Spark of rebellion

Getting ready! First thing. Since the last time they announced the prizes for the EC. Be sure to check them out if you haven't!   Also be sure to check out the event on Facebook . Plenty of information there and there are some last-minute announcements to be made this week! UK Games Expo is less than a week away. Time to start packing. But what to bring? I made a small checklist.  Cool and/or witty Star Wars shirts: Might change one of them up for my Team Belgium shirt, but it's still in the laundry.  Tickets: Airline, hotel booking and UKGE ticket. Some of these might also be replaced by tickets on the cellphone, but I prefer them in paper.  I'm also trying to get my hands on some power-supplies. UK->EU plug converter, usb chargers, extra usb-battery for the phone, etc.  Tournament kit: Honestly my tournament kit is always ready to go as I take it to every tournament and game-night as-is. Only switching out lists when needed. But...

So Worlds is over.  First of all congratulations to fellow Belgian Nand Torfs, making it to the final table 2 championships in a row.  And of course congratulations to Justin Phau becoming the fourth World Champion of X-wing. You join a gallery of great men and great ambassadors for the game.  I hope you, just like I did, had an amazing weekend of playing x-wing and following the Gold Squadron Podcast and Fantasy Flight twitch streams. Looking at these streams is not just entertainment. It is also a moment to learn. You get to see what squadrons are popular and what works well against specific squadrons. If you didn't get to follow FFG provides handy little overviews on their twitter feed .  You can also look at the amazing list juggler and meta-wing websites. These sites show you which list are played and how well they performed. It's then up to you to do research and playtesting to determine what fits your particular playstyl...