My 3rdWorld Cup POD game, vs Goerrit's "Jerry Quasar Rhymer-Rogue stay-away while I bomb" list.
Since we were both already qualified for Swiss (for all practical purposes) I decided not to castle when he chose 1st and Asteroids. Instead, I wanted to see if I could catch him. I didn't, but it was way less boring than castling!
Ended with a 4-7 loss for me.
Lord Sidious, the Sith Lord that orchestrated the entire war has been exposed and cast down. The same goes for his Jedi allies and the corrupt government of the Republic.
The grand Confederacy of Independent Systems rises to take its place. Headed by former Jedi Count Dooku and protected by relentless droid legions, the new galactic realm will reign for a thousand generations.
The CW final is over and Beanicus has defeated JJs Juggernaut.
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2021/1/25/republic-reinforcements/
https://store.us.asmodee.com/catalogue/sw-armada-venator-class-star-destroyer_3369/
https://store.us.asmodee.com/catalogue/sw-armada-pelta-class-frigate_3368/
Two new ships. The large-base Venator and the small-base Pelta. Both are good-looking models but let us be honest: we're here for the Venator. That's a ship that is going to sell really well. Expect it to be out of stock a lot 😛 It's worth mentioning that the Pelta is a new sculpt. Looks like the "wings" are closed.
I've got some images from the battle that I'll add for flavor, but to better give an overview of events, I've recreated the battle using Vassal. Showing, in broad strokes, what happened. I think that's a more educational approach. Keep in mind that this report is done from memory. Ship positions etc. are approximations. Same with speeds. I've made no attempt to track damage in detail or show commands. Squadron positions are just an indication of where stuff happened when, and individual squads may have died prior to actually being removed from the simulation.
Imperial battle plan: Since our Motti player wouldn't be attending, we would put his fleet in the middle and share control of it. Since I'm the more experienced player, that pretty much meant I ran it for the better part of the game, or poor Romodi would be completely overwhelmed.
Sloane would set up on one flank, using the Onager and squads to clear the opposition, quickly going to speed 3 and hitting the enemy center from the flank mid-game, hopefully around the time they crushed into Motti and their squads were already tied up.
Romodi would go on the other flank, but not too far away. Indeed, using the whole table was out of the question, as it would make us unable to support one another. Thus, Romodi's Sovereign Cymoon plopped down next to Motti's Chimaera, and between them, they'd keep us fed with IF! and whatever other Fleet Command we might need (we ran ET! turn 2, maybe also 3, then went to STM!). The rest of Romdoi's ships set up to form a screen against the approaching flankers.
TL;DR: Motti would be the Anvil. Sloane the Hammer. And Romodi the sacrificial lamb.
Sloane's ISD-2 started in Hyperspace with Maarek-Jendon, planning to drop out of hyper r2 to herd the rebel ships into squads and Onager ignition arc. Motti put Harrow and Demo into hyper. The VSD would be perfect to launch mid-game where it could bring its offense to bear without being the no. 1 punching bag early on. Demo was the perfect counter to rebel ships dropping in behind our lines (a big worry). Romodi kept the Kuat in hyper, planning to drop it behind Sato's lines as soon as he was heavily engaged.
You know what? We actually stuck to the plan...
Tomorrow I'll play the final Corellian conflict battle for the first time IRL. I've started the CC several times, both locally and online, but the campaign always fizzles...but NOT this time. We're only in round 5, but Imps (my team) have 10 CP (Rebels just 3) so we have to declare now, or we're sure to reach 12 and the campaign will be over without a mega-battle!
The reason we have so many points: Rebel outposts on good systems. So the rebels grabbed a few hi-value systems early on, and we took them back, earning 2-3 CP each. Not optimal, but it's the first time playing the CC for most of us, so we need to play to learn.
In case you wonder: Rebels are in decent shape (they'll be featured in more detail in the next post). They are not maxed out at 500 like we are, but they are only a couple points short, except Agate which perma-lost a scarred GR-75 so she's 20 or so points behind.
On the Imperial side: GA Sloane (me), Romodi, and Motti.
On the Rebel side: GA Leia, Agate, Sato.
Note: Since we started before 1.5 landed, we've decided to finish using old rules and card costs. So old intel is in effect, same with evades, and everything else.
The day has finally come. The Clone Wars will be decided, one way or the other.
| JJs Juggernaut | 1 | Beanicus |
My 2nd World Cup POD game, vs b2w's Agate Assault Cruiser 'n Friends.
Ended with an 8-3 win for me.
