X-Wing 2.0 Cost Updated

In preparation for Gen Con 2018, FFG has published all of the points and upgrade slots for all of the ships and everything launching in the first wave of 2.0!   These are published in 4 separate files, and I’ve consolidated them all into one single PDF for printing ease and consolidation.

 

Here is the file:

Consolidated XWing Points Aug 2018 2×2

This is certainly subject to change, and I’ve already noticed some changes from the cards released for Second Edition in the TIE Reaper expansion Pack, namely Swarm Tactics is printed as Imperial Only, yet according to FFG it is a generic upgrade that all can use.   This is just one more reason we’ll all have to stay up to speed on the latest from FFG regarding X-Wing 2.0!

Do you think X-Wing Second Edition can recapture the magic?

Here’s my breakdown of these files, from last week.

X-Wing 2.0 Conversion Kit Giveaway!

X-Wing 2.0 is getting closer and the time has never been better to have a giveaway!   You can win one of three X-Wing Second Edition Conversion Kits right here!

The conversion kits are absolutely essential to anyone playing the origina X-Wing Miniatures Game, who wants to dive in to Second Edition without having to buy all the new ships.  If you don’t get one, you will be stuck waiting for new Second Edition ships to come out, and will also end up paying an arm and a leg.  For about $50 MSRP, (cheaper if you shop around), you can get a conversion kit for either Rebels, Imperials, or Scum, which will upgrade multiples of each of your ships to second edition format.

First Order and Resistance conversion kits aren’t yet fully announced, so we don’t know how much they will cost or what exactly they’ll contain.  We do know that they will be cheaper, so you can expect to pay less for those.

How do I Enter The Giveaway?

Simple – All you have to do is to become a subscriber on Crabbok’s Channel, and leave a comment on one of his videos and you’ll be automatically entered to win!  Here is a link to the announcement video!

When will the Winners be Announced?

The winners will be announced during the last week of July.  This means you will know if you’ve won, before they go on early pre-sale at GenCon, and long before they go on sale at local retail stores, later in September.   Winners are typically announced at the end of a video, so stay subscribed and watch all the way to the end!

How will I Get my Winnings?

If your name is revealed as a winner, you’ll have 30 days to contact Crabbok, either on Youtube, Facebook,  Twitter, or the email address, found on Crabbok’s Channel.  You’ll be e-mailed a digital gift card for the amount of $42.49, the cost of a conversion kit on coolstuffinc.com.

What if I don’t play X-Wing?

Honestly, at this point you can do whatever you like with the giftcard.  You can put it towards some other game.   It’s up to you!

 

Want to learn more about X-Wing 2.0?  X-Wing Wave 14 just came out with some new ships that have 2.0 cards in them!   Here are some unboxing videos!

X-Wing Second Edition – The Good and the Bad

It’s not a joke this time.  In an attempt to fix this aging system, and future proof the game, X-Wing is getting a second edition.

It’ll follow in a similar design to previous Core Sets.  A T-65 X-Wing and two TIE Fighters.  This time around however, the T-65 will have folding S-Foils!   It’ll use the same dice and many of the mechanics will be the same, but there will be several key differences.  For starters, It’ll have a new damage deck, so picking up a new core set to play Second Edition will be required.  It’ll also have some positive changes to the game.

The Good:

New Force Powers

The Force is going to play a significant role in Second Edition.  It’ll be a stat on certain pilot cards.  Force tokens will be able to modify a single eyeball result to either a hit or evade, as well as triggering additional conditions when required.  This allows a contrast between ace pilots, and force-sensitive pilots, in more meaningful ways that don’t always boil down to simply manipulating focus results.  New upgrades can interact with force abilities, and new crew members can also lend force tokens to the ships they are on.   It may now finally be possible to have a meaningful Obi Wan or Yoda on board the Millennium Falcon.

Turrets

Turrets are getting a makeover.  The Mobile Firing Arc from the Shadowcaster expansion was so popular that they have applied that similar aspect to Second Edition.   Turrets will no longer be able to shoot in every direction at the same time, and will now be limited to certain 90 degree arcs, depending on their current position.  This will be more thematic and more balanced, and will likely increase the reward for skilled flying.

The App

Card will no longer have point cost printed on them.  Instead an app will control those things, allowing errata to take place in real time and give FFG an easy ability to adjust point costs based on real world interactions of cards and the developing meta.  This might be problematic for players who don’t have a smart phone, but since the majority of players do have access to the required technology, the negative impact of this should be minimal.  The positive side here is that this will allow for a more dynamic meta game that will adjust and balance itself accordingly.   It should also prevent the need for constant card errata.  If a card seems to be too strong it’s point cost can simply be adjusted.

Ship Base Size

In addition to so many subtle changes come the welcome change of the medium base size.   We’ve seen time and time again, that some ships were “in between” the small base and large base size, resulting in some bizarre situations like the K-Wing on a small base, and the IG-2000 and U-Wing on large bases.  The Medium Base is a new base size that will bridge the gap between the two size in standard X-Wing and the Slave-1 will be the first ship in this new category.

The Bad

Cost

First off, you’ll need to buy a $40 new core set, and that’s just to get started.  If you want to use all of your old stuff, you’ll need to purchase a conversion kit, which will set you back about $50 for each faction.  Considering that there are three faction conversion kits launching right away, you can spend almost $200 to BEGIN playing second edition, and that means using all the miniatures that you ALREADY HAVE!  That’s alot of money to begin playing a game using your old stuff.  Naturally, players on a budget will probably want to stick to a single faction when beginning 2.0, but many of us have amassed larger collections over the years and we won’t simply want to throw out all of our old ships.

Cardboard

One of the biggest problems in the original X-Wing was the fact that there was a separate Ship Card and Cardboard Chit for each pilot.  This lead to a mountain of cardboard inserts that absolutely must be saved, sorted, and accessible for future builds.   Other games have handled this better by having pilots as upgrade cards rather than being printed on the cardboard tokens – and this WOULD have been a perfect opportunity to fix this, however they left this flawed old system intact.  This is a huge missed opportunity for storage efficiency.

Here’s my video reaction to 2.0!

There’s a whole lot more to Second Edition, and it’s sure to have some fans of the game angry, while others will rejoice for the fixes.  It’s currently set to be available for an early purchase at Gencon 2018, and then a wider release in September!   Will you be getting a copy?