But a second edition has cleaned things up and added a bunch of cool rules tweaks.
The game became a victim of its own popularity, bloated with confusing expansions. And if you collected Star Wars toys as a kid, the nostalgia appeal is impossible to ignore. Second, the figures are pre-painted to a high standard, so you can have amazing-looking games for zero effort. But X-Wing has two things its mimics do not. The success of this tactical space fighting game has spawned imitations across the hobby. Also check out our rundown of the best strategy board games. It'll take both luck shrewd wits to be the galaxies greatest rascal. Of course, this being a board game there are numbers to juggle, dice to roll and resources to manage. But whether you choose to be a heroic rogue or a sky bounty hunter is up to you.
You'll upgrade your skills and ship along the way. The cleverly linked mission cards give each game a cohesive but unique narrative. Except since they're your scum and villains, it's up to you how villainous you want them to be.Īs you fly missions and smuggle cargo from system to system, your choices will shape your character. Outer Rim fills the wide gap between with a strategic story of the lives of the scum and villains who ply their trade on the galaxy's edge. Star Wars games tend to focus on the epic struggle or the details of one battle.
