I've collected a bunch of house rules and options for RitR that have sprung from the campaigns we've played (we're doing one right now but I don't have the energy to report from it).
Also included is a way to run CC using RitR rules (custom map included).
I'm calling this version 0.95. If anyone has any feedback, feel free to PM me on Discord or send an email. A final version 1.00 should be out in the not-too-distant future.
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| SSD&Onager vs 2xOnager - how cool is that!? |
I went to the Open World Qualifier in Copenhagen (or just outside the city, in Taastrup) in November. It's the same place I won Nordics FIVE years ago (2017). It was a surprise when this event popped up on Facebook but a welcome one, especially since I couldn't go to Poland the week before. A lot of the same guys are still playing down there, so I couldn't miss the opportunity to meet up. Not when the last time we met was back in 2018 (Nordics Stockholm, which was the last time I played an IRL Armada tourney thanks to f-ing COVID). My regular Armada buddy from Trondheim also made it, as did Rolf from Østersund.
I went down, and had a great time on Saturday, going 2/2, getting knocked out, going 3/0, and winning the side event on Sunday.
This was my list for Saturday:
I wanted to run the Liberty in honor of Alessandro/Aresius, but wanted to put my own spin on it, so I experimented a bit and settled on the AF + Heraball. And before you say that's not very competitive, I must say that the AF overperformed 4 out of 4 games, and the squads did quite well in 3 of 4 games. My losing 2 games came mostly down to a lack of experience with the Liberty and a general lack of playtime.
Name: ZZ Games OWQ22 - Bjørn B. Sørgjerd
Faction: Rebel
Commander: Kyrsta Agate
Assault: Advanced Gunnery
Defense: Asteroid Tactics
Navigation: Infested Fields
MC80 Star Cruiser (96)
• Kyrsta Agate (20)
• Expert Shield Tech (5)
• Caitken and Shollan (6)
• Engine Techs (8)
• SW-7 Ion Batteries (5)
• Spinal Armament (9)
• XI7 Turbolasers (6)
• Mon Karren (6)
= 161 Points
Assault Frigate Mk2 B (72)
• Boosted Comms (4)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
= 90 Points
GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Toryn Farr (7)
• Bright Hope (2)
= 27 Points
GR-75 Medium Transports (18)
• Ahsoka Tano (2)
• Comms Net (2)
= 22 Points
Squadrons:
• Hera Syndulla (X-wing) (23)
• Biggs Darklighter (19)
• Jan Ors (19)
• 3 x X-wing Squadron (39)
= 100 Points
Total Points: 400
1st game: 7-4 win vs PF TF w/4Hardcells. He had 5 raid sources which caused a lot of stress. AF and squad did the work, Lib did OKish but was poorly handled.
2nd game: 6-5 vs Agate AF2A/Foreskin and the usual rogues. AF and squads overperformed and Lib did well in screening Foresight out of the fight. BUT instead of turning to kill Agate AF, I decided to chase down Foresight for the kill. Which I got, but my AF died, and his did not. Very bad decision in an otherwise good game.
3rd game: 3-8 loss vs Prov/PF/Muni/HC Mar Tuuk. Fatigue-induced brainfart caused 5 damage (all the shlds) off my Lib and let his PF live for too long. So Lib basically had to run after that. Got his PF and HC, and it looked good until turn 6 when his dice caught fire and burned everything down. But it wasn't the dice but the poor Liberty play that cost me this game.
4th game: 4-7 loss vs Ozzel Duonager. Hard to attack 2 Onagers with Liberty, but I tried to trade my AF for his flag, but it survived on 2 hull on turn 6, which was sad. I also did poorly with the squads vs his screen.
All in all, I'm pleased with the way my list worked and how I flew, except that some mistakes were made and dice happened 😅😅
My friend (Craken MSU and rogues) made the cut after a played dropped, so that was super cool. While he played 3 rounds Swiss top 8 on Sunday, I played the side event using this Duonager fleet. Not too creative but ET Onagers operating in pairs... with Maaredon as a finisher. Quite killy.
Name: ZZ Games OWQ22 - Bjørn B. Sørgjerd
Faction: Imperial
Commander: General Romodi
Assault: Surprise Attack
Defense: Asteroid Tactics
Navigation: Infested Fields
Onager Testbed (96)
• General Romodi (20)
• Minister Tua (2)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Veteran Gunners (5)
• Engine Techs (8)
• Orbital Bombardment Particle Cannons (5)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
= 147 Points
Onager Testbed (96)
• Admiral Ozzel (2)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Veteran Gunners (5)
• Engine Techs (8)
• Orbital Bombardment Particle Cannons (5)
• Cataclysm (5)
= 125 Points
Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Hondo Ohnaka (2)
• Comms Net (2)
= 27 Points
Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Darth Vader (1)
• Comms Net (2)
= 26 Points
Squadrons:
• Maarek Stele (21)
• Colonel Jendon (20)
• Ciena Ree (17)
• Tel Trevura (17)
= 75 Points
Total Points: 400
1st game: 8-3 vs Assault SSD/Goz. Traded my Ozzel Onager for the table.
2nd game: 8-3 vs Rieekan TRC90s and rogues. He didn't want to play the slug objectives, so went for Surprise attack, but he didn't have Hondo... so I started with mega-dice and just blew Rieekan up in round 1. So despite a potentially bad matchup, I ended up trading my flag for the table.
3rd game: 10-1 vs Piett Onager/Dictor objective play combo. We played his Ambadoned Mining, and I managed to trick him into thinking I'd go for some mining at setup. Which I did not. Instead, my 2 Onagers killed his one Onager, then cut down the rest of his fleet. He had a raider limp away at 1 hull, so no table...
And that's it really. Sooo much fun playing Armada for 2 whole days. Hope I get to do it again!
