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Some three years ago, I played and really enjoyed a game of X-wing first edition. I swore to play more of this great game. Alas, lockdown put pay to that. Three years later! Oops... The last time I played was here ( insert self-referential link here ) This time I got to take my Imperials. as Micheal at the Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club kindly agreed to take me through X-wing 2nd Edition . It has been enough time for me to forget the fancy rules of 1st Ed, and while the glorious basics remain the same, a lot of the later ship rules creep appears to have been eliminated. *Where changes are work commenting on, I will do it like this* Rules downloaded , we decided to use Quick Build with a 8 threat force each. *The points are different values, with a free download of pre built ships and upgrades, so you know you will have roughly even values and not too much cheese, I like that a lot. Or you can build the old fashioned way to 200 points, using points on each card.* My list was Soonti...

Eeeeeeeoooowwww pew pew! It's been years since I played X-Wing . Maybe even 5, but I asked the MK boys before Xmas, knowing that I would have one Thursday when my eldest daughter was not at archery during the Xmas holidays, and dusted off the box (literally) and did some maths, and 100 points of Rebels hit the table. We still all play 1st Edition, as it is a great game, especially when you stick to the earlier phases of ships before 'power creep' snuck in. John used his TIE/In wing, including Baron Soontir Fel, and two Imperial Aces; and Alex, who has never played before, use a mix from the First Order/Resistance starter box including Two First Order Ties, Poe Dameron and BB-8 in an X-Wing, and an TIE Advanced to take him up to 100. My list: Wedge Antillies (9 Skill): X-Wing, with proton torps and an R2-F2 unit, plus a skill that I cannot remember but dropped the enemies dodge by one... Tycho Celchu (8 Skill), A-Wing, Push the Limit and Guided Missiles. Red Squ...