Tom Hollingworth The Animal Kingdom

Tom Hollingworth The Animal Kingdom is the Dark constructed list Tom Hollingworth posted on DeckTech.

Deck info

• Player: Tom Hollingworth
• Published: 30 June 2001 (DeckTech)
• Published title: The Animal Kingdom
• Format: Premiere - Tatooine
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Set Your Course For Alderaan
• Starting Interrupt: Start Your Engines!
• GEMP Importable deck: Download
• Strategy: This deck podraces and sets up a drain in space.

Decklist

Objective 1x Set Your Course For Alderaan Character 1x Arica 2x Emperor Palpatine 1x Admiral Chiraneau 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn 1x Commander Merrejk 1x Admiral Piett 1x Lord Vader 1x U-3PO (Yoo-Threepio) 1x Janus Greejatus 1x Darth Maul 1x Officer Evax Starship 1x Devastator 1x Visage 1x Avenger 1x Dominator 1x Vengeance 1x Chimaera 1x Flagship Executor 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter 1x Bossk In Hound's Tooth Location 1x Death Star 1x Alderaan 1x Death Star: Docking Bay 327 1x Tatooine: Podrace Arena 1x Death Star: War Room 1x Sullust 1x Endor 1x Kashyyyk Effect 1x Watto's Box 2x Lateral Damage 1x Something Special Planned For Them 1x Come Here You Big Coward 1x Secret Plans 1x No Escape

Interrupt 1x Start Your Engines! 2x Twi'lek Advisor 4x Omni Box & It's Worse 3x Podracer Collision 2x Alter 2x Sense 4x Imperial Command Admiral's Order 2x We're In Attack Position Now Epic Event 1x Boonta Eve Podrace Podracer 1x Sebulba's Podracer

Original post

The Animal Kingdom

• Author: Brian "vader106" Hollingworth
• Published: June 30, 2001
• Rating: 3.5
• Description: This deck podraces and sets up a drain in space.

Strategy

I couldn't do the strategy section at first, the power went out and I barely even saved this much. Sebulba carries the podrace, and all I need is a couple of fives and a podracer collision to win the race. It works every time.

First off, this is Tom, not Brian, Hollingworth submitting the deck. I do so in this way because I do not have an account, yet wish to submit this deck. Second off, the name of this deck has nothing to do with what I am trying to do. With the deck, I try to win the podrace, giving a 22 card swing, which will pave the way for my drains in space to do serious damage. With Merrejk and Chiraneau, I can set up a drain for 9 a turn at my systems.

Darth Maul

He's in here because he works in space. Unless opponent has the ability>3 guy in space, no ability. This means that half the time, I play him on a ship at a celebrating planet, and celebration is cancelled. I'm always careful not to leave him in front of power, because Corran Horn or Melas and other pilots could let them battle.

I play podracing because I have good enough destiny in here so that I will win it practically every time, and there is not really a necessary effect to start with a SYCfA space deck. Podracing is huge, and playing that works in this deck.

Emperor or Lord Vader at the docking bay keeps me from paying for drains for a while. Emperor doesn't die until hit, because immune to attrition and SYCFA makes me immune to battle damage. Get Emperor there ASAP.

Arica&U-3PO stops their drains while I drain myself. Watch out for Arica, don't put her in a place she can't run from or be backed up by Lord Vader.

Officer Evax 2 deploy, 5 forfeit, pilot

No Escape gets back the podracing interrupt I just played in a tight situation.

Podracing interrupts insure that I win the race.

WYS Drain in space, Maul shuts down celebration, then go for the podrace with all the interrupts I have if they are racing also.

Slave Quarters Mains No Space, almost no drains, Emperor at the site for battle plan if it's out, and to alter I hope she's all right.

EBOExtra places to drain at for a while, kill the starships when they come out.

Profit

Start Arica and get set up as fast as possible, Profit does some damage.

RST If they race, watch out. Sebulba still has an edge over Anakin, but be prepared because you might not always win the race. This is a tough matchup, because of that. Menace Fades sees action, and the system may not always be easy. It is a must to have it, because otherwise I only have a drain of 3.

QMC

Watch out for Ten Numb. The guy is good. Maul cancels celebration, but I leave it alone unless I'm sure I can get Bespin early.

Original card list

As posted on DeckTech

Starting (9) SYCFA Death Star Alderaan DSDB Start Your Engines Podrace Arena Sebulba's Podrace Watto's Box Locations (4) DSWar Room Sullust Endor Kashyyyk Characters (12) Arica Emperor x2 Chiraneau Thrawn Merrejk Admiral Piett Lord Vader U-3PO Janus Greejatus Darth Maul Officer Evax Starships (9) Devastator Visage Avenger Dominator Vengeance Chimaera Flagship Executor Zuckuss in ship Bossk in ship Interrupts (17) Twi'ilek Advisor x2 Omni Box combo x4 Podracer Collision x3 Alter x2 Sense x2 Imperial Command x4 Effects (6) Lateral Damage x2 Something Special Planned For Them Come Here You Big Coward Secret Plans No Escape Admiral's Orders (2) We're In Attack Position Now x2

See also

• Tom Hollingworth
• DeckTech decks
• Decklists
• Premiere - Tatooine

Sources

• The Animal Kingdom, decktech.net
• The Animal Kingdom, stephenskilton.com
• The Animal Kingdom (GitHub Pages)