Here's a squadbuilding contest for you. I have about 10 squads on my shelf that I pull down on game night. I've been pretty lazy about building new ones. Some of the players who come don't build their own squads and grab one of the ones that are ready for them.

I don't have a Vong squad built right now but I'd like one. The contest: build one! (Or point to one you have previously built.)

Restrictions:

* No Fringe staples. These squads stay built for a while, and the mice, uggies, Lobot, R7s are in high demand. Vong faction has enough in-faction door control, so don't use the Fringe. (Note: Cad Bane is not currently in another squad if you want to use him.)

* No swarms. I have enough swarm squads ready to go. Keep it at 12 activations max. Under 10 is even better. I know that makes it tougher since swarms tend to be Vong's strongest squads.

* Tell me what makes it good. How it runs. A description of at least a couple sentences (and hopefully a couple paragraphs) is required.

Judging criteria:
* Competitive. At least Tier 2. Preferably Tier 1.5. If you can make it Tier 1 given the previous two restrictions, even better, but I'm not expecting that.

* Fun. Hopefully it is fun to play and fun to play against.

* Less complex the better. Relatively new players often grab these squads, so if it isn't too complex that is a bonus.



Prize: This will be built and on my shelf for at least a couple months. It will see the table at least 3 times. Possibly as many as a dozen times. Having your squad actually played is the biggest reward, isn't it?

I don't know how competitive it is, but I think this is a good one:

60 Warmaster Nas Choka
30 Supreme Overlord Quorreal
27 Jakan, Most High Priest
27 Nen Yim
20 Yuuzhan Vong Jedi Hunter
15 Yammosk War Coordinator
11 Yuuzhan Vong Ossus Protector
9 Praetorite Vong Scout

199 Points, 8 activations.

Preferred Reinforcements (very flexible):
Advanced Agent, Officer
Zomana Sekot Scout x2

(As a quick note, if you must have a shooter in your squads, you could switch Jakan and the Praetorite Scout for a Praetorite Priest and a Peace Brigade Soldier.)


Description:
The most complicated part of this squad is remembering the affects of the CEs. The Yammosk makes everything boardwide, of course. The Sekot Scouts not only give door control, but they also give activation control and they have Aggressive Negotiations. Jakan's CE is useful when a character is killed, and Choka's whenever a Vong piece moves.

Nen Yim uses Master Shaper on Nas Choka to boost his Damage potential and his Attack stat to an acceptable value. With Shaper and Scarification, Choka can hit four times standing still at +19 Attack for 40 Damage a hit (if you choose to bring in the Advanced Agent, Officer, he also gains Cunning Attack), or move and hit twice at the same stats.

Choka's Tactician +4, combined with the Scout's Recon, increases the likelihood of a Vong character being able to use Cunning Attack when it is needed.

Choka's CE, combined with the Scout's Pathfinder, helps the Vong characters get across the battlefield quickly. Choka's Speed 8 is obviously helpful in this regard, too. If a Vong dies, Jakan's CE can be used to move Choka adjacent to an enemy for a strong Double/Twin.

The Yuuzhan Vong Jedi Hunter is a secondary attacker, and the Ossus Guard is a bodyguard for Choka who can also be a decent tertiary attacker, with +11 Attack for 40 Damage against unactivated enemies when injured.

The Reinforcements are generally flexible, though the Scouts are highly recommended when another squad has activation control.

In Summation: This squad has a beatstick with 120+ damage potential, a secondary attacker, a bodyguard who can be a third attacker, door control, Tactician +4, Recon, boardwide everything, activation control, and Reinforcements.
8 activations, 11 with the suggested Reinforcements.

No idea how well this will play, but altered a swarm squad to fit your criteria.

--Lah Warriors--
63 Warmaster Tsavong Lah
29 Domain Shai Subaltern
27 Nen Yim
15 Yammosk War Coordinator
50 Domain Lah Warrior x5
15 Zonoma Sekot Scout x3

(199pts. 12 activations)

Warmaster, on the move, is +23/40, standing still is triple +19/30. His little buddies can move 16 and twin at +10/30. If Tsavong is within 6, they are +14/30.
If they don't move and Tsavong is NOT within 6, they are only +6/20.

--sha'kill--
44 Commander Sha'kel
30 Supreme Overlord Quorreal
28 Zenoc Quah
27 Minos, Yuuzhan Vong Warrior
20 Yuuzhan Vong Hunter on Quednak
15 Yammosk War Coordinator
11 Advance Agent, Officer
10 Domain Lah Warrior
9 Praetorite Vong Scout
5 Zonoma Sekot Scout

(199pts. 10 activations)

A typical Shakel/Minos squad with a domain Lah warrior. I know the synergy is wasted on him but with speed 8, twin, he can move 8 and hit for 60 @ +14 (twin, cunning, +4 from Zenoc). The movement breaker is obvious helpful. Quorreal is the auto include of Vong squads for his versatility with reinforcements.

Winner. TheHutts and sthlrd2 had similar Minos/Sha'kel squads, which were close runners-up. The Camaraderie and Sha'kel's CE made it more complex than I want to deal with, though. Only 6 different types of pieces here, and only 12 figures. You forgot to mention that the Domain Lah Warriors get Double. So standing still they lose Momentum but they get to hit twice. I'm putting it together now and will probably hit the table tonight.

with all that potential, heave forbid you snipe someones CE for GMA lol