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You Are Now In Command of Your Fleet In Star Wars Armada
March 28, 2015 by stvitusdancern
Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Armada has been finally released. I can honestly tell you it was worth the wait! Even though we had a demo game at last year's GenCon it was really nice to be able to get in a true game.
We have played our first today and it is a very deep and rich game. In the starter box you get 1 Star Destroyer and 6 TIE fighter squadrons along with 2 Rebel Frigates and 4 X-Wing squadrons. On the board it looks a little one sided, but I can tell you it is pretty well balanced. There are quick start rules with a first time game setup and then a second rule book to expand the rules into the more advanced items. The ships look great as they come pre-painted and shaded.
There is some assembly required for stands and such, but if you are familiar with X-Wing then this will seem familiar to you. If you are a Star Wars fan then this set will definitely be a must have item.
If you have played X-Wing before you will want to get this as it plays very different and if you are one of those who thought X-Wing did not get deep enough into strategy or tactics for you then will really should look into this game, because depending on the ship you command you maybe planning actions for two to three turns ahead. I think Fantasy Flight Games has another winner on their hands.
Are you prepared to command you fleet and take them into battle for galactic supremacy?
"We have played our first today and it is a very deep and rich game"
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It’s a keeper. It just feels epic to play.
Finally, a game that’s more expensive to play than Warhammer 40k.
Unlikely, you will get a starter and complete fleet for cheaper than an average size 40K force. I would also say you are likely to be getting a better game.
My copy comes in the mail next week! Looking forward to it! The ship choices are a bit weird for the first wave. No money calamari cruisers? The assault frigate booster looks very non-standard wars. Like something George Lucas would have come up with in the 90s.
Mon Cals, Imp Star Destrpyers and more coming later this year. FFG showed off some awesome stuff at the GAMA trade show last week 🙂
Waiting for my core set as I type.
Steep price tag but looking to see how this play as the scale appeals to me more then X-wing… I’m ashamed to say I have X-wing but haven’t even had a game yet.
Seriously man, I recommend breaking the seal on it. It’s one of the slickest most entertaining rulesets out there; very easy to pick up and highly interactive between players. About as far from ‘you-go-I-go’ as you can get.
Yup get that X-Wing played its a fantastic system!
My copy has been languishing in the back of some couriers van over the weekend on the way to the sorting office to get sent to me -_- gutted.
Also waiting for my copy to arrive. Looking forward to see how this expands.
Exactly what I’ve been waiting for. X-Wing always felt a little “flat strategy” for me and I hoped this would be it. Watching the trailer I only had one thought “I’m gonna be broke”!
Interested too but the price tag for an entry product and the limites content turned me off. Especially when because of Canadian $ actual weakness : it turned 130$ ar my FLGS! Ouch…
I like the look of the ships.
I’m not into Star Wars – but man that set looks great, I think itll make the perfect birthday present for a friend of mine.
Tempted by this but holding off on these, until 2nd wave comes out. Will make a decision then
I would recommend at least trying it out first. See if your local games store can give you a demo. I think you’ll like it, and you might find it a little easier to get into the rules without extra ships to learn.
lgs will probably demo, was running it yesterday but a rare weekend of my other half being off all weekend, so gaming was not on the list
Will see if they can set one up
To clarify, I didn’t want to waste a weekend off together for gaming
I am very lucky to a have a supportive other half her only issue is I don’t get more painted
Sounds familiar!
My copy arrived yesterday. Game play is really good. Anybody who has played X-wing should pick it up fairly quickly as their are many similar features. It isn’t just the same thing with capital ships so don’t think that. The balance between capital ships and fighters seems really good so far. The paint jobs on the capital ships is excellent. I only have one complaint about it. Be careful assembling the fighter stands. The holes in the bases were not big enough in my copy. I had to drill them out with a 1/8 bit in a pin vise. While… Read more »
I’ve assembled mine but I didn’t have this problem.
Maybe it’s because the holes are not round. They have a flat side, just like the stand is flat on one side. This forces the activation-slider to be perpendicular to the arrow of the fighter stand. Or: Looking at the bottom side of the stand with the arrow pointing upward the FFG logo should always be on the left side at 9 o’clock.
Maybe that’s what went wrong.
P.S.: Glueing the stand and base is a bad idea, because you can flip the cardboard base to represent another fighter type (just like in X-Wing).
Several had a flat side and went in fine most didn’t. The only one I glued was the one that I broke trying to get it into a hole that was too small and lacking a flat side. You can only have one of each named character anyway so gluing him as a default tie isn’t going to hurt.
To order or not to order that is the question.
Better to have ordered and lost than never to have ordered at all.
Great looking tactical fleet game. My copy is on the way and I can’t wait.
I shall then crush the rebellion with one swift stroke!
Looks damn tempting. But I will stick with the other Armada. Firestorm 😉
Love the game so far! Super easy to pick up and play and lots of potential to grow.
I found a great clip on YouTube that really sets the mood for Armada, no voice, just awesome Star Wars space battle action.
http://youtu.be/PN_CP4SuoTU
Am I the only one who finds those bases huge and overly intrusive? They really put me off!
I can see your point but I’m sure once you get into a game you will quickly forget about the bases