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  3. Posted

    Okay, this weirdness happened back with The Phantom Menance came out. I keep hearing Midnight Release, September the 4th. Now, that could be interpretted two ways. Is it 2359hrs (11:59:59pm) on Friday the 4th, which would then spiral into Saturday morning a second later...technically, or is it 2359hrs (11:59:59pm) Thursday the 3rd, which would be midnight of the 4th a second later? I mentioned the Phantom Menance because on the launch of the movie, I was able to get tickets 3 hours before it premiered with NO line-ups in Toronto because everyone thought it was the next day, when in fact the "midnight" release was actually the day before (at 2359hrs).

     

    Does someone actually know this answer of is it Friday or Thursday night?

  5. Posted

    I'd like to see a form of deployable turret as a mine, and it'd have it's own hull points (only 1 or 2 points) that could be destroyed (and or ionized to shut it down), but otherwise it makes turretted attacks (2 dice) on turn Zero, at ranges 1-2.

     

    That and a tractor mine that could be dropped in an asteroid field and draw in the asteroids towards it. Say, all asteroids upto range 3, move inwards by range one towards the tractor mine.

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    My son and I took a trip to our local games store last night and the owner of said establishment was nice enough to have picked up a copy of 2nd Edition while he was at Gencon and he has it for preview at the store to test play. So, while we were there, we decided to look through the core set and see what was what within it.

     

    I found it all well written, beautifully designed and the two manuals (starter and deep rules) were quite straight forward. Now I haven't played the 1st Edition mind you, and my only real experience with LCGs is Android: Netrunner (a very different game), so to be able to read through it all, and definitely get the basic gist of things immediately was quite surprisingly pleasant.

     

    Need less to say, with my son (age 17) being a strong fan of the Game of Thrones series of novels and the show, and me...having a basic understanding having only watched a few seasons of the series (behind by 2), we were both more than happy to place down a pre-order for two copies of the core system to share between the two of us. If things really work out well, we'll likely continue with the game into the expansions as well. 

     

    Looking forward to seeing and experiencing a strong future of this game.

     

    Cheers!

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  9. Posted

     

    Great trade with Raine, list updated

     

     

    Have:

      AA Scimitar Squadron

      AA Push the Limit

      AA Boba Fett (S&V)

      AA Soontir Fel

      AA Dagger Squadron

      Acrylic Cloak Tokens

      Spring 2015 Focus Tokens

      TIE Fighter dice bags

     

    Want: 

      AA Dash

      AA Jendon

      AA Biggs

      AA Boba Fett (Imperial)

      AA Mauler

      AA Lando

      AA Wedge

      AA Black Squadron

      AA Recon Specialist

      

      

     

     

     

     

    And a fantastic trade with asperon

  10. Posted

    That's kind of the funny thing I've noticed about X-Wing. I know a few players of it personally, with rather impressive collections in fact...that aren't fans of Star Wars at all. They just like the game and the ships. X-Wing has so much going for it, even outside of the whole Star Wars story. A strong system, great models - pre-painted great models even...a strong support crew, a great producer and well known in several circles of gaming, plus its easy to get into and doesn't take much time to play a match or six. No special terrain needed (though a decent star field is always catchy), and not even a lot of space to play, unlike many other miniature games out there.

    So all in all, it wouldn't even matter if Episode 7 was the next Fantastic Four (1992, 2004, or even 2015 versions)..people will still support the game to scoot mini star ships across a table top and go pew pew at each other while tossing some dice for years to come.

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  11. Posted

     

    I don't think I saw it here, but...did you order dice? Sure you can use the conversion rules to use standard poly-dice, but I would picture it to be a serious pain to play out (having to cross reference each time you roll). It may sound like an odd question, but it is a rather important one.

     

    This a good point.  If you have an iOS or Droid device, you can buy the app on the respective store.

     

    I actually kind of prefer this solution because I get rather annoyed at having to purchase what amounts to (in my opinion) a half-set of dice for $15.

     

     

    I ended up picking up the Beginner Boxed Sets for EotE and AoR before getting the main books, just to see if I'd like the system. This scored me two sets of dice as well automatically, so I found that to being a pretty good deal. Still on the fence whither to get FaD's Beginner set too, to complete it all...and get another set of dice. Heh! 

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    Not only did Boba Fett survive sarlac but he is alive and in every new core set. That's right! The one and only real life Boba Fett in every new core set! No idea how FFG and LFL have pulled this one off but it's true.

     

    Pfft...in a core set. Heh! They couldn't even put him in the Imperial Assault Expansion set that he's dominantly on the box cover of and an active part of.

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    I find it fascinating how things have escalated to this level of conspiracy like mind-sets. Hmph!

    Shame that Canada lost most (if not all) of it's Target stores. But on that note: When do you think we'll start seeing X-Wing products in Disney Stores?

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  19. Posted

    Coming 4th Quarter of 2015, Scum and Villiany are getting a new YV-666 ace pilot and it's name is Het Nkik. The very same vengeful Jawa from the Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina short story; Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale. Seems young Het Nkik has gone and done it again, but this time he's packing an entire starship with enough cobbled together droid crew members to make a serious hurt against the Galactic Empire he hates so much. 

     

    This ace pilot is only one of the many new character cards you'll find in the soon to be released X-Wing Booster Packs. Each foil pack comes complete with three new Character Identities and 6 tied in Upgrade Cards. You'll find that each X-Wing Booster Pack has one unique identity per faction, so you can constantly increase all of your great Star Wars factions with ever purchase without worry!

     

    Pre-order today, and be victorious tomorrow!

     

    Star Wars: X-Wing Booster Packs, MSRP: $5.95 each

  20. Posted

    Ship stands and stems - yes.

    Tokens and templates - no.

     

    Pegs and bases only.

     

    Yes, to have replacement pegs and stands would be greatly appreciated.

    I've already seen a nice crack in my Slave One lower peg that needs some superglue to keep together.

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    I think this may be like most wanted, but with episode VII ships, and a way for people to buy in and start playing with everything they need without buying the original core set.  that's the only decision that makes sense from a business standpoint.

    Indeed. I'm not the first to mention it, but I'd say the Wave 8 announcement makes it extremely unlikely that any upcoming release will substantially alter the rules. Everything you own now will remain relevant, because doing anything else with the license would amount to a massive own-goal.

    If X-wing 2.0 ever shows up, I guarantee that FFG will have a long, public lead time and a marketing campaign designed to convince us that we should switch to the new rule set.

     

     

     

    I agree. FFG isn't just going to drop X-wing 2.0 on us out of the blue. That be a horrible idea from a business sense. No customer likes a bait and switch.

     

     

    Exactly. Look at how they're managing Game of Thrones 2nd Edition (LCG). Lots of advanced notice (almost a year) and easing into it. They're smart like that. :)

  24. Posted

    I think it depends on where you're having the tournament. I know I was able to use Old Hollywood cards in an Android: Netrunner League Tournament which started a week before Old Hollywood was released. The night it came out, I added a couple of cards to my decks and asked if it was alright with the Controller of the League. He said it was fine, so that day I was able to play with them. But yes, I have heard that some groups don't allow for such things, and think it's unfair as not everyone involved is able to aquire said releases right away. 

  25. Posted

     

    It's amazing how much can go on in one evening out of the blue.

    I have to say, I'm keen on the whole "Purposed Leak for Marketing Numbers" thought process. Its been done in the past many times by many companies. And, on a twisted note...JJ Abrams loves viral advertising (if anyone recalls Cloverfield), so using strange tactics to get people psyched over something seems legitimate to me. That is, if Disney supports his ways of doing things.

    I recall cloverfeild sucking hard and being a major disappointment.

     

     

    Not exactly my point...but touché. Heh!

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