Lit Fantasy Flight Games and the Star Wars TCG

What ships & quantities did you buy Wes?

--Adm. Nick

 

For this order, 2 ISD, 2 Raider, 1 Gladiator, 1 Home One, 1 MC-30, 1 R&S pack. Currently focusing more on my Imperial fleet.

Currently I have:
2 VSD
1 Gladiator
2 CR90
2 Neb-B
1 AF2
2 Imperial Fighters
2 Rebel Fighters

I also have 2 orders with MM containing X-Wing wave 7.5 and 8 stuff that includes another Starter, another CR-90, Neb-B, AF2, and R&S pack to even out my Rebel fleet some.

 

You need to order more MC80 Star Cruisers.

My current fleet is as follows:

x2 VSD
x2 Gladiator-class
x2 Assault Frigate
x2 Neb-B
x3 CR90
x1 Rebel Fighters
x1 Imperial Fighters

I haven't decided how many of the new wave I'm gonna buy. Definitely two MC80 cruisers. Not just because I like them, but because I need some heavier Rebel ships. I've struggled to win playing as the Rebels, as those VSD's and Gladiators are vicious at close range. Sure, my fighters have the advantage, but my CR90's aren't that tough and my assault frigates lack the hitting power I needed. Right now, I'm leaning towards orders two MC80's, one ISD, one Raider, and two MC30c frigates, plus the R&S pack.

--Adm. Nick

 

Seriously, you need a lot of space to play! People underestimate how much space the game takes up. Sure, the battle map is like 3x3, but you need space for all your ship cards, command dials, icons, tokens, etc. My entire dining room table is used to play the game!

--Adm. Nick

 

You can play up to four players. According to the rules, you can have two commanders for each side, though you still designate an overall commander. I did this not long ago. My buddy Mike & I split the fleet in half and each commanded a task force. The other way is to designate one player the capital ship commander and the other as the fighter commander. That is what I plan to do tomorrow when we all get together to play.

--Adm. Nick

 

A starter set alone will get you to a 200 point game with some fighters and upgrades. 300 points is the current standard, but it will go up to 400 when wave 2 drops. A Starter + ISD and MC-80 will allow both sides to build 300 point lists pretty easily, with some variety thanks to upgrade choices.

Group play is easy, since the ships come with some number tags you can put on the bases, and activation is done by ship- Rebels activate one ship, then the Empire, then the Rebels again, then Empire again (or vice versa depending on which side has the initiative) so even odd numbers of players works fine as long as the sides are even in points. Say one rebel player and two Imperials- the Rebel gets their activations like normal, while the Imperial players choose which of the two will activate when it is the Imperial step.

I would lean against the Fleet commander/fighter commander idea, because Fighters are limited to 1/3 of your fleet, have their own phase after the capital ships act, but can be activated by a capital ship taking the squad action.

 

What do people think of Force and Destiny?

 

More Jedi/Sith stuff? Meh.

Ooh, My Wave 2 shipment changed from FedEx to USPS, and delivery update changes from "by Dec 4" to "By EoD Nov 30"

 

Yeah, but more Jedi/Sith stuff means less Age of Rebellion and Armada wave 3. Jedi/Sith means we all lose.

 

Technically, the jedi/sith stuff is a lie.

 

I've heard from a very reliable source that it's true. All of it.

 

Nothing but Legends.

 

It was probably shipped FedEx SmartPost, which has FedEx doing the transporting and then handing it off to your local Post Office to make the final delivery. It's a cheap shipping method, but one often fraught with peril (and lost packages... though I'm sure you'll be fine ).

 

Miniature Market is awesome. Did you manage to grab some of the half price Armada and X-wing ships they had for Black Weekend?
Tracking says my box is here in town. Does USPS do Saturday deliveries?

 

Well, I caved and bought the next Armada Wave.

x1 ISD
x1 Raider corvette
x2 MC80
x1 MC30c
x1 R&S

I bought two MC80's to give my Rebel players a better chance against the various Star Destroyers the Imperial player can field. I'm kinda excited about the MC30c frigate, mostly in the suicide role described on the FFG site. Heavy torpedo barrage, weaken the ISD, and my MC80's finish off at medium range.

It would be cool if they chose to make the MC80 Liberty-type cruisers as well, but I cannot think of any justification to include them, other than for visual purposes. I mostly want them so that my fleet matches the movies, but that would necessitate the inclusion of the MC80 wingless and Dornean gunship. I can actually see FFG releasing the Dornean gunship, but not the other two MC80 types.

My main hope is that TFA unveils some Resistance capital ships, so that a future wave can include ships from the new movie. Of course, the Finalizer-class Star Destroyer is so ugly I'm not sure if I could force myself to buy it, other than as a target.

--Adm. Nick

 

Then move in closer and engage at point blank range!