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Finally: the Starfleet vs. Authority/Planetary match at 1000 points between me and Chadd happened at DragonCon 2019.

HIS STARFLEET BEAMED DOWN:

FFTNG001 Captain Jean-Luc Picard 

FFTNG002 Commander William T. Riker 

FFTNG003 Lt. Commander Data 

FFTNG004 Lt. Worf 

FFTNG005 Dr. Beverly Crusher 

FFTNG006 Lt. Geordi La Forge 

TREKRF021 Wesley Crusher 

TREKOS003 Starfleet Security Officer 

TREKOS003 Starfleet Security Officer 

TREKOS006 Lt. Kyle 

TREKOS007 Ensign Chekov 

TREKOS009 Nurse Chapel 

TREKOS022 Yeoman Rand 

TREKOS025 Lt. Leslie 

TREKOS101 Captain Kirk 

TREKOS102 Mr. Spock 

TREKOS103 Mr. Scott 

TREKOS104 Dr. McCoy 

TREKOS105 Lt. Uhura 

TREKOS106 Lt. Sulu

955 points.

 

AND TELEPORTING FROM THE BLEED, MY PLANETARY AUTHORITY

The Drummer

Doctor @ 50

Jakita Wagner

Jack Hawksmoor

Swift

Engineer @ 90

Ambrose Chase @ 90

Midnighter @ 100

Elijah Snow @ 120

Apollo @ 125

Jenny Sparks

= 995 points.

Having an actual named theme team, Chadd easily won map choice and planted us on the fairly wide open Helicarrier map from 2011’s Captain America set.

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I blithely chose the wrong starting area (the top one in this image, immediately making it hard for myself. But what was done was done.

I wish I could better remember the details of this fight. But it’s been so long and so much has happened in the world these 12 months since. But here’s what’s at my recall:

TURNING POINTS

  • Wary of the Starfleet’s overwhelming range attack threat — phasers are NO JOKE, y’all — I crammed my team indoors. I was safe from the Trekkies but gave myself no attack options in turn.
  • Chadd had few close combat options himself. He tried with Worf. Didn’t quite work, as the Klingon brawler was the first casualty of the game. And I found ways to take shots here and there, shielding my shooters with Barrier. So he repositioned the bulk of his force to draw me out.
  • I had one chance for a big inning. And using Ambrose Chase, Apollo, Jenny Sparks and, I think Engineer, I got a fruitful couple of turns that changed the course of the game.
  • Though Starfleet Security Enhancements stayed a threat, I wore Starfleet down for the eventual concession and win.

So ended this very long series of battles, both practice and actual. I love this hybrid team and can’t wait to try it out again, power creep be damned.