I will attempt to briefly describe how each of my games went but it has been a few weeks so bear with me. My list was based on the durability of the YT 1300 and the hard hitting power of B-Wings.
Dagger Squadron B-Wing with Fire Control System (26)
Dagger Squadron B-Wing with Fire Control System (26)
Chewbacca with Engine Upgrade and Expert Handling (48)
So at 100 points my idea was to send in Chewbacca, eat up some opening shots and while people start focusing on him, my B-Wings sit back and lay on the fire with target locks. So this is how it went:
Round 1:
Opponent: Alex
Four A-Wings including Tycho Celchu, three of them had missiles and only the last one did not. I believe Tycho Celchu had Push the Limit as well.
My opening thoughts: The first thing I thought was this was going to suck and Chewie was going to die pretty fast. I immediately thought that the A-Wings would outmaneuver me and just tear me apart. I decided to stick with the plan and go for it.
Setup:
I put Chewie in the middle, with my two B-Wings supporting each other next to Chewie.
My opponent scattered all his A-Wings and it was at this time that I thought I might just have a chance. His units weren't really supporting each other.
The Game:
Well, what happened was my opponent failed to use his missiles and only got off one shot. He went for Chewie and kept chasing him around. The engine upgrade really helped me out and force my opponent to come after me while the Dagger pilots just kept knocking him down. About turn 4 he realized what was going on and turned his A-Wings on the Daggers. This didn't work out too well because Chewie was still going and had four hull points left which left me pretty confident that he could still fight. This round allowed me to test my list and it did quite well. I did not think that my opponent would get stuck in going for Chewie the whole time but he did and I had a total victory and I did not lose a single ship.
Victory 3 points awarded. Win:1 Lose 0
Round 2
Opponent: Cant Remember His Name
This list had two B-Wings, Ten Numb and Ibtisam along with Garven Dreis. He had some good equipment as well, including an autoblaster on Ten Numb. He had some other equipment as well but I cannot remember what it was.
My Thoughts:
I really didn't take the time to examine his list which I should have but I knew it was going to be a hard fight. I basically was hoping he would try to go after Chewie and I knew I would have to take out those B-Wings.
Setup:
I deployed the same way as before taking a middle of the board approach.
He countered and did the same thing keeping his ships supporting each other.
The Game:
This was a nail biter. I was not ready for that autoblaster and he just tore up Chewie on the first round of fighting. All his shields and two hull were gone. By the third round Chewie was flying around using his engine upgrade and barrel roll to stay out of firing arcs. The positive point was that he started chasing him with Ten Numb but Garven and Ibtisam stayed on my Daggers. I was able to knock out Garven and Ten and my opponent realized that it wasn't going well. He took out a Dagger but my other Dagger still had shields. Chewie was down to two hull so he stayed flying around. Ibtisam was finally taken down by my Dagger and I claimed another major victory.
Points awarded 3: Win: 2 Lose 0
Round 3
Opponent: Scott
Dual YT-1300
Han Solo and Chewie with some upgrades
My Thoughts:
Well my opponent said he just googled " What list to use to upset X Wing players" and he came up with this. I was not upset at all and I wanted to play it because up until this point he was undefeated. I wanted to target Han first so that was the plan.
Setup:
I did the same setup while he put both his ships in the middle as well
The Game:
This was a very close game, I was unable to target Han first and Chewie had to go down. I lost a Dagger for Chewie and this was pretty crucial. My opponent was rolling very well and I did not roll a hit with Chewie until round 5. But as Han started taking damage and more importantly critical damage the tide started turning. My opponent made the same mistakes that the others did and he was going for Chewie. He realized that this was the wrong idea and started going for the Dagger. I took a chance since we were reaching the time limit and moved Chewie into range three with one hull left. My opponent was at range 1 with my Dagger who had two hull left. He went for Chewie and the end result was two hits. I rolled two evades and he was in awe. The B-Wing laid into him and took him out after Chewie took off some hull points. This game was very close and probably the closest.
Victory Points: 3 Win: 3 Lose:0
Round 4
Opponent: Brendan
My friend Brendan and I made it to the final round. He was running Wedge with Ibitsam and Ten Numb, with some equipment of course that was very effective.
My thoughts:
Well I know Brendan is a great player and he places very high in our local tournaments. I decided to stick with what I knew and played the list I had. I knew that he was going to try and focus his B-Wings and Wedge on Chewie early on to knock him out. So that kind of worked out since that is what I was hoping for.
Setup:
Usually Brendan uses the corners, which is usually what I do as well but he decided to mirror my deployment and we both knew that this would be a fun game.
The Game:
This was the most fun I had at the tournament and Brendan is a great player. He took out Chewie in round 4 but at the lost of Ten Numb. This exchange worked in my favor because was out of place and Ibtisam was no match for two B-Wings firing on him the next turn. Ibtisam was down to two hull and Wedge came in to save the day. He shot up my Dagger pilot but failed to knock either of them out. The next round I was able to knock Wedge out with both Daggers. Now it was down to both of my Daggers and Ibtisam. While we were maneuvering I took a range three shot that had two hits and a critical. Ibtisam rolled one evade and the game was over. That game only lasted about 20 minutes because Brendan and I were in the zone.
Victory Points: 3 Win:4 lose: 0
Final Thoughts:
The Tournament was a blast and I walked away the champion undefeated but feeling like I could have lost any of the four games I played. I literally put my list together the morning of the Tournament but that is the joy of X-Wing. I basically thought that everyone would go for Chewie since he is a tank. All four of my opponents shot at Chewie for at least three rounds before working on the Daggers. Brendan was the only opponent to destroy Chewie and the engine upgrade helped out a ton. The Daggers getting free target locks was just awesome. This helped me barrel roll or focus which either helped them stay out of firing arcs or if it was inevitable then I would focus and make my shots count. The list did well and it is by no means unbeatable but it was fun. This was a great time and our local store really supported us. Thanks again for reading up on this Tournament and next time we will get pictures.
Rob
