Everyone had such a good time at last week's event that we decided to hold another one this week (before I have to take a gaming hiatus). We had five participants, three Imperial and two Rebel, all with different commanders and a mix of squadron-less to medium fighter coverage. Because of some previous engagements, we were unable to play a full round robin, opting for a four-round Swiss instead. The SSD ruled the day, but was almost taken down by the two lists that did not contain a large ship.

The Lego Starfighter was a big hit last week, so we went with a similar prize this week.

Below are the lists and the results. Please let me know if you have any other questions about the tournament or individual games (I will be posting my games in this sub-forum over the next week).

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1st Place

Name: Robert Riley (30 Points; 482 MoV)
Faction: Imperial
Commander: Moff Jerjerrod

Assault: Surprise Attack
Defense: Capture the VIP
Navigation: Solar Corona

SSD Assault Prototype (250)
• Moff Jerjerrod (23)
• Wing Commander (6)
• Damage Control Officer (5)
• Flight Commander (3)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Boosted Comms (4)
• Leading Shots (4)
• H9 Turbolasers (8)
= 310 Points

Squadrons:
• 6 x TIE Phantom Squadron (84)
= 84 Points

Total Points: 394

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2nd Place

Name: Robert Calkins (27 Points; 520 MoV)
Faction: Imperial
Commander: Admiral Piett

Assault: Advanced Gunnery
Defense: Fleet Ambush
Navigation: Doomed Station

Victory I (73)
• Admiral Piett (22)
• Agent Kallus (3)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Quad Laser Turrets (5)
• H9 Turbolasers (8)
• Ordnance Pods (3)
• Warlord (8)
= 126 Points

Victory II (85)
• Wulff Yularen (7)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
• Leading Shots (4)
• Harrow (3)
• Projection Experts (6)
= 120 Points

Arquitens Light Cruiser (54)
• Captain Needa (2)
• Reinforced Blast Doors (5)
• Turbolaser Reroute Circuits (7)
= 68 Points

Raider I (44)
• Hondo Ohnaka (2)
• Darth Vader (3)
• External Racks (3)
• Corvus (2)
= 54 Points

Squadrons:
• Ciena Ree (17)
• Valen Rudor (13)
= 30 Points

Total Points: 398

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3rd Place

Name: Peter Gardner (25 Points; 486 MoV)
Faction: Rebel
Commander: Commander Sato

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

Pelta Assault Ship (56)
• Commander Sato (32)
• Major Derlin (7)
• Auxiliary Shields Team (3)
• Shields to Maximum! (6)
• Assault Proton Torpedoes (5)
= 109 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Proton Torpedoes (5)
= 48 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Proton Torpedoes (5)
= 48 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Proton Torpedoes (5)
= 48 Points

Hammerhead Torpedo Corvette (36)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Disposable Capacitors (3)
• Assault Proton Torpedoes (5)
= 48 Points

Squadrons:
• Hera Syndulla (28)
• Han Solo (26)
• Shara Bey (17)
• Tycho Celchu (16)
= 87 Points

Total Points: 388

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4th Place

Name: David Faulkner (23 Points; 384 MoV)
Faction: Rebel
Commander: Admiral Ackbar

Assault: Opening Salvo
Defense: Capture the VIP
Navigation: Solar Corona

MC75 Ordnance Cruiser (100)
• Admiral Ackbar (38)
• Strategic Adviser (4)
• Caitken and Shollan (6)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Wide-Area Barrage (2)
• Rapid Reload (8)
= 165 Points

Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
= 86 Points

MC30c Scout Frigate (69)
• External Racks (3)
• XI7 Turbolasers (6)
• Foresight (8)
= 86 Points

Squadrons:
• Shara Bey (17)
• Tycho Celchu (16)
• Hera Syndulla (28)
= 61 Points

Total Points: 398

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5th Place

Name: Tom Gilder (15 Points; 140 MoV)
Faction: Imperial
Commander: Admiral Motti

Assault: Targeting Beacons
Defense: Planetary Ion Cannon
Navigation: Solar Corona

Imperial II (120)
• Admiral Motti (24)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
= 156 Points

Imperial I (110)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
= 122 Points

Imperial I (110)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Quad Battery Turrets (5)
= 122 Points

Squadrons:
= 0 Points

Total Points: 400

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Round 1

Robert Riley defeats Peter Gardner (6-5; 10 MoV; Fighter Ambush)

Robert Calkins defeats David Faulkner (8-3; 190 MoV; Fleet Ambush)

Tom Gilder: Bye

Round 2

Robert Riley defeats Tom Gilder (8-3; 172 MoV; Capture the VIP)

Peter Gardner defeats David Faulkner (8-3; 217 MoV; Fighter Ambush)

Robert Calkins: Bye

Round 3

Robert Riley defeats Robert Calkins (8-3; 160 MoV; Doomed Station)

Peter Gardner defeats Tom Gilder (9-2; 269 MoV; Superior Positions)

David Faulkner: Bye

Round 4

Robert Calkins defeats Peter Gardner (8-3; 190 MoV; Fighter Ambush)

David Faulkner defeats Tom Gilder (9-2; 244 MoV; Fleet Ambush)

Robert Riley: Bye

Hope you enjoyed the BATREP of our "event!"

I'd love to hear from the winner about how he used his TIE Phantoms.

10 minutes ago, flatpackhamster said:

I'd love to hear from the winner about how he used his TIE Phantoms.

He’s not on the forums, I’ll have the BATREP from our game up tomorrow or Tuesday.

No title, either. Intriguing.

40 minutes ago, Bertie Wooster said:

No title, either. Intriguing.

He originally had the Ravager title on the ship, but dropped it due to not having the points to generate a Concentrate Fire token or to change his Navigate / Squadron command token to a Con Fire (when first list-building, he thought he could get any token from the SSD, instead of one of the corresponding command dial).

I'm the Hammerhead player. I went second and he chose my Fighter Ambush. He split the Phantoms between trying to speed bump my squadrons and trying to put damage cards on my ships. Neither went all that well for him. He rolled poorly against my ships and didn't have the toughness to hold back my squadrons, though he did eliminate Hera. I lost the game because I only did 20 damage to the SSD and lost all four Hammerheads. The Pelta survived with one hull.

4 hours ago, Commodore Gardner said:

I'm the Hammerhead player. I went second and he chose my Fighter Ambush. He split the Phantoms between trying to speed bump my squadrons and trying to put damage cards on my ships. Neither went all that well for him. He rolled poorly against my ships and didn't have the toughness to hold back my squadrons, though he did eliminate Hera. I lost the game because I only did 20 damage to the SSD and lost all four Hammerheads. The Pelta survived with one hull.

I can see why you struggled against him. Damage control officer means he can ignore all your APT crits, which must have vexed you mightily.

52 minutes ago, flatpackhamster said:

I can see why you struggled against him. Damage control officer means he can ignore all your APT crits, which must have vexed you mightily.

I burned them out pretty fast, with five per turn, starting at long range. I took it down to 2 hull by the end of the game for a final score of 260-250. Missed it by THAT much.