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Star Wars Legion is Here! Launch Events & Tutorials

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Star Wars Legion is finally here from FFG. Join us for a look back at all of our unboxings, tutorials, and the Legio n release events taking place this weekend.

With the upcoming release of Star Wars: Legion from Fantasy Flight Games we wanted to recap on all of the unboxings and tutorials we’ve brought you over the last month.

Exclusive Star Wars Legion: Unbox & Build

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We take a look inside the starter box of Star Wars Legion to see all the new rules, components and even build the models themselves.

Star Wars Legion: Imperials Unbox & Build

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We take a look inside two of the Imperial Expansions for Star Wars Legion to see all the new rules, components and even build the models themselves.

Star Wars Legion: Rebels Expansions Unbox & Build

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We unbox two of the Rebel Expansions for Star Wars Legion to see all the new rules, components and even build the models themselves.

Welcome to the Tabletop, Star Wars Legion!

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Everyone is buzzing this week about all the Star Wars Legion previews going around the internet. Here’s a picture to give you an idea of their overall scale compared to miniatures you may know a bit better already.

How to Play Star Wars Legion: Demo Game

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Prepare your troops for a surface attack and take a look at the basics of how to play the new Star Wars: Legion game plus a close look at Darth Vader’s rules.

How to Paint Rebel Troopers For Beginners

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Take a look at our seven easy steps on how to paint and base the Rebel Troopers from Star Wars: Legion for beginners using the Army Painter color match system!

 

AT-ST Unboxing & Build: Star Wars Legions

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We take open the AT-ST kit for Star Wars Legion to see all the new rules, components and even build the model itself!

T-47 Airspeeder Unbox & Build: Star Wars Legions

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Add the Rogue Group to your Rebel forces, ensuring the downfall of the large Imperial walkers with the T-47 Airspeeder expansion for Star Wars: Legion.

Star Wars Legion: Free Rules PDF Download

Star Wars Legion S TrooperWe’re getting close to the release of Star Wars: Legion and Fantasy Flight Games has just released the Rules Reference and Learn to Play as free PDF downloads.

How to Paint Legion Stormtroopers for Beginners

White can be frustrating, especially for beginners. Take a look at these six easy steps to painting Imperial Stormtroopers white with desert bases for Star Wars Legion.

How to Play Star Wars Legion: Full Demo Batrep

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Learn the Star Wars Legion miniatures wargame from Fantasy Flight Games with our full demo pitting Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader.

Here is a glimpse of what we can expect for Star Wars Legion launch weekend taking place March 22nd to 25th at a participating retailer!

These are the three events that will help you claim your game store for the faction of your choice, no matter what side you choose.

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Step-by-Step Build & Play: The first part of our Launch Weekend is reserved for opening the box, exploring all of its components, assembling your miniatures, and running your units through some introductory drills that help you get a good sense of the rules. Share the experience with a friend, and you can each assemble the figures for one side—Rebel or Imperial—and move twice as fast toward your first taste of the game’s intense ground battles.

Star Wars Legion Launch Weekend

  1. Grab a friend.
  2. Get your hands on a copy of Star Wars Legion.
  3. Get your hobby on!
  4. Run some drills to get familiar with the basics.

Each player participating in the Build & Play portion of the Star Wars: Legion Launch Weekend claims a handy quick-reference rules sheet—one that captures some of the most important rules from the Learn to Play (pdf, 13.3 MB) and Rules Reference (pdf, 8.0 MB) documents and places them where you want them most: right in front of your face!

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Challenge Duels: Once you have your troops assembled and you’ve learned the basics, you’re all set for battle! The second portion of the Star Wars: Legion Launch Weekend is a chance to test your tactical acumen in the field. You and a friend will take turns pitting units against each other and recording the outcomes of these skirmishes. There are two separate duels, and you can play both sides of each duel, reporting your results to the organizer.

  • Luke Skywalker and six Rebel Troopers versus Darth Vader and six Imperial Stormtroopers
  • A T-47 Airspeeder and six Rebel Troopers versus an AT-ST and six Imperial Stormtroopers

Every participant receives a participation prize, and the most successful player with each of the four armies will win a commemorative art print.

Test your skills in galactic battle against your friends and see which side comes out victorious in two very different styles of gameplay. One featuring the two main characters in the starter box with support troops, and the other with metal on metal mechanical warfare. Learning how all aspects of the game are played.

Painting Star Wars Legion

Painting Contest: The final part of the Star Wars: Legion Launch Weekend is a painting contest. Your retailer will schedule a time for you to bring in and show off your painted miniature or unit. This is an opportunity for you to see what others have done and learn from more experienced veterans, or show off your own skills. The event culminates with multiple winners—for the best painted Commander, Corps, Support, and Heavy. The winning painters will claim commemorative certificates for their work.

Show off your hobby skills in a multi-part painting contest and get some sweet swag for your hard work! Share painting tips and advice with your friends so the hobby aspect of the game can grow like wildfire. Bringing back hobby one person at a time.

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Each activity in which you participate presents you a chance to earn points for your faction. Report the results of your Build & Play game, score your Challenge Duels, and bring your faction’s miniatures to the Painting Contest. At the end of the weekend, after all events have concluded, your event organizer will tally the results, and the winning faction will seize control of the store.

Will your store recruit for the Galactic Empire? Or will it serve as a bastion of Rebel activity? At Launch Weekend, the decision’s up to you and your friends!

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Looks like this weekend will be an exciting one for Star Wars Tabletop fans around the world. Will you claim your local store for the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance?

Star Wars Legion Core Set: $89.95

Star Wars Legion Core Set

Warfare is an inescapable part of the Star Wars universe, from the Rebel Alliance’s defeat in the Battle of Hoth to a few elite Rebel strike teams taking on a legion of stormtroopers on the Forest Moon of Endor. You can seize your chance to get your boots on the ground and lead your troops to victory with Star Wars™: Legion, a miniatures game of thrilling infantry battles in the Star Wars universe!

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About the Author: Rob Baer

Virginia Restless, Miniature Painter & Cat Dad. I blame LEGOs. There was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all... Twitter @catdaddymbg