Yesterday we hosted the Star Wars: Armada regionals, and it was a spaceship party like we've never seen! New venue, brilliant event sponsorship from Ultimate Guard (thanks for the new mats and prize support!), and lots of new faces. What more could you want?

How about a roundup of the top 4 lists from the day, for your enjoyment and education? Drink it in, players - some of this might come as a surprise.

Our first featured list is James Stead's Imperial Navy, a admirable admiral narrowly missing out on the podium spot.

• Gladiator Star Destroyer [75pts]
  • Gladiator I-class Star Destroyer [75pts]

    Assault Proton Torpedoes [5pts], Ordnance Experts [4pts], •Demolisher [10pts]

• Gozanti-class Flotilla [69pts]
  • Gozanti-class Cruisers [23pts]
  • Gozanti-class Cruisers [23pts]
  • Gozanti-class Cruisers [23pts]
• Imperial Star Destroyer [155pts]
  • Imperial Star Destroyer Kuat Refit [155pts]

    External Racks [3pts], Leading Shots [4pts], •Admiral Sloane [24pts], •Avenger [5pts], •Strategic Advisor [4pts]

    • Boarding Troopers [3pts]

      Weapons Team & Offensive Retrofit Upgrade

• Squadrons [98pts]
  • JumpMaster 5000 [12pts]

    JumpMaster 5000 [12pts]

  • Lambda-class Shuttle [20pts]

    •Colonel Jendon [20pts]

  • TIE Defender [21pts]

    •Maarek Stele [21pts]

  • TIE Fighter [28pts]

    •"Mauler" Mithel [15pts], •Valen Rudor [13pts]

  • TIE Interceptor [17pts]

    •Ciena Ree [17pts]

• Objectives
  • Assault Objective

    Advanced Gunnery

  • Defense Objective

    Contested Outpost

  • Navigation Objective

    Intel Sweep

In third, a highly communicative Rebel list from York Garrison's Andy Richardson synergised its way onto the podium:

Andy Richardson 398/400. 

MC80 Command Cruiser (106)

-Rieekan (30)

-Fighter coordination team (3)

-ECMs (7)

-Adar Tallon (10)

-Boosted Comms (4) = 160

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57)

-Yavaris (5)

-Fighter coordination team (3)

-Flight commander (3) = 68

GR-75 medium transport (18)

-Bomber command centre (8) = 26

GR-75 medium transport (18)

-Comms net (2) = 20

Wedge Antilles (19)

Dutch Vander (16)

Jan Orrs (19)

2 x B-Wings (28)

Gold Squadron (12)

Shara Bey (17)

X-Wing (13)   = 124

Most Wanted, Capture the VIP, Solar Corona.

Second place went to Gideon Lowes' dual-ISD list. Intimidation without equal here, clocking in at a rather blasé 379 points!

Faction: Imperial
Commander: Darth Vader

Assault: Most Wanted
Defense: Capture the VIP
Navigation: Intel Sweep

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
= 23 Points

ISD Cymoon 1 Refit (112)
• Darth Vader (36)
• Strategic Adviser (4)
• Gunnery Team (7)
• Quad Turbolaser Cannons (10)
• H9 Turbolasers (8)
• Devastator (10)
= 187 Points

ISD Kuat Refit (112)
• Governor Pryce (7)
• Boarding Troopers (3)
• Early Warning System (7)
• External Racks (3)
• Avenger (5)
= 137 Points

Squadrons:
• Ciena Ree (17)
• Lambda Shuttle (15)
= 32 Points

Total Points: 379

And finally our winner, James McGovern from Team JustPlay! Congratulations on squeezing this classic Rebel list for all it was worth.

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 400/400  

Commander: General Rieekan

Assault Objective: Most Wanted
Defense Objective: Hyperspace Assault
Navigation Objective: Navigational Hazards

[ flagship ] Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
-  General Rieekan  ( 30  points) 
-  Yavaris  ( 5  points) 
-  Flight Commander  ( 3  points) 
-  Fighter Coordination Team  ( 3  points) 
= 98 total ship cost

MC30c Torpedo Frigate (63 points)
-  Admonition  ( 8  points) 
-  Lando Calrissian  ( 4  points) 
-  Ordnance Experts  ( 4  points) 
-  H9 Turbolasers  ( 8  points) 
-  Assault Proton Torpedoes  ( 5  points) 
= 92 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
-  Leia Organa  ( 3  points) 
-  Comms Net  ( 2  points) 
= 23 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
-  Bright Hope  ( 2  points) 
-  Toryn Farr  ( 7  points) 
-  Jamming Field  ( 2  points) 
= 29 total ship cost

GR-75 Medium Transports (18 points)
-  Ahsoka Tano  ( 2  points) 
-  Bomber Command Center  ( 8  points) 
= 28 total ship cost

1 Ten Numb ( 19 points) 
1 Keyan Farlander ( 20 points) 
1 Dagger Squadron ( 15 points) 
1 Biggs Darklighter ( 19 points) 
2 YT-1300s ( 26 points) 
1 Jan Ors ( 19 points) 
1 HWK-290 ( 12 points) 

Think you could have done better with a different list? Shocked at the lack of new expansions in the top spots? Put your turbolasers where your mouth is at our next event on March 23: 

Finally, a big thanks to our sponsor, Ultimate Guard!