Last night's (2hr) game was close to say the least. My friend 'the King' created a deck that looked to be heavy with warriors & Tatooine sites. Probably planned to force drain the crap out of me. Within 3 or 4 turns there were three Tatooine sites out & he occupied each with A TON of power... like min 17 power at each one.
Not to mention a starting effect 'the King' played that forced me to deploy something with ability. THANKFULLY I drew the Tatooine system into my hand right off the bat. This allowed me to throw down a corvette every turn, nullifying 'the King's' starting effect & adding +1 to power (for each ship) to my ground fights, should I ever face the challenge.
I should point out that I have a very heavy attack force in ships. And only ONE 'control' card that can cancel Force Drains.
For about the first 2/3 of the game 'the King' was clearly ahead & gaining momentum.... & then... LEIA! And I can't remember the Effect card that you deploy when Leia on the table that allows you to use 3 force to retrieve a card from the lost pile... but I had it too.
Now the formula was, stay the hell away from Tatooine sites. Cancel 'the King's' Force Drains with my only Control card. DON'T LOSE ANOTHER CARD. Then retrieve that Control card & Force drain for the Tatooine site.
...the slow toxic drip had started.
It wasn't till the last 20minutes that I had taken the lead & the momentum. The King had traveled to Bespin where my very few warriors were deployed in a last attempt to use their power. I used my move turn to spread the forces thinner & ended up getting Yoda (equipped with a Lightsaber), Luke, Han, Leia & even Wedge onto a Tatooine site to face off against some Tatooine native warriors accompanied by Vader (w/ Lightsaber).
One of the last couple turns a battle had begun... the war was clearly going to be over, but this battle had to be fought. With 5 targets to choose from, Yoda ignited his lightsaber & charged for Vader. Dodging blaster fire he sprung into the air to attack the towering dark figure & in one powerful swing it was over. Yoda landed from his leaping attack at the same time as Vader's decapitated head. The war was over.
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As the defeated Vader, I acknowledge that it was a great game!
He failed to mention another effect that probably turned the tide of the battle. I do not recall the name of the card. It allows him to discard from hand, using the forfeit value, to satisfy losses from attrition and battle damage.
It's very hard to deplete his force pile when, intead of losing 4 or 5 cards, he only loses one.
A strategic error on my part was ceding him control of Tatooine. I underestimated the significance. At one point he had 8 starships in the system, giving him a +8 boost to power at any Tatooine battleground site.
One thing I can guarantee - Lord Vader Will Return!
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