Holiday Starkillers Strike Back X-Wing Casually Serious Tournament 2017

On December 9, X-Wing players once again assembled at the Anacostia Arts Center in Washington, DC for the sequel to 2015's awesome event. It took place within a larger art exhibition (some images of which I've included at the end of this post).

This time I decided to try my hand at a Rebel list: Wedge Antilles and Biggs Darklighter in X-Wings, and Horton Salm in a Y-Wing. I'd played this a few weeks before to pretty good effect, but a rules change just days before the tournament (that I only found out about the night before) meant that my list wasn't as effective as I was hoping it would be.

As with the 2015, there were trophies and other prizes to be had! 

My first match started off when I saw my opponent had some awesome debris markers. 

Through the course of the event, I had some successes but I narrowly lost most of my games. But I ended up finishing 20th, which was solid. At least I wasn't dead last...though the last place person did get a pretty awesome little trophy called the Jawa Junker Award. 

As promised, here are some examples of the Star Wars-inspired artwork on display:

READ MY 2015 HOLIDAY STARKILLERS REPORT HERE.

Holiday Starkillers Casually Serious X-Wing Tournament 2015

Back on December 12th, I had the privilege of playing in the Holiday Starkillers tournament at the Anacostia Arts Center in Washington, DC. While I had played with friends a few times at home, this was my first foray into the world of Tournament Play. It was a blast, and I did better than I expected I would. I flew the most basic list you can think of: 8 Academy Pilots. Basic, no frills, and thoroughly Imperial. 

Because this was so long ago, I have no idea what rounds correspond to the photos. So just enjoy the ensuing dogfight photos! 

When the tournament was all said and done, it was time to announce final standings and dole out the awards. I ultimately ended 15th or 16th place, but was surprised to learn that I'd killed the most Rebel ships of all the players present. For this, I was awarded the 2015 Force Choker trophy! To quote a great man, "It's a major award!"

::cue Throne Room music::

Overall, this was an awesome event and a great introduction into the world of X-Wing Miniatures Tournament Play. Many thanks to the players who were kind and patient enough to put up with my newness and general inexperience. It was greatly appreciated.