When Are New Products Tournament Legal

By Spike IT, in X-Wing Rules Questions

Wave XI drops today. There use to be a reference in the tournament rules or FAQ that said products were tournament legal as soon as they were released by FFG, but I can't find that now. Does anyone know if that reference still exists? Can we use Wave XI ships in Store Championship tournaments this weekend since FFG has posted the products are now available on their website?

Save for Nationals & Worlds, all products are legal the day of release.

https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/44/ec/44ec2498-5833-4c30-a5d8-6edb80609de0/x-wing_tournament_regulations_v21_text_version.pdf

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For Relaxed and Formal events, all product is legal in North America upon the product's official release. For Premier events, all product is legal in North America 11 days—typically the second Monday—after the product's official release. Official dates will be updated on the Product Legality page on our website (https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/op/legality/sw). Players outside North America should check with their organizer to determine which products are tournament legal.

Most events are not Premier events, and they usually don't release new product that close to a Premier event anyway IIRC. So 99% of the time, the answer that matters is "Legal on release day in North America. For anywhere else, ask your TO."

That's what I wanted to see. Thank you.

3 minutes ago, EdgeOfDreams said:

https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/44/ec/44ec2498-5833-4c30-a5d8-6edb80609de0/x-wing_tournament_regulations_v21_text_version.pdf

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Most events are not Premier events, and they usually don't release new product that close to a Premier event anyway IIRC. So 99% of the time, the answer that matters is "Legal on release day in North America. For anywhere else, ask your TO."