So first of all, my last X-Wing order came in the mail yesterday morning which worked out well. It added a YT-1300, a Y-Wing, and a second B-Wing to my growing Raven squadron. Eight of the Twelve pilots in my fluff now have a ship to fly, plus the YT-1300 to haul around supplies and the support element. Raven Squadron thus looks like the following currently.
Fighter Element
Commander Piet Henke "The Hangman", E-Wing
Raven Leader, Human Male (Corellia)
Squadron Commander
Lt. Commander Irie Muslar, A-Wing
Raven Two, Devaronian Male
Squadron Executive Officer
Lt. Aivars Gessitt
Raven Three, Human Male (Palanhi)
Lt. Emleriss Vaelden, B-Wing
Raven Four, Duros Female
Lt. Kevaan Haerliss "Lucky"
Raven Five, Human Male (Corellia)
Lt. Daud Moumin, X-Wing
Raven Six, Quarren Male
Lt. Rhael Hurrskain, X-Wing
Raven Seven, Sullustan Male
Lt. Lew Parmley
Raven Eight, Human Male, (Rendili)
Lt. Aikawa Toumin "Tingrin", A-Wing
Raven Nine, Human Male (Kuat)
Lt. Olwen Neukirchm, B-Wing
Raven Ten, Human Female (Lorrd)
Lt. Hlaxx Domipakk, Hortek Male
Raven Eleven, Y-Wing
Lt. Caerla Doumlin, Human Female (New Alderaan)
Raven Twelve
Support Element
Hidden Roost YT-1300 Freighter
Lt.Gahlaen Veless, Mon Calamari Male, Pilot
Lt. Liin Plaxxon, Sullustan Female, Co-Pilot
Havlock, M-3PO series Droid, Supply Officer
Slascra Plor, Bothan Male, Mechanic
Cam Olwiss, Human Male, Mechanic
Ok, moving onward, we've got a few games to discuss. Part of why I like X-Wing is that is not so fast that it feels rushed and missing something, but it's short enough that you can get multiple games in. Between 6:30 and 11:30 Saturday evening, I got to play two 1v1 games at 100 points and then one 2v2 game with 100 points per player. The first game was against Billy TheBill. I had Corran in his E-Wing (Commander Piet Henke as far as my fluff would be concerned) and the YT-1300 with Han piloting (Lt. Veless). I was against a Firespray and 2 royal guard Tie Interceptors. The game went pretty well and we called it even with a damaged ship left each. My second game was against a co-worker of TheBill's who was running a Howlrunner Tie swarm. He had a high level pilot with an Ion Cannon who kept Corran stunned when I made a mistake and got too close to a board edge. After three rounds of stunned, he was off the board and I conceded. Next turn my YT-1300 would have been stunned by the Ion as it had even less defense than the E-Wing and it'd have gotten pounded by everything else.
Which brings us to the 2v2. This game really didn't go my team's way at all. I was partnered with a very nice young lady who unfortunately I can't remember the name of. Between us we had an E-Wing, a Y-Wing, an A-Wing, 2 B-Wings, and 2 X-Wings. They had a Firespray, Howrunner and friends, and 3 Tie Phantoms, one of which was upgraded to real nastiness. This game quickly got away from us as they pounded two of my ships with just about everything early on while managing to negate pretty much all damage sent back at them. Sometime the force just isn't with you and the dice just won't be forgiving as Vader. It was all fun though and I'm looking forward to getting some more games in. I think my main problem right now is the upgrade cards I'm taking. I think I'm trying to force some combos that just don't work as often or as well as I think they should. I need to look at a lot simpler way to go about it I think.
Anyways, that's all for now and I'll see you later.
