Oh, sure ... give us 48 hours notice. That doesn't give me time to set arrangements and get there. And this on top of not getting the tickets to me in time for LowerHuttaCon.

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Have fun and let us know how it goes.

Play reports from theory-crafting...
GAME A
The two Jedi goes straight after Talon and his Disruptive/Force Bubble. Talon falls to Quin while he is boosted by Talon’s own CE. They take some damage on the way in, but they avoid Jarael’s shockstaff and they both have Soresu so the shooting damage is mitigated. Once Talon is gone, The Klats still pack a punch and with JaraelGMA/Marn are only able to take down one of the big Jedi but not both. If R2 gets picked off before they get to Talon or there’s a crucial miss on an attack on Talon, the whole game swings to the Fringe. But I don’t think that happens. Republic wins it.

GAME B
Troopers out-activate… after moving up but staying out of sight, they are able to charge out and take out the Captain, who has to stay close to provide Twin to the allies. Without the Captain, it takes 2 activations to take out one of the Elite Scout Troopers, so they outlast the Mandos. Daala wins.

GAME C
Poggle version out-activates, auto-win init. Go twice with Cad while the opponent does nothing. That lets him get into position to take out his opposite number. Ventress takes out Cad or the Rodian but can’t survive both plus all the bombs that will swarm her. Poggle version wins.

GAME D
Looks pretty even, but I’ll go with Kyle since they can Bodyguard off some damage to keep key people alive. Whatever they brought in with Bribery has Twin/Charging+10, which makes for a pretty nasty 10-point scrub.

ROUND 2:
A-B
R2 tows Drallig. Quin is Cloaked and gets Charging+10. So the Jedi have no trouble getting up to the troops before getting shot up. Problem is that they get shot up once they get there. Drallig falls easily – only able to take out the Stormtrooper scrub and one Elite. However, Quin has Shii-Cho and the +4 Defense means 25 defense and Cloaked. So each trooper has to get adjacent just to take one shot at less than a 50/50 chance. Then they die after getting adjacent. They need 3 of their shots to hit, and only 4 troopers to do it after Drallig takes care of his two troopers. Might get more than one adjacent at time, so maybe 6 or 7 shots total. If the Imperials run away to avoid giving him Shii-Cho, Quin heads straight for Daala. Lucky rolls (or a careless advance by the Republic) could easily swing it to the Imperials, but if Quin takes Shii-Cho and can get up close enough to keep it active, I give it to the Republic. Tough call.

C-D
Marn gets to bring in another Twin/Charging+10 scrub. Maybe a Weequay Pirate, who can hide 12 squares away unseen… comes charging in for two +12 attacks for 30dmg and 20dmg. Disruptive removes 120 potential damage from the Poggle bombs. Cad and the Rodian aren’t able to take out all that firepower on their own, even with activation and init control. Especially as part of the damage is absorbed by a Bodyguard. Kyle wins this one.

FINALS
Republic Drallig VS Kyle/Marn
Marn brings in a Rodian Raider who has Triple/Twin GMA and is able to take out R2 after the Republic engages. (Plus the Ugnaught) With a low attack, all it does is annoy the Jedi. Without R2, Kyle and Jan Ors are able to play keep away from the 2 big Jedi while CE suppression slows them down further. But both Republic Jedi have Soresu, so they are able to deflect much of the damage that is thrown their way. It doesn’t take long to catch and kill Jan and Marn, but they are running interference for Kyle. Kyle then has to face off against both of them, but he’s been playing keep away so he is full health while both of them are at half health. After catching Kyle, Quin gets a Twin off and he puts 60 damage on. Then Cin runs 12 squares to get within 6 to prepare for the next round. NR still easily out-activates since Republic only has 2 Jedi at this point. The droids move in close enough to give Kyle his twin back (and take away Quin’s). Rodian Raider keeps missing the Jedi as he moves in, too. Kyle blasts away Quin. Cin wins init and nearly kills Kyle, but Kyle hangs on to win it with the droids and a Rodian still alive, too.

So my guess is… Kyle/Marn.

Also, outtakes - all of the 5 people who planned to be there but couldn't let me know their squads:

We had:
Fringe: Talon Karrde, 5 Klats, R7
Fringe: Talon Karrde, Morrigan Corde, 2 Klats, Todo 360
Vong: Subcommander, Quorreal, 3 Warriors, 2 Praerorite Scouts, Zyg Slaver
Republic: the exact same Cin Drallig/Quinlan Vos squad
Rebel: don't remember exactly, but featured Luke Hero of Endor

I was pretty anti 100 last year, as it seemed like Poggle and Mace were the two best options (maybe something with Rebels too?), but there are some new low cost commanders (Talon, Subcommander, Daala) that fit into 100 really well, and it seems a lot more diverse now. Does anyone still play 100?