Subject: TReport: 12/26 Cedar Knolls, NJ
There was a small turnout, only 12 players, probably due to the Holidays, but there were a decent # of good players so it was sure to be interesting.
My decks:
LS- Force Choke/EPP enhanced
DS- HDADTJ/Drain on Tatooine (3 EPP Vaders, 1 of each of the others)
1st game - LS vs. Jon McCann's DS ISD deck
He started Kuat and the Drive Yards. He got out a few systems, I
revolved Raithal and Kashyyyk to cut down on his force. Obi found his
way to the CC:Carbonite Chamber, EPP Luke @ Toshi Station, and some
aliens at Tat:Jundland Wastes. In space, Capt. Han, Chewie and EPP Leia
held off his star destroyers. He never got around to canceling Hidden
Base, although he really should have. My ground drains went uncontested
and my Falcon w/ 3 destiny draws kept him from spreading out in space.
Win by 14, probably overdeployed, and I won w/ some cards in hand due to
causing too much battle damage. 2 +14
2nd game - DS vs. ??? LS CC Mains deck
I started Bad Feeling Have I so that slowed him down a lot. I had EPP
Vader draining on CC, meanwhile Veers in Blizzard 1 and some ability 4
aliens were draining on Tatooine. He managed to kill Vader w/ Princess
Leia, but I just deployed another and a Tarkin. The beatdown came, Obi
and his Sabre, SoS and Anakin's, Vader was Clash of Sabred, Tarkin was
lost and 6 more force. Vader ran, while I set up some destines and drew
for some dueling cards. Sure enough Obi and Luke followed, my stacked
destinies made dueling Luke a sure thing. He chose to cross Luke to the
dark side instead of losing 15 force. He retrieved some force w/ Off the
Edge, but that was ended when Vader used those tracked destinies to hit
Obi, Evazan operated and left a lone Kal Fal to go up against Luke, Daddy
and the Dr. That ended the game. Win by 12. 4 + 26.
3rd game LS vs. Mike Smith's Carbon Freezing deck
His 1st deploy of Myo, 2 Abyssins, and Kithaba were met by Obi and sabre,
EPP Luke and Melas. Myo was moved, Kithaba and an Abyssin hit, I had him
on the run. EPP Han and Oola went to rescue Chewie and were successful
despite some resistance provided by Djas Puhr. Eventually a Nabruned in
Luke and Tawss along w/ EPP Leia slaughtered Ephant Mon and the battle
damage ended the game. Win by 31. 6 + 57.
4th game DS vs. Jared Greenbergs Hidden Base/Starfighter Swarm
I didn't get a Vader in my draw so I had to draw for him. I got DV,
DLotS w/ Vader's Sabre at Lar's Farm w/ PotF like 3rd turn.
Unfortunately, most of my sites were hiding. I converted his Coruscant
to lessen the drain damage. He flipped w/ Kessel, Tatooine, Hoth, and
Kiffex out as the only possible Hidden Bases. I deployed the Executor to
Kessel to beat up a Squadron Starfighter and he Houjixed the damage. I
probed, no luck. Next turn I deployed a Death Squadron Star Destroyer to
a fortified Tatooine and moved the Executor there. The ensuing beatdown
cost me Zuckuss and the DS-SD. Probed Tatooine and no luck. Next turn I
got Bossk in the Bus out at Kiffex and moved the Executor to Hoth, probed
and found Hoth was the base. Bossk in the Bus moved to safety w/ the Big
E., but the next beatdown caused 20 in damage (both ships just covered
it). I got down the Def. Perimeter w/ PotF and Jabba to drain some, and
EPP Fett in Slave 1 dodged the swarms of starfighters in space, but it
was too late. Rebel Fleet canceled my big drain w/ Vader, turn before I
lost I drew the Wastes, Tusken Canyon to go along w/ the Expand the
Empire I was holding all game long, but it was too late. My lack of
sites killed me. Thankfully he never got out S-Foils and wasn't playing
full-fledged x-wing swarm. However Rebel Fleet and It's a Hit canceling
my drains was too much. Lost by 18. 6 + 39.
I got 3rd place overall, pretty good. Traded for a Raaltiir Ops which I desperately needed. Played my LS deck against Jared's Tie deck and realized that I should never sense a card not entitled Tallon Roll if I ever play that deck in a tournament! Also realized the true power of EPPs, I was playing 9 in my decks and they rocked. Need to get doubles of Leia and Han soon!
-faramir