FFG Announces Star Wars License

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**JHall**

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=2528

That could be really cool. I am anxious to see what they do with miniatures.

**Nerivant**

Do want more PnP Star Wars.

**Absolutionis**

Yet another Star Wars card game?
I guess it's coop and quite different than all the other old SW card games out there. Hope it won't be an Ascension/Dominion variant like the sun-par Resident Evil game was.

Either way, I'm looking forward to an X-Wing Miniatures game provided it's akin to those WWII dogfighting games. I hope it's not too hero-based with its reliance on "select your crew", but it'd be really nice to see a wide array of fightercraft. Even the X-Wing vs TIE-Fighter video game had tons of non-X and non-TIE craft to choose from.

**His Master's Voice**

Seems they'll be using illustrations for the card game. I'd personally prefer movie stills.

**Quintinus**

I'm looking forward to the X-Wing miniatures game. It has a ton of potential

**reds8n**

For ze work blocked...

Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce that it has entered a comprehensive licensing partnership with Lucasfilm Ltd. for the worldwide rights to publish card, roleplaying, and miniatures games set in the popular Star Wars™ universe!

”Being able to publish gaming products in the Star Wars universe is quite simply a hobby-game company’s dream come true,” said Christian T Petersen, CEO of Fantasy Flight Games. “I’m confident that both Star Wars fans as well as FFG’s regular customers will be blown away by the game experiences we have planned for this legendary IP.”

“As a leader in hobby gaming, we’re excited to be partnering with Fantasy Flight Games,” said Howard Roffman, President of Lucas Licensing. “Fun and adventure are hallmarks of the Star Wars saga, and FFG perfectly captures this in their games.”

FFG’s first two Star Wars game lines will be the X-Wing miniatures game and Star Wars: The Card Game, both scheduled to launch in early 2012.

Just the beginning...

X-Wing is a tactical ship-to-ship combat game in which players take control of powerful Rebel X-wings and nimble Imperial TIE fighters, pitted against each other in fast-paced space combat. Featuring stunningly detailed and painted miniatures, X-Wing recreates exciting Star Wars space combat throughout its several included scenarios. Select your crew, plan your maneuvers, and complete your mission!

Star Wars: The Card Game is a cooperative card game that puts 1-4 players* in command of the Rebel strike force and mission team. Players will launch fleets of starships and direct some of the most famous heroes in the Star Wars galaxy as they confront the might of the Empire. By working together, players can fend off Imperial assaults and complete their mission, winning the game! With a wealth of characters, starships, missions, and enemies, Star Wars: The Card Game immerses players in gripping galactic conflict.

Visit our X-Wing website or Star Wars: The Card Game website to learn more, and keep checking back. These two exciting titles are only the beginning, and we’ll be announcing additional Star Wars card, roleplaying, and miniatures games in the coming months!

* Players can create two standard tournament decks with the contents of a single core set.

.. cool, very cool.

Most interested in the RPG and miniature games...

... hmm... lot of ex GW design studio guys writing for FFG now eh ?

.. Plastic multi part Stormtroopers would just... *takes a breath* let's see what happens, I'm sure anything like that , if it even happens, is a long, long way off.

**BrookM**

Not a complete surprise seeing as this was hinted at for some time now, but good show.

**kronk**

The card game is a cooperative game, but isn't a CCG. Instead, it's an LCG. They use Living, but I prefer limited. The new releases will be fixed packs that you buy, but still allows you to customize your decks. I guess it's like Arkham Horror in that you cooperate with the other players against the game.

Sounds good to me!

**Miss Dee**

cool, not seen a ffg mini

**warboss**

I'm sure they'll do at least a decent job with the license. I'm not much into the card game idea but I'm looking forward to the xwing one. Now... if only Lucas Arts would release Xwing vs Tie Fighter on Xbox Live/PSN...

**Revarien**

FFG + Star Wars? As long as it goes beyond their current announcement range.... then I'll prob be happy that they have licensing.

I'd be happier if they got the RPG rights... :/

**kronk**

Revarien wrote:FFG + Star Wars? As long as it goes beyond their current announcement range.... then I'll prob be happy that they have licensing.

I'd be happier if they got the RPG rights... :/

It says RPG right there in the official announcement.

"Visit our X-Wing website or Star Wars: The Card Game website to learn more, and keep checking back. These two exciting titles are only the beginning, and we’ll be announcing additional Star Wars card, roleplaying, and miniatures games in the coming months!"

**sparkywtf**

Revarien wrote:FFG + Star Wars? As long as it goes beyond their current announcement range.... then I'll prob be happy that they have licensing.

I'd be happier if they got the RPG rights... :/

It says in the first sentence that they got the rights to do card, roleplaying, and miniatures.

**Kroothawk**

Still mourning the death of the Star Wars collectible miniature game, such a nice source for SciFi miniatures.

**cincydooley**

I can't begin to define how giddy I am about this.

**Spazz**

It does say Roleplaying in the announcment Warboss
I i just hope they dont go the same direction they did with the warhammer fantasy roleplay.

**BrookM**

Let's hope its not all Jedi.

**Ahtman**

I'll be more excited when we have actual pics of the products, but it is good news to be sure.

**Revarien**

kronk wrote:
It says RPG right there in the official announcement.

"Visit our X-Wing website or Star Wars: The Card Game website to learn more, and keep checking back. These two exciting titles are only the beginning, and we’ll be announcing additional Star Wars card, roleplaying, and miniatures games in the coming months!"

Ah... I didn't see that... I was under the impression that Wizards still had the license, but I guess I was wrong there too: "On January 28, 2010, Wizards of the Coast announced on their website that they would not be renewing their license to produce Star Wars products for their roleplaying and miniature gaming lines. Their license ended in May 2010." from wikipedia...

So... that's a nice change!

**cincydooley**

BrookM wrote:Let's hope its not all Jedi.

Well, considering the first two games they've announced aren't Jedi-centric, I'd say you're safe...

**kronk**

BrookM wrote:Let's hope its not all Jedi.

I hope Nerf Herder is a Prestige Class.

Nerfs...gotta herd 'em all!

**BrookM**

kronk wrote:
BrookM wrote:Let's hope its not all Jedi.

I hope Nerf Herder is a Prestige Class.

Nerfs...gotta herd 'em all!

It's not a prestige until you're scruffy.

**Kilkrazy**

What happened to the West End Games Star Wars RPG? That was a good game.

**kronk**

Kilkrazy wrote:What happened to the West End Games Star Wars RPG? That was a good game.

People kept getting back strain from lugging all of those d6's around...

(Says the guy that has an Orc Horde army...)

**reds8n**

Kilkrazy wrote:What happened to the West End Games Star Wars RPG?

The 1990s.

**insaniak**

I'm cautiously optimistic... Waiting to see what they do with a miniatures game (or for that matter, if they do a regular miniatures game, rather than just a series of miniatures-related mini-games like this X-wing game), but the fact that they've picked up all 3 licenses does suggest a whole slew of different releases, which is potentially cool.

**Popsicle**

Had to look into FFG, to discover they're behind Anima Tactics and Dust Warfare; two games I've admired in the past for their minaitures ranges. Here's hoping for some further Star Wars games in the future; neither X-Wing or the card game really grab me. Perhaps once X-Wing has a decent range of miniatures, probably through expansions, and not just fighters from the rival sides... then I could be parting with some hard cash. Especially if I get to shout "IT'S A TRAP!".

Hoping for an =I= scale game, with some neat models. That would be hot.

**Zefig**

Well, there goes my spending money. I'd be up for giving X-wing a try, it sounds like my kind of thing. Although I suppose I never did try the WotC SW fleet combat game.

The card game I'll probably wait to hear reviews on. I invested way too much on the Decipher SWCCG as a kid and that kind of burned me out on licensed card games for a very long time.

Interesting to see that they got the RPG license too. Kinda makes me wonder if they'll be using the same system as the 40k RPGs (never played them, so I'm not sure how setting-specific the rules are). That could make for some fun crossovers.

And just a few hours ago I saw another thread that made me think "I see your army of Space Marines, and raise you an army of Mandalorians. Your move." Surely I am a prophet.

**BrookM**

Popsicle wrote:Had to look into FFG, to discover they're behind Anima Tactics and Dust Warfare; two games I've admired in the past for their minaitures ranges. Here's hoping for some further Star Wars games in the future; neither X-Wing or the card game really grab me. Perhaps once X-Wing has a decent range of miniatures, probably through expansions, and not just fighters from the rival sides... then I could be parting with some hard cash. Especially if I get to shout "IT'S A TRAP!".

Hoping for an =I= scale game, with some neat models. That would be hot.

FFG only publishes those games, they don't have a hand in the design of the actual models.

**Manchu**

Ahtman wrote:I'll be more excited when we have actual pics of the products, but it is good news to be sure.

I'm with you. SW has broken my heart too many times. FFG, on the other hand, has a much better track record.

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