I met up with Fred last night to play some Star Wars Miniatures at Games To Die For. Him having played a few games at Gen con and me not having played for years except once made for a kinda slow start. In the end, we decided to play on the ROTS board and with 150 point squads.
My squad:
- Luke and Yoda
- Juno Eclipse
- C-3PO and R2-D2
- Czerka Scientist
- Gotal Fringer x2
- Utapaun Soldier x2
- Ugnaught Demolitionist
His squad:
- Darth Malak, DLOTS
- Dark Jedi Master
- Echani Handmaiden
- GenoHaradan Assassin x2
- Devaronian Bounty Hunter
- Tusken Raider
The game was lots of fun even though my Czerka Scientist + Gotal Fringer/Utapaun Soldier plan failed miserably. Loda did the most work and damage, though they did end up falling. The most interesting thing that happened was Loda using Force Stun on Malak two turns in a row where he failed the save and then re-rolled and still failed. Fred ended up winning pretty handily.
Game two we decided to play on the Clone Strike Muunlist map. Again, we played 150 points.
My squad:
- Emperor Palpatine
- Darth Vader, Imperial Commander
- Admiral Ozzel
- Stormtrooper x2
- Raxus Prime Trooper x2
- EVO Trooper x2
His squad:
- General Grievous, Supreme Commander
- Battle Droid Officer
- Super Battle Droid x2
- Guard Droid x2
- I think that’s it?
This game started out pretty awesomely for me as I rolled a 6 on the first initiative roll and added 2x Stormtroopers and 2x Raxus Prime Troopers thanks to Ozzel’s Imperial Reserves 20 ability. First turn was a lot of moving through cover and Fred moving GG and crew through some rooms on one side of the map. Second turn I started moving Palps into the rooms to engage GG. I was able to Force Lightning GG a couple of times and eventually get Vader into melee range. Unfortunately, the Guard Droids did some serious damage to him and he fell at the hands of GG. Palpatine took care of GG right after that. We called the game around there due to time. That game was a blast as I felt less like I was losing right off the bat.
I’m digging this game more and more as I play it.
