Now, if a game gets repeated, I don't normally put the replay(s) on the blog unless there has been a sensible time between games...though the Star Wars game has proven so popular - with one partial rebel win, then a complete Imperial win, that a third attempt would become the annual 'birthday bash' with my daughter.
Earlier plays with this game had Luke die and everyone else get away; in the second game, Han, Luke, Chewie, Leia, Lando, and Nien nummbnbm - the little guy - and even the droids... all died, and the Empire managed to rule the galaxy with proper procedures and sensible tax thresholds, so the viability of the entire scenario was at stake here!
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| A long lost pic from the 2nd game, where all the rebel heroes died horribly... |
Throughout these games, Ivan Sorenson's EXCELLENT 'Squad Hammer' rules have been used; there is even talk of me doing a Dune scenario using these rules, with Sardaukar (not in welding helmets this time), the Fremen, sandworms made from toilet rolls, etc etc. and Paul and Chani over-acting in beautifully painted still-suits...
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| A slightly different spaceport layout this time...with a difficult approach |
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| The rebels made more use of their heavy weapons on this occasion |
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| AT-ST stayed close to the gate, rather than becoming separated and engaged in the open...good move |
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| The rebels suffered terribly trying to capture the moisture farm on their way to the outpost, after getting the codes in a lucky card draw, very early on |
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| The obligatory daughter nail pic |
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| She decided that forming stormtroopers at the starport gate would deter any shenanigans - though these kept getting pulled away with the patrol cards |
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| The outpost defends to the last man... |
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| ...as the rebels find Princess Leia - who grants any unit she is with +2 to 'everything'...I mean, it makes sense, as apparently she has the 'pics from Jabba's Palace' for sale |
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| Luke, with the +2 from Leia, making him a 'glass hammer' - heavy on action, but susceptible to damage, takes on a walker...and wins! |
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| Han and Chewie ambush the Imperial scouts - wiping them out to a man, with good rolls |
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| The attack on the spaceport entrance. The rebels had lost most of their fleet troops by this stage, and it was all down to the heroes and rebel commandos... |
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| A squad take out the tractor beam and try to take the Falcon |
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| As rebel commandos charge the gate |
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| 'Let theWookie win!!!' |
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| Han and Leia get onto the catwalk, slicing through Imperials and taking out the heavy weapon (this killed Luke in the first game) |
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| REBEL WIN! ... |
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| 'When I left you Obi Wan, I was but the learner , now ...wait..WHERE HAS EVERYONE GONE?" Vader only appears on a natural 12 for activation on 2d6...so far, the rebels have been very lucky... |
Such fun, and much better than the Disney versions in recent times.
