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The Gate posted:They show as available for me on that page, maybe an old version got cached or something on you? And that was the exact issue.  After playing around with that I think I want to grab another Y wing. a 2 ion Y wing with Wedge and another X Wing list would be pretty rad I think. I played this over lunch with a co worker. I played a X wing/Y wing versus 2 ties and an advanced and we had a ball. It took a while to explain everything but once we got going the game was pretty intense. I think I got him sold on it. 
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I'm beginning to come to the conclusion that the more asteroids there are in the game, the harder it is for the imperials. Their ships seem to have higher minimum speeds (TIE fighters going at a minimum of 2) which makes maneuvering without hitting stuff harder, and their lack of shields makes hitting asteroids more painful. Couple that with the goddamn Y-Wing which can just cruise around at low speed shooting its ion cannons in all directions, and you've got a recipe for disaster. What's a good setup for imperials in asteroid fields?
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So I have a question about what I should buy to get started. Is there any point to buy the individual X-wing and Tie Fighter or should I just buy a 2nd starter box?
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Backno posted:So I have a question about what I should buy to get started. Is there any point to buy the individual X-wing and Tie Fighter or should I just buy a 2nd starter box? A second box is good for the extra dice and templates (and ships, too), but the upgrade packs come with different cards/pilots as well. I did both and have no regrets!
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Backno posted:So I have a question about what I should buy to get started. Is there any point to buy the individual X-wing and Tie Fighter or should I just buy a 2nd starter box? The X-Wing expansion has Wedge, the must-run Rebel pilot, and the TIE Fighter expansion has Howlrunner, the must-run Imperial pilot. The second base set has the must-roll fourth die of each color. It's kind of insidious.
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Poopy Palpy posted:The X-Wing expansion has Wedge, the must-run Rebel pilot, and the TIE Fighter expansion has Howlrunner, the must-run Imperial pilot. The second base set has the must-roll fourth die of each color. It's kind of insidious. You could just get the phone app for the dice, though.
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Colonial Air Force posted:You could just get the phone app for the dice, though. True, but some groups hate non physical dice, and the digital app does not come with more movement templates, ships, etc.
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Dec 31, 2012 17:18
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jivjov posted:True, but some groups hate non physical dice, and the digital app does not come with more movement templates, ships, etc. I was just mentioning it. I bought two kits myself, and far too many TIEs. :p
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Colonial Air Force posted:I was just mentioning it. I bought two kits myself, and far too many TIEs. :p Yeah, I've decided that in the future, I'll only be buying one of each Imperial ship (unless I need a card or something) as I primarily play Rebels, and have no personal need for 5 TIEs.
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Backno posted:So I have a question about what I should buy to get started. Is there any point to buy the individual X-wing and Tie Fighter or should I just buy a 2nd starter box? As many have said, the individual ships come with pilot cards that are not in the base set. Most people end up buying both though, to get all the extra stuff that comes with the second base set.
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My final Wave 1 tally was... 2 Cores 1 X-Wing Expansion 2 Y-Wing Expansion 1 TIE Fighter Expansion 2 TIE Advanced Expansion I can be really bad when it comes to buying enough product to cover all options, and this list satisfied me. Most people could get away with one less Advanced and/or Y-Wing. I've seen a few multi Y-Wing lists, but I've never seen an Imperial list with more than one Advanced. I imagine we'll see a lot of lists with NO Advanced once the Interceptor arrives.
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Buying two cores sounds excessive to me unless you're a super grognard or just have lots of money you don't mind spending frivolously. Just get one of each expansion and that should be enough to hold you off until the Kessel Run. You have to keep it mind that it won't be that long until we have Slave One and TIE Interceptors for the Imperials, and the Falcon and A-Wings for the Rebels. Once those are available I think a lot of people are going to have some useless 3rd X-Wings and extra TIE Fighters. If you were getting in the game on Day-1 and planned to play a lot then things might be different. But we're close enough to the Kessel Run at this point that I'd say just wait it out without a second core unless you plan to be a LOT and just gotta have that perfect list! EDIT: Also to be clear, regardless of whether or not you get a second core you definitely want to get the X-Wing/TIE Fighter expansions first. The expansions come with new pilots that aren't in the core set (and a few upgrades I think). Meme Poker Party fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Dec 31, 2012 |
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Is there a second Kessel Run planned? I'd be down for another tournament, especially if there are prizes again.
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Chomp8645 posted:Buying two cores sounds excessive to me unless you're a super grognard or just have lots of money you don't mind spending frivolously. Well before Amazon had their crazy sale, it was actually cheaper to buy a second core for the three ships than to buy the ships separately.
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Colonial Air Force posted:Well before Amazon had their crazy sale, it was actually cheaper to buy a second core for the three ships than to buy the ships separately. I guess, but you're missing out on a lot of pilots that way. Doesn't seem worth it to me.
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To be honest, you probably want at least 3 X-wings anyway as a Rebel player, and at least 4 TIE's as an Imp player. So, getting 2 cores plus one of each expansion gives you nice coverage for a decent cost and the extra dice, templates, and cards are all handy if not strictly needed. With the new ships you probably won't need as many TIE Fighters as before, but we'll see how it shakes out. Personally, a couple Interceptors backed by a bunch of cheaper Fighters sounds fun. But so does Vader and Soontir Fel high-fiving while shooting people. Also, Soontir Fel with either Daredevil or Push the Limit just seems all sorts of 
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Forgot to post this earlier! Final round of my Kessel Run tourney last month.
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SERPUS posted:Forgot to post this earlier! Final round of my Kessel Run tourney last month. Got my starter for Christmas, and bought the TIE and X-wing expansions the other day. Y-wing and Advanced expansions should be here by Thursday for game night. Seeing the pictures of the Falcon and A-wing in action makes me wish I could pick them up already while I still have Christmas money burning a hole in my pocket.
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SERPUS posted:Forgot to post this earlier! Final round of my Kessel Run tourney last month. That is a pretty awesome shot.
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Man when does that come out? I want one so bad.
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Sometime in February.
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Turr Phenirr [sic] with Vader and squad leader is nuts. So many boosts.
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So, battlefoam has a handy insert for X-Wing.  Unless you are a magician or Jesus you'll never fit everything into the box. Having said that, it keeps my precious plastic ships safe for travel... so I'm happy. BUT, I feel like kind of a dunce with the second wave of expansions coming out.
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Purchasing from Battlefoam also means you support an utter rear end in a top hat. You don't need a laser cut custom insert. I would look at KR Multicase instead.
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KR also has trays for X-wing, and they're not cut for just one kind of ship.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Purchasing from Battlefoam also means you support an utter rear end in a top hat. You don't need a laser cut custom insert. I would look at KR Multicase instead. I've never heard of KR, Battlefoam is the only brand I've had any familiarity with, I'll look into this in the future.
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For what they're charging, you could just get a large camera case with pluck foam: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HJTK5Y/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 I have 3 Xwings, 6 Tie Fighters, 2 Y-Wings, and an advance with space for all the wave 2 stuff, along with a plano box holding counters/templates.
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I'm pretty happy with the ghetto custom box I have setup so I'll share. Total cost around $10 at Joann's. Components: Sturdy cardboard "Photo Storage Box", a piece of 1" foam and .5" (all they had was green in that size) foam to serve as a base for the Tie Fighters to sink into. The foam was pretty easy to cut, but I probably shouldn't have started with the Y-Wings before getting warmed up. You might notice the X-Wings are sitting in their little plastic trays which was because the lasers liked to stick on the foam. It seemed a pretty good solution to that. Anyhow, it's not super classy like pre-cut foam but it does the job and it's way more efficient than the original box (which I slaughtered to throw the game logos around this box). There's plenty of space for more ships and right now I just set all the tokens/etc on top of the ships and finally it fits on a shelf better now too. 
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Purchasing from Battlefoam also means you support an utter rear end in a top hat. You don't need a laser cut custom insert. I would look at KR Multicase instead. What is the scoop on Battlefoam? Crackbone posted:For what they're charging, you could just get a large camera case with pluck foam: That thing is classy as hell. Can you post a pic of the internal setup?
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I use a Plano 5231 like everyone on boardgamegeek does, it's worked perfectly so far. Fits 2 core sets + 2 of every expansion with lots of room to grow, and they're 12 bucks. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1507040/reitoei?size=large http://www.amazon.com/Plano-Molding-5231-Double-Organizer/dp/B000HJ9514/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357442948&sr=8-1&keywords=plano+5231
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Winson_Paine posted:What is the scoop on Battlefoam?  post incoming.Shot next to 360 controller to show size. It's big.  Opened up - Rulers and 5 templates, rulebooks, and Plano on top level on a thin layer of foam. I removed the eggshell on the right hand side to make more room for the plano. Probably didn't have to, but was pretty tight with it in there.  This is one of the bigger Plano sizes, don't know off the top of my head. But you can see it holds almost everything from 2 core sets, and 1 of every expansion + additional Tie Fighter expansion.  Thin layer of foam removed.  Closeup of ships. The foam is so deep I had to add some back into the plucked sections to make it easier to remove ships.  Closeup of right. I have all ship cards and 2 damage decks, along with the Misc. tokens in that bag. To get an idea of how deep the foam is, each column of stands is stacked 4 high and could hold at least 1 more each without going past the top of the foam. 
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Woah, you have a ton of space for A-Wings and Y-Wings and poo poo too. They have a smaller version of that case too, hrmmmmm
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I've got a case like that as well, picked it up locally at a hardware store for like $20. I use it for tons of TCG stuff, but am looking at getting another one with the pluck foam for X-Wing as well, and that shot above looks like a good enough justification of it.
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Winson_Paine posted:What is the scoop on Battlefoam? The products are fantastic, if incredibly expensive for what they do. The owner is a complete rear end, and is notorious for things like suing competitors with spurious litigation and making idiotic demands of anything he sponsors. For example he tried to have one tournament ban anyone who used a foam container that wasn't his. In contrast KR Multicase is very friendly and supportive of the community. I highly recommend them.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:The products are fantastic, if incredibly expensive for what they do. The owner is a complete rear end, and is notorious for things like suing competitors with spurious litigation and making idiotic demands of anything he sponsors. For example he tried to have one tournament ban anyone who used a foam container that wasn't his. He just threatened to sue a really great wargames terrain makes because he claims he has a patent on cutting foam with a laser. E: Here's a couple of links so we don't keep making GBS threads up the thread: http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2010/08/31/38873/ http://www.focusandfury.com/forum/index.php?topic=649.0 3 Action Economist fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Jan 6, 2013 |
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I agree that we should limit our conversation about it. Less douchy businessmen and more Star Wars. Is there any info about incorporating the miniatures game with the new RPG?
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I guess you could be playing the RPG and during space scenes move the miniatures around going "I'm on the leader! VROOOOOM... PEW PEW" for immersion. Honestly not sure what you're hoping for FFG to do officially.
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Chomp8645 posted:I guess you could be playing the RPG and during space scenes move the miniatures around going "I'm on the leader! VROOOOOM... PEW PEW" for immersion. I didn't really have any expectations. It just seems like a natural way to tie in the product lines if the RPG rules somehow emphasized miniature play.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:I agree that we should limit our conversation about it. Less douchy businessmen and more Star Wars. Bonus points if you can tie in the new LCG too.
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