So the new core set has an initiative token.
It's cute with its picture of an X-wing and all, but really -- it's not like initiative switches sides; keeping track of who had initiative has never been an issue. So what to do with the token?
Use it in place of an obstacle?
Put it on a peg as a T-70 stand-in?
Mount it in gold and hang it around your neck?
Put it on a base as a tournament trophy?
It's cute with its picture of an X-wing and all, but really -- it's not like initiative switches sides; keeping track of who had initiative has never been an issue. So what to do with the token?
Try using it. Switch initiative each round.
I've been doing it for months, and it adds so much depth to pilot skill clashes. Completely level playing field in terms of information, with each getting to react to the other.
Edited by Blue FiveFlip it as a coin to see who goes first? 
What, both sides are the exact same! 
%$ it I'm going to Armada, at least they have a 2 sided initiative token. 
Flip it as a coin to see who goes first?
What, both sides are the exact same!
%$ it I'm going to Armada, at least they have a 2 sided initiative token.
I was all excited expecting to see a Tie or something on the reverse!!! Then had a MAJOR LETDOWN seeing it was the same thing!!! REALLY FFG!?!?!
Oh that's what that thing is?
I plan on using it to note an effect that has been declared such as Torkil Mux knocking someone down to PS 0.
You didn't print out and laminate your own custom token with a picture of Mister Yuk on out and the caption "You got Muxed!"?
Flip it as a coin to see who goes first?
What, both sides are the exact same!
%$ it I'm going to Armada, at least they have a 2 sided initiative token.
I was all excited expecting to see a Tie or something on the reverse!!! Then had a MAJOR LETDOWN seeing it was the same thing!!! REALLY FFG!?!?!
Come on northerner, it's obviously a hockey puck
for the new X-wing miniatures hockey game.
I'm going to use it. I can't count how many times an opponent and myself are getting into heavy ACM, then forgot who had initiative and we both have to look at and quickly total our ships out.
Edited by joewrightgmI don't think I've ever forgotten who had initiative, but I love the idea of alternating initiative each round.
Flip it as a coin to see who goes first?
What, both sides are the exact same!
%$ it I'm going to Armada, at least they have a 2 sided initiative token.
I was all excited expecting to see a Tie or something on the reverse!!! Then had a MAJOR LETDOWN seeing it was the same thing!!! REALLY FFG!?!?!
I know right?!!
If they had used a usb plug for the initiative token one side could be the x-wing, the other side a TIE fighter, and the other side a starviper.
I like the idea of passing it back and forth every turn in games with matching opposed pilot skills. But that might add an unwanted amount of time trying to think through which ships move first every round. More fair, more cun imo, more interesting, but ultimately more time consuming as well.