Store Championship: Screed Interdictor & Rogues vs Thrawn ISD & Quasar

In my third game of the Store Championship at Get Your Fun On in Melbourne, FL, I was paired against Alan, who was running a Thrawn list. He had an ISD2 with Brunson and a good number of other upgrades as his flagship. In support, he had an anti-squadron type Gozanti with Kallus and Ruthless Strategists as well as a Gozanti. His squadrons were Bossk, Jendon/Steele, Tempest, Zertik, and IG88.

Here is my list: The Interdictor with Screed, HIEs, DCaps, Brunson, Targeting Scramblers, Grav Shift and Engine Techs; the Gladiator II with Demolisher, Kallus, Flechettes, OEs, and ETs; a Gozanti with a Comms Net; and my squadrons were Morna, Jendon, IG88, Boba Fett, and a pair of Firesprays.

I had bid, chose first, and gladly selected Contested Outpost. After facing various Thrawn lists and even running one myself, I was confident in my ability to go for a tabling and try to claw back up the rankings for decent showing. Here was the setup prior to my Grav Shift obstacle movement:

Round 1, I conservatively moved my Interdictor and Gozanti up and then jumped forward with Demo to try to take the Outpost and set up for the flak attack on the following round. Alan sped his ISD up to take the Outpost back. I was also able to bring up a few squadrons to hit the ISD early and tie up some squadrons with IG88, who went for the Jumpmaster. Here is the close of round 1:

In round two, I hit his squads hard out of both front and side with Demo, activating a good number of them. I was able to use Engine Techs to keep my Interdictor out of the front arc of the ISD. I was also able to keep my squadrons obstructed behind the Gozanti to prevent flak attacks from the Quasar. Here is the close of round 2:

In the third round, I cleared out all of the enemy squadrons minus Jendon and Steele, who I activated and hit with IG88 and Boba, who was low on hull (I should have withdrawn him). My Interdictor hit the ISD, who used Brunson to negate my HIEs and I rammed the Gozanti to finish it off. My bombers latched onto the ISD. Here is the close of round 3:

In round four, I continued to hammer both of Alan’s ships. My ships when for his Quasar - Demo putting in a respectable effort - and my squadrons chased his ISD. Here is the close of round 4:

In round five, I managed to finish the Quasar with my Interdictor and destroy the ISD with Morna and the Firesprays. I lost Boba Fett by unnecessarily engaging him with Steele. In the end, we each received two tokens from the Outpost. The match went very well for me and all the pieces functioned exactly as designed. Demo was able to almost completely neutralize the opposition squadrons and then hit the Quasar in the rear while my bombers dealt handily with the ISD. This one was a strong 10-1 victory that propelled me to third place, just two point shy of the first place player, who was also my second game opponent.

Great games all around and a very fun first Store Championship. Congratulations to the other Dave, who took first place.