An Update on the Star Wars Game Experience - X-Wing Wave III Pre-orders
Star Wars: X-Wing Wave III Pre-orders
Fantasy Flight Games will release four new starship expansions for X-Wing miniatures game in the third quarter of 2013. As with previous expansions, each blister and boxed set will include a 1/270 scale starship, ship cards, upgrades, a maneuver dial, and tokens.
Wave III includes two support ships that improve your other starships and two offensive combat ships:
- The HWK-290 Expansion Pack, for the Rebel fleet, has four ship cards for a Rebel Operative and three unique pilots, and can be outfitted with a turret weapon and crew member.
- The Lambda-Class Shuttle Expansion Pack, for the Imperial fleet, also includes four ship cards featuring three unique pilots, and each can carry up to two crew members, a cannon, and a system upgrade.
- The B-Wing Expansion Pack ship can be upgraded with a cannon, up to two torpedoes, including Advanced Proton Torpedoes, and a System Upgrade. It carries five shields and the ability to barrel roll.
- The TIE Bomber Expansion Pack ship is not as agile or fast as other TIE variants, but carries enough firepower to destroy almost any target.
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System upgrades introduce a new type of customization option, one that reduces the risks involved with random dice rolls and the opponent’s unpredictability. Considering my personal experience with dice rolls in this game, I would say that I'll be using as many of these 'system upgrades' as possible.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: as most of you well know by now, FFG's production capability for this line is unable to meet current consumer demands. We are already taking preoders for all ships in Wave III, along with orders for the next Wave I reprint (May 2013) and the next Wave II reprint (July 2013). If you intend to field these ships, I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you place your orders today: we will not charge you until your items are ready for pickup (or shipment) and pre-ordering will reserve your spot in the queue. Failure to pre-order means testing the 'mystical energy field' that controls everything...