Miniature Outlook: Luke Skywalker, Jedi Master

HK-47 Scenario, Part 1

Outer-Rim Siege Scenario

Obi-wan, Alpha, and Anakin must infiltrate a droid complex to steal and or destroy their new proto-type droid, if not the Grand Army of The Republic will fail. Your only option is to suceed.

Republic Pieces:
Gen. Obi-Wan
Anakin, JK
Alpha(ARC Trooper)
6 Clone Troopers
1 Clone Commander
2 Clone Sergant

CIS Pieces: Phase 1
2 Super Battle Driod Commander
1 Battle Droid Officer
5 Super Battle Droid
10 Battle Droids

CIS Pieces: Phase 2
5 Super Battle Droids

CIS Pieces: Phase 3
3 Dwarf Spider Droids
1 Battle Droid Officer

CIS Pieces: Phase 4
1 Hailfire Droid

For this Scenaro use the Muunlist map, Republic starts in the pillar side, Phase 1 starts in the Control room.

The object to victory is destory all the droids, or capture the new prototype droid which is in the control room. use a r2d2 token as the proto type droid. To steal the droid use the capture the droid game rules. The droid has stats of:
40
15
0
0

CIS Pieces: Phase 2 enters on third turn on the right side in the rooms
CIS Pieces: Phase 3 eneters on the 5 turn on the left side in the rooms
CIS Pieces: Phase 4 enters outside of the control room

Special Rules - Alpha - has this CE: All clones Gain +4 Atk agaisnt all droids. Clone troopers ingore any damage reductions a droid may have.

Yuuzhan Vong - Worth it?

As of right now, the Vong are a much disputed, and let's face it, barren faction. So, can they be used competitively? Sure can!

What are some of the things the Vong have going for them? First and foremost, Force Immunity. This renders blocks and lighting useless, and is particularly devastating when you can't re-roll that thudbug. Crab armor is also huge. If you can make the save, even a Darth Vader, Jedi Hunter can find it hard to bring down the Warmaster and his cronies.

Palpatine and Rebel Yoda? They just cry.

For the most part, there are two routs when playing Vong - Nom Anor, and the Warmaster.

The Warmaster - a great beastick with a commander effect that works on every vong in the faction. While not that great now, we have no clue what may be in store for the future. I myself, revel in the day when I can give a Voxyn or Slayer momentum. And, with the new ruling that CE's that grant bonuses and abilities stack, who knows what devastating combos might come about. As for its use now, it combats the Vong's main weakness - 10 damage, and low attack for the warriors. The Warmaster himself, with the best DR in the game because it reduces everything, and triple couple with cleave, is to be reckoned with.

Nom Anor - Nom Bomb squads. Super stealth is a great CE, any way you slice it. Things like the Vornskrs and Grans work extremely well, and giving stealth to any unit is always a plus. My personal favorite is the Zabrak Fringer. Not much else I can say that hasn't already been covered on that issue. As plus, Nom can defend himself with Plaeryin Bol, and he's the only ranged character the Vong have.

The main thing you have to worry about is staying out of sight untill you can hammer the enemy if using the Warmaster, or pick at people and blow up in their face when they get close with Nom. Not much else you can do with four figures, and DR really hurts. What's worse, is there isn't much you can do about it, but hope you have enough warriors to swarm, or enough bombs to explode.

A favorite Vong squad of mine:

Warmaster
Warrior x4
Vornskr x2
Subaltern
Nom Anor

Give the subaltern stealth, and have a lot of activation fun. One last tip I can give you - the true power of the Vong is thudbug. An actavated character is better then a one rushed with momentum (95% of the time).

50 Point Games

Recently, I've been using a different point value for my minis games. I've found that having only 50 points per side creates a different kind of game that I have started to really enjoy.

Using 50 points causes a lot of differences in the make up of your squad and the way you play. One of these differences is obvious: Characters with point values greater than 50 cannot be used. This eliminates many highly used powerhouses like Darth Vader, Jedi Hunter. The focus switches to your basic troops, such as Stormtroopers. Also, units with a Force Rating become much more useful. Many times your usual squad will consist of one or two commander type figures and four to six troopers. Sometimes you will include one or two elite troops. My preferred Imperial squad is:

Stormtrooper Officer
Elite Snowtrooper
Snowtrooper x2
Scout Trooper

I use snowtroopers instead of stormtroopers because they can take more hits than stormtroopers. The extra HP can be a big difference in a small game where many figures only deal 10 damage. This squad allows a lot of flexibility, because the Officer can be switched to an Imperial Officer for more firepower or a Stormtrooper Commander for more damage. The Elite Snowtrooper can also be switched out for 2 Stormtroopers for more firepower, a Heavy Stormtrooper for dealing a lot of damage, or a Medical Droid to keep your units alive longer.

Since reducing the point value to 50 scales the size of the game down, every little action you take can affect the outcome of the game. The randomness is also increased. Some players like this, but you might not. One lucky attack roll can sometimes determine the winner of a game. This is a major reason why units with Force Points are especially useful.

Skirmish tactics are good for small games like these. If your squad can hit and run, you will be able to harass your opponent while he attempts to get a clear shot at you. Units with Mobile Attack work very well, as you can move into line of sight, attack, and move back into cover or out of line of sight. There are other tactics, and after playing several games this way, you'll find one that suits you.

A 50 point game is great for introducing someone to SWM. It also is nice when you don't have much time to play, as these games can be over in 20-30 minutes.

Have fun using this new way to play minis!

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