Star Wars X-Wing : Rebel transporter p51

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**aka_mythos**

robertsjf wrote:
Panic wrote:
While browsing I found this.
not FFG but it's a neat how it changes Orientation, I hope FFG copies the idea.

Panic...

Doubt they will. I mean, the x-wings come with foils permanently locked in attack position

I'd guess they'll just make it's sculpt in the horizontal position, since that pose would be easier to mount on the flight stand.

**Dysartes**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
I hope they forgot that. I really want to see Double Chewbacca armies.

Also, there is Luke Skywalker in an X-Wing and Luke Skywalker as a Falcon upgrade...

**12thRonin**

Well we know Skywalker wasn't the only force aware person in the Rebellion as a pilot so maybe they just got another gunner who was as well.

**Red Comet**

I finally got this game! I played one of those starter games from the set, and it was a lot of fun! I somehow won the match too with the two Tie Fighters.

**Hulksmash**

Got a random 3-way game in to learn how to play and enjoyed it quite a bit.

Currently waiting for the expansion and information about the interceptor, a-wing, and slave 1.

**Dysartes**

Huzzah - I'm going to be running the Kessel Run event at my LGS in December

**Kroothawk**

The following two gaming mats by GF9 are on preorder today for an early 2013 release:

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Prototype images of two of our next mats:

**ucfan34**

So, I was looking at the new ships coming out on the war store, and I noticed that if you enlarge the pictures they have the resolution is incredibly clear; and they basically partially spoil the upcoming ships. It doesn't make them playable, but it does provide a bit of a framework of what can be expected from the upcoming ships.

So for whatever it's worth...

Spoiler:

**H.B.M.C.**

GF9 make very nice maps. I have a bunch of their D&D ones.

**aka_mythos**

Also, the firing Arc for Slave1 seems to be different from the other ships, but it doesn't appear to have a 360 turret

From what I've seen it has a forward and rearward firing arc which is consistent with that mine launcher it used in Episode II.

**Dysartes**

ucfan34 - TIE Interceptor pilot is probably Baron Soontir Fel, while the A-Wing one is Tycho Celchu. Both are EU characters, though Tycho is technically present during RotJ - IIRC, that was a retcon of an unnamed character during the book Rogue Squadron.

**FoWPlayerDeathOfUS.TDs**

I think the A wing and M falcon will be an interesting combo. Absorbing damage and dishing out alot of return fire.

**Arkon**

Dysartes wrote:TIE Interceptor pilot is probably Baron Soontir Fel

Who is it ? My brother's name on many games is Soontir Fel Herell.

**Platuan4th**

Arkon wrote:
Dysartes wrote:TIE Interceptor pilot is probably Baron Soontir Fel

Who is it ? My brother's name on many games is Soontir Fel Herell.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Soontir_Fel

**Surtur**

Those mats look rather nice. I'd like to get my hands on them when they come out.

**BrookM**

Many pardons for the necro, but they've got a Millennium Falcon preview up: http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3844

**plastictrees**

News trumps necro I'm sure.

Still can't get any of Wave 2 until February, knowing everything about those releases for months now hasn't made it any less excruciating.

Might make it to a Kessel event next week, so maybe I'll be lucky enough to get something early (if only four people turn up...).

**cincydooley**

Yeah, I've had my preorder in for what seems like forever. Can't come soon enough. What is everyone getting in the new wave? I'm getting:

1 Falcon
1 Slave 1
2 A-Wing
2 Tie Interceptor

**Alpharius**

plastictrees wrote:
News trumps necro I'm sure.

It does indeed - and thanks for sharing this Brook!

**warboss**

And posting here in the unofficial x-wing thread is the right thing to do. The biggest thing (no pun intended) I've noticed about the cards posted on BGG and the preview is the sheer strafing speed of the Falcon and Slave 1 with boost. Even if they're technically using a 4 forward template, since you place the base in front of it they end up moving the equivalent of a 5 or 6 forward compared to a small base fighter. You can see the huge boost in distance the falcon gets in the preview from using a 1 forward boost action due to the size of the base.

**BlueDagger**

I won the Firespray from a Kessel Run event and played the Millenium Falcon during the event. The ships are incredibly good looking and the cards they come with are utterly game changing. The new small ships play very unique as well.

The major issue you will find with the big ships is their bases are so massive that maneuvering is a huge issue. It's rather easy to cause a large ship to bump into you or an asteroid. That said, they hit like a ton of bricks if kitted out and take a pile of damage to take down. They also take 2 ion tokens to stall which combined with 360/rear arc fire makes Y-Wings a little less attractive.

**warboss**

I don't own any yet myself so I don't know if this would be overpowered.. but it seems like they should get some sort of defense against bumping into other ships like not losing their action completely but instead suffering some sort of penalty to their action since it will be happening so much. Maybe that would be too much but it just seems wierd because you generally see the semi truck in a collision not very damaged but the small sized sedan is totalled. The expected amount of collisions is why I've been contemplating the strafing strategy I mentioned above instead.

**plastictrees**

Ship to ship contact in Xwing doesn't represent collision though, the pilots are just too focused avoiding collision to perform any actions. And asteroids...well, they're asteroids.

I don't think you could tweak the action mechanic beyond on/off there's too much variety.

**Kroothawk**

Bolder Battlefields
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The X-Wing Starfield Game Tile Kit is scheduled to arrive in the third quarter of 2013!

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4075

**Kai**

Okay, the starfield kit is cool, I'll have to get one when it hits the shelves.

**shade1313**

A few folks, myself included, have been getting vinyl sign printers to print hi-res Hubble pics on game mats. Such as this:

**creeping-deth87**

Oh good god... those tiles look awesome. Any word on how much it will cost?

**warboss**

creeping-deth87 wrote:
Oh good god... those tiles look awesome. Any word on how much it will cost?

$40. The price is on the product entry page on the website.

**Kingsley**

shade1313 wrote:
A few folks, myself included, have been getting vinyl sign printers to print hi-res Hubble pics on game mats. Such as this:

Awesome move. That looks way better than the official tiles!

**Panic**

Yeah,
I think the official tiles look great and won't curl or ripple.
I hear they are of very heavy card so won't slide about.

Panic....