Spotlight Skirmish #1

This Thursday (September 6th) at 10pm (Eastern) / 9pm (Central)

Shawn Booher (Caedus)
--Yun-Yammka Devotion: FAIL SAVES (Gen Con Shaft 7th place)--
30 Shedao Shai
30 Supreme Overlord Quorreal
28 Tsavong Lah, Warrior Elite
27 Nen Yim
22 Dovin Basal Keeper
22 Khalee Lah, Warrior Progeny
19 Eighth Cortex Shaper
15 Yammosk War Coordinator
7 Shamed Intendant
(200pts. 9 activations)
http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/190805/yun-yammka-devotion--fail-saves--gen-con-shaft-7th-place-

VS

Tim Ballard (TimmerB123)
--Les Femmes Fatales Redux: O.C.D. (Opportunistic Charging Domination) {2018 World Champion squad}--
32 Thrawn (Mitth'raw'nuruodo)
31 Morrigan Corde
30 Mara Jade, Hand of Judgment
27 Lobot
23 Imperial Governor
16 Admiral Gilad Pellaeon
11 Admiral Ozzel
10 Droopy McCool
8 Mas Amedda
3 Mouse Droid
9 Rodian Brute x3
(200pts. 13 activations)
http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/190925/les-femmes-fatales-redux---o-c-d---opportunistic-charging-domination---2018-world-champion-squad-

Gen Con 2018 Shawn missed the top 6 by a hairs breadth with his vicious Yuuzhan Vong squad, so he is challenging the winner which he never faced - to see what could have happened!

Shawn's squad features 3 powerful Yuuzhan Vong Unique attackers, boosted to slice through most enemies fast! The 8th Cortex shaper gives them Evade and Retaliatory Attack, while they all get +10dam from Shaper and 2 get +10 additional from Master Shaper! Although Morrigan Corde's Suppressive Fire cuts through crab armor and evade, it DOESN'T get by the Dovin Basil, so the Imperials will likely have to get far too close for comfort with their only 2 fragile attackers. The Vong have many tricks up their sleeves, bringing in extra reinforcements that are discounted and get Aggressive Negotiations from Supreme Overlord Quorreal, as well as an additional reinforcement piece from the 8th Cortex Shaper. Then of course Shawn will have a difficult choice of what Commander Effect to steal with the Yammosk War Coordinator. Swap? Opportunist? Activation Control (which he has innately in Supreme Overlord Quorreal should he choose to bring in a Zonoma Sekot Scout, but it only works when that scout has line of sight to an enemy), or even steal Pellaeon's commander exchange CE. Map may also loom large, as Shawn's Modular Base provides a significanly more overall protection to force tight quarters, especially in gambit.

Tim's squad is commander centric with 2 powerful attackers and a Domination possibility in the Imperial Governor. Mara Jade does enough damage in one opportunist lightsaber assault to take out Khalee Lah or Shadao Shai regardless of Crab Armor saves (assuming she hits all 4 - no guarantees there), but any of the 3 Vong attackers could do the same in return to Mara or Morrigan (with several combinations including Master Shaper/Jedi Hunter/Yun Yammka Devotion and even scarification should he choose to bring in a priest). Thrawn is clearly key, using swap, opportunist and master tactician - but one bad init roll or one misplacement of Mara or Morrigan could mean a quick and easy death. Neither speed nor outactivating is guaranteed - as swap and activation control can be stolen by the Yammosk. Morrigan's Evade is moot (no shooters to face) as is Mara's Lightsaber Block (Force Immunity), so Tim won't be rolling too many saves from the Vong, but FAILING the save from the Imperial Governors Dominate is what Mara and Morrigan will want to do, and THAT could mean all the difference. This squad could look like it has the advantage on paper, but one untimely 1 or small mistake could easily be all the Vong needs to win.

It's 2 tech heavy squads with lots of tricks, and some powerful (but relatively low hit point) attackers. It should be a tense match!

Log in to Vassal and tune into the Sith Holonews Network on Thursday night to see the battle go down!

IDK................... that's way past my bedtime

As a commentator on the match, I will wait until after the match is over to discuss potential strategy and such


For both players though
PRE-GAME SETUP

Here is the detailed version: Beginning of game
1. Players begin the pregame procedure by revealing their squads to each other.
2. Resolve “deferred squadbuilding” abilities that trigger after seeing the opponent’s squad. This includes Reinforcements and the first half of Bribery, for example. Players simultaneously reveal their decisions about bringing in additional characters.
3. Characters that are added to a squad via abilities like Reinforcements and Bribery are added
to their squads. (Normally, order will not matter. If it does, order players randomly and resolve
their abilities player by player.)
4. Other abilities that trigger after seeing the opponent’s squad activate. This includes Telepathic Insight and Con Artist, for example. Players with these abilities simultaneously reveal their decisions. (Normally, order will not matter. If it does, order players randomly and resolve their abilities player by player.)
5. Players roll to determine which player will choose the map to be played on.
6. The player with the highest roll chooses which map will be played on. The player with the lower roll selects whether to set up first or second. The player who sets up first selects a side and sets up his miniatures.
7. In setup order, a player sets up by selecting a setup area and then setting up his miniatures. Abilities for that player that trigger during setup activate. For example, this includes Light Tutor, Dark Master, Light Spirit, and Dark Spirit. The player chooses the order to resolve the abilities.
8. If there is a player who has not yet set up, return to step 7 and the next player in setup order sets up.
9. Resolve abilities that trigger after setup. For example, this includes Programmed Target; Lightsaber Trainer; Versatility; the second half of Bribery; and Admiral Gilad Pellaeon’s commander effect.
a. All players simultaneously reveal all decisions regarding these abilities, except decisions that require movement.
b. First, abilities that change squad composition are resolved. Old characters are removed from a squad and then new characters are added to the squad. Abilities that change squad composition are resolved in setup order. (Thus, in a multiplayer game, a player setting up first has the first chance to bribe away a character if more than one player wants to bribe the same character.) If a player has more than one of these abilities, the player chooses the order to resolve them.
If a player’s decision from step (a) cannot be resolved for any reason (e.g. they wanted to use Pellaeon to replace a character that was stolen away by Bribery), that player returns to step (a) and makes another choice.
c. Abilities conferred by Bribery, Versatility, or a similar ability are gained by the relevant characters. If any characters gain abilities that normally would have been resolved before this point during setup (e.g. Con Artist), resolve those abilities immediately. This occurs in setup order. If a player has more than one of these abilities, theplayer chooses
the order to resolve them.
d. Finally, other abilities are completely resolved in setup order. This includes abilities requiring movement (Crix Madine, SpecForce Commander’s commander effect). If a player has more than one, he decides the order to resolve the effects. (Note that Battle Ready is not resolved at this time. It is resolved after first round initiative.)
10. Abilities that trigger “immediately before the first initiative roll” activate. This includes adding characters with Que
en Allana Solo’s CE and with Local Reserves.
11. A pre-game door check happens(timing is specified in the WotC FAQ: “prior to the first initiative roll”). Note that there is a pre-game door check, but there is no pre-round door check, so doors do not openafter abilities such as Intuition or Surprise Move

that's great info Jason!
thanx!

The pre-game and pre-round guides are available on swmgamers' rules page (right-hand margin):

http://swmgamers.com/SWM/SWM%20Rules%20Main.html
http://swmgamers.com/SWM/Rules/StartProcedures.pdf

It's just the list of pregame procedures that I copied over from Gamers. TJ deserves most of the credit for finding and ordering all the particular items.

We will most likely log onto Vassal early and type the "simultaneous reveal" choices into the chat on vassal (while on the phone with each other) and do a "1,2,3 SEND!" For each relevant step

We'll be starting before too long, hope you can join in. The fun!

Big +1 to Tim.


Also thanks to Spry for the help with the Squad, but also for the new trick and trick against Pelleaon. After Dealing with the heavy shooter squad of Ven and the Wookies, I second guessed not having Nom Anor in the squad altogether. Spry came up with the idea of a Pell swap. Having the opportunity to apply it to an actual game. I wasn't sure it would be that beneficial. What made me actually try it here is that I could bring in the seer to extend Disruptive to 8 squares. Tim could agile away from 6 to avoid the Dovin Basal, but not swap out at 8. That gave me the best chance to not embarrass myself on his map. As it was, Mara Jade bringing her foam saber to the party is what helped me. Awesome game and a great time.