Why I'm Excited for Third Quarter!

So while building a list for the upcoming tournament, I pondered my anti-swarm predicament. All of the lists I built have tremendous alpha strikes, and most of them have good defenses too. But only one, the second-to-last one I was considering running, has dedicated anti-swarm capabilities. This could be me imagining the amount of swarm playtime we'll see there, but it's still a valid consideration, one that Imperial pilots may soon have to face when the Z-95s release.

Then I hit on something amazing while digging through the squadron builder, which shows the text for all cards that have been spoiled, as well as fully released ones. Sure, we can't take them yet in legal play, but I can still plan a list...

So what am I so excited about?

My First X-wing Miniatures Tournament!

It's almost time for my first X-wing tournament, and I have NO IDEA what my list should be. I only got two games in with my first version on Saturday, and I'm not terribly pleased with the results. It performed decently well in the first round, but due mostly to amazing dice rolls, since the second round with both fleets exactly the same I had my arse handed to me. So, not completely back to the drawing board...

For those interested, the tournament is at GMI on Saturday 17th at 2pm. Registration opens before then, so be early. Prize support is some promo cards from one of the event boxes, and potentially more depending on how many show up. We weren't planning on this one being huge, it's more just to dip our toes in the water and gauge interest in more and larger events.

Speaking of events, we're trying REALLY hard to get into the Assault on Imdaar Alpha: Wave IV Launch Event. We probably won't make it, but our store liaison is giving them a call on Monday to see if we can still get in.