For example, while larger capital ships are very powerful, it takes time for them to react to commands. Every vessel has unique traits, attacks, defenses, and even firing arcs that need to be accounted for, and players will need to successfully balance them all to achieve victory.Įven the very act of issuing commands can be a tense, strategic activity. Tactical control is provided for both the large capital ships and individual fighter squadrons, co-coordinating not just weapons fire but also engineering activity across each ship. In Star Wars: Armada, each player is the fleet admiral for the Imperial Navy or Rebel Alliance. In other words, yes, you can finally use a Star Destroyer to crush those pesky Rebels once and for all. Adopting a similar tactical combat style as X-Wing, Armada core set includes both Rebel and Imperial fleets, including fighters and capital ships. Thankfully the company has announced yet another miniatures title that may address both of these problems called Star Wars: Armada.
Star Wars: Armada will send miniature Imperial and Rebel fleets into a battle for tabletop dominance.įantasy Flight’s X-Wing Miniatures Game is an absolute blast to play, but it has two minor problems: Individual ships are very expensive, and its definition of miniature has become increasingly lax.
