We talked a bit recently about the re-introduction of Huge ships to X-wing. But this wasn’t the only big thing added to X-wing with the release of Epic. We also got epic scenarios and wings. We’ll cover the scenarios another time, so today we’re going to focus on Wings. There Read more…
The other day my son asked me: “Why did Obi-wan give Anakin’ s lightsaber to Luke instead of Leia?” Seven years old and asking the important questions. Why was Luke worthy of getting a cool lightsaber and special Jedi training but Leia wasn’t? There’s a lot of in-universe and out-of-universe Read more…
For the longest time, the idea of painting a miniature scared me. Fine detail work has never been my forte. I lack patience and fine motor control. I know much of that can improve with practice. But most things I attempt that require careful detail just leaves me feeling frustrated. Read more…
Ever seen someone do something boneheaded? Ever hear someone say something so completely ignorant of basic facts that you wonder how they manage to feed themselves every day? You probably thought to yourself, ‘this person is a grade A moron.’ Now, think hard and honestly. Have you ever been that Read more…
Huge ships are back! And with a X-wing 2.0 makeover. I’ve gotten a few games in with them so far and can say that they are a VAST improvement over the 1.0 version. Far less clunky. They feel like a natural growth over Large ships rather than something completely different. Read more…
I was playing a game of Civilization the other night, a game I’ve played in various forms for almost 30yrs now. I set almost all of the settings to random and ended up with the Maori. I built my first city and started figuring out a win condition based on Read more…
Back to Episode 57 Episode 58 I run to where Caliban lies helpless, struggling to breathe, the large hole in his chest horrifying to behold. I don’t look on it. I take Caliban’s head into my lap. He is deathly pale and trembling, and I know he is dying and Read more…
In the last…decade…no, it’s been longer than that…damn I’m getting old…since I discovered modern gaming I’ve generally looked back on the childhood classics with disdain. I detest Monopoly with a passion. Candy Land is pointless. Life, while amusing in Star Wars form, isn’t much better since it’s almost pure randomness. Read more…
We’re approaching Thanksgiving here in the US of A. One of the common tropes about the holiday is getting together with family and having to put up with someone’s old racist grandparents. Or uncle. That got me thinking. What out of touch thing will my generation do when we’re the Read more…
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy Flight Games X-Wing miniatures game. We’ll take a look at a chassis and what makes it unique along with some upgrades and squadron combos. Strap in and get ready to fly. Read more…