Fantasy Flight GamesStar Wars Imperial Assault Board Game Alliance Rangers ALLY PACK - Epic Sci-Fi Miniatures Strategy Game for Kids and Adults, Ages 14+, 1-5 Players, 1-2 Hour Playtime,

Favorite game since I bought it a year ago. Two games in one, plus it scratched my hobby itch by giving me amazing-looking minatures to paint.First game: the campaign. One player plays the glorious might of the Empire against 2-4 Rebels that usually attempt a daring raid of some kind, spending quite of bit of the mission running for their lives (just like Star Wars). Mission after mission, the Rebels get very strong and the Empire gets a little bit stronger. Then, in the end, the Empire wins because the Rebels can't quite pull it off. Like trying to rescue poor Han from the bounty hunter as Boba Fett flies away in his ship. Mu ha ha ha ha ha.Second game: skirmish mode. Some similarities, but still a very different game. You can build a team of whoever you want (some limitations) and then duke it out against one other person in a tactical squad battle. The goal is to earn 40 points by defeating your enemy's units and/or accomplishing objectives.People complain about how many rulebooks there are, but this is actually a help. You have to remember, there are two games in this - so naturally there's going to be 2 rulebooks. Then, to make the other two rulebooks easier and faster to read, all the possible unusual things are covered in a rules reference book.I included pics of the minis I painted. Some of these are NOT in the core game, but everyone of these are either in the core game or represented by a token. There's a lot going on in this game back.Hail to the Empire!

I love this game. It can be played almost like a traditional board game, PLUS it has a great skirmish mode. What's not to like!? Only one thing, and it cost it a star. The included figures are fantastic, but they are made of a plastic that is, apparently, easily distorted by heat. Most of the fixes are easy... Dip Vader's lightsaber in some hot water and bend it back into shape. Hold until it sets. BUT.... my AT-ST had some fairly serious heat sagging at the front where the chin turret is mounted. Very annoying. HOWEVER, this also fixable. I just held it under full-hot tap water for 20 seconds and then then bent the "mandibles" back into shape. I then held it under cold water until it set. It was a fairly easy fix, but I've been messing with plastic figures for YEARS. Newbies might not know how to fix it, and might just be disappointed at the "poor quality." I'm not not FF can really fix this problem, since the plastic they use is a good balance between flexibility and detail. Something more resistant to heat might be too brittle. But it is something folks should be aware of.

I solo the campaigns and I was pretty upset when I learned this campaign is NOT playable on the Legends of the Alliance App. The pieces and terrain and models are great, and you can tell the App you have them for use in other campaigns, but this campaign and expansion will have very limited utility if you don't play SW:IA with a dedicated gaming group or play skirmish. I wish I knew this before I bought it. By the way, it is 2019 and Fantasy Flight Games isn't supporting this game hardly at all anymore, so don't expect them to ever upload this expansion campaign to the App.

Overall the Imperial Assault range has a wonderful hidden feature... The Ally Stat Cards for most of each wave come in the supplments!I have been disapointed that some were not present, but they were always side or less characters archtypes with no name.In this case the entire GHOST Crew was included in the box! Super Awesome! Naturally I had these figures so now I have duplicate cards. Not a big deal, sort of.Turns out the box set did not include the card pack for Hera & Chopper who are primary characters in the GHOST Crew and Lothal / Rebels cartoon.With the Box being OOP since last April 2019 I am afraid to send it back to Amazon to get a new one.With the box OOP and Fantasy Flight Games changing their policy to refuse returns except thru the Retailer... there is no confidance anything will happen to get me those missing cards.

Boba Fett is possibly one of THE most iconic characters from the Star Wars universe, and has inspired many people to cosplay Mandalorians aplenty for years, and my hopes were high when I saw that they were adding him to the figures within the Star Wars Imperial Assault game.I wasn't fully disappointed, but was still upset when I saw the figure out of the box.For me, this could have been a Much more dynamically posed figure, but as it is, it seems cramped much too enclosed for my taste.A lot of detail has been lost due to the positioning of the arms cross-body, the upper torso turned as if looking behind/round a corner, and for me, it just doesn't look as confident as the character is portrayed in the films.A more open, expressive pose could have done so much more to emphasize just how deadly Fett is in action, with much more detail to paint and display as a result.However, I still like this figure, as it's nicely cast, with minimum mold lines, no warping of the base, and even has the Wookiee pelts hanging from his left shoulder.The rocket pack is also very nice, and the armour is well represented, although you may have to add a little more battle damage/wear and tear during the painting process to make it look better and more realistic.I didn't like the helmet antenna, as it was slightly bent, and wouldn't even bend back straight using heat, so I snipped it off, and replaced it with a slightly longer one using one of the micro-fine needles I use with my insulin pen instead (It's amazing just how many uses I can find for these, such as basing figures by inserting them into a figures foot, antennas, and so much more).After some very minor clean up (Use the green sponge from a pan scrubber for a MUCH better, smoother finish than using a file, or some damp wet and dry fine paper, to keep the dust down), I undercoated the figure, and then studied plenty of images from the Star Wars sites on the 'Net to make sure I got the right colours, and MOST importantly, getting the Deathwatch Icon on his left pauldron correct.A good paint job will make this figure stand out on the gaming table, and get you plenty of practice painting different surfaces, from armour, through cloth, hair and metal surfaces, and adding lots of nice little patches of battle damage/chipping really makes the figure come alive.I'd suggest watching a few painting tutorials on Youtube before tackling this figure, as they give so many hints and techniques to bring the cramped posture to life, and you'll also be led on from those to other tutorials that will help expand your model making and painting techniques.I've been collecting/painting figures since the 1970's, and have to say that the new Imperial Assault figures only fall down in the area of pricing, as they can be quite expensive, considering you're buying only up to three figures with some of the expansion packs, and Boba Fett is just one figure, with his stat cards and some glorious artwork to base your paint scheme on, but as I said, this could have been a much better figure if posed more dynamically.Then again, they may bring out some more later, in more action packed, open poses, with all the lovely detail there for our delight to paint (BIG hint, hint ;-) )With all the stat cards and art contained within this pack, it IS nicely priced, and makes a wonderful stand-alone character for the game it was made for, and the expansion set it was released alongside, and makes a seriously nice addition to anyone's collection/force.Don't just take my word for it, buy one (Or more, if you're like me :->), and find out for yourself.Happy modeling/gaming, everyone :-)

A great game. This masterpiece is for people go likes RPG, chess and Star Wars. You don't need to be a fan of the saga, but definitely have an interest in sci-fi. Components are high quality and the core set can deliver 100-120 hours of gameplay across campaign, app and skirmish modes. Campaign is replayable thanks to many things and choices that may go differently, although you can expand the game to play new campaigns and add more cards and miniatures. Skirmish more is very interesting, if you get latest expansions it can deliver a great game experience and depth for advanced board games. I suggest this over Descent.

The miniature is well detailed and with great pose, at least very uncommon, the set includes cards. missions and abilities, not very cheap for a single miniature but this is game expansion and any related to Star wars has usually an extra cost for the IP

I love this game. I've tried RPGs in the past and been out off by the complicated rules, but with the assistance of the accompanying app, Imperial Assault is easy to get to started with the rules soon slotting into place. The app also allows you to play single player games, in case you don't have any geeky mates! Some of the minatures need some tidying up, but they are no worse than some of the games workshop figures I've purchased in the past. The scenarios are engaging, and not too long do you don't have to give up hours to fit in a game. Recommended.

This is one of the more complex models done by FFG for their Imperial Assault boardgame. In common with other figures in this line it scales at about 28mm and is supplied unpainted as a simple snap-together kit which goes together without many problems.I have a few minor quibbles over the strict accuaracy of its appearance when compared with old movie stills but since the source material is contradictory anyway the fact that at LOOKS like an AT-ST should please most gamers and it`s an impressive model on the gaming table.Enough parts are supplied to build the `upgunned` General Weiss version or a standard AT-ST identical to the one provided in the core game and it also comes, as most of these booster packs do with additional unit, equipment and mission cards for the game.Overall its a nice model and useful as a game piece not only for the Imperial Assault game but any of the RPG`s or any other Star Wars wargame in 28mm that people are playing.