Quick note to those of you who cancelled: you messed up. Tut-tut-tut! Well-run, with tons of space to spare, don't miss the next one by any account. Thanks to Kosh, and the folks at Strategic Game Command -- nice environment. We proceeded as a group to buy them completely out of Starfuries.
Kosh may not have many posts, but he does know how to organize and what he's doing. Much applause. He also set this up to bring a few newer players into the greater Chicago community, and I'm glad I met you, Chris, Carlos, and Pat (I think -- apologize if I got these names wrong!)
Kosh even had to step in to give an even number of players, didn't have his fleet available, had never played Drakh before, and beat my Dilgar. I should probably be ashamed of that, but it was such fun I really don't care. Well ... that much.
Quick reports from me:
Rd. 1: 1xOchliavita, 2xOmelos, 1xTargrath vs. 1xNova, 6xHermes. EA ships did virtually nothing, losing 2 Hermes and the Nova for almost nothing. The Thunderbolts, on the other hand, despite some decent AF setup (one gap made by an overzealous CAF by me) killed almost singlehandedly 1 Omelos, 2/3 of an Ochliavita, and all but 5 points of a Targrath. That's just 10 of them -- they were absolutely hideous. We absolutely mauled each other to a 45-36 EA win after 6 turns. (13-7)
Rd. 2: 1xOchliavita, 2xJashakar, 2xOmelos, 3xTargrath vs. 2xScout, 3xLight Raider, 2xHeavy Raider, 2xLight Cruiser. Serves me right -- I have to fight my own tourney fleet I build last time. Doh! I got (predictably) totally initiative outsinked, and my first battle pass resulted in only 1 kill. Against nimble Drakh raiders, that isn't going to get it done. Drakh battles are patient things, but I sure didn't win. The two Heavy Raiders gave a real good account of themselves, my Omelos didn't -- including one All Power to Engines that a really bad idea. I also death-rode an Ochliavita for no real good reason. Once I explained a bit of Drakh theory to Kosh, who hadn't flown them before today -- well, he killed me with it. Serves me right. Drakh killed 1 Targrath, 1 Omelos, 1 Ochliavita, 1 Jashakar and forced another offboard vs. a kill of 1 Light Cruiser, 1 Heavy Raider and 1 Scout. Drakh win 24-18. (7-13)
There was a quiz at this point. I thought I did better on my Group Theory final at college. That was described at the time as a spectacular disaster. I was begging for partial credit at the end of college exam -- and I don't think I could get partial credit here. Would it be possible to get a negative score? I was gonna try to find out. Involuntarily.
Rd. 3: 1xOchliavita, 4xOmelos, 2xJashakar, 1xRohric, 6xTargrath vs. Tertius, Primus, Prefect, 2xSulust, 2xMagnus, 1xBalavarin. Ok, 0 for 2, and pretty sure I flunked the quiz. Not real good here! And for Rd. 3 I get -- the Centauri Beam Team. Yeep! Well, this one is with a newer player who doesn't have any Corvans, a Balavarin instead. I have a chance. Terrain that was set up really helps me with an asteroid field to hide behind and winning the setup initiative. The asteroid field was in a really bad spot after he set up -- on a wing, but close to the center -- and he set up far enough forward that turning to the other side of it to meet me with 1/45 turn was going to be very tough for two ships set up a bit too close, a Tertius and a Prefect. Even if the Sulusts were going to make it, they weren't going to be far away and the Targrath could pop around the corner at any time. Ended up outflanking the beam line, blasting and then popping the Balavarin and the next targets, a a couple of Magnus who had gotten into a winning tussle with my Rohric that was hiding behind the shadow of a planet. The 6-Targrath squadron was rough. Lost 1 Rohric, 1 Thorun, 1 Jashakar before time was called vs. 1 Balavarin , 4 Sentris, 2 Magnus for a Dilgar 19-8 win. (17-3)
I can beat Centauri beams but not my own Drakh fleet. I give up. Net: 31-29. Mediocrity, I art thee!
Dilgar photos upcoming once I figure out where to post them and how to trim down the file size.
Stunner of the day -- I didn't end up dead last in the quiz. I was expecting to score about 2 out of 10. Ended up with 5. Must be the partial credit -- or pity being taken.
Congrats, Prelude.
