Rebel Aces is amazing!

The fact that everything has been spoiled on this expansion for some time does not diminish the experience of getting it on the table. If you are lucky enough to have gotten it from GenCon, you should be trying it out right now. If you haven't, then you should be actually glad that Wave 5 probably won't be here until October, so that you will have some time in September to explore what is possible with these new pilots and upgrades.

The models look great, too.

But oh, the possibilities. Consider the following squad:

Jake Farrell

-Proton Rockets

-A Wing Test Pilot

-Outmaneuver

-Predator

Nera Dantels

-Deadeye

-Proton Torpedoes

-Flechette Torpedoes

-Munitions Failsafe

Kyle Katarn

-Ion Cannon Turret

-Recon Specialist

-Moldy Crow

This list is 99 points. It is very easy to find yourself with Jake having 2 focus tokens, PLUS Barrel Rolling, PLUS Boosting, in order to get the best Possible arc dodging/range you desire. One of those repositionings happens at the beginning of the Combat phase, so after even the highest pilot skill ship has finished their movement. It isn't particularly hard to get Jake in range one of an opponent, outside of their arc, and be firing 5 dice with Proton Rockets against their -1 agility roll (Outmaneuver), with a built in re-roll (Predator), focus, AND an extra focus for defense (Kyle).

Nera Dantels makes Proton Torpedoes worth taking. Let that sink in for a minute. Now, with Kyle on the squad, she can move wherever she wishes, choose focus, be able to fire a Proton or Flechette in any direction, and then still have a focus to modify the results!

Here is a list that has a good chance of combating Phantoms, includes no Falcons, and doesn't make a particularly strong Pilot skill bid.

Feel free to add your own contribution. Rebel Aces is amazing, and more people should be talking about it.

If ever there was wave that would get me to actually play rebels for the first time.... This would be it!

I disagree. Clearly the big story out of GenCon is how some people's friends actually like them enough to stand in line at the FFG booth to buy some early-release toys, while other people's friends left them with neither Wave 5 nor Rebel Aces in hand. And this tragedy occurred without any regard for how how much those other people have been anticipating those releases, painstakingly following their progress for months.

In completely unrelated news, I have to go cook up some arsenic-and-cyanide ganache. Would anyone be willing to deliver it, if I gave you the addresses?

I disagree. Clearly the big story out of GenCon is how some people's friends actually like them enough to stand in line at the FFG booth to buy some early-release toys, while other people's friends left them with neither Wave 5 nor Rebel Aces in hand. And this tragedy occurred without any regard for how how much those other people have been anticipating those releases, painstakingly following their progress for months.

In completely unrelated news, I have to go cook up some arsenic-and-cyanide ganache. Would anyone be willing to deliver it, if I gave you the addresses?

Uh....I think I am legally bound to say no, but I get your point. Gencon Claus was good to me this year.

Rebel aces is so first of the year, get with the times, now that sexy new boba fett, that gets me excited.

Rebel who ?

Rebel aces is so first of the year, get with the times, now that sexy new boba fett, that gets me excited.

Rebel who ?

Have you played with it yet? New Boba is great, without a doubt, but I assure you Rebel Aces is literally game-changing.

This list is 99 points. It is very easy to find yourself with Jake having 2 focus tokens, PLUS Barrel Rolling, PLUS Boosting, in order to get the best Possible arc dodging/range you desire. One of those repositionings happens at the beginning of the Combat phase, so after even the highest pilot skill ship has finished their movement. It isn't particularly hard to get Jake in range one of an opponent, outside of their arc, and be firing 5 dice with Proton Rockets against their -1 agility roll (Outmaneuver), with a built in re-roll (Predator), focus, AND an extra focus for defense (Kyle).

If you take PtL over pred, you can TL after your free boost/BR in the combat phase to get a better re-roll.

I disagree. Clearly the big story out of GenCon is how some people's friends actually like them enough to stand in line at the FFG booth to buy some early-release toys, while other people's friends left them with neither Wave 5 nor Rebel Aces in hand. And this tragedy occurred without any regard for how how much those other people have been anticipating those releases, painstakingly following their progress for months.In completely unrelated news, I have to go cook up some arsenic-and-cyanide ganache. Would anyone be willing to deliver it, if I gave you the addresses?

I know a guy who knows a guy who knows me. I think we can help you out but trust me, death by methhead addict is far easier to arrange....

(I kid I kid)

This list is 99 points. It is very easy to find yourself with Jake having 2 focus tokens, PLUS Barrel Rolling, PLUS Boosting, in order to get the best Possible arc dodging/range you desire. One of those repositionings happens at the beginning of the Combat phase, so after even the highest pilot skill ship has finished their movement. It isn't particularly hard to get Jake in range one of an opponent, outside of their arc, and be firing 5 dice with Proton Rockets against their -1 agility roll (Outmaneuver), with a built in re-roll (Predator), focus, AND an extra focus for defense (Kyle).

If you take PtL over pred, you can TL after your free boost/BR in the combat phase to get a better re-roll.

I had multiple friends fly over to gencon from Oz, I know they got me various ltd ed loot from Privateer Press and Infinity but don't think they wanted to brave the FFG queue T_T it's going to be months before I get Wave 5

Apparently Rebel Aces was relatively easy to pick up on Sunday.

Too bad there aren't any conventions of any kind within a day's travel of me :/ It's things like this (and the weather in Iowa) that make me want to move, lol.

Apparently Rebel Aces was relatively easy to pick up on Sunday.

And I even managed a couple hours of shopping time on Sunday, but didn't think to even try the FFG booth at that point.

I disagree. Clearly the big story out of GenCon is how some people's friends actually like them enough to stand in line at the FFG booth to buy some early-release toys, while other people's friends left them with neither Wave 5 nor Rebel Aces in hand. And this tragedy occurred without any regard for how how much those other people have been anticipating those releases, painstakingly following their progress for months.

In completely unrelated news, I have to go cook up some arsenic-and-cyanide ganache. Would anyone be willing to deliver it, if I gave you the addresses?

I am the fortunate friend that is receiving a Decimator a buddy bought me there.. heheheh.. Woo HOOOOOO!

Too bad there aren't any conventions of any kind within a day's travel of me :/ It's things like this (and the weather in Iowa) that make me want to move, lol.

If those are the only things about Iowa that make you want to move, it's time to move.

The real effing question is why is this product spoiled for 6 months and STILL not expected for consumer release for two more months. Why? Why? Why? Its not like it needs hype build up. Its not like it needs tweaking.

I'm not happy.

The real effing question is why is this product spoiled for 6 months and STILL not expected for consumer release for two more months. Why? Why? Why? Its not like it needs hype build up. Its not like it needs tweaking.

I'm not happy.

Should I mention how long I am waiting for Soontir Fel reprint ??

Sad thing is, you may have gotten the early release but cant play them in tournaments till they are officialy released everywhere.

Rebel aces is so first of the year, get with the times, now that sexy new boba fett, that gets me excited.

Rebel who ?

Have you played with it yet? New Boba is great, without a doubt, but I assure you Rebel Aces is literally game-changing.

That could be said of every release ;p

The real effing question is why is this product spoiled for 6 months and STILL not expected for consumer release for two more months. Why? Why? Why? Its not like it needs hype build up. Its not like it needs tweaking.

I'm not happy.

This isn't the first time FFG has had a long delay between preview and actual release, and remember that Rebel Aces was spoiled early by a leak from (IIRC) the GAMA convention.

If FFG could create their stock out of thin air, or even just move it across oceans, by Christian Petersen closing his eyes and wishing very hard... I imagine their release calendar would look very different.

well, they could just leave things in storage and not announce anything on their updates until weeks before it hits the shelves. But given that GW does exactly this and nobody seems to like it...

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I don't understand the complaints. Hasn't Rebel Aces always been slated for Q3 2014? Just because they gave you early previews, doesn't mean that it's been unduly delayed. It seems pretty timely to me.

Imperial Aces was a really long delay. Wave 2 took forever to arrive. The reprint of Wave 2 took another eternity. Perhaps you don't remember those olden days when A-wings were the rarest of commodities?

Any rate, back on topic, which is the content of Rebel Aces, has anyone else had good experiences, perhaps by proxying if you were unable to get the real thing yet, and since (yes) it's been spoiled online for so long?

Yup. Rebel Aces were stocked pretty well (it seems everyone else spent their money on expansions that weren't available in their local area or the two new large ships) and I was able to pick up two Rebel Aces boxes on Saturday morning.

They still had a stack of like 35 boxes when I left the booth. The paint on the B-Wing looks amazing (as does the A-Wing) and I was happy to see that there were more than just 2 of a certain card in the box.

Apparently Rebel Aces was relatively easy to pick up on Sunday.

Yeah, friends of mine snagged me the Force and Destiny Book, the YT-2400 and the Decimator on Friday -- they weren't going to wait in line, but right as they were walking by, the FFG staff announced that a bunch of LCG stuff was sold out and the line instantly but temporarily evaporated, and they got in really quick.

I didn't get any real dealer hall time until Sunday, and I walked right in and snatched up Rebel Aces.

The real effing question is why is this product spoiled for 6 months and STILL not expected for consumer release for two more months. Why? Why? Why? Its not like it needs hype build up. Its not like it needs tweaking.

I'm not happy.

Should I mention how long I am waiting for Soontir Fel reprint ??

If you just need the pilot, many members have multiple copies of the unique guys. Should try asking aorund. Maybe someone would be able to mail you one.