Hello All!

X-Wing player here looking to also expand into Armada.

However, as some of you X-Wing players may know, there are some home made modifications that can be made to the game pieces that vastly improve gaming experience. Examples of these include:

• Washer/weights to the base to minimise chance of shifting/knocking over
• Bumpon stickers/plastic to also minimise shifting/knocking over
• Contacting/clear coating the manoeuvre dials so they don't rub out over time
• Inserting washers in the manoeuvre dials for the same purpose above

The question I wanted to ask was, does the engineering of the game pieces still warrant the need for these improvements? Or have FFG improved the design that they are no longer really necessary?

Cheers!

I have put washers into the bases of my fighters, just as I did for X-Wing.

I've not tried or thought of any other modifications.

I put glue on the sides of all the cardboard dials and other tokens, so they don't wear off. I did this to a Lot of Boardgames, that I play a Lot.

I put glue on the sides of all the cardboard dials and other tokens, so they don't wear off. I did this to a Lot of Boardgames, that I play a Lot.

What glue do you recommend

The ship bases for Armada are heavy enough to forego any weighting. The squadrons might need a little though.

I put glue on the sides of all the cardboard dials and other tokens, so they don't wear off. I did this to a Lot of Boardgames, that I play a Lot.

What glue do you recommend

I get the best result with "ponal" wood paste. It's for glueing wood. It's white, but becomes transparent once it dries. It makes all the cardboard edges hard like plastic. They don't wear of, and don't absorb moisture anymore. Also they stay clean, and feel better.

I have ten year old descent tokens, we played the hell out Off, and they still Look like day one.

Here's something that I have a question about:

I put all my damage cards into FFG sleeves. These seem to be a bit thicker and feel nicer than the cheapo sleeves I have for my X-Wing damage deck. However, with the larger number of cards, I also have a very slide-prone tall stack of cards, which isn't good.

I'm sure a number of you gaming veterans have solutions to this. Care to help a brother out with a tip?

Instead of stacking them, you can use a card tray, where they stand in. You can Build one easily with catdboard, hard foam or even wood. The other thing you could do is split it in half, and refill as it gets smaller.

Edit: Here is an example some guy on BGG made.

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1352926/sleeved-damage-card-tray

i hd the same problem with the damage deck, i tried 2 different sleeves and both where too thick and made the stack slide sideways, i just found the thinner ones and am switching to those, the FFG ones are better for upgrades.

I put glue on the sides of all the cardboard dials and other tokens, so they don't wear off. I did this to a Lot of Boardgames, that I play a Lot.

What glue do you recommend

I get the best result with "ponal" wood paste. It's for glueing wood. It's white, but becomes transparent once it dries. It makes all the cardboard edges hard like plastic. They don't wear of, and don't absorb moisture anymore. Also they stay clean, and feel better.

I have ten year old descent tokens, we played the hell out Off, and they still Look like day one.

How thick do you typically put the glue on?

Here's something that I have a question about:

I put all my damage cards into FFG sleeves. These seem to be a bit thicker and feel nicer than the cheapo sleeves I have for my X-Wing damage deck. However, with the larger number of cards, I also have a very slide-prone tall stack of cards, which isn't good.

I'm sure a number of you gaming veterans have solutions to this. Care to help a brother out with a tip?

That Only happens when you first sleeve them. Leave them stacked and eventually the air comes out if them and they flatten out.

I have no problems with my damage deck and FFG slevees.

Has anyone had any issues with the shield dials on the ship bases falling off? In some cases the small black piece that holds the dial on falls right off. I'm trying to think of a solution short of just gluing the black piece on.

I put glue on the sides of all the cardboard dials and other tokens, so they don't wear off. I did this to a Lot of Boardgames, that I play a Lot.

What glue do you recommend

I get the best result with "ponal" wood paste. It's for glueing wood. It's white, but becomes transparent once it dries. It makes all the cardboard edges hard like plastic. They don't wear of, and don't absorb moisture anymore. Also they stay clean, and feel better.

I have ten year old descent tokens, we played the hell out Off, and they still Look like day one.

How thick do you typically put the glue on?

You can apply it really thick, but a this cost, that covers the sides completely. On all moving parts, like the dials, and especially the Ship tokens which von into the bases, i kept i very thin so the dials don't rub, and the tokens still fit in.

You can put the glue on a palette, and thin it with a bit of water. I just put the glue directly from the bottle to the tokens, and then use an old brush to distribute it.

For everyone whho wants to try this and Never did before: only put glue on the cardboard sides/edges!

The printed areas are already foiled, and the glue would ruin them. If you accidentaly geht some glue on the flats, you can easily wipe it away with a paper towel, or your hand.