Mission Briefing
"Gentlemen,
We have received a long range message from the Tantive VI which has the vital supporter of the Rebellion, Princess Leia on board. She is carrying crucial information about the Death Star in a rather excitable droid.
The ship has been under attack from an Imperial Star Destroyer and managed to narrowly jump away however the jump drives have now failed and the Princess is in a vulnerable position whilst the repairs are underway.
It's highly likely that the Imperials will launch an attack with whatever forces they can muster so get in position and protect that ship.
May the Force be with you"
Rick O'Shea in his K6/B Wing (Hex Ace) (Squadron Leader)
Spike Sharpie, PS 4 E Wing (Quad Ace)
Pop Cicle, PS 4 K-Wing (Ace)
Captain Tangent, PS3 T-70 X Wing
Ensign W K Junior PS4 T-70 X Wing (Ace)
Laa Laa Dameron PS1 T-70 X Wing (Rookie)
Tinky Winky Dameron PS1 A Wing (Rookie)
Tantive VI with Princess Leia and R2-D2 as crew plus 22 points of upgrades chosen by Rebel Players.
Sqn 1 (on table)
Tie Interceptor PS6 Royal Guard Pilot with Marksmanship
Tie Interceptor PS1 Alpha Sqn Pilot Pilot
Tie Interceptor PS 3 Avenger Sqn Pilot
Sqn 2 (on table)
Tie FO, PS 8 Omega Leader with Comm Relay
Tie FO PS4 Epsilon Ace with Comm Relay
Tie FO PS3 Zeta Squadron Pilot with Comm Relay
Sqn 3 (Roll for entry 1 attack die, from turn 3, Crit turn 3, any hit turn 4 else they arrive turn 5 random entry, d4 to determine table edge)
Tie Bomber, Major Rhymer PS 7, 2 x Concussion Missile, 2 x Plasma Torpedoes
Tie Bomber x 2, 2 PS4 as above
Sqn 4 (Roll for entry 1 attack die, from turn 5, Crit turn 5, any hit turn 6 else they arrive turn 7 random entry, d4 to determine table edge)
Tie Fighter PS6 Dark Curse
Tie Fighter PS 3 x 1 & PS1 x 1
Empire ship selection is as follows, 2 Imperial ships per Rebel player, half start on table. Divide into 4 Sqns, No 1 will be Interceptors, 2 Tie F/Os 3 Bombers and 4 Standard Ties. First pilot in each Sqn will be a random named pilot remaining are random Sqn Pilots. All upgrades are random.
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Game should be played on a 5 x 3 table.
Set up
Rebel Players set up the Tantive up in the centre of their table edge and put their ships within range 3 of the large ships base.
Imperial players set up on their table edge.
There is no other Terrain.
The game will last until a victory is obtained.
See Special Rules for game play.
Special Rules
Tantive Hyperdrive - The drive is currently not functioning, during the energy allocation phase the Rebel Player may place upto 4 energy tokens on the hyperdrive card. At the end of the turn he rolls 1 Attack die per Energy token in the box. Each 2 hits (Not Crits) gain a Hyperdrive Token. After the dice are rolled the Energy Tokens are removed.
6 Hyperdrive Tokens are required to fix the drive.
After turn 1 the rebel player will gain 1 Attack Die per Hyperdrive Token in the box. Any Crit Hits by Imperial ships on the rear section of the Tantive will remove an Energy Token.
Jump to Hyperspace - To leave the table you need to declare your attempt and then try and gain 2 critical hits, hits from previous rolls carry forward. You cannot attempt to jump until after turn 4.
Turn 1. Roll 3 attack die
Turn 2. Roll 3 attack die + Pilot Skill / 2 (round up)
Turn 3. Automatically jump
Large Ship Bases - Ships may come into contact with the base of the Tantive and fly over or onto it with no adverse effect and can fire \ be shot at as normal.
Victory Conditions
Rebel Victory - The Tantive exits the table using its Hyperdrive or no Imperial Ships are left on the table.
Imperial Victory - The Tantive is crippled or leaves the table at sub light speed.
Draw - Any other result.
How did we get on
Well first of all apologies for the delay with this one, we actually played this game back in August but a combination of holidays, work and the mighty Project Jutland have delayed most things none WW1 Naval.
We continue to grow even after two years of this madness and we had Seven Rebel pilots mustered for the game and this week saw our second new Rookie in 2 games, so everyone welcome Tinky Winky Dameron, Poe and Laa Laas other brother.
Turn 2 didn't go too well for the Rebels as the K Wing somehow managed to get itself out in front of the rest of the Rebels and into the sights of the three Interceptors who had maintained a tight formation. Some nice shooting and the Pop Cicle was down to 1 hull point very early in the game.
After the establishing the worlds worst ever mission to kill ratio Captain Tangent seems to have come into his own recently, I think he deserves the nickname "The Vulture" as he managed to scoop another kill in this game finishing off a Tie F/O which Rick O'Shea had just failed to finish off.
Turn 4 saw the Bombers come into play but rather then go mission critical they started chasing Rebel Scum around the table which was to cost the Imperials dearly, The Tantive was building up energy but still had enough power left to take out one of the Interceptors as they broke through the Rebel lines towards the prize.
After getting some decent hits on the big Rebel ship the Interceptors were all gone the next turn as the Tantive first took one out and then Laa Laa managed to notch up his first kill in his second game as he vapourised the last of that Squadron.
The Imperials were in trouble now, out numbered and with the main strike force dogfighting time was running out. The Bombers were silenced one by one after having some success on the Tantive however the last flight of Ties were delayed and when the last Tie F/O accidentally flew off the table on turn 7 before the Standard Ties arrived the Rebels won by default as there were no Imperials on the table.
The only conciliation for Team Empire was the comedy moment when the Rookie A Wing flew off the table (must have been something in the water tonight) coupled with Spike Sharpies Z2-K8 Droid which flatly refused to do anything all game.
Result (2 pts for a win, 1 for a draw)
Rebel Win
Campaign overall score is, Empire 24 pts, Rebels 32 pts
X Wing madness will return with game 29 on 2nd of November 2016 when our intrepid pilots will be trying to steal an experimental Imperial Fighter.
Lesson 1 stay on the table !
GEEK ZONE
Jim head mechanic in the Rebel Garage is mostly wearing Navy Blue Court Shoes
Pilot upgrades prior to start of game 28
None
Rebel Pilot results below,
Pilot Spike Sharpie - E Wing (PS4), survived, 0 kills, 4 GC - Totals, Missions 28, 24 GC, 21 kills
Pilot Rick O'Shea - K6/B Wing (PS6), survived, 1 kills, 7 GC - Totals, Missions 27, 11 GC, 38 kills
Pilot Pop Cicle - K Wing (PS4) survived, 0 kills, 3 GC - Totals, Missions 21, 4 GC, 6 kills
Pilot Captain Tangent - T70 X Wing (PS3), survived, 1 kill, 4 GC, Totals, Missions 16, 9 GC, 3 kills
Pilot Ensign WK Jnr (PS4) - T70 X Wing survived, 1 kill, 7 GC- Totals Missions 11, 12 GC, 10 killsPilot Laa Laa Dameron (PS1) - T70 X Wing survived, 2 kills, 7 GC - Totals Missions 2, 9 GC, 2 kills
Pilot Tinky Winky Dameron (PS1) - A Wing survived, 0 kills, 2 GC - Totals Missions 1, 2 GC, 0 kills
Performance of note - Ensign WK Jnr became a double ace.
Not Present
Pilot Crank Case - Y Wing (PS4) Totals, Missions 20, 3 GC 13 kills
Pilot Obi Two - X Wing (PS1), Totals, Missions 2, 3 GC, 0 kills
Pilot Oi M'Groin - Y Wing (2), Totals, Missions 4, 3 GC 0 kills
Pilot Sir Jeremy Dodger - X Wing (2), Totals Missions 3, 7 GC, 2 kills
Pilot Twiki Bond - A Wing (1), Totals Missions 1, 6 GC, 0 kills
Pilot Baby Brian - X Wing (1) survived, 0 kills, 1GC - Totals Missions 3, 1 GC, 0 kills
Roll of Honour (At the going down of the twin suns, we will remember them)
Pilot Brian sadly lost after only 2 missions, RIP
Pilot Commander Wayne Kerr veteran of 7 Missions, RIP
Uber geeks area for those who want to see what our intrepid pilots fly.
A Kalidor Crescent is bought for 5 GC and adds a pilot skill slot.
Spike Sharpie, Kalidor Crescent with Sniper Trait - E Wing with Shield Upgrade & Z2-K8 Droid
Pop Cicle - K Wing - with Advanced Homing Missiles, Auto Turret and Flechette Torpedoes
Rick O'Shea, Kalidor Crescent x 3, Lighting Reflexes, Playing Possum and Chess Player- K6/B Wing with Heavy Laser Cannon, Engine Upgrade, Advanced Sensors, Chaff Dispenser and Advanced Proton Torpedoes
WK Jnr - T70 X Wing with R2-D2 mech, Kalidor Cresecent and Danger Sense.
Crank Case, Kalidor Crescent with Barrel Roll - Y Wing with Adv Proton Torpedoes (x2) and Plasma Cannon Turret.
Captain Tangent - Kalidor Crescent, T70 X Wing unmodified.
Laa Laa Dameron - T70 X Wing unmodified.
Tinky Winky Dameron - A Wing unmodified
Obi Two - X Wing unmodified.
Baby Brian - awaiting new ship
Oi Mi'Groin - Y Wing with R10 Astromech and Autoturret
Sir Jeremy Dodger - X Wing with R2-D2 and shield upgrade
Twiki Bond - A Wing unmodified
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