X-Wing - GenCon Nationals 2014 - Finals

The GenCon 2014 Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures championship comes to a large-ship-centric final round. Will Jeff Berling win for the Rebels with YT-1300s or will Rick Sidebotham be able to pilot Whisper and company to victory?
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[@jonlocke7112]

Recently got into X-Wing after seeing it on sale at Target. Little did I know that this is just as addicting as Warhammer from my years past. Damn you Fantasy Flight Games for making top tier games that eat all my money!

[@teamcovenant]

Yeah, be ready for the madness... :)

[@Ottuln]

At least it isn't nearly as expensive.

[@StrawbeRRyVibes1]

Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen

[@teamcovenant]

In case you missed it, we posted the 2014 #StarWarsXWing North American Championship Finals! Watch: buff.ly/1x1a1hF

[@battlemind]

Many Sidebothams died to bring us this video.

[@yesmynameislexx]

X Wing is an incredible game. It's easy to learn, yet incredibly deep, and the manuever dial system is something fresh in a miniatures game.

[@iggyeo6458]

I'm amazed. the rolls obviously helped, but the interceptor, phantom pincer maneuver, with the lambda straight through the middle. brilliant strategy.

[@ivargu]

Excellent as always from Team Covenant. Really fun to see those players go at it. One thing that surprises me though is that they throw their dice wildly around the table repeatedly hitting something on the board. I find that strange in a game like this.

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+Ívar Gunnarsson Aside from final matches, most tournament matches are on a strict time limit, so the competitors are used to doing everything as quickly as possible (to get more rounds in the game), meaning they can't waste time taking care to throw the dice gracefully.

[@Evilawn]

I'm glad the guy let the other re-cloak. When on camera and after 2 days of endless x-wing I would assume everyone is pretty dead from all the plays, I would feel like a huge jerk to deny him that since it's just a game in the end and they obviously are both great players. The sidebars look like a lot of work :( Shame that they seem too big for the video and like prolly tons of people will point out the stats for soontir are confused with Phantom stats. Really good coverage.

[@CrazySkindog88]

I wouldn't feel like a jerk, its Nationals, the FINAL, you make a mistake, I'm killing you for it, say later in the game, I choose a right turn, you go left, leaving me no shot, I go "oh shit, I meant to go left, can I change it?" the answer is F**K NO!!! its no different forgetting your action. The game is all about NOT making mistakes!!!

[@saiorselux2996]

What the.. this exists? I don't know what's going on, yet I can't stop watching. Giddy to learn! :3

[@teamcovenant]

Saiorse Lux Yes! X-Wing is incredible!

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+Saiorse Lux Do learn. So worth it.

[@LunchableSandwich]

Too bad we waited so long only to see one upload for the tournament, which was a blowout final.

[@AGabeToRemember]

Just discovered this game a few months ago at Comicon, and I'm already so deep into it... I just love it dearly and hope to compete regionally/nationally soon!!!

[@TheObliviJohn]

**SPOILER** Seeing that Sointir Fel had 2 shields and 2 hull instead of 3 hull led me to believe that he would not take damage at all, so the outcome of this game was kinda telegraphed. Nice to see you guys putting up new stuff, so hard to find good x-wing reports. Keep up the good work.

[@serolrom]

New on X-Wing here. Enjoying it a lot. Now, on that regard, two cargo ships reaching the finals against loads of fighters... something, simulation wise, that might have to be revised :)

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+Sergio Oliva Nope, it's perfect just how it is. Two YT-1300s with full crew/modifications totalling 100 points is deadly.

[@DwayneHicks426]

I would much rather watch this on TV than golf. -_-

[@mandomanaging9243]

+DwayneHicks426 Nice!

[@Cybermat47]

I'd rather rather watch this than any other sport.

[@bentosan]

I like the new sidebars, not to big or small for me and very informational. Thanks for throwing this video up !

[@kyle857]

Why are they throwing the dice into the crowded part of the board, knocking asteroids out of position. Did this bother anyone else?

[@heroictesticles6870]

Simulates the movement of asteroids, I see no problem with that. They shouldn't stay stuck in place anyway.

[@HirionOfDale]

Yay, been looking forward to this video for a long while - and it was well worth the wait. Thanks, guys! And what a great match, impressive to see a 3-ship Imperial flanker list taking down a fat falcon fortress with ruthlessly effecient blocking. Well played.

[@j0kk23]

In competitive environment, the Imperial player shouldn't of been allowed to re-cloak when he missed the trigger. Friendly environment its ok, but at a tournament....

[@HirionOfDale]

This discussion was already had, and done, two months ago.

[@DarkTenka]

Yeap .. this was a controversial thing that happened and people talked about. But I think you will find that most of the high lvl players are oddly "friendly" in this community.

[@RecklessFables]

I played at GenCon and at that level the sportsmanship was way more friendly than at local and regional events. For Example: Tie Swarms were usually moved by placing the first ship and then lining up the rest when the formation was "known" to work, rather than measuring each ship.

[@dark_dar]

In the end, this should come to the opponent to decide, right? If the rebel player lets him do that, why not? One of the things I love about X-Wing is all this "Fly Casual" movement. In the end, it's just a game, right?

[@Bradimus1981]

I have no issue with this. It is so nice to be in a friendly competitive environment. I plan on always "Flying Casual" when I play this game.

[@superdmdave3505]

I used to run a similar list. I called it falcon punch. It had Rey and chewy. Rey with trickshot Finn and leebo. If done right you can get a six shot through an astroid. And chewy with millennium falcon, c3p0 and lone wolf.

[@joekin9564]

Wow those dice rolls. I know someone said they wouldn't cheat but, this is a tourney and people do want to win at all cost.

[@IRMentat]

Lambda was blocker and bait. Shooting at it instead of whisper was a game changer. Throw dice after dice at the point sink murder setup, deal with the rest later.

[@specialj99]

The Phantom is an absolute beast! Let me make sure I'm right: free target lock, free cloak action and free focus to use for evades each time you shoot something?

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+specialj99 Yup! Or take Echo for two less points and trade that free Focus for a set of movement options which lets you ensure you're out of anyone's firing arcs/ranges anyway.

[@Spacefrisian]

+Skeletor Jopko And than a wild Mux appears and you be shooting last.

[@TheRealSkeletor]

Spacefrisian That hardly matters if (since you get to move after Mux) he's in your firing arc, and you're not in his.

[@lordzon]

Don't let your opponent back up the game after the next attack happened. New information has been revealed which changes the game.

[@MissingTextuure]

Is it worth noting that the Hull/Shield amounts on the Soontir Fel are not displayed correctly?

[@mishari26]

@3:30 when Zach says that Chewie lets you ignore the crits flipped up by R2D2.. that's actually incorrect. Since R2D2's effect doesn't "deal" a crit. Only flips an existing card face up.

[@radical_dog]

Lambda is my favourite SW ship, and I'd like to get into X-wing... but Lambda is so real-world expensive! It's twice the price of the Phantom and a lot less versatile. Still, good to see evidence that it can be used at a competitive level.

[@codefreak8]

I sometimes wish games like this with a random number element would have multiple matches. Unfortunately one match just takes too long.

[@benevolentarmory7528]

This is fantastic! Thank you guys so much for doing this! Did you happen to record the semi final games as well by any chance? I have heard about Paul Heaver's loss to this very same Duel Falcon list but it would be amazing to actually see it.

[@mistersmiley9425]

Made me play soem Empire at War again... bravo

[@mattkevlarlarock5469]

Wow, What a slaughter. Didn't think this would happen at the finals. Excellent coverage as usual guys. Tons of info on the sidebars-- i dug it.

[@Bradimus1981]

I really enjoy your X-Wing tournament coverage. Keep it up and keep them coming.

[@teamcovenant]

Bradimus1981 More on the way!

[@thrawnbattlereports]

***** Thanks for the good job so far !!!

[@KAM1138a]

Your guys commentary cracks me up--fun.

[@teamcovenant]

So great to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+KAM1138a Agreed. Much better commentary than the official FF channel's match footage.

[@pabloalonso4331]

The lambda class with Soontir Fel and Carnor Jax is one of the best group of the empire

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+Pablo Alonso True. Whisper's even better, though!

[@yesmynameislexx]

This is awesome...love the coverage and the great commentary.

[@IHendricks27]

Such a good match

[@bushleaguebaseball]

I'm confused as to why Soontir doesn't give his stress to the Captain Yorr at the 14:00 mark. Your comment says it's not range 1 for him to remove it, but the card says range 1-2. I think I've been playing this wrong.

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+bobby heilman I was wondering that as well, but I think he wanted to take the stress token on Soontir so he could also get a free Focus at the same time, which he wouldn't get if Yorr took the stress instead.

[@JeffWilder]

"Draw Thier Fire" on Chewie is a typo. Why does the Soontir graphic have two shields and two hull?

[@benjaminmerrill155]

i never new there was really a champion ship for this

[@pinch1loaf]

Wow he played right into that pincer.Probably should have tried to run down along the bottom side, would have been my first instinct.

[@joshua9093]

New player here, I don't understand what happened at 21:30ish. 3 hits and two crits, only 1 evade rolled and so show chewwie isn't dead when he had only 3 hull? In fact, he loses no health at all?

[@Antonin1738]

I wish I can play this!

[@7Falcon8Wings7]

So I'm guessing that we won't see the Top 4 Game 1 and Game 2 like last year's nationals?

[@teamcovenant]

7Falcon8Wings7 Not this year, but we've got the Top 4 and Finals from Worlds coming up!

[@7Falcon8Wings7]

***** Awesome. Looking forward to it! And thanks for posting this one as well! You guys are the best!

[@HeroOfTheWeb]

***** As someone who just ordered the game (with enough expansions to make my wallet cry) thanks for posting these. I'm a total noob and this helps me greatly.

[@jorgentonne2442]

Great job guys! Love the work Just a heads up, Soontir does not have 2 hull 2 shied

[@Red-wb2ey]

These narrators don't pay attention. Yorr is range 1-2. Chewbacca does not remove R-2 crits. EDIT: they repented of the Chewie and r-2 sin. I forgive them.

[@HK-47_Meatbag]

i don't like your sidebars they're too big

[@TheNashPhoenix]

How can he equip a R2-D2 to a YT-1300???

[@Endzonski]

please some1 explain me why Sontir have 3 action tokens?WTF?

[@Tatoru91]

Wait... this is a thing? FUCKIN COOL

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+Andy Terrazas Pick up this game if you haven't already! Well worth it.

[@Yobcis73]

Why does the Phantom roll 5 green dice to evade? (11.19) I understand that cloak gives 2 extra dice, which should mean 4 dice evade? It's not range 1 because there was only 3 red dice, not 4. I ask only in the interests in further understanding the game, not to be an arsehole. Cheers.

[@teamcovenant]

It's a shot at Range 3. That yields an extra evade die to the defender.

[@Yobcis73]

Ah, of course. I should've paid more attention. Thanks mate.

[@soddof7972]

just found this game, used to be a big warhammer player, does anyone know if many folk in the UK play this?

[@teamcovenant]

+soddof There is a great player base in the UK from everything that we have heard. Check out the Fantasy Flight Games forums to get started in the right direction!

[@soddof7972]

+Team Covenant cool thank you already eyeing up a few boxes ;)

[@Renjii44]

What happened around 21 minutes he rolled 5 hits against 1 green dice. What upgrades did I miss? Can someone explain how it didn't die??

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+Renjii44 He used Lando's "Draw Their Fire" to take 1 of the criticals away, and C-3PO to (correctly) guess he would roll one Evade result, giving him an extra Evade, which canceled two of the remaining four hits. As a result, he only took one regular damage and one critical on Chewie (and the critical gets played face down without resolving due to Chewie's pilot ability), dropping the Falcon from five to three remaining Hull.

[@69eman69]

Just wondering why Soontir has 2 shield / 2 hull on the little square icons for health on its description. Is it a simple mistake or am I missing something?

[@teamcovenant]

Simple mistake!

[@wbalvanz]

Am I the only one who has a problem with the tactic of the Falcon crawl?

[@nikolajfriishansen7783]

It's certainly boring. Legit but boring

[@TheRealSkeletor]

+Will Balvanz Apparently not. Rick had a problem with it, and he solved that problem!

[@ThaDoctah]

Well that was a dissatisfying game.

[@6ft_otter]

Is that your new HUD or were you commentating on someone else's video? The old HUD was so much better

[@fairygoodmuller8065]

wait what? pre-palp palpaces???

[@DarkTenka]

Good .. blow those falcons up .. hope we dont see dual falcons be competitive again. Grats on the win but boring for a finals..

[@Ebakthecat]

What camera do you guys use to get such good quality footage?

[@jonasahlstedt2508]

What mat are they using here and what size is it?

[@elimoore9488]

What is the point limit of each team?

[@teamcovenant]

+eli moore 100 points!

[@elimoore9488]

***** Thanks.

[@OnyersixForLife]

Sorry to be picky, but I found it distracting that Lando had "Draw their fire" and Chewbacca had "Draw thier fire". Once I got past that I enjoyed the commentary and the game. I'm not a fan of double - Falcon.

[@teamcovenant]

Justin Smith It is distracting. Apologies!

[@OnyersixForLife]

Not to worry. As I said, I enjoyed the commentary.

[@PiiSmith]

Are you also going to post videos for the other games? I am interested in Netrunner, Star Wars LCG and the Warhammer 40k LCG.

[@teamcovenant]

Pii Smith They are all already posted!

[@PiiSmith]

***** Where are they posted? Not in the TC channel.

[@benjaminmerrill155]

is this on tv

[@wrightway65]

What type of camera are you using?

[@robdenis]

Como putas se juega eso?

[@ghostandtapeDoesVideo]

Great video guys!!!! But the constant praise of the Phantom is just sickening... So I'm stopping after 10min. The ship has clearly destroyed/distorted the game to such a degree that Fat Hans are over represented (just look at Worlds 2014..). The decloaking mechanism PLUS 4 attack dice was complete over kill. Yes, the decloak is fun and interesting but there really was no need to also allow the ship 4 attack dice. The decloak could easily have been used to get in range 1 and then get 4 attack dice. No need to grant it such an advantage.

[@Endzonski]

6:47...barrel cheater