Jabba's Minstrals

Deck Design by: Tom Thigpen Strategy by: Tom Thigpen Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: 1999

Locations (7)-    Tatooine: Jabba's Palace (start)    Jabba's Palace: Audience   Chamber    Tatooine: Jundland Wastes    Tatooine: Tusken Canyon    Tatooine: Cantina    Tatooine: Lars' Moisture Farm    Jabba's Palace: Entrance Cavern  Characters (36)-    Ak-rev x2    Umpass-stay    Greeata    Dodo Bodanwiedo    Barquin D'an    Rystall    Sy Snootles    Kithaba    Yuzzum x2    Lyn Me    Rappertunie    Jabba    Jabba the Hutt    Boelo    Boba Fett (CC) x2    Bane Malar    Dengar    Nizuc Bec    Kitik Keed'kak    Djas Puhr x2    Outer Rim Scout x4    Abyssin x8  Starships (4)-   Jabba's Space Cruiser    Bossk in Hound's Tooth    Mist Hunter    IG-2000  Effects (6)-    Scum and Villainy x2    Reactor Terminal    First Strike    Oppressive Enforcement    Den Of Thieves Interrupts (7)-   Twi'lek Advisor    Elis Helrot x4    Abyssin Ornamet x2

     Start out with Jabba's Palace and whatever effect you feel like.  Use the Palace's text to grab the Audience Chamber, then either play Jabba if you drew one or draw until you get a character of ability 3 or 4.  Then use the Chamber's text to grab Ak-rev, and search for a musician every control phase.
     When you see a weakness in the opponent's ground forces, Elis over and initiate battle (and pray to God that they don't have Quite A Mercenary.)  It's not uncommon to have 60+ power to your opponent's 0 if you do it right!
     This is just a sample deck, it can be far better.  It's mostly a non-competitive fun deck.
 -Tom Thigpen-     I've been kind of romantisized about usuing musicians...  There are many of them out there and they're quite a bunch of colorful characters.  Still, to play such a deck in competitive tournament play seems a very difficult task at best.
     For this deck, I may reduce the amount of Chaarcters (particularly non-musicians as they don't fit the 'theme' of the deck).
     Tinker with it, see how it works for you!

 -Mike, Red 32-

Corulag Operations

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: 1999

Locations (9)-   Corulag   Spaceport Prefect's Office   Spaceport City   Spaceport Street   Spaceport Docking Bay   Forest   Jungle   Swamp   Desert Characters (29)-    Darth Vader with Lightsaber x2    Imperial Trooper Guard x3   Imperial Squad Leader x4   Stormtrooper Cadet x4   Stormtrooper x4   Corulag Operative x12 Starships (4)-    TIE Scout x4 Effects (6)-   Strategic Reserves   Den Of Thieves    Well Guarded   Presence Of The Force x2   Expand The Empire Interrupts (11)-   Twilek Advisor x3   Trooper Assault x4   Abyssin Ornament x2   Ghhhk x2 Objectives (1)- Imperial Occupation/ Imperial Control

     "Behold the power of CHEESE..."
     Many players have a very bad taste in their mouths regarding operatives and the decks that are built around them.  I know...  I'm one of those witch hunters.    However, ever since the Special Edition expansion came out, I've had this fondness for the Corulag and Kashyyyk Operative.
     I liked the Corulag Operative because they worked with troopers.  Since Cloud City's Trooper Assault, I've loved troopers.  This deck make use of troopers and their advantages with Trooper Assault.
     This deck is designed to get an operative and a buddy out on the table relatively quickly.  Most of these characters are cheap to deploy and not effected by Goo Nee Tay.  They're also non-unique meaning, that with both Den Of Thieves and Strategic Reserves, I may cancel two Force drains (in addition to the Force drain -1 stipulation when I flip the Objective).
    Here are a few tricks.  The Imperial Squad Leader is both a Trooper (Sandtrooper) and a Leader.  Put one at the Spaceport Prefect's Office with to make the other troopers power and forfiet +1.  Drop Expand The Empire at the Spaceport City for Force drains of +1 at the City's adjacent sites.
     The TIE Scouts are to attempt to cencel Hidden Base and The Planet That It's Farthest From.  You can use the Ghhhk to help if they get caught in a Light Side beat down.
     It's cheesy...  It's old news...  You might hate it...  But, I love troopers, and this makes good use of them.

-Mike, Red 32-

Pote Snitkin & The Skrilling Hoard

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: 1999

Locations (10)-   Tatooine: Jabba's Palace   Jabba's Palace: Audience Chamber   Jabba's Palace: Droid Workshop   Jabba's Palace: Entrance Cavern   Jabba's Palace: Dungeon   Jabba's Palace: Rancor Pit   Tatooine: Desert x3   Tatooine: Tusken Canyon Characters (29)-   Jabba The Hutt   Galid   Chall Bekan x2   Pote Snitkin   Skirlling x12   Gamorean Guard x3   Weequay Skiff Master x3   EV-9D9   CZ-4 x5 Creatures (2)-   Bubo x2 Vehicles (3)-   Skiff x3 Effects (3)-   Den Of Thieves   Scum and Villany   No Bargain Interrupts (13)-   Twilek Advisor x3   Abyssin Ornament x2   None Shall Pass x5   Hutt Smooch x3

     If you can protect Tatooine: Jabba's Palace, you should be able to get the majority of the Jabba's Palace sites out relatively quickly.   Getting Galid at the Audience Chamber can really make decent drains our of Jabba's Palace.
     EV-9D9 with some CZ droids in the workshop also works very well...  Hint:  Keep the Droid Workshop adjacent to the Audience Chamber, that way you can use CZ's game text if a battle happens in Jabba's Court...
     The None Shall Passes keep's those heinous EPP's out of Jabba's hair (or lack there of), and also recycle a nice juicy 5 destiny.
     With Scum And Villiany, No Bargain, Jabba The Hutt and Pote Snitkin in place each of your Skrillings are Power 4, Forfiet 5 and Deploy of 1...  More than enough to nail the coffin on the light side!!!  Plus with Scum and Villainy you get to retieve 2 Force when you battle!  If you can squeeze in a First Strike, you'll be regenerating 3 Force each battle!!!
     This deck has only 4 easy to get rares...  A cheap deck that's got it where it counts!

-Mike, Red 32-

Main's and Toys

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: 1999

Locations (8)-   Tatooine: Jabba's Palace   Jabba's Palace: Audience Chamber   Tatooine: Lar's Moisture Farm   Tatooine: Jundland Wastes   Tatooine: Tusken Canyon   Tatooine: Cantina x2   Imperial Holotable Characters (16)-   Darth Vader x3   Grand Moff Tarkin x2   Jabba The Hutt   Boelo   Bane Molar   Boba Fett with Blaster Rifle   Zuckuss   Djas Phur   Brangus Glee   General Veers   Admiral Ozzel   DS-61-2   DS-61-3 Creatures (1)-   Bubo Starships (3)-   TIE Scout x3 Vehicles (3)-   Blizzard 1   Blizzard 2   Dune Walker Weapons (3)-   Vader's Lightsaber x2   Dark Jedi Lightsaber Effects (4)-   Bad Feeling Have I   Presence Of The Force x2   Expand The Empire Interrupts (22)-   Sense x4   Alter x5   You Are Beaten x2   Monnock x3   Ghhhk x2   Masterful Move x2   Twilek Advisor x2   The Circle Is Now Complete   It's Worse

     This is your standard fare Mains and Toys deck.  It boasts all of the tricks and gimicks that you know and love.
     It makes ample use of Sense and Alter (as any self respecting Mains and Toys deck would).  It also maintains a token space force, mearly to attempt to cancel the occasional Hidden Base deck.
     In my area, most players are moving away from Hidden Base.  The reasons are, if up against a Force drain -1 Objective (Ralltiir Operations), it's Force draining potential is considerably reduced.  Many, Light Side decks are moving back to the ground power style...  This deck confronts this trend directly.
     While still effective against Hidden Base.  It's a good idea to pick the systems you probe wisely.  This meager spce force is no match for a well equiped HB X-wing Swarm strategy.

-Mike, Red 32-

Powered Armor

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: 1999

Locations (10)-   Tatooine: Jabba's Palace   Jabba's Palace: Audience Chamber   Jabba's Palace: Droid Workshop   Jabba's Palace: Entrance Cavern   Jabba's Palace: Dungeon   Jabba's Palace: Rancor Pit   Tatooine: Jundland Wastes   Tatooine: Lars' Moisture Farm   Tatooine: Tusken Canyon   Tatooine: Cantina Characters (22)-   Jabba The Hutt   Galid x2   Myo x2   Boba Fett (CC) x2   Abyssin x12   Weequay Skiff Master x3 Starships (3)-   TIE Defender x3 Vehicles (3)-   Skiff x3 Devices (2)-   Mandalorian Armor x2 Effects (9)-   Den Of Thieves   Expand The Empire   Bad Feeling Have I   Scum and Villany   Dijillistic Tatoo   No Bargain   First Strike   Presence Of The Force x2 Interrupts (11)-   Twilek Advisor x3   Abyssin Ornament x2   Hidden Weapons x4   Ghhhk x2

     This is a deck I constructed a little after the realease of  the Jabba's Palace.  It makes use of the strong Abyssins and all of the Destiny 2's and 3's to really make Hidden Weapons sing.
     I've fine-tuned it for Special Edition.  Adding a token space force to cancel Hidden Base and Dijillistic Tatoo to protect my Abyssin representitive, Myo.
     Essentially, the trick to the deck is to drain normally, then, when they come to battle you, play Hidden Weapons to capture their stronger characters.  After the battle, escort the captive to the Dungeon for a quick 2 Force retrieval.
     Scum and Villiany makes deploy and battling much easier and worth-while.  Toss in a First Strike and it can really bring back the Force.

     Enjoy!

-Mike, Red 32-

The Freezer

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: 1999

Locations (10)-   Cloud City: Security Tower   Cloud City: Carbonite Chamber   Cloud City: Casino   Cloud City: Downtown Plaza   Cloud City: Porttown District   Cloud City: Interogation Room   Cloud City: Chasm Walkway   Jabba's Palace: Audience Chamber x3 Characters (22)-   Lando Calrissian x2   Lobot x2   Jabba The Hutt   Pote Snitkin x2   Skrilling x10   Ugnaught x2 Devices (1)-   Carbon Chamber Console Effects (7)-   Den Of Thieves   Scum and Villany   Dijillistic Tatoo   Carbon Freezing   Reactor Terminal   Presence Of The Force x2 Interrupts (19)-   Twilek Advisor x4   Abyssin Ornament x2   Ghhhk x2   Prepare The Chamber   Cloud City Sabbac x10 Objectives (1)-   Carbon Chamber Testing/ My Favorite Decoraiton

     Here's something for you carbon freezing fans.
     Using the Carbon Freezing Objective, you can get a lot of stuff on the table realetively quickly.  This give you a chance to do a lot of things on Cloud City.
     The focus of this deck is to play Cloud City Sabbac. True, I'll freeze the captive that's given me too, but, I can do a lot damage with a good Sabbac hand.
     This deck uses Skrillings for their high destiny.  This makes playing Sabbac easier.
     I don't try to flip the Objective, that simply takes too long and forces me to fight ontwo fronts...  But, I will play with the Audience Chamber, Jabba and Pote Snitkin.
Playing with these lets me get a good power out of the Skrillings, and I can also play Scum And Villiany.
     Once you have developed the Audience Chamber.  Jabba, Pote, Dijillistic Tatoo.  Freeze your captive.  Then get Lando (with Lobot protecting him) to the casino to play some Sabbac.
     Even against the dreaded Hidden base deck, you should do well... Simply because if you win, you win his starfighters.  That's nice.

-Mike, Red 32-

CHiPs

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: 1999

Locations (8)-   Endor   Endor: Landing Platform   Endor: Bunker   Endor: Backdoor x2   Endor: Forest Clearing   Endor: Dense Forest   Endor: Ancient Forest Characters (15)-   Darth Vader w/ Lightsaber   Grand Moff Tarkin   Major Hewex   Lieutenant Arnet   Corporal Avarik   Sergeant Elsek   Biker Scout Trooper x6   AT-ST Driver x3 Starships (8)-   Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser x2   Black Squadron TIE x3   TIE Defender x3 Vehicles (10)-   Speeder Bike x7   Tempest Scout x3 Effects (6)-   Battle Order   Establish Secret Base   Ominous Rumors   Strategic Reserves   Presence Of The Force x2 Interrupts (12)-   Twilek Advisor   Ghhhk x2   High Speed Tactics x4   All Power To Weapons x2   Combat Readiness x2 Objectives (1)-   Endor Operations/ Imperial Outpost

     Ah, don't you just love the rumble of motorcycles?  The freedom of being just you and your ride...  The wind in your hair...  The way you can just slide through traffic?
     If you're into bikes...  Then this deck is for you!  It makes extensive use of Biker Scouts and their hawgs.  It even comes complete with an Objective that works well with 'em..
     Let's start with the Locations.  Here's a healthy assortment of Endor Locations to help you get a very good foothold on you secret base.  I've added an additional Backdoor as this is really Endor's "Cantina" (remember all the juicy Force drains you got out of that locaiton?).
     The Character cadre is also pretty impressive...  But not over expensive.  Again, you've got the Biker Scouts...  Even some unique ones (easy to get because their uncommon).  Vader and Tarkin are there, but, you can fiddle with it at your leasure.
     You'll need a space contingent, so I added the best!  Dreadnaughts and TIE's are just too good to pass up here!  I have a healthy helping of Speeder Bikes and some Tempest Scouts for back up.  Feel free to add in some Unique Tempest units if you have any.
     I find that Battle Order is one of the most powerful cards in the game!  It forces your opponent to diversify.  No more do you get the Tatooine "Main Drain".  Even Hidden Base takes a big hit with this card.  Security Precautions is a must if you play in an area that favors HB.  Switch out a Presence if you have to.
     For the Interrupts, I've added some All Power To Weapons to help your TIE's out (they just wouldn't be any good without 'em).  Combat Readiness is a must if you want to do any Reacting.  The ability to activiate force can be essential if you stall out in the early game.  High Speed Tactics makes Biker Scouts a real hassel for the Light.  Best of all, many of these cards recycle high destiny back into your deck.  Always a good thing.
     Take it and see how it works for you!  Enjoy!

-Mike, Red 32-

State Champion Dark Side Deck
Skrillings El Carbon

Deck Design by: Clayton Atkin Strategy by: Clayton Atkin Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: Apr 25, 2000 CORRECTED!!!

Locations (9)-   Cloud City: Security Tower   Cloud City: Carbonite Chamber   Cloud City: East Platform   Tatooine: Jabba's Palace x2   Jabba's Palace: Audience Chamber   Tatooine: Cantina   Tatooine: Jundland Wastes   Tatooine: Lars Moisture Farm Characters (18)-   Darth Vader w/ Lightsaber x2   Pote Snitkin x2   Brangus Glee   Skrilling x13 Creatures (1)-   Bubo Starships (4)-   Boba Fett In Slave 1   Zuckuss In Mist Hunter   Dengar In Punishing One   Bossk In Hounds Tooth Devices (1)-   Carbonite Chamber Console Effects (14)-   There Is No Try   There'll Be Hell To Pay x2   3720 To 1 x4   Scum And Villiany x2   Den Of Thieves   Battle Order   Imperial Arrest Order   Security Precautions   Reacter Terminal Interrupts (12)-   Twilek x4   Always Thinking With Your Stomach x2   Abyssin Ornament x2   Masterful Move   Monnock   Ghhhk   Look Sir, Droids Objectives (1)-   Carbonite Chamber Testing/ My Favorite Decoration

     "I can't believe you won with that deck."  That's the phrase I've heard the most since winning the SWCCG California State Championships.
     If you sit back and think about it, its really no surprise at all.  There were really only 3 cards I was worried about running into to counter my strategy.
     Alter:  If you can keep Scum and Villiany off the table, I won't be able to keep regenerating my cards every time I initiate battle.  In 2 out of the 3 games I played with this deck, I hit my opponent with 6 or more inserts  throughout the game  because I was able to keep getting them back.
     Grimtaash:  This card, more than any other, could have wrecked my day.  Because of the way I play this deck, I always waited for my opponent to deploy something before I went to work.  Surprise was a HUGE factor.  Grimtaash would have taken away the surprise, and a few cards out of my hand for my trouble.
     Don't Forget the Droids:  The single best counter to dark side odds.  If my opponent has this in their hand, there is no fear when activating.  In tournaments that I attended leading up to the Championships, I only faced 1 person who was playing with this card.  The only way to counter this, is to grab the first one they play with There'll Be Hell to Pay, and hope they run out of DFTD's before you run out of 3720 To 1.
     I did run into these cards, but it was a different one in each game.  Not a single deck that I saw carried all 3 counters.  Another interesting fact, all 3 people that I defeated with this deck finished in the top 10 of the championships.  Sean Pon (9th) Alfred Dong (8th) and Shawn Ely (5th).
     Now forsome strategy.
     Start with There is No Try as your starting effect against everything except Hidden Base (Security Precautions) and Operatives (Battle Order).  Use your 3 floating Twileks to get the effects you need as soon as possible.
     Once Battle Order and Imperial Arrest Order are on the table, you've got control of the game.  You don't have to worry about Nebruning Mains, and for them to do anything, they'll have to activate force....thus running the chance of being hit with 3720 to 1.
     While Pote is in the Audience Chamber (which you can pull out of your deck with the Objective) and Scum and Villiany is out, your little Skrillings turn into deploy 1, power 4 beasts which can put the hurt on any Mains and Toys posse.

-Clayton Atkin/ Mike, Red 32-

ISB Whack-A-Mole

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: May 10, 2000 CORRECTED!!!

Locations (7)-   Coruscant   Hoth: Defensive Perimeter   Endor: Back Door   Endor: Forest Clearing   Cloud City: Port Town District   Tatooine: Cantina   Tatooine: Jundland Wastes Characters (20)-   Darth Vader w/ Lightsaber   Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand   Admiral Ozzel   IG-88 w/ Riot Gun   Boba Feet w/ Blaster Rifle   4-LOM w/ Concussion Rifle   Zuckuss   Corporal Oberk   Lieutenant Renz   Sergeant Tarl   Sergeant Torent   5D6-RA7   Colonel Wullf Yularen   Corporal Derdram   Corporal Vandolay   Officer Evax   Probe Droid x4 Starships (4)-   Executor   Zuckuss in Myst Hunter   Boba Fett in Slave 1   Bossk in Hounds Tooth Vehicles (2)-   Blizzard 2   Tempest 1 Effects (5)-   Imperial Arrest Order   Undercover x3   Broken Concentration Interrupts (21)-   Sneak Attack x3   Twilek Advisor x3   Ghhhk x3   Imperial Barrier x3   Monnock x2   Nevar Yalnal x2   Shocking Revelation   Elis Helrot x2   Sacrifice x2 Objectives (1)-   ISB Operations/ The Empire's Sinister Agents

     Here a deck based on the popular "Pacific Blue" Drop-And-Drain ISB Operation deck. I've toned down the number of Outer Rim Scouts simply because they're so freakin' expensive and, for this deck anyway, they aren't that necessary.
     The idea behind this deck is to isolate your opponent's main charactares by playing a little game Whack-A-Mole.  Meaning, you drop one of your ISB Agents to a site and when your opponent comes to pound on him?  Simply Ghhhk the damage away.  With the Arrest Order in place, these characters will be hard to remove from this site.  You can then throw an agent undercover to keep them quiet, or set up beat down of your own.
     Imperial Barrier and Sacrifice can help if you're low of Ghhhks.  Elis can get your heavy hitters to where you need them (beware that you are also under the arrest order with regards to Elis).  As you've got a lot of unique males in your deck, Oola (which is kind of popular around here in No Cal) may be a problem.  To help, there's a Shocking Revelation here.
     And for the beat down of your own?  Sneak attack give you monster destiny?  Plus there's a good assortment of your favorite ECC and EJP characters, Vader and Mara Jade (whose also a spy as well!).  Plus, the added forfeit of your characters with IAO will increase the longevity of these characters.
     Spying has never been so much fun.  Enjoy!

-Mike, Red 32-

Yavin Buster

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Editorial by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: June 15, 2000

Locations (9)-   Yavin 4   Yavin 4: Jungle   Yavin 4: Docking Bay   Swamp   Jungle   Forrest   Dagobah: Cave   Executor: Meditation Chamber   Imperial Holotable Characters (15)-   Darth Vader x2   Darth Vader w/ Lightsaber   Grand Moff Tarkin   Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand   Commander Igar   General Veers   DS-61-2   DS-61-3   DS-61-4   Danz Borin   Lieutenant Arnet   AT-ST Pilot x3 Creatures (1)-   Bubo Starships (4)-   Zuckuss in Myst Hunter   Boba Fett in Slave 1   Bossk in Hounds Tooth   IG-88 in IG-2000 Vehicles (8)-   Blizzard 1   Tempest 1   Blizzard Scout 1   Tempest Scout 5   Tempest Scout 6   Tempest Scout Walker x3 Effects (7)-   Imperial Arrest Order   Failure At The Cave   Imperial Decree   Rebel Base Occupation   Organa's Ceremonial Necklace   Security Precautions   Bad Feeling Have I Interrupts (15)-   Twilek Advisor x3   Imperial Barrier x2   Sense x4   Alter x3   Masterful Move   Monnock x2 Objectives (1)-   Imperial Occupation/ Imperial Control

     The focus of this deck is to counter a very popular strategy that is really touch to play against, if you aren't prepared for it.  That deck strategy is Yavin 4 Thorne Mains...  The idea for the Light is to start with the Throne Room (thus, starting the game), then proceed to choke you out by denying you Force (by not deploying Force rich site for you and Revolving all of the site you deploy).
     First off, you want to start with Yavin 4 as per the instruction of Imperial Occupation.  Next grab the Swamp and the Jungle.  Since Light Side goes first, he must deploy his location first.  Then you deploy yours.  This way you can convert his swamp before he has a chance to pull out his Nudj's.  To add insult to injury, you can fish for your Bubo to eat any Nudj's he foolishly deploys.
     Proceed with the Occpation of Yavin.  Use the Tempest Scouts to their fullest advantage.  Leaving behind enough Force to react if necessary.  Go for Imperial Decree first.  This will stop any heavy draining and suspend Revolution.  This will allow you to get the Force generation sites (Med Chamber, Warroom and Cave) and establish your dominance on Yavin.
     Once you get Zuckuss in Myst Hunter or Boba in Slave 1, go for the Rebel Base Occupation to close the deal.
     Be ready to go to Hoth with your walkers if your opponent hits you with A New Secret Base.  Don't go with just Vader and a group of scubs... They'll get Ice Stormed.  No lightsabers in this deck?  Well, although I do have Failure At The Cave, I'm not counting on it if I run into a Trainer deck.  I prefere to let Imperial Decree slow down the Light Side and Rebel Base Occupation finish him off.
     The Imperial Barriers prevent a serious beatdown, but, don't depend on them...  Reacting is the key to keeping you safe from a beatdown.  IAO keeps the Light from surprising you with a teleporting hit squad.
     Enjoy it and see how it works for you!

-Mike, Red 32-

Jabba's Scummy Abyssins

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: July 3, 2000

Locations (9)-   Tatooine: Jabba's Palace x3   Jabba's Palace: Audience Chamber   Jabba's Palace: Dungeon   Jabba's Palace: Rancor Pit   Tatooine: Great Pit Of Carcoon   Tatooine: Docking Bay 94   Tatooine: Cantina Characters (22)-   Jabba The Hutt   Galid   Myo x3   Boba Fett w/ Blaster Rifle x2   Jodo Cast   IG-88 w/ Riot Gun   4-LOM w/ Cuncussion Rifle   Chall Bekan   Cloud City Engineer   Abyssin x10 Creatures (2)-   Rancor   Bubo Starships (4)-   Zuckuss in Mist Hunter   IG-88 in IG-2000   Bossk in Hounds Tooth   Dengar in Punishing One Devices (1)-   Mandalorian Armor Effects (6)-   Bad Feeling Have I   Scum and Villany   Search And Destroy   Security Precautions   Presence Of The Force x2 Interrupts (17)-   Twilek Advisor x3   Abyssin Ornament   Hidden Weapons x4   Sense x4   Hutt Smooch x2   Trapped Door Objectives (1)-   Court Of The Vile Gangster/ I Shall Enjoy Watching You Die

     A variant on my Powered Armor deck above, juiced up with the new Enhance Jabba's Palace cards that recently came out.  This deck is a heck of a lot of fun to play!  I love it!
     With Search And Destroy out with the Court's game text, you opponent starts to lose a lot of Force if he doesn't come and get you on Tatooine.  Once he does, that's when the fun begins.  With all the 2's and 3's in the deck, and, with 3 ways to use Hidden weapons (Boba, Jodo and some guy wearing the Armor), capturing high profile characters is a snap!
     IG-88 in IG-2000 is the ultimate probe ship...  knocking out Hidden Base decks.  Zuckuss and Bossk are in there for additional firepower in space!  A cool trick is that Court's game text lets you go fishing for 'em!
     Chall Bekan and a Cloud City Engineer can turn the tables on a Profit deck.  Here's a tech tip:  Normally, Profit will choke out a Court deck because he can deploy over your Audience Chamber, converting yours.  Cloud City Engineer lets you reconvert it by using 2 Force.  Sice you can grab two aliens with Profit's game text, go get Jabba and Chall Bekan.  Chall Bekan lets you grab the Engineer into hand immediately when he's deployed.  On you turn, deploy the Engineer and convert the Audience Chamber!  The tide's been turned!
     Hutt Smooch, Trap Door and Bubo can make the Light Sidethink twice about any rescue attempts on the captives you worked so hard to feed to the Rancor.
     Finally, Sense can help keep you safe from Grimtaash (yes, you are a little suseptible to that!).

-Mike, Red 32-

Mobilized Ralltiir Operations

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: July 26th, 2000

Locations (8)-    Ralltiir    Spaceport Docking Bay   Swamp   Jungle    Forrest   Death Star II:  Docking Bay   Executor:  Docking Bay   Kashyyyk Characters (20)-    Emperor Palpatine    Darth Vader, Dark Lord Of The Sith x2   Grand Moff Tarkin   Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand   Commander Merrejk   AT-ST Pilot x4   Lieutenant Arnet   Major Marquand   Commander Igar   General Veers   General Tagge   Admiral Ozzel   Lt. Cabbel   Officer Evax   Trooper Davin Felth   DS-61-2 Starships (5)-   Bossk in Hound's Tooth    Boba Fett in Slave 1   Zuckuss In Mist Hunter   IG-88 in IG-2000   Emperor's Personal Shuttle Vehicles (8)-   Blizzard Scout 1   Tempest Scout 1   Tempest Scout 2   Tempest Scout 3   Tempest Scout 4   Tempest Scout 5   Tempest Scout 6   Tempest Scout Weapons (2)-   Vader's Lightsaber   Mara Jade's Lightsaber Effects (5)-    Mobilization Points    Imperial Arrest Order   Imperial Decree   Bad Feeling Have I   Overseeing It Personally Interrupts (10)-   Twi'lek Advisor  x2   Alter x2   Sense x2   Imperial Barrier x2   Prepared Defenses   Elis Helrot Admiral's Orders (1)-   We're In Attack Position Now Objectives (1)-   Ralltiir Operations/ In The Hands Of The Empire

     One of the few Dark decks that only got better with Death Star II is the ROps Deck.  Now, with Mobilization Points, you are able to start activating for a whole lot more at Docking Bays.  I witnessed this deck's precision at the Open tournament at the San Diego ComicCon.  This deck is a close facsimile to the ones that dominated during that tournament.
     Start with Prepared Defenses to grab Imperial Decree, Imperial Arrest Order and Mobilization Points.  Use the Arrest Order to get the Death Star II and Executor Docking Bays.  Deploy some cheap characters there to enhance the Force generation granted by Mobilization points.  Try to get Bad Feeling Have I down as quick as you can...  You have Two twileks to help you.
     Once you have Bad Feeling down, you can start developing your strategy on Ralltiir.  You should be able to flip relatively quickly with the Force activation you get from the Docking Bays.
     Once you flip, you can then proceed with the Emperor and Overseeing It personally.  Tech tip:  You can deploy the Emperor's Personal Shuttle to the Spaceport Docking Bay for 2 Force...  Then deploy the Emperor on it for Free!  Overseeing It Personally will enhance you drains on Ralltiir.
     The Admiral's Order, We're In Attack Position Now, acts as a mini-Occupation at the Ralltiir site your General or Commander controls.    It also helps your Bounty Hunter Ships by removing any opponent's Admiral's Orders that might hinder them.  Just be sure you occupy Kashyyyk to put out this Admiral's Order.  You can only deploy one if you occupy a battleground system.
     The cool part about this deck (which is why it's so tough) is the fact that it isn't all that expensive to put together and it battle with the best of them!  It's also incredibly easy to play.
     Have fun with it!

 -Mike, Red 32-

The Razor

Deck Design by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Strategy by: Carl 'Mike' Hardy, Red 32 Date: Aug 22, 2000

Locations (8)-    Endor (Start)    Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay)   Endor: Bunker x2   Endor: Forest Clearing   Endor: Back Door   Endor: Ancient Forest   Endor: Dense Forest Characters (14)-    Biker Scout Trooper x8   Sergeant Irol   Sergeant Barich   Sergeant Elsik   Corporal Avarik   Corporal Drelosyn   Corporal Misik Vehicles (12)-   Tempest 1   Tempest Scout 6   Speeder Bike x10 Weapons (8)-   Speeder Bike Cannon x4   Scout Blaster x4 Effects (5)-    Biker Scout Gear (Start)    Inconsiquential Losses (Start)   You Cannon Hide Forever (Start)   Empire's New Order   Royal Escort   Parimeter Patrol Interrupts (12)-   Prepared Defenses (Start)   Accelerate   High Speed Tactics x3   Pitiful Little Band x3   Compact Firepower x2   Combat Readiness   Go For Help! Objectives (1)-   Endor Operations/ Imperial Outpost

     Similar in a lot of respects to my CHiPs deck above, but, with only DS2 and Endor cards in it.  This deck is designed to compete in the new closed tournament formats The Battle Of Endor Tournaments.  It's strength lies in it's deployment speed.  Nothing in here really deploys for more than 2 Force.
     Also, the destiny in this deck is really high!  There are very few cards in here that are under 3 destiny!  This works great with the few nasty surprises that are in this deck.
     First of all the effect selection fits the Biker Scout theme.  I have You Cannot Hide Forever to help me pull any of the other three effects based on what I need against a particular opponent.  If my opponent is playing Ewoks, then, I'll break out with Empire's New Order.  Otherwise, I'll grab either Royal Escort (defense value 5 scouts aren't so bad at all!) or Parimeter Patrol (force him to funnel in from the Rebel Landing Site).
     Now for the tricks!  Pitiful Little Band is awesome against Light Side scouts!  Guess what the Light Side's going to have the most of...  That's right, scouts!  Plus, it's a nice recycling 5 destiny.  High Speed Tactics, an obvious ploy for Biker Scouts, but, if used at the right time, can really miss up your opponent!  Go for help can be another rude surprise for any Rebel force hoping to get the jump on your forces.
     Finally, Compact Firepower.  Gabe Behymer demonstrated the effectiveness of this little jewel at the Thursday Gaming Nights.  Imagine having your Jedi Luke suddenly power and forfeit =0!  All because I fired a Scout Blaster! Yyyyikees!
     It's fun, it's fast and it cuts like a razor!
 

 -Mike, Red 32-