Hello, new to X-Wing, just getting into with my son. Any suggestions on where to get everything (expansions, etc...)?

Found stuff on Amazon, but not sure they are the best source. Can you get upgrades cards by themselves, or do you need to get a ship expansion.

Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Depends on where you are, if you're in the UK then try Chaos Cards, Game Lore, Red Dice Game or Element games for xpacs and for individual upgrade cards try big orbit cards, Amazon prices for X Wing miniatures have been bad this year.

Miniature Maket and Cool Stuff Inc are great online resources with awesome prices.

First off, if at all possible, I highly recommend finding a local game store that hosts open play and tournaments. Buy at least some of your stuff from them to support the store and thank them for supporting the awesome X-Wing community. Having a play space where you can regularly find other people to play with is awesome and totally worth paying full MSRP on some ships for.

After that, http://www.miniaturemarket.com/ and http://www.coolstuffinc.com are the two primary online stores for good X-Wing prices and customer service. They both have free shipping on large orders. Which one has better prices will vary from time to time.

You can also occasionally find deep discounts at places like Barnes and Noble when they put stuff on clearance, but that's more of a grab-it-when-you-see-it thing rather than a consistent source.

" Can you get upgrades cards by themselves, "

Not officially. FFG never has and never will sell card-only packs for X-Wing. You can get individual upgrade cards off of e-bay, but it's a bad plan. They're almost universally overpriced and the money you spend on 2-3 valuable upgrades could have gotten you a whole ship instead.

Instead of trying to acquire specific upgrades, focus on gathering a variety of ships first. Then, if you hear about a certain upgrade that sounds awesome, proxy it first. Print out your own copy or write its name and effect on an index card. Most casual players will have no problem with you doing this for a regular game night match. The only time proxies are not allowed is for tournaments (by the official tournament rules) or when casual players are uncomfortable playing with proxies of spoiled-but-unreleased content. So then, if you do end up liking the card and squads you make with it and want to do a tournament with it, THEN go buy the ship that has it or, if you're desperate for one card, find a way to beg, borrow, trade, or ebay for it.

Many thanks for your reply's.

I'm in Georgia (actually I'm new to GA, so not familiar with the surroundings yet), a bit north of Atlanta. If any of you know this area and know of some shops, I'd appreciate the info.

Again, I appreciate all the help from the forum, y'all have been great

Try posting in this forum to see if you can find local groups:

https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/forum/292-x-wing-organized-play/

Additionally, there is a Facebook group for swapping and buying/selling stuff: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StarWarsXwingSwapandSell/

There are often entire fleets available for comparatively little money. Or single ships.

Additionally, there is a Facebook group for swapping and buying/selling stuff: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StarWarsXwingSwapandSell/

There are often entire fleets available for comparatively little money. Or single ships.

Thanks - I'm not much for Facebook, but I can get my better half to do that for me