nonetheless. Good memories at a Store Championship of my Hammerhead Gunline (Sato, ACMs, and DCaps) taking out Demolisher at range before it even had a chance to use any black dice against me.

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 399/400

Commander: General Tagge

Assault Objective: Surprise Attack
Defense Objective: Contested Outpost
Navigation Objective: Doomed Station

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
- Minister Tua ( 2 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 34 total ship cost

Interdictor-class Suppression Refit (90 points)
- Interdictor ( 3 points)
- Captain Brunson ( 5 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Disposable Capacitors ( 3 points)
- G7-X Grav Well Projector ( 2 points)
- Grav Shift Reroute ( 2 points)
= 113 total ship cost

Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
- Darth Vader (off) ( 1 points)
- Proximity Mines ( 4 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 30 total ship cost

Raider I-Class Corvette (44 points)
- Corvus ( 2 points)
- Iden Versio ( 6 points)
- Ordnance Experts ( 4 points)
- External Racks ( 3 points)
= 59 total ship cost

[ flagship ] Imperial Star Destroyer Kuat Refit (112 points)
- General Tagge ( 25 points)
- Strategic Adviser ( 4 points)
- Local Fire Control ( 4 points)
- Proximity Mines ( 4 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
- External Racks ( 3 points)
= 163 total ship cost

= 0 total squadron cost

Get points from the station with the Gozantis, use grav shift and mines to protect the station, Tagge to protect the Gozantis, and go hunting with the rest of the ships. (I've never played Surprise Attack but I assume it would be hilarious)

@Bertie Wooster , can we just agree that any list where you run Tagge is for Fun (or that you've had just a few too many pints)?

I think the real For Fun's Sake commander is still Special K, especially if you manage to pull off something extra dumb like speedong someone up off of the map.

Love Twin LMC80s, trying to make them work

Triple ISDs

Agree with OP, hope we can get more objectives that change up the board state more dynamically like Blockade Run does

14 hours ago, Admiral Calkins said:

@Bertie Wooster , can we just agree that any list where you run Tagge is for Fun (or that you've had just a few too many pints)?

It's primarily for the fun of your opponent forgetting that you have Tagge, then going "Gah! Tagge!" when you bring back your scatter tokens / Iden evade / ISD brace.

1 hour ago, Bertie Wooster said:

It's primarily for the fun of your opponent forgetting that you have Tagge, then going "Gah! Tagge!" when you bring back your scatter tokens / Iden evade / ISD brace.

That's why I love using Bossk. No one remembers his ability until after they've countered or conducted a flak attack against him.

3 hours ago, Admiral Calkins said:

That's why I love using Bossk. No one remembers his ability until after they've countered or conducted a flak attack against him.

Really? Huh, my usual experience is ignoring Bossk unless I can put him in the GROUND and FAST.

4 minutes ago, geek19 said:

Really? Huh, my usual experience is ignoring Bossk unless I can put him in the GROUND and FAST.

That’s probably the right thing to do. The players in my area usually ask me what his special ability is after they’ve put a damage on him. I usually attack something with counter first so they just instinctively roll their dice.

Three VSDs with Salvo and Romodi has been a lot of fun. If you fly right, your opponent is just constantly getting dice thrown at it. Granted, I've only tried this in solo AI games; I'd like to try it against an actual human. 😉

53 minutes ago, Admiral Calkins said:

That’s probably the right thing to do. The players in my area usually ask me what his special ability is after they’ve put a damage on him. I usually attack something with counter first so they just instinctively roll their dice.

The downside of "shoot first, ask questions later."

On 6/14/2020 at 2:43 PM, bkcammack said:

Any list where you use 4 victories.

It's not a great list, but it's a list that not's on meta..... It's fun to run. Drop a bunch of obstacles and fun stuff, huck tons of dice, and blow stuff up!

Name: Untitled Fleet
Faction: Imperial
Commander: General Romodi

Assault: Opening Salvo
Defense: Planetary Ion Cannon
Navigation: Minefields

Victory II (85)
• General Romodi (20)
• Captain Brunson (5)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• Leading Shots (4)
= 129 Points

Victory I (73)
• Skilled First Officer (1)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Proximity Mines (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• External Racks (3)
= 90 Points

Victory I (73)
• Skilled First Officer (1)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Proximity Mines (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• External Racks (3)
= 90 Points

Victory I (73)
• Skilled First Officer (1)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Proximity Mines (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• External Racks (3)
= 90 Points

Squadrons:
= 0 Points

Total Points: 399

My list is a workable 400 point Sato list that can actually win a game without depending on either insane amounts of luck or a dumb opponent. I want this fleet to work so bad! Fighters and hammerheads. And hey, a rebel quasar, if we can get it?

Name: Untitled Fleet
Faction: Rebel
Commander: Commander Sato

Assault: Surprise Attack
Defense: Fighter Ambush
Navigation: Solar Corona

Hammerhead Scout Corvette (41)
• Commander Sato (32)
• Slaved Turrets (6)
• Task Force Organa (1)
= 80 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Concussion Missiles (7)
• Task Force Organa (1)
= 47 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Concussion Missiles (7)
• Task Force Organa (1)
= 47 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Concussion Missiles (7)
• Task Force Organa (1)
= 47 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Concussion Missiles (7)
• Task Force Organa (1)
= 47 Points

Squadrons:
• Tycho Celchu (16)
• 7 x YT-2400 (112)
= 128 Points

Total Points: 396

9 minutes ago, erikwm said:

It's not a great list, but it's a list that not's on meta..... It's fun to run. Drop a bunch of obstacles and fun stuff, huck tons of dice, and blow stuff up!

Name: Untitled Fleet
Faction: Imperial
Commander: General Romodi

Assault: Opening Salvo
Defense: Planetary Ion Cannon
Navigation: Minefields

Victory II (85)
• General Romodi (20)
• Captain Brunson (5)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• Leading Shots (4)
= 129 Points

Victory I (73)
• Skilled First Officer (1)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Proximity Mines (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• External Racks (3)
= 90 Points

Victory I (73)
• Skilled First Officer (1)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Proximity Mines (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• External Racks (3)
= 90 Points

Victory I (73)
• Skilled First Officer (1)
• Local Fire Control (4)
• Proximity Mines (4)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• External Racks (3)
= 90 Points

Squadrons:
= 0 Points

Total Points: 399

That looks like a lot of fun.

44 minutes ago, erikwm said:

It's not a great list, but it's a list that not's on meta..... It's fun to run. Drop a bunch of obstacles and fun stuff, huck tons of dice, and blow stuff up!

My triple VSD list is very similar to this, except it swaps Quad Battery Turrets for Quad Turbolaser Cannons , and Skilled First Officer with Intel Officer . I find the combo to be great at stripping away defense tokens. Makes for a fun fleet.

I'm not gonna say it's anything special, but I've flown this twice and really enjoy the heck out of it. I can't remember the last time I saw a swarm of generic TIEs on the table, and I know SSDs aren't popular outside of the Ravager build. Finally, I enjoy the *idea* of Palpatine, even if he's really expensive and difficult to maximize.

Papa Palpatine (94/400/400)
===========================

Command Prototype (220 + 86: 306)
· Emperor Palpatine (35)
· Weapons Liaison (3)
· Damage Control Officer (5)
· Flight Commander (3)
· Gunnery Team (7)
· Take Evasive Action! (6)
· Intensify Firepower! (6)
· Rapid Launch Bays (6)
· Leading Shots (4)
· Quad Battery Turrets (5)
· Executor (2)

Howlrunner (16)
Gamma Squadron (10)
4 x Tie Bomber Squadron (4 x 9)
4 x Tie Fighter Squadron (4 x 😎

Ion Storm
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Superior Positions

1 hour ago, Irate Pooka said:

Howlrunner (16)

Gamma Squadron (10)
4 x Tie Bomber Squadron (4 x 9)
4 x Tie Fighter Squadron (4 x 😎

Love the automatic emoji. At first I thought you were just saying it’s really cool to run 4 generic tie fighters.