I can't believe it's 30 bucks for a set of paper and stickers. I was going to get this before but there's no way I'm getting it now. I can see me buying it for the additional units when it's in the bargain bucket for 20. Thanks for the video!
We need this for X-Wing too! I'm not a competitive X-Wing player, I just play for fun at home with friends, so something like this would be perfect to make it more interesting!
Look into Heroes of the Aturi cluster, it's a fan made 'mod' that you can download for free. I've heard people quoted £/$ 40-50 for it to be printed at a proper printers studio but it adds so much content.
Love your unboxing videos, but (in my humble opinion), the background sound kind of gets in the way of your voice. Maybe you could put it lower... but thats my opinion... lol
I plan to put it into a picture frame and use Velcro on each of the spots. The token will be attached to cardboard or plastic with Velcro on its back. This should work great AND will go up on the wall in between uses so it’s out of the way. I’d rather better quality from FFG but it has given me the option to do my own build, so I guess it’s okay
The new cards are cool, the map is a huge let down. The campaign can be played with only 2 players but it doesn't look that much fun. Maybe adapting a bit and holding several fleets can do the trick. Thanks for the video.
I wonder: will FFG ever do something like this for X-Wing, i.e. a boxed set that is mostly cards that have alternate pilots/etc. for existing ships, a few interesting asteroids/bits of debris, and so forth? That would be one way to get something that I've always wanted for X-Wing: namely, a Scum version of Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon. He had a career long before Obi-Wan hired him in Mos Eisley, so why not make that a possibility for a game?
I imagine the mat is just a price point issue. The box is essentially just a bunch of cards right, so FFG knew they needed to keep the price point low to keep it actually marketable. A map that was a board, would have resulted in a higher cost and a larger box meaning a much higher price for customers - and then the issue would have been "$60 for a bunch of cards!?" I'm not sure what they could have done other than stickers? Hmm
Tokens instead of stickers and problem solved. Once i get it i will probably just put stickers on my spare focus/evade tokens from x-wing and just go with that. Playmat is a bigger issue but not impossible to solve. I.e you can order a vinyl playmat with this map graphic. It's probably gonna be a little expensive but heck... Why not?
put the poster in a plastic poster frame from Walmart...laminate the stickers and turn them into tokens.....you can laminate or slide everything in page protectors and use real markers, not dry erase....alcohol takes off permanent markers
if you only have 1 other person to play with, you can get on a fleet builder and make 3 different builds with your ships....that's your 3 fleets, have the lists printed off and adjust em as you play...for instance, if you have a couple star destroyers and a few victories and squadronsthen fleet 1 can be 2 ISDs and squadronsfleet 2 can be 1 isd and a vic or 2...fleet 3 can be 3 vics and squadrons.....you don't have to buy more stuff than what you have, you just organize it into different fleets and send them on different missions depending on what you are trying to accomplish....you would need to alternate who commits what fleet to what first...or note it down on paper and hide what fleets go were so you the other player cant just keep countering player 1's fleets....if it was hidden until time to deploy, it adds the element of surprise...oh, 3 battles, 3 fleets to deploy.....lets send our isd's here, vics here and mix with squadrons here....home one and mon callas drop in on your vics..."gottcha b****"....then the mission changes from trying to accomplish your objective, to trying to keep your fleet combat capable and surviving, or maybe wiping out their flagship, bc 3 generic vics are able to be replaced in a campaign...while the home one aint.
Well, if they added Nora Wexley, maybe we'll FINALLY be getting Rae Sloane. Interesting though that they made her a Y-Wing pilot when I am fairly certain, she was flying an X-Wing at the Battle of Endor.
We have a facebook group - called Orlando Armada, X-Wing and Imperial Assault. I'm going to try to get some folks to agree to a weekly night for the campaign after the holidays.
You could start a descent fleet with a core set, Assault Frigate Mk. II, MC30c Frigate, and one of the Rebel Fighter Squadrons packs (either one). Then build from there based on how and what you want to do differently.
I am not Armada player, I play WH 40k, SW Destiny and some time ago I bought core of Imperial Assault. I love campaign in this game. This made me look for more RPG-like campaign oriented board games. And here comes my question: Is this Armada campaign worth buying if I do not own single Armada model? How much would I need to spend on models to play this campaing and what models would I need?
Assuming you furnish everything: You can get 2 core sets for around $60 each. You would then need probably 4 more ships of medium or large size (Around $150-$200 total). Preferably at least 1 fighter pack per player $20 each. And then the campaign box, $30. That would furnish about 4 players for $400ish. Each player buying in themselves could get away for just over $120. Core $60 plus a couple ships. Look at the wiki for point values. Each player needs 400 points with one commander and one upgrade per ship max to start. Hope that helps. Edit: although that may seem steep. This was marketed to groups who have been playing already for a few years. It assumes you have a collection built up already.
Dude, your videos are always good, but you have to figure out a way to keep the cards still. These cards are basically breakdancing in this video. Impossible to read.
That Moment when my brain is thinking about an epic armada game and Crabbok draws the "solar corona" card, and I am like "wtf Corona 4 years ago" 🤣🤣
That music in the background was so loud (and quite annoying) it made it hard to hear what you were saying.
I can't believe it's 30 bucks for a set of paper and stickers. I was going to get this before but there's no way I'm getting it now.
I can see me buying it for the additional units when it's in the bargain bucket for 20.
Thanks for the video!
Anty2004 Getting close to that $20 mark you were waiting for!
We need this for X-Wing too! I'm not a competitive X-Wing player, I just play for fun at home with friends, so something like this would be perfect to make it more interesting!
Look into Heroes of the Aturi cluster, it's a fan made 'mod' that you can download for free. I've heard people quoted £/$ 40-50 for it to be printed at a proper printers studio but it adds so much content.
Anty2004
Cool! Thanks a lot, I will check it out!
Geert van der Plas you could convert it...
*cough cough autocorrect cough cough*
Love your unboxing videos, but (in my humble opinion), the background sound kind of gets in the way of your voice. Maybe you could put it lower... but thats my opinion... lol
understood
I plan to put it into a picture frame and use Velcro on each of the spots. The token will be attached to cardboard or plastic with Velcro on its back. This should work great AND will go up on the wall in between uses so it’s out of the way.
I’d rather better quality from FFG but it has given me the option to do my own build, so I guess it’s okay
On the armed station you flip flopped the dice abilities. It looked like 2 blue 2 red anti squadron and 1 red ship. Great review!
Ironically it was FAQ'd to match what he said.
I plan on buying this for the squadrons and the new obstacles mainly
Table top version of empire at war
The new cards are cool, the map is a huge let down. The campaign can be played with only 2 players but it doesn't look that much fun. Maybe adapting a bit and holding several fleets can do the trick. Thanks for the video.
Cant wait to use this. Might Make my on campaign
I wonder: will FFG ever do something like this for X-Wing, i.e. a boxed set that is mostly cards that have alternate pilots/etc. for existing ships, a few interesting asteroids/bits of debris, and so forth? That would be one way to get something that I've always wanted for X-Wing: namely, a Scum version of Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon. He had a career long before Obi-Wan hired him in Mos Eisley, so why not make that a possibility for a game?
I do want this but just haven't found a active play group around me.
I imagine the mat is just a price point issue.
The box is essentially just a bunch of cards right, so FFG knew they needed to keep the price point low to keep it actually marketable.
A map that was a board, would have resulted in a higher cost and a larger box meaning a much higher price for customers - and then the issue would have been "$60 for a bunch of cards!?"
I'm not sure what they could have done other than stickers? Hmm
Tokens instead of stickers and problem solved. Once i get it i will probably just put stickers on my spare focus/evade tokens from x-wing and just go with that. Playmat is a bigger issue but not impossible to solve. I.e you can order a vinyl playmat with this map graphic. It's probably gonna be a little expensive but heck... Why not?
will you be doing a follow-up video on this? once you've had some time to absorb....
put the poster in a plastic poster frame from Walmart...laminate the stickers and turn them into tokens.....you can laminate or slide everything in page protectors and use real markers, not dry erase....alcohol takes off permanent markers
if you only have 1 other person to play with, you can get on a fleet builder and make 3 different builds with your ships....that's your 3 fleets, have the lists printed off and adjust em as you play...for instance, if you have a couple star destroyers and a few victories and squadronsthen fleet 1 can be 2 ISDs and squadronsfleet 2 can be 1 isd and a vic or 2...fleet 3 can be 3 vics and squadrons.....you don't have to buy more stuff than what you have, you just organize it into different fleets and send them on different missions depending on what you are trying to accomplish....you would need to alternate who commits what fleet to what first...or note it down on paper and hide what fleets go were so you the other player cant just keep countering player 1's fleets....if it was hidden until time to deploy, it adds the element of surprise...oh, 3 battles, 3 fleets to deploy.....lets send our isd's here, vics here and mix with squadrons here....home one and mon callas drop in on your vics..."gottcha b****"....then the mission changes from trying to accomplish your objective, to trying to keep your fleet combat capable and surviving, or maybe wiping out their flagship, bc 3 generic vics are able to be replaced in a campaign...while the home one aint.
Well, if they added Nora Wexley, maybe we'll FINALLY be getting Rae Sloane. Interesting though that they made her a Y-Wing pilot when I am fairly certain, she was flying an X-Wing at the Battle of Endor.
Pretty sure she's written in Aftermath as a y-wing pilot during battle of endor.
Idk is worth buying it for cards, am up for rouge squadron mostly lol
The Squadrons are from the wave 1 squadron pack correct?
Out of interest, whats the cool tune playing in the background?
I heard you say Cool Stuff Waterford? Is there any regular Armada play there? I live in Orlando and am always looking for folks to play with!
We have a facebook group - called Orlando Armada, X-Wing and Imperial Assault. I'm going to try to get some folks to agree to a weekly night for the campaign after the holidays.
hey crabbok, I want to finally get started with Armada. What should I buy, playing Rebels and a low budget?
You could start a descent fleet with a core set, Assault Frigate Mk. II, MC30c Frigate, and one of the Rebel Fighter Squadrons packs (either one). Then build from there based on how and what you want to do differently.
I’d say itd be good to own a second cr90 and a fighter pack if you’re looking to be thrifty
How long does the campaign take to resolve?
I am not Armada player, I play WH 40k, SW Destiny and some time ago I bought core of Imperial Assault. I love campaign in this game. This made me look for more RPG-like campaign oriented board games. And here comes my question: Is this Armada campaign worth buying if I do not own single Armada model? How much would I need to spend on models to play this campaing and what models would I need?
Assuming you furnish everything:
You can get 2 core sets for around $60 each. You would then need probably 4 more ships of medium or large size (Around $150-$200 total). Preferably at least 1 fighter pack per player $20 each. And then the campaign box, $30.
That would furnish about 4 players for $400ish.
Each player buying in themselves could get away for just over $120. Core $60 plus a couple ships.
Look at the wiki for point values. Each player needs 400 points with one commander and one upgrade per ship max to start.
Hope that helps.
Edit: although that may seem steep. This was marketed to groups who have been playing already for a few years. It assumes you have a collection built up already.
@@J.B.90 I know you made this comment 3 years ago, but where are you finding cores for 60$?
@Twxi it was on Amazon for a long time. Inflation and lower supply after the clone wars launch raised prices a bit
Hmmm, FFG quality slipping a bit after the large publicly traded conglomerate has taken over. Disappointing. Need to keep the shareholders happy...
in some areas yes, but in others no way. The Squadron packs from this wave, for example, are amazingly done.
Music
Someone talking in the background
Made it really difficult to hear what we want to hear ... you
Does it come with squadron minis or no?
no
Yeah, they need to fix that paper play mat!
Dude, your videos are always good, but you have to figure out a way to keep the cards still. These cards are basically breakdancing in this video. Impossible to read.
Ugh, a paper instead of cardboard mat? Really?
cut uot the stickers and put them on cardboard stickers.
They put in a poster as gamingmat...I cant say how disappointed I am...those cheap shits