This short post is to help estimating bullseye arcs a bit better. Maybe you play a T-70 and want to close the S-foils, maybe you are enamored with proton rockets on an A-Wing, or maybe you like Nantex and the upcoming ETA-2 interceptor who both rely a lot on their special bullseye arc. There are … Continue reading Judging the bullseye
There are some standard problems in X-Wing that can be seen again and again. Turning a swarm while maintaining a broad front is one. I've seen this one on a recorded game and it got me wondering how to continue without making range control easy for an opponent.Moving in close formation is often unnecessary. But … Continue reading Intermediate Maneuvers: return banked ships into a close formation
How do you identify the correct target?The choice you make when you sit down at the table and form your plan for the game. The correct target priorities for the entire game, not the tactical choice in a specific situation. Correct always carries the implicit question “correct for what?”, so don’t forget your immediate objective: … Continue reading Target Priority
VaderSoontirHomiebrovsImperialFours: Fifth Brother, Seventh Sister, Ved Foslo, Maj Vermeil Opponent’s determining action and my target priority (including “Plan Red”): Seventh Sister can crackshot every other turn, independent of bullseye. On top, she has magpulses. They can easily jam my own FifthBrother. He has the same FifthBrother as me. Those two are the most dangerous ships … Continue reading Battle Report: ImperialAceHunters vs ImperialFours, vassal, extended, 9.5.20
This post will be a mixture of theory and help for game reviews. Last week, we had a look at the different levels of strategy, from tricks to strategies. I will briefly revisit some ideas here. The principles that follow now can be used to plan your game before you start, to remember things during … Continue reading Principles for Game Review
Why would you even want to practice an opening? For me, it is to a large degree about a mental buffer. I do it to free up capacities that allows me to focus on other things and to give myself a small confidence boost. They place an obstacle there? No worries, I have my spot … Continue reading How to develop a simple opening
I wrote this mainly for context of the How to opening post. Maybe you’re interested in this list anyway. I don’t usually play jouster lists. The BigXXXDeal last summer had rekindled my appreciation for them. Earlier this year during winter, I played the Sloane Swarm by David Sutcliffe with some good results. And I would … Continue reading List spotlight: ABBY
Today I want to talk about three related concepts. I believe that these particular lenses can be very useful to tackle events, choose lists, look at the strengths and weaknesses of your own and an opponent’s list; to understand and to exploit or mitigate the identified weaknesses; and for playing to your own strengths and … Continue reading Tricks, Tactics, or Strategy?
What a weekend! I would like to start with the ending and thank all my fellow players, particularly the eleven I got to play with, who made the weekend so fantastic! I received the probably nicest possible compliment at such an event: that the game against me was their best of the weekend. And I … Continue reading Tournament Report: 5A at the UK System Open 2020
I got another game in with my new favorite list. Even though I had two more in the meantime with the old 5A version, I will only write up the new one. The tournament here is not the vassal league, but instead the fifth XVT: Xwing Vassal Tournament! The rules are simple, one game a … Continue reading Battle Report: 5A vs FO aces, vassal tournament, hyperspace, 21.1.20
X-Wing Analytica 