Deck ID: 6624

Author: Lewis "Duke Devil" Blake

Title: Trap Door to _ell

Side: Dark

Date Published: 2000-05-12

Description:
Feeding time in the Rancor Pit.

Rating:
4.0

Cards:

' STARTING(6)
COTVG
Tat Pit of Carkoon
JP Audiance Chamber
JP Dungeon
Twi'lek Advisor
Scum And Villany

LOCATIONS(5)
Tatooine
Tat Cantina
Tat Mos Eisley
Tat Lars Farm
JP Rancor Pit

CHARACTERS(20)
Darth Vader With Lightsaber
Mara Jade
Jabba the Hutt
Boba Fett(CC)
Iggy with gun
Jodo Kast
Zuckuss
Dengar With Gun
4-LOM with Gun
Myo
Chall Bekan
Bib Fortuna
Ree Yees
Ephant Mon
Djas Puhr
Gailid
Nikto x4

CREATURES(2)
Bubo
Rancor

STARSHIPS(3)
Bossk in HT
Zuckuss in MH
Boba Fett in S1

VEHICLES(2)
Skiff
Jabba's Sail Barge

INTERRUPTS(14)
Twi'lek Advisor x2
None Shall Pass
Sniper
Hutt Smooch
Nevar Yalnal
Hidden Weapons x3
Oo-ta Goo-ta, Solo?
Ghhhk
Trap Door x3

EFFECTS(6)
We're the Bait
All Wrapped Up
Reactor Terminal
Bad Feeling Have I
No Bargain
Resistance

WEAPONS(1)
Mara's Saber

DEVICES(1)
Binders
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Strategy: '

Yet another of my BH decks, but I decided to try the Rancor instead of Sarlacc due to higher retrieval
Forgive the title, but I had to think up somthing eye grabbing and creative)
Basic Rundown
If they come to you, capture, deliver, feed, retrieve.
If they don't come to you, drain away
Even with all of the drain bonuses canceled, I can still drain for 7. With the modifiers I have a drain high of 12.
Scum and Villany, Chall Bekan, and Jabba's SB speed up deployment
Skiffs, Zuckuss, and the Niktos(if Bib is out) can all react

Now to be a little more specific)

Against MWYHL
We're the bait is fun if they come in with Leia or some main like that
2 sabers makes it easy to slash
hidden weapons to capture luke)
Use Bossk in Tooth or some other ship to go to Dagobah
Front side of the obj - makes them lose a force each turn.

Against Throne Mains/Force Choke
Oota Goota to stop Nabraun
Bubo to stop Nudjis
Sabers to slash
Bad Feeling Have I and No Bargain add to deploy cost
Against Throne Room I start Bad Feeling Have I b/c Scum and Villany could get canceled

Against Profit
Start with Mara and Chall. This gives a good power boost and cheaper deployment.
Gaurd the AC with everything you have. Drain with weaker characters at sites w/ no lightside icons like Dungeon and Rancor pit(as long as the Rancor isn't there)

Against Undercover Madness
Nevar Yalnal
Hutt Smooch
Sniper

Against Inserts
Resistance to reduce force loss, otherwise there really aren't any problems. This is where I get the big drains going.

Against Hidden Base
Drain big and drain fast
Probe a little with the ships

Suprise Assault can SERIOUSLY hurt this deck if used right.

Other Factors
Gailid drains well
Niktos are a defense mechanism against beatdowns. in a defensive battle @ JP sites, they are power4, forfeit 5, and if Bib is at a JP site, the Niktos deploy as a react.
Bubo is always fun
None Shall Pass is to stop main deployment. There is only one b/c I can't use it if Mara or DV w/ saber is at a JP site
Ghhhk is anti beatdown
Binders has been known to help a lot, I have found it useful to have a pair on standby.
Reactor Terminal is so I can draw a lot and not worry so much about a small reserve deck(unless they alter it)

WHAT??? Darth Vader???? Doen't he cancel Scum and Villany???
First of all, no he does not cancel it. He SUSPENDS it.
He is in there for suicide runs against annoying mains and the like.

I guess that's about it for now. Give me some honest reviews, I want to see if Sarlacc or Rancor is better suited for this deck. '