Big news from Fantasy Flight Games. A new era for X Wing Miniatures has arrived as the Second Edition of the game is upon us. Let’s see what FFG will change with this powerhouse of a game!
The X Wing Miniatures game has been the game that has pushed Fantasy Flight Games over the top of many of its competitors in the gaming world. Today FFG announced that one of the #1 selling miniatures game in the world will be getting a facelift with X Wing 2nd Edition. Let’s see some of the changes to this beloved game!
Star Wars X-Wing Core Set– 39.95
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Since its release, X-Wing™ Miniatures Game has invited you to enter the Star Wars galaxy and play out your own battles with some of the series’ most iconic starfighters. Leading custom-built squadrons into fast-paced, high-stakes battles, you’ve flown with the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance, and the Scum and Villainy of the galaxy in countless battles. You’ve modified your ships for every scrap of speed, maneuverability, and firepower. Now, it’s time for a new chapter in your X-Wing journey.
Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit– 49.95
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While the X-Wing Second Edition Core Set provides everything you need to get started with your first space battles in the new edition, it isn’t all that will be on offer. You can bring your full collection of first edition ships into the new edition with Conversion Kits for the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, and Scum and Villainy. What’s more, a full hangar bay of expansions will launch alongside the Core Set, giving you plenty of options for creating your squadrons and customizing your X-Wing Second Edition experience.
The first question everyone has is unanimous. Can we play with our current collection? Fantasy Flight Games has a Conversion kit to get your first edition ships into the battle! This is defiantly a breath of fresh air for the X-wing community around the globe.
This is definitely not a rebox of the first edition Fantasy Flight has made some real changes to feel of this game with brand new game mechanics, new terrain, new cards, and even new dials!
Since 2012 and the release of the game, X-Wing Miniatures Game has grown and expanded to become a massive bestseller. Fourteen waves and fifty-eight distinct starships provided a massive library of ships and tactical possibilities, giving you the chance to field hundreds of unique squadrons in their space battles across the Star Wars saga.
Despite the massive success of the game’s first edition, we believe that by advancing the game to a second edition, X-Wing can offer an even better experience! There are four primary places where we believe X-Wing Second Edition will offer a renewed and improved experience:
- With X-Wing Second Edition, gameplay has been refined across the board, implementing minor tweaks and changes to improve the game’s flow, clean up interactions, and refocus the game on the physical act of flying starships. For more information about the gameplay tweaks implemented in X-Wing Second Edition, click here to read our FAQ!
- The Force is a crucial part of the Star Wars galaxy that has historically played a smaller role in the game of X-Wing. With the release of X-Wing Second Edition, we have the chance to implement the Force as an important part of the game, affecting how you fly your ships and the choices that you make in the heat of battle. For more information about the Force and how it plays out in your games of X-Wing, just keep reading!
- Faction identities have been strengthened in X-Wing Second Edition, giving each faction more unique tactics and strategies. Flying a squadron of Scum and Villainy starships should feel very different from flying an Imperial squadron, and with the game’s second edition, those differences are more present than ever before. What’s more, the First Order and Resistance have been reformed into their own distinct factions, separate from the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire, with their own themes, strengths, and weaknesses.
- An official X-Wing squad builder app / website will be implemented, bringing a new level of dynamic play to Organized Play and casual games alike. This X-Wing squad builder gives players an easy way to assemble their squadrons and manage their collection, and it also allows the Organized Play team to explore dozens of new possibilities with alternate formats for the game. The point cost of ships and upgrades and the upgrade slots available to ships can be adjusted for the course of a single event, a tournament series, or an entire season of the game. Ultimately, the X-Wing squad builder app creates dynamic and constantly evolving Organized Play unlike anything that was possible before.
These changes will make for a more custom in-depth experience on the table top when it comes to the factions you are playing. New Force Powers will be a fun addition to the game and give it a real Star Wars feel.
Also, check out this amazing new teaser trailer from FFG About X Wing 2nd Edition.
This new edition is going to be a great new trilling experience for X wing Gamers around the globe.
The hype is real! You can see the full announcement from FFG here.
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