Shewski The Dark Gambler (DEAL)

Shewski The Dark Gambler (DEAL) is a Dark constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Shewski
• Published: 2 December 2002 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Reflections III
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: This Deal Is Getting Worse All The Time
• Strategy: This Deal Is Getting Worse All The Time
• GEMP Importable deck: Download

Introduction

This deck aims to get Dark Deal running quickly on Bespin and generally annoy your opponent through the Sabacc skills of Lando and a little alien named Trinto.

The published list has 61 cards.

Decklist

Objective 1x This Deal Is Getting Worse All The Time Character 1x Darth Vader 2x Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand 1x Darth Vader, Dark Lord Of The Sith 1x Darth Maul 1x Dengar With Blaster Carbine 1x IG-88 With Riot Gun 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn 1x Lando Calrissian 1x Barquin D'an 1x U-3PO (Yoo-Threepio) 1x Dr. Evazan & Ponda Baba 1x Prince Xizor 1x Djas Puhr 1x Aurra Sing Weapon 1x Dark Jedi Lightsaber 1x Vader's Lightsaber 1x Mara Jade's Lightsaber Starship 1x Executor 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter 1x Bossk In Hound's Tooth 1x Boba Fett In Slave I 1x Obsidian Squadron TIE 1x Obsidian 7 1x OS-72-1 In Obsidian 1 2x Death Squadron Star Destroyer

Vehicle 2x Combat Cloud Car Location 1x Cloud City: Casino 1x Bespin 1x Bespin: Cloud City 1x Cloud City: Security Tower 1x Cloud City: Upper Walkway 1x Cloud City: West Gallery Effect 1x Secret Plans 1x Fear Is My Ally 1x Dark Deal 1x Reactor Terminal 2x Presence Of The Force 1x Expand The Empire 1x Imperial Decree 1x They Must Never Again Leave This City Interrupt 1x Any Methods Necessary 1x Twi'lek Advisor 5x Cloud City Sabacc 3x Trinto Duaba 1x Control & Set For Stun 1x Shocking Revelation 1x Defensive Fire & Hutt Smooch 1x Ghhhk & Those Rebels Won't Escape Us 1x Ommni Box & It's Worse 1x Dark Maneuvers & Tallon Roll

Notes

• The posted They Must Never Again Leave This City (a Dark Effect) had been linked to They Will Be Lost And Confused, the back of a Light Objective; the row now links the posted card.

Strategy

I have just decided to get back into the game, after letting it gather dust when I left for college, four years ago. (Jabba’s Palace just came out) I started picking up cards on eBay this past summer. I am going to start posting some decks and try to get feedback on where they can be tuned/tweaked/scrapped. I have all cards up to SE, most of Tatooine and Theed Palace, a few from Endor, DS2, and none of EPP and Coruscant.

Thanks!

The main goal of this deck is to get Lando safely to the Casino and let him play cards. I typically do this by pulling CC: Security Tower, Aurra Sing, and ZiMH with my starting interrupt. (Is it legal to pull ZiMH with it?) With Secret Plans on the table, I can search through my reserve deck, usually without letting the opponent verify and find my third CC site to get DD up and running. I would like to include DS Lobot, but I don't have him so Barquin is my gambler backup. (I feel he has a stronger standalone game text compared to Watto-any other DS gamblers?) The Dark Jedi Saber lets me use it on a variety of characters (it was that or Maul's single saber). My favorite thing to do is play Sabacc during my battle phase- it drains the opponent's reserve deck and lets my Trinto's be even more damaging. I'm thinking of putting in Bad Feeling Have I and His Name Is Anakin to make the opponent have a tendency to over-activate to make the Sabacc more painful. Expand The Empire gives me some options regarding where to play Sabacc. Other things I would like to add: Obsidian 8 and OS-71-2 in Ob. 2. The other thing I am concerned about is the anti-Sabacc defensive shield. Is there any way around that, or do I need to find a better retrieval strategy?

Let me know what you think!

EDIT:

Cam, I considered putting in I'm Sorry, but did not since I already have two CC locations from the start with Any Methods Necesary. I don't have CC Occupation as of yet, but when I do get it I plan on incorporating it and I'm Sorry and scrapping the Sabacc retrieval, since holding Bespin should not be a problem.

Revelation, again, please read my strategy section. I mention the the Sabacc Def Shield and am trying to see if you think it is viable at all with that card in play.

See also

• Game Players Network decks
• Shewski
• Game Players Network
• GEMP importable decklist

Sources

• The Dark Gambler (DEAL) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 45 (Wayback, 20050430203312)