ISB The Australian Outback

Title: ISB The Australian Outback
Author: jason "zwitter" baretta
Date: Apr 30, 2001 Rating: 4.5

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Cards:

‘OBJECTIVE ISB OPS

Locations6

coruscant

hoth DB

yavin 4DB

DSII DB

fondor

kashyyk

CHARACTERS18

ozzel

oberk

5d6-ra7

chall bekan

capt. jonus

evax

serg. tarl

merrejk x2

lord vader x3

Grand moff tarkin x2

guri x2

thrawn

4-lom EJP

GREENS2

vader’s saber x2

BLUES8

Bossko

dengar

zuckuss x2

chimeara

executor

tempest 1

blizzard 2

STICKY REDS11

mob points

IAO

imperial decree

YCHFE

first strike

i had no choice

battle order

TINTOE

there’ll be hell to pay x2

secret plans

BIG REDS14

prep. defenses

trample

ghhhk & TRWEU

nevar yalnal

masterful move

monnok

twi’lek x2

control & SFS

imperial barrier

imperial supply x2

imbalance

projective telepathy

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Strategy: ‘

this deck is well stocked to defeat just about any light deck out there today.with the combined efforts of satisfying imperial decree very easily(with vader and tarkin on one and a walker packed with ISBs on the other)and the drain inhibition from the objective most deck won’t be able to out drain two drains of 2+ from the 3rd-5th turn.If WYS drops a ship at kessel on the 1st or 2nd turn( a popular strategy down here in aus.) try and eat it for a turn (or use control)and then use zuckuss + high forfiet pilot/passengers +I Had No Choice to dislogde em and reinfore with a stardestroyer and/or Guri. Nevar Yalnal is for blount or corran horn. Also, the objective is even easier to flip b/c of the rebel base locations.merrejk will pull the systems. now for the match-ups

WYS

the decree+ -1 drain w/ ISBs will stop the AO db drains and imperial supply can be used against

the beggar varient. tarkin cancels the fallen portals. stay consolidated and drain at your dbs and their cantina. grabbers + imbalance will kill retrieval. guri=money

EBO

the dbs will be useless here so you must take over there hoth sites. use walkers + control to stop ice storm and set up decree.watch out for swarms don’t deploy kashyyk and drain on the ground. it’ll be slow but the agent retrieval should pull you through.

HIDDEN MAINS

start TINTOE instead of decree keep your guys together and drain quick at the dbs. grab their retrievers or cyclers and keep vader and tarkin in hand until they come after you and 4-lom can be vital when he cancels EPP text or helps piss off Jedi Luke.the walkers keep the forfeit rich agents safe from weapons and surprise assault.and play your game not theirs

TIGIH/scouts

haven’t had much experience against this deck type so only general tips here. grab luke to hurt their activation then run to the safety of your dbs then give him to vader asap. decree will stop midge and sabers while 5d6 sitting on endor will slow their drains completely. when they come to you track for trample and divide and conquer with vader and tarkin.

try this deck feel free to alter it as appropriate and give us some feed back. ISB is one of the few decks these days that is’nt meta’d against and can still surprise players in these days of Vader decks and scummy swarms

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