After my second session (The Silver of the Sea), the showdown was a true highlight in the game, although; I struggled a bit with the attack reaction rule:
If an attacker with a melee weapon attacks an unarmed target, can that target react (parry) with FORCE or CLOSE COMBAT?
Weapon vs weapon is clearly CLOSE COMBAT, unarmed vs unarmed is FORCE, but for armed vs unarmed I need confirmation ... thanks!