Comments on: The Last Jedi and Epic Duels https://www.geektopiagames.com/2017/12/22/the-last-jedi-and-epic-duels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-last-jedi-and-epic-duels We publish tabletop games, review others, and make stuff for Epic Duels and Unmatched Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Freaky Mutant Man https://www.geektopiagames.com/2017/12/22/the-last-jedi-and-epic-duels/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:20:56 +0000 http://geektopia.info/?p=2843#comment-295 In reply to Darth Wolverine.

I’m trying to think of a mechanic that would reflect Hux’s character in TLJ; an easily tricked and bullied buffoon who is a threat by merit of the gargantuan firepower at his beck and call and nothing else. (He acts as *something* of a voice of reason in the final battle, but that’s mostly just because of Kylo’s raging obsession with destroying the Falcon and Luke interfering so heavily with the battle plan; Hux may have more tactical smarts than Kylo, but that’s not saying much in the first place *and* Kylo just chokes him into submission whenever he tries to go against Kylo’s command with anything more than a suggestion.)

I’m struggling to think of something, however. Maybe it will come to me in time, but I’ll likely much sooner be putting out decks for Finn/Rose, Poe/BB-8, Kylo and assorted weirdos from other Canon/Legends material than I will be putting out anything for Hux, so… I suppose that’ll be something for other people to take a crack if they care.

I’ll definitely have to concur on this being the least Duels-friendly movie thus far; only one new character was introduced who really inspires card ideas (Rose, who has several moments that could translate fairly well into cards for a Finn/Rose deck), and many of the returning characters prove, well, less than epic (deliberately so). It makes for a good, interesting movie, in my opinion, but not much that would directly translate into a game about people engaging in Epic Duels (besides the incredible throne room fight, which might be my new favorite Star Wars fight, especially if we’re only taking the movies into account; Finn vs Phasma was cool too, but real short, and Kylo vs Luke wasn’t *really* a fight, in spite of great it was).

I do hope someone makes good maps for Snoke’s Throne Room and Crait (and maybe Canto Bight) soon.

]]> By: Darth Wolverine https://www.geektopiagames.com/2017/12/22/the-last-jedi-and-epic-duels/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Sun, 24 Dec 2017 08:44:26 +0000 http://geektopia.info/?p=2843#comment-294 Glad you’re taking a look at my Phasma deck. =) I do think of any of the films, this is the least Duels-friendly because it’s philosophy is very much about deconstructing the Jedi as heroes. That said, it also has one of the coolest fight scenes in series history.

I know you were joking about Rey and Kylo but honestly doing an Obi-Wan and Anakin deck style deck with them just to recreate that moment would be worth it. And I fulky support the Praetorian Guard idea; they’ve raised the bar for faceless mooks.

And Hux is a joke because he’s a space nazi and doesn’t deserve anything but humiliation and disgrace.

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