Star Wars Armada "Hammer vs Anvil" Sato vs Screed - ION Radio Battle Report

[@filipzietek5146]

Hammerhead is literally Hardcell at home lol

[@dthesuperior]

Nice to see Venator on the field #madness

[@domdomdomdomdomdomdomdom]

Great game, would love to see a replay to see how powerful the sato/ordnance experts combo can be if you manage to get it off! #madness

[@MithrandirAv]

I love the Venator in an Imperial fleet. Have been debating about painting mine a grey colour since I don't own a Republic fleet. #Madness

[@kingofbritons]

Really enjoyed this one, guys. Love the paint job on the Imperial Venator.

[@IONRadio]

Credit where due - John did some great work on the Imperial Venator and Republic Victory. - Ken

[@shaunkrogulski9619]

Great battle report as always, it was fun to watch!

[@IONRadio]

Thanks, Shaun!

[@Hailthecloudslayer]

Great game! Love seeing the imp Ven on the table and the Sato hammerhead list was interesting. #madness

[@IONRadio]

Thanks for watching @Hailthecloudslayer !

[@TheThoughtDonor]

Super excoted for more #madness this year. One of the best tournaments in or around March.

[@IONRadio]

We can't wait to start presenting these. Lots going on for Madness '24 PLUS our AdeptiCon coverage...

[@RevanBartus]

That poor Rebel cell got evaporated.

[@wolfsigma]

This was fun to watch! I have been trying a Sato fleet of my own that was a lot like Ken's. I think it can definitely work if the dice work too. My big plan was to base it around Tycho and Lando as my main fighters though. Not sure if that would have helped in this case though?

[@plecostomus483]

Great battle report as always! Burt I have to say...Sato hammerheads but no APT??? That has to be breaking one of the sato 10 commandments or something lol

[@IONRadio]

Sato without APTs... probably a mistake. My goal here was to determine if XI7 Hammerheads with Sato could punch in more damage than APTs could. The black dice did not seem to be rolling. - Ken

[@deviljon]

I don't think XI7s play well in MSU because slim odds of getting all or even most of your ships shooting the same target arc at the same time.

[@kylecampagna722]

#madness also what a great game

[@kraag]

by the way, Tel doesn’t stop Counters between other squads…. so that would have changed your squad game by a mile

[@IONRadio]

Rudor can not be attacked if the attacking squad is engaged with another squad. In this case being engaged with tel means counter does not work against rudor. -John

[@alvintan7826]

Gutted to see only 1 use of Sato ability and no use of the ion. Since Ken is player 2 and wants to change red to black, could have held back and wait for chance for squads to jump in? #madness

[@lorenzoliscio9266]

Sato probably needs aces like Tycho but nevertheless Tel Trevura was far more durable than normally is. Usually when I play him my opponent constantly rolls 2 accuraies each time and in two attacks I've lost him. The battle was intense until the end with the lone raider climing the final kill. #madness

[@ikarian8318]

Excuse me guys but are the Cards for the Venator home made or official? And where to find them?

[@IONRadio]

We do not release or play with anything unofficial. The only exception would be home rules for campaign play and an occasional 3D print model (ex: Lando’s Falcon). The Imperial Venator can be found in Rapid Reinforcements on the AMG Webpage.

[@ikarian8318]

@@IONRadio 🙏!!!

[@janbischoff-6200]

Thank you very much for this game. The more I watch, the more I get excited for playing my best friend since kindergarten in 3 weeks (he's sadly also the only person I can play with since the south German armada scene is quite dry (or I didn't find the right ways to drill for water, yet)). Two small questions: 1. Why did you Jon decide to go with a raider and not a Gonzanti. What is the benefit? 2. Could you sample the music a little bit down (just a pinch) sometimes it was hard to hear what you were talking (especially when your head's were down on the board and you were kind of mumbling). Thanks for hyping my armada-nerve and keep up the good work #madness

[@IONRadio]

Thank you for watching, we appreciate the feedback! Music is something we are going to adjust in Season 8. We film and edit months in advance, so changes can take a little bit. I’ll let John respond to the question directed to his Gozanti. - Ken

[@janbischoff-6200]

Thanks for the reply. No big problem with​the music and maybe it's my cheap Bluetooth headphones or the 1.5 speed, that gave me problems with this video.@@IONRadio I also really enjoy the Star Trek "Attack Wings" (not sure what the game is called) series. Especially since I decided to NOT buy another starship mini game) Best to you and keep up the good work

[@Sascha5]

@@janbischoff-6200 I do agree with the music!

[@garethhuwwilliams6019]

When does the #madness tournament start and how do we send in lists?

[@IONRadio]

Madness begins March 1st. Lists were already submitted.