Without the Imperial Raider, how is game balance with this against a fairly basic Imperial set consisting of mainly TIE variants and nothing epic?
589386
It's still a pretty well balanced ship even fighting just TIE variants. Here's a description of the first battle I played with it. Blockade runner vs. Empire of Don. 130 pt squadron vs. 130 pt huge ship. The Runner must reach the opposite end of the board with both sections intact to claim victory. Empire wins by crippling both sections of the Blockade runner. Leaving with a single section intact is a draw. Don closed quickly. I bobbed and weaved across the board trying to keep the empire ships in range and firing arc. that 3-5 range is nice until they got in close. Don gloriously charged with an interceptor: interceptor 1, hull 3. I used the ion discharger thing once and damaged three ships before the aft section was crippled. I lost my engineering section to a reactor leak, but not before they plugged it with C-3PO's head. Hans rejoiced. i managed to limp off of the board with only 5 hull left. The Tantive IV is pretty fun to play. There are a lot of critical decisions to make after the firing has started. Power up the lasers... recover shields... or use your action to reinforce the front or back section. I got to use each of the upgrade cards at least once and try out all of the other special rules except the coordinate action. The game ended a draw but could have gone either way at several points during the game. Don's MCF flying saved my butt several times. But his evasion rolls were incredible. It was a fun, low-key evening after a long day.
589387
You wouldn't have to play epic style but you could easily make a epic group by adding in the best pilots, and upgrades and having the tantive set low in points(minimal weapons and pilot). Also epic is just 300 points (https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/x-wing/support/X-Wing-Epic-Tournament-Rules.pdf).
1535926
Faction packs just add to the Factions expansion. The Outer Belt expansion is a must have first expansion.
671434
That game, in the case of Haswell is CPU dependent. Sad but true. Maybe in the total war forums you could get a more explicit answer.
324064
You should get Fett, Greedo, Leia and Solo. I think Subject to change was from the pre-order before it was all locked in.
174364
No. The starter only come with two ties, and an x-wing, But with the other expansions you can easily make a 100 or 200 point force and split it amongst four players! I've put together a bounty hunter fleet if 100 points. Three generic firesprays to take on Imperial or Rebel (terrorists). ENJOY!
174361
Yes and no, the core game is 2 player because of the amount of ships. With expansions however you can have larger more complex games like 3 on 3.
1300539
Just as the others have stated, these figures are in the 3 3/4" scale line and make up the bulk of most Star Wars collections. Whether your considering purchasing this set for an older collector, or younger fan, it is worth it. As a collector piece, it has some great features and is sure to please vintage enthusiast. For kids, the pieces offer playability not associated with other toys in this market. Hope this helps.
1199432
Not a lot, a few changes to the map and rules. When I play the first edition the allies usually win, but with the new map and rules the axis is always winng.
1645975
Sweet...How do you like it so far? I got mine 2 days ago but haven't been able to play as yet. Too busy. But I'll get around to it this week.Enjoy!
1126405
You can definitely play it without Xbox live. That's what I am doing right now because I haven't updated my live membership yet. You only need online play for extra side "activities" like trading fleets, multiplayer, and battling your friends online. But the normal storyline works fine without a membership.
1789133
Yes. The core set comes with one Xwing, and two Tie Fighters, plus scenarios for one-on-one play. It starts out fun and simple, then gets better and more complex as you make additions.
1114118
I love the Intrigue set...but I would still recommend starting with the base game. There's still quite a lot of variety to be had without expansions. Intrigue awards the "choose" mechanic which isn't in the base game, as well as cards that are both a victory card AND something else. Intrigue is still worth it...but I still have to recommend base game first. Now, that said, what I REALLY recommend is the "Big Box" available here on Amazon. It has the base game plus two expansions. It is completely worth it!
638295
We wouldn't recommend playing with just the expansions because 1) they're small and the jokes will get old too quickly, and 2) the writing in the expansions is designed to compliment the main game, so you're getting a set of cards that are bottom-heavy on jokes and which are intended for more experienced players. Then again, you can do whatever you want. We're not the boss of you.
174362
What I did was build more lego x-wings and tie fighters. We also have a toy Millennium Falcon that is perfect size, and I made an empyreal ship with equal stats as the Millennium Falcon. You can print cards off images from the internet. Give everyone 2 or 3 ships. If you don't find this too cheesy you and your friends can expand the game for free that way.
533169
I'm sure you've already figured this out by now, but I figured I'd answer in case anyone else is wondering. I have this set, and the decks are both identical; there's no difference between the two. A little drab, if you ask me...it makes playing with these decks rather boring. Just wanted to put that out there.
818572
Depends whether you want to use the winning strategy. Took me 3 games to figure it out (and I wasn't trying to!). Never lost a game afterwards. Never played the expansions. Maybe that fixes the game.
1475990
Nope! This version serves as a base set (victory cards and treasure cards), so it will work in place of the original if you're using an expansion