In an update, it seems that those who got the game directly from Amazon won't get their copy until after April 21st (they are not getting their allocation of units until April 21st). Draw your own conclusions from that, but perhaps those who took advantage of that offer are getting the shaft due to Amazon getting punished. Frustrating.

It could also be FFG trying to give the hobby and gaming stores about a months lead time to make sales?

Any word yet on the Walmart stocks of Armada . . . I think I feel a tremor in the Force every time I think about this game being distributed by Walmart. I know, I know, good for FFG, good for Star Wars (does SW really need Walmart's help?) and good for gaming in general, if this actually hits any shelves. But do the ends justify the means?

Most likely it is that FFG has a special deal with LGS distributors.

Most likely Amazon's allocation, Wave 1, and the dice are all sitting off the west coast right now.

YES.

It is true.

Available in Dallas, although it is list price. Period.

No BS...

(Will post pics if requested).

OF COURSE THERE REQUESTED, Good go man!

In an update, it seems that those who got the game directly from Amazon won't get their copy until after April 21st (they are not getting their allocation of units until April 21st). Draw your own conclusions from that, but perhaps those who took advantage of that offer are getting the shaft due to Amazon getting punished. Frustrating.

Is this from the horse's mouth, so to speak?

Having owned this for less than 12 hours, the only thing I can say for certain is that the box is twice as big as it needs to be. It might be large so you can hold your expansions except for that massive hole in lid!

And the little X-wings are underwhelming.

I wasn't really involved in the pre-release rumors so I don't know what cards haven't already been leaked.

Is anyone with a copy going to spoil the rest of the cards that we don't know or confirm the cards that we know of?

-Tarkin

-Dodonna

-Wulff Yularen - unique imperial crew crew - 7 pts, when you spend a command token, exhaust to gain 1 command token of same type

-Leia

-Defense Liason - 3 pts nonunique officer -Before your reveal a command, you may spend 1 command token to change command to navigate or repair command.

-Weapons Lisason - 3 pts nonunique officer - Same but for Concentrate fire and Squadron commands

-Gunnery Team - 7 pts weapons team - You can attack from same hull zone more than once per activaiton, but cannot target the same ship or squadron more than once during an activation

-Nav team

-Engineering team - 5 pt support team - On an engineering command, gain one additional engineering point

-Electronic Countermeasures - 7 point defensive retrofit - While defending, you may exhaust this card to spend one defense token that your opponent targeted with accuracy

-Expanded Hanger Bay - 5 point offensive retrofit - Squadron value is increased by 1

-Assault concussion missiles

-overload pulse

-H9 turbolasers

-Enhanced Armament - 10 point turbolaster, modification, The batter armaments for your left and right hull zones are increased by one red die

-Dodonna's Pride title

-Redemption title

-Dominator title

It could also be FFG trying to give the hobby and gaming stores about a months lead time to make sales?

Any word yet on the Walmart stocks of Armada . . . I think I feel a tremor in the Force every time I think about this game being distributed by Walmart. I know, I know, good for FFG, good for Star Wars (does SW really need Walmart's help?) and good for gaming in general, if this actually hits any shelves. But do the ends justify the means?

I don't think cheap core sets from Wal-Mart/MM/Amazon don't really hurt FLGSs all that much. If the core is a threshold that gamers with modest means need to get over, they can get on board through the cheap outlets, and then buy the expansions through the FLGS, when they go there to play and expand.

Damage deck:

Compartment Fire x2 - Crew - You cannot ready your defense tokens

Crew Panic x2 - Crew - Before revealing your command dial, discard it with no effect, or reveal it, but take one damage

Blinded Gunners x2 - Crew - You cannot spend Accuracy rolls while attacking

Comm Noise x2 - Crew - Your opponent may either reduce speed by 1 or choose a new command on your command dial, then flip face down

Life Support Failure x2 - Crew - Discard all command tokens, you may not have any command tokens

Damaged Controls x2 - Crew - When you overlap a ship or obstacle, deal a face down damage card to your ship (in addition to all other obstacle effects)

Injured Crew x4 - Crew - Choose and discard 1 of your defensive tokens, then flip this card facedown

Faulty Countermeasures x2 - Ship - You cannot spend exhausted defense tokens

Power Failure x2 - Ship - Your engineering value is reduced by half, rounded down

Ruptured Engine x2 - Ship - after you execute a manuever, if your speed on your speed dial is >1, suffer 1 damage

Targeter Disruption x2 - Ship - While attacking, you cannot resolve critical effects

Shield Failure x2 - Ship - Your opponent may choose up to 2 hull zones, each of those zones loses one shield, then flip facedown.

Projector Misaligned x2 - Ship - Your hull zone with the most remaining shields loses all of its shields, if multiple are tied, choose between the tied hull zones, then flip this card face down

Point-defense failure x2- Ship - when attacking a squadron, before you roll your attack pool, remove one die of your choice

Thruster Fissure x2 - Ship - when you change your speed by one or more, suffer one damage

Coolant discharge x2 - Ship - only one attack you perform each round can target a ship

Capacitor Failure x2 - Ship - If a hull zone has no remaining shields, you cannot recover shields in it, nor move shields to it, if that hull zone is defending, you cannot spend redirect tokens.

Thrust Control Malfunction x2 - Ship - The yaw value for the last adjustable joint at your current speed is reduced by 1

Damaged Munitions x2 - Ship - When attacking a ship before you roll your attck pool, remove 1 die of your choice.

Depowered Armament x2 - Ship - You cannot attack at long range

Disengaged Fire Control x2 - Ship - When declaring the target of an attack, you cannot choose a target against whom the attack would be obstructed

Structural Damage x8 - Ship - Deal an additional damage card to this ship, then turn this card facedown.

Upon opening, what I see is:

11 Packages:

Package of Rules & Cardboard cutouts.

Package of 3 Capital ships.

Package of lots of LITTLE starfighters.

Package of Dice & disc connectors.

Package of grey Dial Bases and Maneuver tool.

3 Packages of Clear Bases.

3 Packages of Cards.

Will eventually get around to some pics (unless someone -hopefully- does them first), BUT ONE THING I DID NOTICE:

There is PLENTY of opportunity to do REPAINTS (i.e., the Capital ships exhaust are the first obvious).

Thanks jimbobiii

Upon opening, what I see is:

11 Packages:

Package of Rules & Cardboard cutouts.

Package of 3 Capital ships.

Package of lots of LITTLE starfighters.

Package of Dice & disc connectors.

Package of grey Dial Bases and Maneuver tool.

3 Packages of Clear Bases.

3 Packages of Cards.

Will eventually get around to some pics (unless someone -hopefully- does them first), BUT ONE THING I DID NOTICE:

There is PLENTY of opportunity to do REPAINTS (i.e., the Capital ships exhaust are the first obvious).

This is at least the second mention of painting issues. We saw the other thread where it looks like the engine section isn't painted. Anyone else finding issues or is this just too high of expectations?

Another observation:

There are included cards for TWO (2) of each capital ship, although only models for 1 each.

Thus, those who are getting 2 Core sets would not be disappointed in this initial release.

Another observation:

There are included cards for TWO (2) of each capital ship, although only models for 1 each.

Thus, those who are getting 2 Core sets would not be disappointed in this initial release.

Those are different versions of the ship with different stats.

Yes, I know.

Just pointing out the Cards included with the core set as opposed to the Models included with same.

Those critical hits are nasty!

So there will be no difference between the core ships and expansion packs? Or will the wave 1 ships have cards not included in the core?

Yes, the Wave 1 ships all have new Commanders, except for the Neb B, I also believe that there is at least 2+ upgrades in each expansion that only come in those wave 1 blisters.

I'm trying to be happy for everyone who got their game today, but my Amazon order shows nothing and none of the many game stores in my area will have anything before Friday, so I'm super jealous right now

I'm trying to be happy for everyone who got their game today, but my Amazon order shows nothing and none of the many game stores in my area will have anything before Friday, so I'm super jealous right now

P.S. When I get my set I will try to post pics. Please try not to be jealous when I do.

Would any of you lovely people who already have coresets in hand mind having a look at the dice and telling me what all the possible results are on blue,red, and black. It's been hard to guess the efficacy of anything shown without having a hard grasp on the dice probabilities in this game.

The dice probabilities have already been posted in another thread, with pictures. In summary:

Red: 2x blank, 1x Accuracy, 2x Hit, 2x Critical, 1x Double Hit

Blue: 2x Accuracy, 4x Hit, 2x Critical

Black: 2x blank, 4x Hit, 2x Critical + Hit

Which thread, If you don't mind me asking?