2015 Conquest X Wing Game 5

vs. Tim

Good evening,

So, there I was. Three up, one down. Who'da thunk it?!

Alas and alak, now, since I was running...fourth, I think...I was up with the big boys. Tim, no less! Arghh!

Tim was flying Vader in all his souped up glory, and 4 Black Squadron Ties with Hot Shot, I think it was. Nope. That's not it. Crack shot, that was it. Cancels an evade die. At the most inopportune time!

So away we went.

Some lovely formation flying by the Black street boys. Vader just hung out in the wings, awaiting his opportunity.

Unfortunately, I split my advance, which played right into Tim's hand.

Instead of concentrating my four onto one of his, I went two on one instead.

Not so, his return fire on my Viper. (Though it did take...three? Crack Shots to do it.)

Drats!

Still...

...at least one of my pairs did the biz.

Huzzah...?

Next bound and...

...Vader zaps my M3.

Poor wee thing.

I in turn...

...pop another Black head.

Huzzah...?

A one-for-one war of attrition will not end well for me.

And then...

...Tim just out flew me...

...by blocking my Hawk's every move, thus denying him actions...

...which Vader took full advantage of!

Well flown Tim, well flown.

Still, I still had a mighty Zed!

Huzzah!

Don't you love it when your opponent rolls blanks?!

Now I just had to kill one more Tie...and Vader...

Run baby, run!

But the trouble is, your guns are pointing the wrong way...

Oh, that's right, Vader shoots first!

Great game Tim, Very clever indeed.

And that was the end of that. I ended the day with three wins, two losses and enough MOV to get me fifth overall.

So my Fives' Fighter Foray got me fifth!

Huzzah!

Thanks Andrew for organizing it, thanks Tim for sponsoring it, and thanks boys for playing in it!

Nick

2015 Conquest X Wing Game 4

vs. Alex

Good evening,

Well, against all expectations, I was two:one up. Cool!

Now I was up against Alex who was flying a Palp mobile and two Sigma Squadron Phantoms. Hmmm...last time I saw these, ahh, they didn't go well. Seeing as everyone can shoot at them before they re-cloak 'n all...hmmm...

Anyhow, I set up to roll forward and see what opportunities presented themselves.

I didn't have too wait long.

Umm, yeah, four fighters shooting at you, two at Range 1, when one of the pirates steals your tokens, you've only got two shields and two hull, with only two green dice...umm...yeah...

And next turn...

...yeah, umm...yeah.

Still...

...it wasn't all one way.

What's everyone got against my Hawk?

Next bound and the Palp mobile...

...almost makes a wrong turn.

But let's face it...

...the writing was on the wall!

And that was the end of that.

Still, it gave Alex and I some time to catch some of the other action around the place...

Cheers Alex,

Nick

2015 Conquest X Wing Game 3

vs. Dorian

Good evening,

And so it was that my 5s sped on to game 3 against Dorian who was running Ten Numb, a Red Squadron X Wing, and a Wild Space Finger sporting Heavy Laser Cannon and a dratted Auto-blaster.

Not fully understanding his list, I set up to go head to head with what I thought to be Luke Skywalker...!

Suffice it to say, I was rather surprised when the Fringer screamed up my left flank, just as I realized that actually, that wasn't Luke, and had turned to face this incoming freighter.

Dorian cleverly flew into three of my four flyers, thus denying my own incoming fire destined it's way. I soon found out why. Dorian's Spacer unleashed the Auto-blaster into my Hawk, bringing it down to one hull, if memory serves.

Stink!

So, that YT-2400's destruction became an even higher priority!

Still...

...the X-Wing had paid the price for last turn's denial-of-service-attack against the YT, with the M3 serving the coup de grâce. That, and my HWK had stolen the X's focus token!

Huzzah!

The YT took the full brunt of the combined fire of the Zed, the Viper and the Hawk...

...so it flew off to set up for another run.

Thankfully missing the HWK.

Not wanting to get too close to the Spacer again, I headed for the B-Wing.

To the Hawk's demise!

Drats!

Still...

...the Zed finished Ten Numb off.

Huzzah!

Now, to deal with that Fringer.

And once again, the Zed delivered the final blow. This truly was the victory of the light-weights.

Cheers for the game Dorian, it was great fun!

Nick

2015 Conquest X Wing Game 2

Good evening,

And so onto Game 2 vs. Scott who was running, if memory serves, Rexler Brath in a souped up Defender, Backstabber, and Darth Vader in an Omicron Group Shuttle and an Academy Pilot. Hmmm...well, at least I wasn't out numbered...

So I set up in the corner hoping to isolate his Academy...

...who promptly turned tail and flew in to seek the company of his mates.

I was duped, I tells ya!

So...on to Plan B. Lets get Vader. So away we go.

Once we've got round that debris, that is.

Or not, in the case of the M3.

Who blows up. Again.

Still, at least he managed to get some shots into the shuttle.

Alas, not enough shots, however. There goes the Zed!

Actually, I think that the shuttle had got it down to one hull, and Vader did the rest.

My boys fly past...

...and the Hawk deals to the Shuttle.

Huzzah! I've killed the Emperor and his Apprentice!

Next turn, and...

...Backstabber kinda takes a wrong turn, right in front of the 'Viper!

Not to be outdone...

...the mighty Hawk's Blaster Turret speaks again. Rather harshly as it turned out.

And, as Rexler Brath gets taken down to one hull...

...he quickly and quietly leaves the room...

'Twas a cool game there Scott, I was sure you had me when my two light-weights got turned into space dust!

Nick

2015 Conquest X Wing Game 1

vs. Damon

Good afternoon,

Yesterday was the Conquest X Wing competition. As I said yesterday, I took a wee scum list of all skill 5 pilots.

Mostly because I hadn't played with those toys for a while, and I thought that the focus stealing of these boys created a nice synergy. And I like the comedy that is the HWK-290 as a fighter!

First up was Damon (the eventual winner of the day), sporting a souped up Soontir, Vader in his Tie A X1 with an engine upgrade and targeting computer, and the big cheese himself, Emperor Palpatine, puttering around in a shuttle. The Palp-mobile, if you will.

I set up to gun down the shuttle first up...

...but Damon stalled it first turn, so I tried to turn in with Guri to take on the Ties.

To pretty much no result.

So back to plan A...with full realisation that I could't really do anything about the Imperial Aces that are swinging in behind me. Though Vader wasn't in much of a hurry.

Soontir unleashes onto the M3 at range 1...and squiffs the roll. So, since Damon gave Soontir a targeting computer, he re-rolls all of his dice, and...

...FOUR CRITS! On one reroll!

Boom! Even before the M3 could fire!

And to add insult to injury...

...Palpatine one shots a Zed thanks to an unfortunate crit-and-roll.

Bother!

Still, at least Soontir runs into the Shuttle next turn, denying him actions...

...allowing the HWK to survive...

...thus allowing the Emperor to be blowed all up in his grill!

Whoo hoo, the Emperor is dead!

Oh, that's right, Vader is still around.

Poo doo.

Oh yeah, and so is Soontir.

Drats!

With the Dark Lord hisself (now Emperor Vader?) dealing the final blow.

Well played Damon, well played.

Nick