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Post by simran on Jun 19, 2016 7:43:23 GMT
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Post by deathwingmatt on Jun 19, 2016 10:22:46 GMT
Hey Sim,
I can't make the Woking or Basingstoke Tournies but am free of the day of the Stevenage one so would be well up for this.
If England finish 2nd in their group and win their round of 16 tie then the quarter final would be at 8pm on the same day as Stevenage, Could play in the tournie and watch the game afterwards in a pub somewhere
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Post by simran on Jun 19, 2016 20:59:49 GMT
@ Matt and Jono, just got my ticket for this.
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Post by deathwingmatt on Jun 19, 2016 21:44:13 GMT
Just bought mine as well
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Post by jonob on Jun 20, 2016 6:36:27 GMT
Ticket bought.
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Post by Eryst on Jun 20, 2016 11:26:34 GMT
I'd love to make a few more of these but have promised my Mrs I'm out for the summer. I'll be back in from the end of August (after the Nationals which I'll miss unfortunately)
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Post by deathwingmatt on Jun 21, 2016 21:49:55 GMT
Looking at trains I'm planning to go for the 8:52am from Kings Cross. Gets to Stevenage about 9:15am. Costs £11 or so for an open return.
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Post by deathwingmatt on Jun 28, 2016 19:26:48 GMT
Btw, there are still tickets left for this event so anyone who wants to join us in a trip up to Stevenage is still more than welcome to!
All participants are guaranteed a double-sided extended art card.
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Post by deathwingmatt on Jul 4, 2016 21:25:54 GMT
Thought I'd write a brief write up of my time at the tournament in Stevenage.
Lost Ark games is easily accessible from Central London, with regular trains from King's Cross to Stevenage. The store is a 5 minute walk from the train station. Its the first time I've been to this venue and I'd recommend it. There was a very friendly 'fly casual' atmosphere that made for a very enjoyable day.
The event was close to selling out, with 28 players out of a possible 32 tickets being sold. The theme of the tournament was Rebel and Imperial lists only to play on the Luke vs Vader "I am your father" theme. This meant no scum lists so players were safe in the knowledge that they wouldn't come up against any uboats or brobots.
After much contemplating and trying to find a list I'd be happy with, I chose the following Rebel list:
Dash Render with PTL, Kanan Jarrus, Engine Upgrade, Outrider and Heavy Laser Cannon (58pts)
Lothal Rebel with autoblaster turret, Han Solo, Hera Syndulla (42pts)
I know that this Dash build was strong, but I'd not used it before so thought it could be a struggle getting the most out of it. I set myself a target of 2 wins out of 4 rounds. I had four fun games against some tough opposition, facing the following:
Round 1 - Steve - Inquisitor, Vessery, Vader (79 - 34 Loss)
I recognised Steve from a couple of Warboar events and the UK Facebook group but had never played him before. Given he'd got some fast arc dodging ships and had much more tournament experience than me I was preping myself for a difficult game.
The game started off cagey with me not wanting to face his list head on. After a few rounds, I'd managed to kill Vessery but I'd taken a lot of damage on the Ghost and then Vader caught up with Dash and put some nasty crits on him before finishing him off.
It was touch and go and could have gone either way, and after a hard fought game, we went to time. Steve had Vader and the Inquisitor left, I had the Lothal Rebel left that had took a lot of damage.
Round 2 - Simon -2 Buzzsaw B-Wings (gunner and fire control system), 2 Green Sq A-Wings (100 - 42 win)
I went into the game wanting to keep Dash out of range and firing arc of the B-Wings as the gunner and fcs combo would make short work of him. I knew that to win this game I had to get Dash in and behind those B-Wings to get them off the board.
Fortunately Simon sent his whole squadron towards the Lothal Rebel quickly, which gave Dash all the room he needed. He was able to take down one of the B-Wings quickly before one shotting an A-Wing. He then took a few turns to kill the second B-Wing.
By this time the VCX had taken a lot of damage and was destroyed just before Dash could finish him off. A noble sacrifice that got me my first win.
Round 3 - Andrew - Palpmobile with Super Soontir and Vader - (100 - 64 loss)
Another tough opponent, I think Andrew is playing in the ETC England team shortly.
Soontir worried me a lot but my usual tactic against a list like this is to go for Vader first, then the Palp mobile and finally Soontir.
On the first engagement the VCX managed to block Soontir who blocked Vader. I had a difficult decision to make. Take a gamble with Dash to do damage to Soontir (who had autothrusters and Palpatine backing him up), or focus fire an untokened Vader with both of my ships. I chose the latter and killed Vader. After a few more turns I'd gotten both my ships behind the Palpmobile and destroyed it, with Soontir finishing off the VCX shortly after. The remainder of the game was Soontir chasing down Dash. I struggled to keep Soontir away from Dash and could only get one damage through before losing the YT-2400.
Round 4 - David - Vader Decimator, TIE Advanced Protoype and Countess Ryad - (100 - 29 win)
I felt that this was the first game I was really beginning to get the hang of Han and actions of the VCX. Being able to put out 4 or 5 dice with each ship proved to be beneficial here as I quickly managed to destroy the Decimator. I needed to stay out of range one of the TIE advanced to stop him firing his missiles and then rounded on the Countess to finish the day off with a win.
I ended up finishing 11th out of 28 players, and the 2nd highest MOV for a player with 2 wins. I really enjoyed the list and would definitely stick with it to get some more practice to help me against the more experienced tournament players and also Aces who can get the better of Dash.
Also, big shout out to Sim, who finished 2nd overall and the highest ranked Imperial player, winning him the top prize of £30 store credit!
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