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Thematic Tournament (Solo: A Star Wars Story) Options
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 6:48:28 AM
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I'll edit the subject and this first post as we move from one contest to the next.

The current contest is: Solo (the movie).

Entry deadline: August 31
Voting deadline: September 3
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 6:49:40 AM
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This is a squadbuilding competition. The winner will be determined based on the same rules that are used in the CCC (customs) competitions. Everyone can enter and everyone can vote. But you can't win unless you vote. When you vote, vote for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. 3pts per 1st place vote, 2pts per 2nd place vote, and 1pt per 3rd place vote. Most pts wins. Tiebreaker is 1st place votes. 2nd tiebreaker will be earliest entered.

You are building a thematic squad from the specified era. Feel free to enter a squad you've already built if it fits the criteria.

The current entry deadline and voting deadline are specified in the first post of this thread.

The rules:

* Your squad must be thematically accurate. Characters must be from the appropriate era, and it must make sense that they would work together. They do not have to have actually worked together in canon/legends, but they can't be enemies, and they can't be from different eras. If they are Unique they must be from the source material (e.g. Gha Nhackt would not be able to be in a squad from the prequel trilogy - only from the Clone Wars cartoon). Most Fringe non-Uniques can be used in most factions/eras. As long as the species/role makes sense for your squad, you're fine.

* All WotC and Vset pieces are legal. Squad size is 200pts, and squads must be legal in addition to making thematic sense.

* Being thematically accurate is mandatory, but as long as you clear the bar for that (your squad makes sense as something that happened or could have happened), the judging should be based on which squad is the strongest squad.

* Give your squad a meaningful name. If you win, the name will be entered into the tournament brackets later on. In your squad comments, explain why your squad is so great.


This will be a long series of squadbuilding competitions from all throughout the Star Wars universe. At the end, the winning squads will be entered into a single-elimination tournament to find The Best Thematic Squad Of Them All. For some of the squadbuilding competitions, the era as well as a faction or source material is specified. For others, the ones noted with just a *, only the era is specified.

Here is the schedule. We will not be going 1 through 32, though. We'll save the starred competitions until the end and start with the ones where a faction or source material is specified. With about 2 per week, it should take about 4 months to fill in the bracket:

Prequel Trilogy Era
1. Republic
2. Seps
3. *
4. *

OT Era
5. Rebel
6. Imperial
7. Fringe
8. *

Sequel Trilogy Era
9. Resistance
10. First Order
11. *
12. *

Live-Action "Era" (Mandalorian/Solo/Rogue One/etc)
13. The Mandalorian TV show
14. Solo
15. Rogue One
16. *

Early Old Republic Era (Up through KotOR2)
17. Old Republic
18. Sith
19. *
20. *

Late Old Republic Era (KotOR or later - yes there is overlap between the early and late OR eras)
21. Old Republic
22. Sith
23. *
24. *

Legends "Era" (after the original trilogy)
25. Vong
26. New Republic
27. *
28. *

Cartoon "Era" (Mainly Clone Wars & Rebels)
29. Clone Wars
30. Rebels
31. Mandalorian faction
32. *
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 6:49:52 AM
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Reserved.
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 6:51:43 AM
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=== BEGIN: RESISTANCE (SEQUEL TRILOGY) ===

Entry deadline: January 26
Voting deadline: January 29
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 7:02:49 AM
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I'm going to enter the one that I've played the most, but it is 4 years old. There's probably something better once you add in pieces from newer sets. In particular, dropping the non-Uniques for a couple more Uniques would give more chances for Chewie's Barrage, which is the main way these squads can win.

--HarryG's Resistance (2017 Vassal Regional Squad)--
35 General Leia Organa
34 Chewbacca with Bowcaster
33 Han Solo with Bowcaster
25 Rey
19 Finn
17 Resistance Officer
28 Resistance Trooper x2
13 BB-8
5 Rebel Trooper

(209pts. 10 activations)
http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/173783/harrygs-resistance--2017-vassal-regional-squad-
adamb0nd
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 2:46:39 PM
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DarkDracul
Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021 5:22:37 PM
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I just played this squad in last week's Regional.
Scored over 100 points against Etienne playing his 2017 Gencon winning Daala squad.
Scored 3-0 vs a tough Jabba squad using Zam, Dash, and Mira.
Scored over 100 and should have won against Jaba/Nighsisters but I made several really dumb mistakes.

Rey: Leia's saber.
Luke Skywalker: It was the last night of our training. [Flashback of young Luke and Leia training]
Luke Skywalker: Leia told me that she had sensed the death of her son at the end of her Jedi path. She surrendered her saber to me, and said that one day it would be picked up again by someone who would finish her journey. A thousand generations live in you now. But this is your fight. You’ll take both sabers to Exegol.

--Sabers to Exegol--
35 General Leia Organa
29 Ben Solo, Redeemed
26 Poe Dameron
24 Rey
19 Finn
19 Resistance Captain
26 Nien Nunb, Red Squadron Ace
14 Luke Skywalker, Jedi Spirit
13 BB-8
5 Cobalt Squadron Pilot
(200pts. 10 activations)
FlyingArrow
Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2021 8:30:28 PM
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3 entries. Voting is open. Deadline to vote is tomorrow (the 29th). Everyone can vote. People entered must vote in order to win.
FlyingArrow
Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2021 8:31:51 PM
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1. DarkDracul
2. adamb0nd
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 4:18:49 PM
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Last day to vote
DarkDracul
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 4:26:04 PM
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1. Darkdracul
2. FlyingArrow
3. Adamb0nd

Hope i did that right.
adamb0nd
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 4:35:42 PM
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1. Darkdracul
2. FlyingArrow
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 7:39:17 PM
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DarkDracul wrote:
1. Darkdracul
2. FlyingArrow
3. Adamb0nd

Hope i did that right.


You can't vote for yourself, but other than that it's fine. 3pts for FlyingArrow, 2 for adamb0nd.

Totals:

DarkDracul 6
FlyingArrow 5
adamb0nd 4

DarkDracul wins it
FlyingArrow
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 7:41:05 PM
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=== BEGIN: FIRST ORDER (SEQUEL TRILOGY) ===

Moving right into the next contest... First Order from the sequel trilogy.

Entry deadline: February 2
Voting deadline: February 5
DarkDracul
Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2021 3:54:17 AM
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That time the First Order raided the Festival of the Ancestors on Pasaana.

http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/223237/scavenger-hunt

--Scavenger Hunt--
40 General Pryde
38 Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
23 General Hux
42 Knight of Ren x2
15 First Order Pilot on Treadspeeder
11 Jet Trooper
10 BB-9E
6 First Order Stormtrooper
15 Stormtrooper x3
(200pts. 12 activations)

"You can't hide, Rey. Not from me."

Troopers blocking attackers with Steadfast and Defense Beacon. When they die a Knight of Ren jumps into their square.
Knights of Ren have GMA Double. Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is a Boss.
Everybody getting Prideful, Squad Assault and so much more.
Jet Trooper launches from treadspeeder to deep strike enemies.
Uggie Demo
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2021 9:00:23 AM
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http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/223247/fulfill-your-destiny


--Fulfill Your Destiny--
42 Supreme Leader Snoke
38 Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
52 First Order Flametrooper x2
44 Knight of Ren x2
10 BB-9E
8 RA–7 First Order Protocol Droid
6 First Order Stormtrooper

Sticking with my “what if” theme from the last time I entered, this is built around the idea of Kylo killing Rey for Snoke instead of turning on him.
Lots of auto damage from the flame troopers and Snoke’s lightning, and can use Force Link and Pull to set up some nasty combos. Kylo with his knights can dish out a nice deal of damage too with Snoke’s CE and having greater mobile
Caedus
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http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/223248/the-final-order

40 General Pryde
39 Sith Eternal Emperor
38 Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
23 General Hux
44 Knight of Ren x2
15 First Order Officer
10 BB-9E

(209pts. 8 activations)
FlyingArrow
Posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 8:07:03 PM
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Today's the last day. 3 entries so far.

(I'll start the voting some time tomorrow, so you really have until the voting opens, which will probably be some time mid-day tomorrow.)

==

Here's my entry:

--Faction Pure First Order--
42 Supreme Leader Snoke
27 Captain Phasma
26 First Order Flametrooper
26 Kylo Ren
23 General Hux
8 RA–7 First Order Protocol Droid
36 First Order Stormtrooper x6
12 RA-7 Death Star Protocol Droid x2

(200pts. 14 activations)
http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/223273/faction-pure-first-order
FlyingArrow
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 8:05:42 AM
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Voting is now open.

Four entries: DarkDracul, Caedus, UggieDemo, FlyingArrow
Mando
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 9:44:08 AM
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My top 3: 1) FlyingArrow, 2) DarkDrakul 3) Caedus
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