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Balance of the Force 2 round 6! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

Balance of the Force 2 is a tournament organised by the Tin Squadron, based in England. There are six rounds of swiss, one per week, so, yeah, this is the last one. Lists have been unlocked for a single day between round 2 and 3 (which coincided with the new points being implemented). After the swiss, there will be a top 16, and so on.

What makes this tournament peculiar and so interesting is that it is extended format, but with specific rules regarding list building. The main idea is that all pilots are split between three groups, based on their initiative values: the first group encompasses all pilots with initiative 2 or less, the second group is for pilots at initiative 3 or 4, and the third and final group is dedicated to all pilots with initiative 5 or more. Then the rule is that, for each pilot of the first group you play, your list must have a corresponding third group pilot, and vice versa. Group 2 pilots don’t need to have specific counterparts, and if the list has an odd number of pilots, then obviously the remaining odd pilot must be from the second group. There must be no more than three pilots of the same chassis.

Those were already the rules for the first edition of the Balance of the Force tournament. However, new rules have been added for this second edition: now, you may have no more than two ships of the same initiative; furthermore, you may have up to four group 2 pilots.

For this sixth and final round of swiss, I have been paired with Sean, a very nice player from the UK and fellow member of the Tin Squadron, the organizer of the tournament actually, who brought the following Resistance list, with tanky new Y-Wings, an old Han Solo and a tiny Vi Moradi:

Scavenged YT-1300 – •Han Solo – 77 (group 3)

•Han Solo – Jaded Smuggler (62)

•Rey (10)

Swarm Tactics (5)

BTA-NR2 Y-Wing – •Zorii Bliss – 49 (group 3)

•Zorii Bliss – Corsair of Kijimi (40)

Advanced Proton Torpedoes (5)

Wartime Loadout (4)

BTA-NR2 Y-Wing – •Corus Kapellim – 47 (group 1)

•Corus Kapellim – “Gentleman Flyer” (33)

Ion Cannon Turret (5)

Advanced Proton Torpedoes (5)

Wartime Loadout (4)

Resistance Transport Pod – •Vi Moradi – 27 (group 1)

•Vi Moradi – Starling (27)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, I brought a First Order list, a quite silly one although it benefited of the new points:

Upsilon-class Command Shuttle – •Lieutenant Tavson – 73 (group 2)

•Lieutenant Tavson – Obedient Shuttle Pilot (64)

•Sensor Buoy Suite (4)

Pattern Analyzer (5)

TIE/sf Fighter – •“Quickdraw” – 54 (group 3)

•“Quickdraw” – Defiant Duelist (44)

Special Forces Gunner (9)

Fanatical (1)

TIE/sf Fighter – •Captain Phasma – 43 (group 2)

•Captain Phasma – Scyre Survivor (34)

Special Forces Gunner (9)

TIE/fo Fighter – •“Muse” – 30 (group 1)

•“Muse” – Epsilon Leader (30)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Defeat for the First Order, 200-138…

The early loss of Phasma was a blow (I really hoped she would escape the Advance Proton Torpedoes with this move, but she absolutely didn’t). And Swarm Tactics played a part in that. Those tanky Y-Wings with Wartime Loadout were hard to kill, and Han was Han (for some reason I always have difficulties to figure a YT-1300’s maneuvers). In the end "Quickdraw” could only do so much…

Good game, Sean! And thank you for the tournament!

But none of us made the cut anyway. I had pretty much no chance to make the cut before the game began; Sean was in a better position, but this ultimate victory wasn't enough in the end.

So, as the tournament ends for me, I am 3-3, although it would be more fair to say 2-3, since I was awarded the victory for round 5, my opponent having dropped before we could play our game. Not a very good performance, nope…

As the swiss end, I am 31st out of 69 players (counting only those who have played at least two games). First half of the ladder, but barely...

But that was a great tournament anyway. Thanks to the Tin Squadron for having organized it, and I certainly hope there will be a third edition!

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Rogue Outpost Weekly League season 3 round 2! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

This league, run by the Rogue Outpost from the UK, is a casual competition with a fun twist: for each round there are specific list building rules. There they are:

• Round 1: your squad cannot contain small base ships and can only contain one large base ship.
• Round 2: your squad cannot use upgrades. This includes configurations.
• Round 3: your squad must be Hyperspace legal.
• Round 4: each player must bring six obstacles. When placing obstacles ignore standard placement rules.
• Round 5: your squad cannot be from a faction you’ve used in weeks 1-4 and each ship must carry a device, missile or torpedo.
• Round 6: using the YASB “Multi-Faction” option, you list must include ships from at least three factions.

I really like this kind of tournaments that compel players, most of the time, to be creative and not rely on the current meta, which can be quite boring after some time. And I really enjoyed season 2.

For this second round, therefore, no upgrades at all. OK! And I have been paired with Robert, a very nice player from the UK, who brought the following Imperial list, very strong in the Force:

TIE Advanced x1 – •Darth Vader – 66

•Darth Vader – Black Leader (66)

TIE Advanced v1 – •Grand Inquisitor – 52

•Grand Inquisitor – Master of the Inquisitorious (52)

TIE Advanced v1 – •Seventh Sister – 43

•Seventh Sister – Sadistic Interrogator (43)

TIE Reaper – Scarif Base Pilot – 39

•Scarif Base Pilot (39)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, well, Malware still fits with no upgrades, so, hey!

Xi-class Light Shuttle – •Commander Malarus – 44

•Commander Malarus – Vindictive Taskmaster (44)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (26)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (26)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (26)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (26)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (26)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (26)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Defeat for the First Order, 96-53…It was actually pretty close, or at least more that it seems, since one more damage on Vader especially, and maybe on Seventh Sister or the Reaper could have changed a lot. I’m not happy with how I played, though… Too many mistakes, especially regarding Vader: I offered him useful bumps more than once and couldn’t therefore focus fire as much as I would have liked to. Plus Malarus was too far when needed in the end. Robert played very well for sure, and he tricked me with his Reaper especially! Good game, Robert, and I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament!

So I’m 1-1 now. We’ll see what happens next week, with the most dreaded list-building rule: HYPERSPACE LEGAL! Now that’s frightening… We’ll see what we can do!

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Balance of the Force 2 round 4! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

Special battle report this time, as the game has been streamed on the Tin Squadron Twitch page, and then uploaded on the Tin Can Gaming Network YouTube channel, with comments from Sean. He and Sam have allowed me to share this video on the Random Academy Pilot blog, and I thank them both very much!

Balance of the Force 2 is a tournament organised by the Tin Squadron, based in England. There are six rounds of swiss, one per week. Lists have been unlocked for a single day between round 2 and 3 (which coincided with the new points being implemented). After the swiss, there will be a top 16, and so on.

What makes this tournament peculiar and so interesting is that it is extended format, but with specific rules regarding list building. The main idea is that all pilots are split between three groups, based on their initiative values: the first group encompasses all pilots with initiative 2 or less, the second group is for pilots at initiative 3 or 4, and the third and final group is dedicated to all pilots with initiative 5 or more. Then the rule is that, for each pilot of the first group you play, your list must have a corresponding third group pilot, and vice versa. Group 2 pilots don’t need to have specific counterparts, and if the list has an odd number of pilots, then obviously the remaining odd pilot must be from the second group. There must be no more than three pilots of the same chassis.

Those were already the rules for the first edition of the Balance of the Force tournament. However, new rules have been added for this second edition: now, you may have no more than two ships of the same initiative; furthermore, you may have up to four group 2 pilots.

For this fourth round, I have been paired with Sam, a very nice player from the UK and fellow member of the Tin Squadron, who brought the following Separatist list, with a fat Grievous, an angry O-66, and droid friends:

Belbullab-22 Starfighter – •General Grievous – 70 (group 2)

•General Grievous – Ambitious Cyborg (44)

Impervium Plating (4)

•Soulless One (6)

•Kraken (10)

Outmaneuver (6)

Sith Infiltrator – •O-66 – 61 (group 2)

•O-66 – Sinister Automaton (49)

Jamming Beam (0)

Proton Bombs (4)

Tactical Scrambler (2)

•Scimitar (3)

Intimidation (3)

Droid Tri-Fighter – ••Phlac-Arphocc Prototype – 46 (group 3)

••Phlac-Arphocc Prototype – Predictive Analysis Protocol (38)

Cluster Missiles (4)

Independent Calculations (0)

Fire-Control System (2)

Elusive (2)

Vulture-class Droid Fighter – •DFS-311 – 23 (group 1)

•DFS-311 – Scouting Drone (23)

Independent Calculations (0)

Grappling Struts (0)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, I brought a First Order list, a quite silly one although it benefited of the new points:

Upsilon-class Command Shuttle – •Lieutenant Tavson – 73 (group 2)

•Lieutenant Tavson – Obedient Shuttle Pilot (64)

•Sensor Buoy Suite (4)

Pattern Analyzer (5)

TIE/sf Fighter – •“Quickdraw” – 54 (group 3)

•“Quickdraw” – Defiant Duelist (44)

Special Forces Gunner (9)

Fanatical (1)

TIE/sf Fighter – •Captain Phasma – 43 (group 2)

•Captain Phasma – Scyre Survivor (34)

Special Forces Gunner (9)

TIE/fo Fighter – •“Muse” – 30 (group 1)

•“Muse” – Epsilon Leader (30)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Victory for the First Order, 200-121!

What a brutal game… Our dices were weird, all or nothing, and Sam clearly ran out of luck most of the time. Having both the Phlac-Arphocc Prototype and DFS-311 one-shot at long range was quite incredible for me (I certainly didn’t believe it would happen!), and Grievous hurt with Panicked Pilot was a real blow as well, especially with a very threatening and immobile Tavson just in front of him (also, Phasma being range 1 of Tavson when O-66 hit her… and she did a lot in this game, distributing damages and destroying two enemy ships!); as for me, I did suffer some heavy losses too actually, with “Quickdraw” losing all her shields on first engagement and “Muse” killed at the last moment, but to be fair the game was quite unbalanced (…) in my favor. Such violence made it very funny, though!

Good game, Sam! Always a pleasure playing with you, and I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament!

So I’m 2-2 now. We’ll see what happens next week.

EDIT : actually, I didn't play round 5, and was awarded the win, since my opponent dropped before we could play our game, sadly... So the next game is round 6, the final one of the swiss!

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Rogue Outpost Weekly League season 3, round 1! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

This league, run by the Rogue Outpost from the UK, is a casual competition with a fun twist: for each round there are specific list building rules. There they are:

• Round 1: your squad cannot contain small base ships and can only contain one large base ship.
• Round 2: your squad cannot use upgrades. This includes configurations.
• Round 3: your squad must be Hyperspace legal.
• Round 4: each player must bring six obstacles. When placing obstacles ignore standard placement rules.
• Round 5: your squad cannot be from a faction you’ve used in weeks 1-4 and each ship must carry a device, missile or torpedo.
• Round 6: using the YASB “Multi-Faction” option, you list must include ships from at least three factions.

I really like this kind of tournaments that compel players, most of the time, to be creative and not rely on the current meta, which can be quite boring after some time. And I really enjoyed season 2.

For this first round, therefore, we couldn’t fly small base ships, but at the same time we could only run one large base ship. And I have been paired with Cosmic, a very nice player from the UK, who brought the following Scum list, a big fat Boba Fett was a quite fat Captain Nym:

Firespray-class Patrol Craft – •Boba Fett – 117

•Boba Fett – Notorious Bounty Hunter (85)

Jamming Beam (0)

Proximity Mines (6)

Thermal Detonators (5)

Hull Upgrade (5)

Stealth Device (6)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

•Andrasta (2)

•Lone Wolf (5)

Scurrg H-6 Bomber – •Captain Nym – 83

•Captain Nym – Captain of the Lok Revenants (45)

Ion Cannon Turret (5)

Proximity Mines (6)

Thermal Detonators (5)

Hull Upgrade (3)

Trajectory Simulator (6)

•Havoc (2)

•Dengar (6)

•“Genius” (2)

Expert Handling (3)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, well, because I’m an idiot, I had to rethink my list at the last minute, for I had prepared something very stupid. In the end, my Scum list looked like this, so I had a fatty Nym as well (yet not that fatty), but also, well, an angry Lizard with a dangerous lady, like in the meta before the new points, and a Torani because yes:

YV-666 Light Freighter – •Bossk – 76

•Bossk – Fearsome Hunter (60)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

•Zam Wesell (11)

•Greedo (1)

Composure (1)

Scurrg H-6 Bomber – •Captain Nym – 70

•Captain Nym – Captain of the Lok Revenants (45)

Ion Cannon Turret (5)

Proton Bombs (4)

Seismic Charges (3)

Trajectory Simulator (6)

•Havoc (2)

Skilled Bombardier (2)

Expert Handling (3)

M12-L Kimogila Fighter – •Torani Kulda – 54

•Torani Kulda – Rodian Freelancer (48)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

Expert Handling (3)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Victory for the Scum and Villainy! Well, my Scum and Villainy, but that was very close, 159-146! I did many mistakes, as always, and flying Nym against Nym was an experience to say the least… Well played, Cosmic, that was a very enjoyable game and I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament!

So I’m 1-0 now. We’ll see what happens next week, with no upgrades allowed… I have an idea, quite silly but hey! We’ll see…

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Balance of the Force 2, round 3! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

Balance of the Force 2 is a tournament organised by the Tin Squadron, based in England. There are six rounds of swiss, one per week. Lists have been unlocked for a single day between round 2 and 3 (which coincided with the new points being implemented). After the swiss, there will be a top 16, and so on.

What makes this tournament peculiar and so interesting is that it is extended format, but with specific rules regarding list building. The main idea is that all pilots are split between three groups, based on their initiative values: the first group encompasses all pilots with initiative 2 or less, the second group is for pilots at initiative 3 or 4, and the third and final group is dedicated to all pilots with initiative 5 or more. Then the rule is that, for each pilot of the first group you play, your list must have a corresponding third group pilot, and vice versa. Group 2 pilots don’t need to have specific counterparts, and if the list has an odd number of pilots, then obviously the remaining odd pilot must be from the second group. There must be no more than three pilots of the same chassis.

Those were already the rules for the first edition of the Balance of the Force tournament. However, new rules have been added for this second edition: now, you may have no more than two ships of the same initiative; furthermore, you may have up to four group 2 pilots.

For this third round, and after changing lists because of new points, I have been paired with Ryszard, a very nice player from Poland, who brought the following rebel list, yes, the Big Hairy Angry Wookie and friends:

BTL-A4 Y-Wing – •“Dutch” Vander – 58 (group 2)

•”Dutch” Vander – Gold Leader (40)

Dorsal Turret (2)

Proton Torpedoes (12)

Concussion Bombs (4)

HWK-290 Light Freighter – •Jan Ors – 57 (group 3)

•Jan Ors – Espionage Expert (41)

•Moldy Crow (16)

Auzituck Gunship – •Wullffwarro – 53 (group 2)

•Wullffwarro – Wookiee Chief (53)

Sheathipede-class Shuttle – •AP-5 – 32 (group 1)

•AP-5 – Escaped Analyst Droid (32)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, I brought a First Order list, a quite silly one although it benefited of the new points:

Upsilon-class Command Shuttle – •Lieutenant Tavson – 73 (group 2)

•Lieutenant Tavson – Obedient Shuttle Pilot (64)

•Sensor Buoy Suite (4)

Pattern Analyzer (5)

TIE/sf Fighter – •“Quickdraw” – 54 (group 3)

•“Quickdraw” – Defiant Duelist (44)

Special Forces Gunner (9)

Fanatical (1)

TIE/sf Fighter – •Captain Phasma – 43 (group 2)

•Captain Phasma – Scyre Survivor (34)

Special Forces Gunner (9)

TIE/fo Fighter – •“Muse” – 30 (group 1)

•“Muse” – Epsilon Leader (30)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Defeat for the First Order, and a quite heavy one, 200-127, although the game was for some time way closer than this final score would make you think… Losing “Quickdraw” that early was a blow, and the survival of “Dutch” on one hull was another. In the meantime, I did many mistakes – from the useless reinforce on Tavson during the first engagement to the last terrible move of “Muse”, while Ryszard was way more consistent and totally deserved to destroy me; Jan Ors did really well during the whole game especially.

Good game, Ryszard! And I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament!

So I’m 1-2 now. Not good, not good… We’ll see what happens next week.

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Balance of the Force 2, round 1! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

Balance of the Force 2 is a tournament organised by the Tin Squadron, based in England. There are six rounds of swiss, one per week. Lists will be unlocked for a single day between round 2 and 3. After the swiss, there will be a top 16, and so on.

What makes this tournament peculiar and so interesting is that it is extended format, but with specific rules regarding the creation of lists. The main idea is that all pilots are split between three groups, based on their initiative values: the first group encompasses all pilots with initiative 2 or less, the second group is for pilots at initiative 3 or 4, and the third and final group is dedicated to all pilots with initiative 5 or more. Then the rule is that, for each pilot of the first group you play, your list must have a corresponding third group pilot, and vice versa. Group 2 pilots don’t need to have specific counterparts, and if the list has an odd number of pilots, then obviously the remaining odd pilot must be from the second group. There must be no more than three pilots of the same chassis.

Those were already the rules for the first edition of the Balance of the Force tournament. However, new rules have been added for this second edition: now, you may have no more than two ships of the same initiative; furthermore, you may have up to only four group 2 pilots.

For this first round, I have been paired with Piter, a very nice player from Upper Silesia, who brought the following imperial list, yes, good ol’ aces, even with the limitations in list building:

TIE Advanced x1 – •Darth Vader – 75 (group 3)

•Darth Vader – Black Leader (66)

Afterburners (7)

Fire-Control System (2)

TIE/in Interceptor – •Soontir Fel – 56 (group 3)

•Soontir Fel – Ace of Legend (54)

Predator (2)

Alpha-class Star Wing – Nu Squadron Pilot – 47 (group 1)

Nu Squadron Pilot (32)

Os-1 Arsenal Loadout (0)

•Diamond-Boron Missiles (5)

Advanced Proton Torpedoes (5)

Advanced SLAM (3)

Fire-Control System (2)

TIE/ln Fighter – Academy Pilot – 22 (group 1)

Academy Pilot (22)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, I brought a Scum and Villainy list with Tractor and Initiative shenanigans, plus a big angry lizard:

Lancer-class Pursuit Craft – •Ketsu Onyo – 76 (group 3)

•Ketsu Onyo – Black Sun Contractor (66)

•Shadow Caster (1)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

•Gamut Key (6)

YV-666 Light Freighter – •Bossk – 69 (group 2)

•Bossk – Fearsome Hunter (60)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

•Greedo (1)

•Zam Wesell (4)

HWK-290 Light Freighter – •Torkil Mux – 56 (group 1)

•Torkil Mux – Mercenary Miner (38)

•Moldy Crow (16)

•Protectorate Gleb (2)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Defeat for the Scum and Villainy, and a very heavy one, 200-38…

Not a good start to say the least. I did many mistakes for sure, and Piter was right to point that I deployed my ships too close of each other. I did many bad calls, didn’t see the Star Wing coming to block, and had poor target priority. I honestly thought my red dices were worse than they actually were (my green dices were certainly good but that was not enough), and those damn crits were an issue, but this was absolutely not a game won on dices. I played poorly, and Piter played very well. Good game, Piter! And I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament!

So I’m 0-1. Not a good start, not a good start… We’ll see what happens next week.

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Kyber Cosmic League, season 6, round 9! Which is the final round of this tournament, as it is the last of the third pod.

This game was streamed by Hexiled Gaming on its Twitch channel (also check for the YouTube channel of the same name right there). So many thanks to Scott for the stream, and to Funwok as well, who helped him on the commentary! Thanks also for having graciously sent me the file so that I can feature it on Random Academy Pilot!

(And thanks for the Mux’ed token as well!)

In this league there were precisely 200 players, dispatched in 50 pools or pods of four players. There was a round robin within pods, with one game a week. Then, after three weeks, new pods were drawn. And then you repeated that once again, for a total of three pods and nine rounds. Lists were extended format, and they were not locked, they could be changed whenever you wanted.

For this final round. I have been paired with Oscar, a very nice player from Poland, who brought the following Galactic Empire list, a swarm of Interceptors and Aggressors:

TIE Interceptor – Saber Squadron Ace – 35

Saber Squadron Ace (35)

TIE Interceptor – Saber Squadron Ace – 35

Saber Squadron Ace (35)

TIE Interceptor – Saber Squadron Ace – 35

Saber Squadron Ace (35)

TIE Interceptor – Saber Squadron Ace – 35

Saber Squadron Ace (35)

TIE/ag Aggressor – Sienar Specialist – 30

Sienar Specialist (26)

Dorsal Turret (2)

Ion Missiles (2)

TIE/ag Aggressor – Sienar Specialist – 30

Sienar Specialist (26)

Dorsal Turret (2)

Ion Missiles (2)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, I brought the Scum and Villainy list I initially designed for the second season of the Balance of The Force tournament, with everybody’s favorite lizard and some friends:

Lancer-class Pursuit Craft – •Ketsu Onyo – 76

•Ketsu Onyo – Black Sun Contractor (66)

•Shadow Caster (1)

•Gamut Key (6)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

YV-666 Light Freighter – •Bossk – 68

•Bossk – Fearsome Hunter (60)

•Greedo (1)

•Zam Wesell (4)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

HWK-290 Light Freighter – •Torkil Mux – 56

•Torkil Mux – Mercenary Miner (38)

•Moldy Crow (16)

•Protectorate Gleb (2)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Victory for the Scum and Villainy, 200-162! Well, that was brutal, only half a Ketsu remaining in the end… This game could have gone both ways. I was very afraid after my insanely ineffective first engagement, but killing two Interceptors in the same round after that was a relief. There was a lot of back and forth during the whole game, and our dices were… weird? Oscar certainly ran out of luck at some point… Anyway, great game, and thanks, Oscar!

So in the end I’m 5-4. Although to be fair I should say 4-4, since our good friend Kaplan and I couldn’t play our game and I had a bid… Not a mind-blowing performance. The first pod was ok, but the two others not so much. My MoV is not very good, and I don’t know where I will end on the ladder (currently I’m 73^rd on 200, but there are quite a lot of games not played yet, so I’ll inevitably finish lower than that, maybe way lower…).

Anyway, that was fun. But it’s time to try new lists, for sure: I still enjoy my Malarus TIE/fo swarm, and might run it again in future tournaments or leagues, but right now is the good time to move on.

I’m attending two events in the near future, the 2^nd season of the Balance of the Force tournament, as well as the 3rd season of the Rogue Outpost weekly league. In both tournaments, I will have to play different lists, and I’m quite excited about that. We’ll see what happens…

See you soon!

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Kyber Cosmic League, season 6, round 8! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

In this league, there are precisely 200 players, dispatched in 50 pools or pods of four players. There’s a round robin within pods, with one game a week. Then, after three weeks, new pods are drawn. And then you repeat that once again, for a total of three pods and nine rounds. Lists are extended format, and they are not locked, they can be changed whenever you want.

This is the second game of the third and final pod, and I have been paired with Tomislav, a very nice player from Croatia, who brought the following Scum and Villainy list, a frightening swarm of Fangs and Scyks:

Fang Fighter – Zealous Recruit – 41

Zealous Recruit (41)

Fang Fighter – Zealous Recruit – 41

Zealous Recruit (41)

M3-A Interceptor – Cartel Spacer – 29

Cartel Spacer (25)

Tractor Beam (4)

M3-A Interceptor – Cartel Spacer – 29

Cartel Spacer (25)

Tractor Beam (4)

M3-A Interceptor – Cartel Spacer – 29

Cartel Spacer (25)

Tractor Beam (4)

M3-A Interceptor – Cartel Spacer – 29

Cartel Spacer (25)

Tractor Beam (4)

Total: 198/200

As for myself, this time I didn’t bring my Malarus TIE/fo swarm, and chose instead to play the Scum and Villainy list I designed for the Balance of the Force tournament, and you may have already seen it in my Top 32 game for the fourth season of the Ligue Millenium Condor:

Lancer-class Pursuit Craft – •Ketsu Onyo – 76

•Ketsu Onyo – Black Sun Contractor (66)

•Shadow Caster (1)

•Gamut Key (6)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

YV-666 Light Freighter – •Bossk – 68

•Bossk – Fearsome Hunter (60)

•Greedo (1)

•Zam Wesell (4)

Contraband Cybernetics (3)

HWK-290 Light Freighter – •Torkil Mux – 56

•Torkil Mux – Mercenary Miner (38)

•Moldy Crow (16)

•Protectorate Gleb (2)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Defeat for my Scums, and a very bad one once again, 200-29… Well, that was rough. Torkil was not really helping there with I1 enemy ships, green dices forbade Bossk of doing much damage, and then he was trapped on this rock… Ketsu tried but didn’t do much neither after that, and the turret in the rear prevented her from using her ability as well as Shadow Caster… but to be fair the game was already lost at this point. Good game, Tomislav, and I wish you the best of luck for the final round of the tournament!

So I’m 0-2 for this pod right now, ugh, and 4-4 total. That’s bad. Only one more round to go, we’ll see what happens next week… See you soon!

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Kyber Cosmic League, season 6, round 7! And a new battle report in English. Of course, I’m French, so I’m genetically designed to speak and write an awful English… Please be kind!

In this league, there are precisely 200 players, dispatched in 50 pools or pods of four players. There’s a round robin within pods, with one game a week. Then, after three weeks, new pods are drawn. And then you repeat that once again, for a total of three pods and nine rounds. Lists are extended format, and they are not locked, they can be changed whenever you want.

This is the first game of the third and final pod, and I have been paired with Ale, a very nice player from Spain, who brought the following Scum and Villainy list, oh so scummy:

YV-666 Light Freighter – •Bossk – 67

•Bossk – Fearsome Hunter (60)

•Greedo (1)

•Zam Wesell (4)

Deadman’s Switch (2)

M12-L Kimogila Fighter – •Torani Kulda – 53

•Torani Kulda – Rodian Freelancer (48)

•R5-TK (0)

Cluster Missiles (4)

Munitions Failsafe (1)

M3-A Interceptor – •Genesis Red – 43

•Genesis Red – Tansarii Point Crime Lord (31)

Proton Torpedoes (12)

Quadrijet Transfer Spacetug – •Constable Zuvio – 37

•Constable Zuvio – Missing Sheriff of Niima Outpost (29)

•Protectorate Gleb (2)

Proximity Mines (6)

Total: 200/200

As for myself, well, I brought a First Order list, yes, once again my Malarus TIE/fo swarm. I know, it might get boring, I’ll try something else very soon, I promise…

Xi-class Light Shuttle – •Commander Malarus – 58

•Commander Malarus – Vindictive Taskmaster (45)

•Agent Terex (7)

•Hondo Ohnaka (6)

TIE/fo Fighter – •“Scorch” – 33

•“Scorch” – Zeta Leader (33)

TIE/fo Fighter – •“Longshot” – 31

•“Longshot” – Zeta Ace (31)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (25)

Automated Target Priority (1)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (25)

Automated Target Priority (1)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (25)

Automated Target Priority (1)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Defeat for the First Order, and a very bad one, 200-34… A terrible game for me. The matchup may have been a bit rough, but I did so many stupid mistakes… I must apologize at this point. Good game, Ale, and I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament!

So I’m 0-1 for this pod right now, and 4-3 total. We’ll see what happens next week… See you soon!

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Kyber Cosmic League, season 6, round 5! Yeah, it’s a bit out of sequence, since I’ve already played and uploaded on this very channel my round 6 game. The reason for the delay is that I didn’t record this game myself, as it was streamed by Hexiled Gaming on its Twitch channel (also check for the YouTube channel of the same name right there). So many thanks to Scott for the stream, and to Deathrain as well, who helped him on the commentary! Thanks also for having graciously sent me the file so that I can feature it on Random Academy Pilot!

In this league, there are precisely 200 players, dispatched in 50 pools or pods of four players. There’s a round robin within pods, with one game a week. Then, after three weeks, new pods are drawn. And then you repeat that once again, for a total of three pods and nine rounds. Lists are extended format, and they are not locked, they can be changed whenever you want.

This was the fifth round total, and therefore the second round of the second pod. I had been paired with Andre, a very nice player from New Zealand, who brought the following Separatists list, with a very scary Zam Wesell, a treacherous Grievous (because of course), and way too many bombs for my sanity:

Firespray-class Patrol Craft – •Zam Wesell – 100

•Zam Wesell – Clawdite Changeling (76)

•Count Dooku (10)

Treacherous (2)

Thermal Detonators (3)

Hull Upgrade (5)

Rigged Cargo Chute (4)

Belbullab-22 Starfighter – •General Grievous – 56

•General Grievous – Ambitious Cyborg (44)

•Soulless One (6)

Impervium Plating (4)

Treacherous (2)

Hyena-class Droid Bomber – •••Bombardment Drone – 42

•••Bombardment Drone – Time on Target (29)

Landing Struts (1)

Seismic Charges (3)

Thermal Detonators (3)

Trajectory Simulator (6)

Total: 198/200

As for myself, well, I brought a First Order list, yes, once again my Malarus TIE/fo swarm. I know, it might get boring, but I haven’t really had time to think of something else and try it; I’ll do that eventually, I promise…

Xi-class Light Shuttle – •Commander Malarus – 58

•Commander Malarus – Vindictive Taskmaster (45)

•Agent Terex (7)

•Hondo Ohnaka (6)

TIE/fo Fighter – •“Scorch” – 33

•“Scorch” – Zeta Leader (33)

TIE/fo Fighter – •“Longshot” – 31

•“Longshot” – Zeta Ace (31)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (25)

Automated Target Priority (1)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (25)

Automated Target Priority (1)

TIE/fo Fighter – Epsilon Squadron Cadet – 26

Epsilon Squadron Cadet (25)

Automated Target Priority (1)

Total: 200/200

Now to the game.

BEWARE: RIGHT AFTER THIS OMINOUS DARTH VADER PICTURE, I WILL REVEAL HOW THE GAME TURNED OUT. IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE READING FURTHER!

Defeat for the First Order, and a very bad one, 174-50…

I.

Played.

Horribly.

Well of course I did, since it was a streamed game! Now hold on, Nébal: I was kidding of course, and won’t pretend that had anything to do with this crushing defeat. But I must apologise for that to the streamers and viewers. The fact is I played very, very badly for the whole duration of the game. The matchup was a bit hard for me, I guess (swarms hate bombs, and there were a lot of them), Zam is a terror, and that pesky Bombardment Drone SHOULD HAVE DIED! It should! Yet it didn’t, eh, and it made my life very difficult. Now Andre on his part played very well, contrary to me, and he absolutely deserved this decisive victory. And he was a great opponent, a very nice person. GG, Andre, and I wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the tournament!

After this game, I was 0-2 for this pod, and 3-2 total. Since, I’ve played and won my sixth round, being 1-2 in the end for this pod, and therefore 4-2 total. Let’s say this pod didn’t work very well for me… The third and final one will begin next week, we’ll see what happens then… See you soon!

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