Welcome everyone to round 1 of the Spring of 2026 tournament of Galactic Escalation! Lots of great players and fun matchups ahead! Lets have a look at our divisions

Outer Rim Division

Hi-Fives
Lightsaber
Spryguy1981
Urbanshmi


Core Worlds Division

Thereisnotry
DarthMaim
Gandalf
Mando

Game length is 75 minutes and gambit is worth 6pts. There will be 1 week starting today (4/1/26) to get your matchups in. Please complete your games by midnight on April 8th, 2026. If anyone needs extra time, we can extend the time needed, just let us know. Make sure you set your squads to public so people can click on your squad links. Now here are the people and squads that will be competing in round 1:

urbanshmi:

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/265646/125-ghosts

--125 Ghosts--
43 Ahsoka Tano, Champion of the Rebellion
22 Ezra Bridger, Padawan
25 Sabine Wren
19 Mon Mothma, Mother of the Rebellion
16 Senator Bail Organa

(125 pts. 5 activations)


Map: Warior's Enclave

gandalfthegreatestwizard:

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/265664/we-have-set-the-seal-of-solomon

--We have set the seal of Solomon--
55 Yoda, Master of the Order
44 Yaddle, Jedi Master
14 Coleman Trebor
9 R2-D2, Astromech Droid
2 Kneesaa, Ewok Princess

(124pts. 5 activations)

Map: Gangster's Vault

DarthMaim:

--Vonggie Style ( GE 125)--
28 Vua Rapuung
25 Denua Ku, Jedi Hunter
22 Khalee Lah, Warrior Progeny
19 Eighth Cortex Shaper
17 Vongerella, Dark Jedi
9 Dooje Brolo
5 Zonoma Sekot Scout

(125pts. 7 activations)


http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/264356/vonggie-style---ge-125-


Map of choice = Frigid Outpost

Mando:

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/265941/galactic-escalation-round-1--one-sith-to-rule-them-all-

--Galactic Escalation Round 1 (One Sith to Rule them all)--
69 Exar Kun, Dark Jedi
39 Darth Sidious, Sith Emperor
4 Sith Recruit
3 XT-6 Droid

(115pts. 4 activations)

Preferred Reinforcements:
(DSSE-CE) 20 Skyborn Ranger on Uvak
or
6 Sith Ordinance Specialist
12 D-O
or
18 Crado, Jedi Apprentice

map: Jungle Tomb

Hi-Fives:

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/265810/nr-luke-and-company-125

Luke and Company 125
53 Master Luke Skywalker
33 Mara Jade, Galactic Hero
29 Ganner Rhysode
6 Ugnaught Demolitionist x2

(121pts. 5 activations)

Map: Warrior's Enclave

thereisnotry:

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/265801/ge--i-presume-nothing-125
--GE--I Presume Nothing 125--
58 Darth Maul, Apprentice of Hatred
42 General Grievous, Hero of Hypori
14 San Hill, Chairman
6 Gatekeeper Droid
3 Geonosian Drone

(123pts. 5 activations)

Map: Jungle Tomb

spryguy1981:

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/265956/the--125-bounty

--The $125 Bounty--
43 Cad Bane, Bounty Hunter
35 Asajj Ventress, Nightsister
26 Moralo Eval
12 Todo 360
6 Mouse Droid x2
3 Ugnaught Demolitionist

(125pts. 7 activations)

Map: Gangster's Vault

Lightsaber:

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/265803/i-dont-know-if-hes-cursed---

--I don't know if he's cursed //--
28 Tsavong Lah, Warrior Elite
22 Nen Yim
18 Eminence Harrar
19 Eighth Cortex Shaper
18 Yuuzhan Vong Consul
9 Dooje Brolo
6 Advance Scout
5 Zonoma Sekot Scout

Preferred Reinforcements:
17 Vongerella, Dark Jedi

(125pts. 9 activations)

Map: [Domain Lah] Warrior's Enclave 000

"Let's get ready to rumble........................................"

Squad breakdown;

2 Sep

2 Vong

1 Sith

1 Republic

1 Rebel

1 NR

"May the Force Immunity be with you!"

Everyone's favorite faction takes on the Sith tonight at 10:00pm central

Mando (3pts) defeats DarthMaim (0pts) 125-27 on Frigid Outpost. DarthMaim won the map roll and I set up on the left side of the map.

This game was mainly the combo of Exar Kun and Sidious that was the key to winning. Force Dominated Exar 3 times to get him extra turns to get through all the damage mitigation and he was tanky enough with his 160 hp and high starting defense to survive the Vong onslaught. I was able to take out Vongrella and Denua Ku in one round, then went on to attack Vua Rapung the next round. On a key init, I won it and went first with Exar who did all of his attacks on Vua and then the XT droid sacrificed himself to activate Sidious who Force Dominated Exar to do all his attacks again on Vua, taking him out. Exar had to spend quite a few force points to reroll the Dominate saves, but with MotF 2 it succeeded every time i tried to use it on him. Exar went up against Khalee Lah at the end who had a hard time hitting him with +8 attack vs 22def. Even with Cunning Attack he needed 10's to hit. Exar ended up with 70hp at the end of the game. I controlled gambit with Sidious the entire game and kept the vong bottled up in a corridor as Exar Kun fought back the Vong pretty much singlehandedly. My Uvak was the first to fall to the Vong after he took out Dooje Broolo with a Painful Screech. My Skyborn Ranger wasn't able to do much else as DarthMaim was smart in placing his mini's so i coulldn't get an effective Battering Charge. I was hoping to win init and escape with the Uvak but Maim won that init and took out the Uvak before it could do any more real damage. So it was pretty much Exar Kun who did all the damage this game and he was very good at it with his LSA and twin attacks. Vua Rapung got a few Counter attacks in (the first one resulted in a crit! 40 dmg....ouch!) but his saves weren't the best at other times with him failing a few VCA 6 saves to make the damage from Exar hit that much harder. Had Exar been defeated, this game would have been quite the opposite in its result. The 4 rounds of gambit definitely helped. Good game and DarthMaim has an awesome Vong squad! i get the feeling it will be even more scary as the Escalation tournament progresses.

I am in receipt of Mando's round 2 squad. So you can send when ready

Correct.. still waiting for the results for thereisnotry and gandalf. We have until Wednesday night unless they need some more time

thereisnotry defeats gandalfthegreatestwizard 154-85 (3-1)

Joe won the map roll so we played on Gangster's Vault. I set up on the upper-right side, where people normally do with this map. I foolishly placed my Gatekeeper Droid at the door by my starting zone, rather than near the middle of the map...this error became very apparent very soon. Joe was in the bottom-left area.

Round 1: I won init and let Joe go first. Basic advancement for both of us. Yoda ended beside R2, and Yaddle was in gambit. Grievous was at the door in gambit. 6-6.

Round 2: Joe won init. R2 towed Yoda to be near Coleman, then LOCKED the door in Greivous' face! I really should've had my Droid at this door, not the other one.... But that was no problem, because San pushed GG 12 squares around the other way, then GG used Spinning Blade (tried to fp to move faster but Yoda said No) to slice into R2, Yoda, and Colemen...door problem solved, right? Nope! Grievous forgot to turn on one of his lightsabers, because only 1 of his attacks on each of those people landed. As a result, Yoda was at 110, Coleman at 30, and R2 at 10 (with the center door still locked). Yaddle use Morichro on GG then attacked GG, parried. Coleman Assaulted...miss fprr, crit, parry, hit, parry. So I guess maybe GG shouldn't be too upset about his miserable dice a few moments prior. However, when it was his turn Yoda sent GG back home. Maul ran up past Yaddle (aoo hit for 10dmg after TK Style). Gambit for both. 33-12 for Joe.

Round 3: Joe won this init too...kinda huge. Coleman, knowing he was not long for this world, attacked Maul with bravado worthy of the Jedi Archives, and scored a hit (Maul at 100hp). Maul responded by slicing Coleman in half ("It doesn't feel nice, does it?") and then dropping Yaddle down to 30 with a hit and a crit. Maul's CE allowed GG to move 4 squares up (slowed because of Morichro). Yaddle and Kneesaa were awed by the majesty of Maul's martial abilities. San pushed Grievous forward, who then use Spinning Blade again, this time connecting on some strikes to kill both Kneesaa and Yaddle. Yoda used LS Throw twice to send Maul back home. R2 then towed Yoda into the gambit spot. Gambit for both, 78-68 for me.

Round 4: I won init. Big Spinning Blade coming up!! Alas, Grievous forgot to ignite his lightsabers and he missed EVERY attack. lol. By this point it was just comical. R2 towed Yoda up to kill San. Maul charged into Yoda with speed, hitting both but the Force was with Yoda so he blocked one of them (90hp). Gambit for me. 84-82 for me.

Round 5: I won init. Maul must have been practicing, because he hit all 4 of his attacks (needing 7s) against Yoda (down to 10hp). Yoda killed my Drone and put 20 onto Maul, R2 then towed him away. GG opened the center door so that he was within range of Yoda and the Override bot. Gambit for me. 90-85 for me.

Round 6: I won init. This time Grievous remembered to turn on his lightsabers, and he hit everything on his Spinning Blade attacks, to finish off both of the evil Republic pieces. You'd think that it wouldn't take SIX attacks to finally be able to kill Doombot...but maybe that's why he's called Doombot. 154-85 for me.


Joe's squad had plenty of damage output, but mine doesn't mind. When I can roll above a 6 my squad does a bunch of damage too. As always, it was fun to game with you, Joe! Best of luck to you in the rest of the GE.

I just am always early. Because I don't like waiting for new pair8ngs when the round is over lol