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rich1231 wrote:
Hi Scotti, they are on a ship and should be with our Distro first thing this week which we are told is a week or so late.

Faith restored sir thanks for a prompt update!

Well at least it ain't your fault!

I've played this game a couple of times now. I LOVE the Y-wings, and the TIEs are really fast and maneuverable. I don't know if this will replace any of the other games in our group, but I like it a lot (and not JUST because I'm a HUGE SW nerd...)

Also, kudos to Plat for the alphabet...maybe I'm not as big a SW nerd as I thought

Would 2'x2' be big enough to play this on?

3x3 is the recommended size and one of the players in my starter set game yesterday had to specifically choose a maneuver to avoid going off of the board. I wouldn't recommend doing less than that.

Ahem

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=418497584876707&set=a.145360018857133.27933.114276428632159&type=1&theater

Impressive. Most impressive.

Lets see, I spot razorback turrets, assorted rhino / predator bits, Leman Russ turrets and tracks, some necron doomscythe and monolith pieces

Is that bits of a baneblade?

It looks like Wayland have just made a whole new game!

Those massive gun barrels and spikes are from the Stompa kit. I also spy laser-cut wood products in the top left corner, but can't recall where from.

Nice table though!

That's awesome man! Might be a bugger to play on though with all the bumps!

I've played a couple of times now. It's pretty great. That little box fits all the counters, 10 ships, dice, and rules. It makes travelling with it a dream. The game is fun as hell too. I thank everyone on who helped push me off the fence ***looking at you Manchu*** My friends refuse to handle the XWing for fear of breaking it.....there's some great detail on those ships....I personally like that the nacels on the Y-Wing are hollow, I think that's a great touch as they could have made it a solid piece.


Fun fun fun. Can't wait till the new fighters come out in December!

I'm at 13 ships and am in search of a better box ...

Saw this today in my mailbox.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/106202/Warscapes%3A-Star-Base-Trench-Run

Good looking game, by the way.

How do these guys stack up in comparison to the old ones from Wizards of the Coast? Are they the same scale, bigger, smaller?

How do they stack up in scale with the AMT/ ERTL model kits? Can I use a Star destroyer model in this game?

Should you pick up two or three boxed sets to start with?

 Grot 6 wrote:
Saw this today in my mailbox.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/106202/Warscapes%3A-Star-Base-Trench-Run

Good looking game, by the way.

How do these guys stack up in comparison to the old ones from Wizards of the Coast? Are they the same scale, bigger, smaller?

How do they stack up in scale with the AMT/ ERTL model kits? Can I use a Star destroyer model in this game?

Should you pick up two or three boxed sets to start with?

The starter set has the two TIEs and one X-wing which leads to a small game (10-15 minutes depending on the rolls). You can go down to 25pts per side with that with no upgrades but the recommended size is 31pts. My next planned purchase will be an x-wing booster plus a TIE advanced booster that gets me up to 65pts per side with pricey special character upgrades and equipment. The bandied about number for tournies right now (which will likely be the standard friendly game size as well) is 100pts so it'll take a roughly 2-4 ships per side to get you up to that number depending on the ships and upgrades taken.

As for the size...



If you're trying to stick with a consistent scale to the fighters then the correllian corvette (leia's ship in ANH) would be significantly larger than the ERTYL Star Destroyers. The closest thing I've found to a visually impressive ship that is reasonably priced is the Erytl Clone Wars Venator Star Destroyer model which is half the width and significantly less in length than an ISD. It's still not to scale with the fighters but its closer.

I think I bought too much X wing...



Lesson learned: Do not buy game stuff without telling your GF, or she might be nice and order some for you, giving you far more awesomeness than you will ever need.

Damn, just damn.

Go buy her some shoes or a purse in thanks.

Or a ring. Perhaps shoes, purse and ring.

Your girlfriend got you that stack!? That is amazing!

 Hellfury wrote:
I think I bought too much X wing...



Lesson learned: Do not buy game stuff without telling your GF, or she might be nice and order some for you, giving you far more awesomeness than you will ever need.

No wonder the FFG webstore is saying out of stock on x-wing lol

That's a bit ... overly enthusiastic.

yeah,
God I'm bored of waiting for the UK release... I feel Like FFG hates the UK! but it's more likely they just don't give a gak... Gosh!

Grot 6 wrote:Saw this today in my mailbox. http://www.rpgnow.com/product/106202/Warscapes%3A-Star-Base-Trench-Run

That's a great find Grot. £2.55 is very cheap which is what I'd expect from a digital download. GW take notice!!
I've looked through the sheets and there is a lot of copy-paste going on with the shapes and tiles rotated, but that is also what Lucas did during filming.
I think it's OK I'll hold back judgement until I've printed out them out and played on it. I still want a 3D board like the one FFG had at GenCon.

Grot 6 wrote:Should you pick up two or three boxed sets to start with?

The core set is a good deal as you get three ships plus the special dice for a small discount.
I think 2 box sets is good as you want the extra dice and range rulers, and then buying the expansions to get the unique pilots.

2 core sets gets you 6 ships = 4-Ties and 2 X-wings (12 dice - all you need)
3 core sets gets you 9 ships = 6-Ties and 4 X-wings (18 dice)

To get the same number of ships as 3 core sets with 2 core sets plus boosters you need to buy 3 boosters.
In the UK, 2 core + 3 boosters ends up being about £5 more expensive than 3 core sets - for the same number of ships and less dice... but you now have all the unique pilots that are only in the the booster packs.

Hellfury wrote:I think I bought too much X wing...

Never! No such thing!
What ships did you get? lets see them all lined up.

Panic...

update: just checked my TotalWar Gamer account and my order is marked as dispatched. Woot!
Soon.....

 Hellfury wrote:
I think I bought too much X wing...



Lesson learned: Do not buy game stuff without telling your GF, or she might be nice and order some for you, giving you far more awesomeness than you will ever need.

Well, the death star scene isn't going to recreate itself now, is it?

 Hellfury wrote:
I think I bought too much X wing...



Lesson learned: Do not buy game stuff without telling your GF, or she might be nice and order some for you, giving you far more awesomeness than you will ever need.

Apparently Hellfury's girlfriend doesn't know what a TIE Advanced or a Y-Wing is...... Women!

 Hellfury wrote:
I think I bought too much X wing...



Lesson learned: Do not buy game stuff without telling your GF, or she might be nice and order some for you, giving you far more awesomeness than you will ever need.

You need more. If they ever come out with a Mon Cal cruiser or an ISD, you still won't have enough to fill the landing bays technically.

 Grot 6 wrote:
Saw this today in my mailbox.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/106202/Warscapes%3A-Star-Base-Trench-Run

Was about to link that! Saw it on Ed's Facebook this morning and had a small glee.

 Platuan4th wrote:
had a small glee.

That sounds terrible.

 Manchu wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
had a small glee.

That sounds terrible.

It's a personal problem, I admit.

@rich1231 - I have seen that my order is now part shipped which is good but when will the remaining come in and what is likely to be missing?

If this is FFG's fault then they have done disgraceful job on distro. I should not have to wait 11 days after release for a pre-order......

Hi Scotti, Dice have been delayed - 2 weeks approx, And Y-Wings, we didnt get shipped enough as the distro didnt get all they were supposed to, again approx 2 weeks until next shipment. Everything else we have oodles of.


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FFG can ship to their US distros via next day services ish. Over here they have had to come by ship so there are always extra delays for anything that doesnt fly.

yeah,
Got a email telling me my X-Wings are dispatched via courier and arrive tomorrow!! Woot...

Tomorrow, I'm at work all day :( Sad times...
Yayy the weekend.... I'm working that too.

Panic...