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If you've played Go, it helps to think of the game as capturing available area. The moving minis means the captured areas also shift, but it's v helpful in thinking of it this way since placing early stones marks your intentions. Of course, don't get too greedy since the higher PS ships are usually needed to actually capture the area. The early stones are just there to interrupt the opponent's placement.
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Well the Go Android app always kicks my rear end even on the easy levels but I think I get what you're saying 
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Sep 3, 2015 16:25
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You lose your first hundred Go games ASAP so you can learn how to really play Go.  I haven't played regularly in years lol but I've done the practice in x wings. Also, regarding the core sets, I likely won't buy any from large retailers and wait until they are displayed at LGSs. This is because that I believe that for every core set I buy, I'm taking away the possibility of a new player finding it at target, someone who has never been to an LGS before, and reducing possible players. If they're interested enough they might find out more online and buy their favorite ships or play at the LGS - I just wish FFG had an easily accessible store locator the same way WOTC has. Plus, the damage decks won't be needed for tournaments until FFG says they're mandatory anyway.
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Sep 3, 2015 16:43
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Chill la Chill posted:You lose your first hundred Go games ASAP so you can learn how to really play Go. From what I read, the new damage deck is mandatory to use if you own it.
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Sep 3, 2015 16:46
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Right, and for tournament purposes you can still use the old ones until FFG makes it mandatory for everyone. I don't have the new deck after all. I assume they'll require it for worlds but, say, requiring it for the nova open (which starts today, and the main championship starts on Saturday) when the products come out on Friday is less reasonable.
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Sep 3, 2015 16:50
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Any idea what is going to be new in the new damage deck?
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waah posted:Any idea what is going to be new in the new damage deck? Yeah, a few pages back someone posted pictures of various cards. It looks like it's mostly the same, still the same number of Direct Hits and still a lot of the old crits, but a few have been replaced by newer ones. For example the one that causes you to discard a secondary weapon is no longer in there, there's one that keeps you from moving in a straight line for one turn, one that makes all your white movement give you stress, etc.
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Sep 3, 2015 18:36
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Are "First Order" and "Resistance" going to be new factions, or are they subgroups of the Empire and the Rebellion? I'm hoping it's the latter, it'd kinda suck to have to not run anything in the base set with anything else for a while...
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Sep 3, 2015 19:01
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Keiya posted:Are "First Order" and "Resistance" going to be new factions, or are they subgroups of the Empire and the Rebellion? I'm hoping it's the latter, it'd kinda suck to have to not run anything in the base set with anything else for a while... They're subgroups. Someone posted a pic a while back, but I'm not sure which page.
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Unless this new movie is going to have a space battle with shitloads of new spaceships in it I think it'd be practically impossible to make the Resistance and First Order into full-fledged factions of their own anyway. There simply isn't the wealth of EU stuff to draw on the way they have for the main three factions, let alone movies (A-Wings, B-Wings, and Interceptors didn't even appear until Return of the Jedi, for instance).
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Sep 3, 2015 19:10
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Kai Tave posted:Unless this new movie is going to have a space battle with shitloads of new spaceships in it I think it'd be practically impossible to make the Resistance and First Order into full-fledged factions of their own anyway. There simply isn't the wealth of EU stuff to draw on the way they have for the main three factions, let alone movies (A-Wings, B-Wings, and Interceptors didn't even appear until Return of the Jedi, for instance). It will absolutely have a space battle with new spaceships in it.
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Sep 3, 2015 19:18
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jassi007 posted:It will absolutely have a space battle with new spaceships in it. Yeah no poo poo. Is it gonna have enough new spaceships to comprise two whole new playable factions with enough options so they don't get thoroughly outclassed by the existing three, the smallest of which currently has nine ships with two more on the way by the end of the year? I'm expecting to see plenty of X-Wing on TIE Fighter action since going by previews Episode 7 is "Remember all that stuff you loved about the first Star Wars: the Movie," but spontaneously generating enough new ships to create two entirely new and distinct playable wargame factions is asking a lot of a single movie, I think.
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Sep 3, 2015 19:27
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they arent new factions so who gives a gently caress op
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So I got a game in last night (and hopefully a few more today) with an oddball scum list: Kavil w/ VI, EU, Autoblaster Turret, and Unhinged N'dru w/ Glitterstim, Cluster Missiles, and Lone Wolf Guri w/ PtL, Adv Sensors, Autothrusters, Virago, and Inertial Dampers Kavil was a beast, being able to boost around let him pull the shields off Vader (and later kill him) and damage an Interceptor. He managed to live with a couple hull at the end of the game. N'dru did nothing, but managed to evade where it counted and lived. Guri actually caused big roadblock issues and tanked a ton of shots, only took a couple damage total, and finished off the Interceptor at the end of the day.
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Sep 3, 2015 20:47
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jassi007 posted:It will absolutely have a space battle with new spaceships in it. what about light saber fights? do you think it will have light saber fights?
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The Gate posted:So I got a game in last night (and hopefully a few more today) with an oddball scum list: Guri is my main bitch atm
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Sep 3, 2015 20:54
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Just played my first game of this and I'm hooked. I think it's the movement system, it's constantly engaging and captures the 'controlled chaos' of a dogfight, it's very elegant. I'm going to have to get both Rebel and Imperial factions until I find a club to play at, what are some good starter ships to get for each side? I'm looking for ships without too many special rules and that aren't too expensive. Along with the starter set I already have a Y-Wing just because I love that ship.
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Vitamin P posted:Just played my first game of this and I'm hooked. I think it's the movement system, it's constantly engaging and captures the 'controlled chaos' of a dogfight, it's very elegant. buying a second core set will get you 2 x-wings and 4 TIEs total, plus 6 attack and defence dice, which you really end up needing. Then probably get the rebel and imperial aces pack and see what you dig flying. But you may as well give in now because you're going to be buying a lot more ships in about a week.
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Vitamin P posted:Just played my first game of this and I'm hooked. I think it's the movement system, it's constantly engaging and captures the 'controlled chaos' of a dogfight, it's very elegant. - Extra X-Wing, extra TIE-Fighter, for pilots and upgrades. - TIE Advanced / TIE Interceptor, to fill out Imperial - Y-Wing, A-Wing/B-Wing, fill out Rebel side. If you buy all of the above you'll probably need more Imperial ships, but they get more advanced quick (bombs on TIE bomber, stealth on TIE phantom). Buying MF / Slave 1 is usually a good beginner set as well. Rebel / Imperial Aces packs as well. Welcome to giving a shitload of money to FFG in exchange for tiny plastic ships! I think I mentioned like $120 of ships alone in the above for a good 'starter pack' for both sides. Irom posted:buying a second core set will get you 2 x-wings and 4 TIEs total, plus 6 attack and defence dice, which you really end up needing. Then probably get the rebel and imperial aces pack and see what you dig flying. But you may as well give in now because you're going to be buying a lot more ships in about a week. Edit - this is probably your best bet. Also, if you want to wait a week or two, buy a NEW core set with the Force Awakens ships. You'll get 1x new X-Wing and 2x new TIE-Fighters, but they are the newer slightly-higher costed new editions of either ships (which means the pilots not inter changable with the old ships) but ~WITH KICKIN RAD NEW SPACE-FUTURE (SET IN THE PAST) PAINT JERBS OMGZ~ jeeves fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Sep 3, 2015 |
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Is the new Core set coming out or not? Has there actually been any confirmed announcement or are we assuming that because Target threw some on some shelves that they will be made publicly avialable? Nothing that I have seen in this thread suggests anything concrete about the release and god knows none of the shops near me (toronto) have yet to even suggested a new X-wing outside of wing 7. Continually, has anyone here actually got hold of one? I have not seen any posted on ebay for sale, and to assume someone wouldn't see an opportunity to sell a pre-release core set to a desperate nerd for exponentially more then purchase value is unbelievable.
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I know they are going to be there, but they also closed all the Targets in Canada so that means nothing to me. Unless someone is willing to send me one. I will have to wait till it shows up in a local game store.
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Sep 4, 2015 05:11
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There is a new set coming out. It's not a pre-release, and the FLGS owner on the other side of town got notice that there'd be new FFG stuff to order tomorrow.
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So I found this website. http://brickseek.com/target-inventory-checker I put in my zip code and the DCPI code from that screenshot (087-10-1337), and all the stores around me say they have 12 each. It also looks like Amazon is matching the Target deal for $10 off $50 and $25 off $100 on Star Wars stuff. If the new wangs show up there, you can get a deal there too.
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Sep 4, 2015 05:21
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Dang, there are 11 at my local target. I'll wait the few days to get it at my local shop (also, I need to work early tomarrow so I don't want to stay up past midnight anyway), but the idea is tempting.
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Sep 4, 2015 05:45
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Haha the entire staff of my local store is in line. Guess that means they aren't getting any in lol
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Sep 4, 2015 05:50
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I was thinking of going to Toys r us tonight but its humid as hell and the thought of humid weather mixing with nerd BO isn't very appealing.
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I was planning on waiting until my game store got some in regardless but with as little luck as I've had actually playing a dang game lately I might as well hold off on spending even more money on stuff I probably won't be able to do anything with.
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canyoneer posted:So I found this website. By you found do you mean you pulled it off reddit?
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Welp, I snagged one. There was maybe 7 out by the time I got there and it turned into 4 by the time I actually grabbed mine. A little light on the upgrade cards but goddamn the ships are so pretty and good that I don't even care that much. EDIT: Holy motherfucking poo poo, Omega Ace+PTL is scary. 
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Biaga posted:By you found do you mean you pulled it off reddit? Don't you dare question my google searching young man
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https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2015/9/4/man-your-ships/FFG posted:Force Friday Release
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Hey... if I get the new set, does anyone have extra copies of the unique character cards and stuff from the old one I could talk out of them for the cost of a letter?
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Keiya posted:Hey... if I get the new set, does anyone have extra copies of the unique character cards and stuff from the old one I could talk out of them for the cost of a letter? You can't use the pilot cards for the old X-Wing and old TIE Fighter with the new X-Wing and new TIE-Fighter. They're separate ships.
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So, I trialled Wes/Wedge/Etahn for a few games against my usual opponent as practise for our tournament Monday, and came to the conclusion he's still not worth it, to my dismay. As a trial, I replaced him with Dutch/TLT/R2, who fulfills the same 'role' (empower the Wedge shot further, in this case by handing off TL) for the list, but happens to be a lot more durable, and the TLT gives guaranteed 'plink' damage turn to turn as it finishes off wounded birds. The whole list performed much better, and I'm probably going to run that on Monday. Really disappointing, because I really hoped it'd give a good functional use for Etahn, but that 2 Hull is just murderous to a ship that costs so many points. He's going to run an almost identical concept list based on Scum, using Talonbane/Graz/Kavil, so it made for some really neat little duels. I do have 5 points 'floating' as a result; I'm actually tempted to take a Proton Bomb on Dutch, or 2 Seismic Charges just to curveball people. Squad Builder posted:Wes Janson (31) Side thought - Ion Bombs? Double Ion for big ships, doesn't do damage but potentially two turns of predictable movement. Shockeh fucked around with this message at 11:00 on Sep 4, 2015 |
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Ion bombs will still only make one turn of predictive movement. After doing their 1-forward they remove all ion tokens.
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Got my core set at target. It's me, the consumerist whore. I'll get my second through the local store at least.
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So there was a huge neckbeard at target this morning who had like the entire black series toys in his cart. Oh well. Managed to get some Kylo Ren figs and Poe's x-wing though. Apparently they are going for enough on eBay that it can subsidize my entire purchase today lol. My little cousins had better enjoy the Kylo Rens and speeder things I'm getting them. They're worth at least double. there were 6/12 core sets left and depending on if my friend here wants in on the game or not I might get it. I can't imagine there's enough demand for them that they'll go for ridiculous prices online but we nerds are dumb with disposable income so 
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Floppychop posted:Ion bombs will still only make one turn of predictive movement. After doing their 1-forward they remove all ion tokens. I'd have two bombs, not making an assumption about the Ion tokens.
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Put a Proton Torpedo on Wedge. Five Opportunist dice at range 3 modified by focus, loving your opponent out of not just one, but two defense dice.
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