Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – Alpha-Class Star Wing

The Alpha-Class Star Wing expansion for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game comes with everything needed to integrate this new Imperial ship into your fleet. It includes one highly detailed, pre-painted Alpha-Class Star Wing miniature, four unique ship cards representing different pilots, two double-sided ship tokens, and a maneuver dial specific to the Alpha-Class Star Wing. Additionally, the expansion provides new upgrade cards to customize your ship and two special title cards that are exclusively for the Alpha-Class Star Wing, offering unique abilities and strategic options.

The primary objective of Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game, and by extension when using the Alpha-Class Star Wing, is to strategically outmaneuver and destroy your opponent's ships. Players aim to assemble a formidable fleet, utilizing the unique abilities of each ship and pilot, along with various upgrades, to gain a tactical advantage and eliminate all enemy vessels or complete specific mission objectives set forth in custom scenarios.

A turn in X-Wing Miniatures Game involves several phases. First, players secretly select a maneuver for each of their ships using their respective maneuver dials. Then, these maneuvers are revealed in order of pilot skill, and each ship is moved according to the chosen maneuver. After movement, each ship can perform an action, such as focusing, evading, or using a unique ship ability. The Alpha-Class Star Wing introduces a new 'mass' maneuver icon, representing a sub-light acceleration motor action, which allows for a second maneuver of the same speed as the current round's maneuver, but with the drawback of locking the ship's weapons for that round.

Scoring in Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game is typically based on the total squad points of opponent ships destroyed. Each ship has a predetermined squad point value, and when an opponent's ship is eliminated, the player earns those points. The player who reaches a certain point threshold or completely destroys the opposing fleet first, depending on the game mode, is declared the winner. The Alpha-Class Star Wing contributes its own squad points to a player's fleet and to the opponent's score if destroyed.

The game concludes when one player successfully eliminates all of their opponent's ships, or when a specific objective outlined in a chosen scenario is met. For standard dogfight matches, the last player with ships remaining on the board wins. The Alpha-Class Star Wing, with its unique maneuverability and potential for rapid repositioning, can be a key factor in achieving victory or avoiding destruction until the end of the game.