Hello all,

I was wondering if there was a good way to get an intro into Legion for relatively cheap. My roomate and I are thinking about getting into it. Unfortunately the local legion night is also Armada night so we don't want to have to dive in since we are confirmed Admrails.

Best way to get a cheap feel for it: buy two core sets (whichever era you like more) and play a game between the two of you. A single core is enough to feel the mechanics but not the scale.

Or Buy Table Top simulator on steam. It goes on sale often and is a good way to give legion a try! But if you like it, nothing beats the real thing.

Just now, ScummyRebel said:

Best way to get a cheap feel for it: buy two core sets (whichever era you like more) and play a game between the two of you. A single core is enough to feel the mechanics but not the scale.

2nd this (also may be worth sangging some of the cheap commanders or operatives Leia/sabine, veers/boba as it's a good way to significantly change the way your army plays without dumping cash into lots of units)

2 cor split them with each other add leader and a special force unit there you go you got what need to have fun.

2 hours ago, Grathew said:

Hello all,

I was wondering if there was a good way to get an intro into Legion for relatively cheap. My roomate and I are thinking about getting into it. Unfortunately the local legion night is also Armada night so we don't want to have to dive in since we are confirmed Admrails.

Well. It depends.

Either 2, 3, or 4 or 9 core sets is the correct first step for you two. I'd need to know more variables to recommend which of those options.

Numbers of core sets between the above would rarely be optimal but also make sense.

Look used or wait on a sale. You missed the Target B2G1 sale, made 3 core ~$140. Look used locally. I picked up my first core with several expansions (all waves up to Han Solo) painted for $200. I grabbed my second core new from Amazon for $40.

If you can wait try Tabletop Simulator and wait for Black Friday, I bet the original core set will be on sale somewhere cheap.

You can also do some interesting stuff to stretch your dollars.

Proxy the spare heavy weapons as regular blasters and draft new squads.

After 2 core sets to share, probably the cheapest way to play 800 point games is buy one big vehicle for each army, and then just collect your favorite movie characters.

First off thanks for all the input, to be a bit more specific we are looking to spend no more than $200 and neither of us has an interest in the rebels. Thus we were leaning towards the Clone wars era starter. At the same time stormtroopers, if we got the clonewars starter how hard would it be to get into the Empire? Likewise do we NEED two starter kits to play and test the rules? Or is it something that we can wait on for after a game or two?

Didn't know table top simulater was an option, that might be worth checking out.

3 minutes ago, Grathew said:

First off thanks for all the input, to be a bit more specific we are looking to spend no more than $200 and neither of us has an interest in the rebels. Thus we were leaning towards the Clone wars era starter. At the same time stormtroopers, if we got the clonewars starter how hard would it be to get into the Empire? Likewise do we NEED two starter kits to play and test the rules? Or is it something that we can wait on for after a game or two?

Didn't know table top simulater was an option, that might be worth checking out.

You can start with one core

I suggest (this will require some patience) that you guys check out and keep an eye on some FB star wars table top buy/sell/trade pages and look for some used collections if you are only interested in a single faction each. This obviously wont work for clones and droids as they are new, but should work well for the empire.

As I and others stated above, Tabletop sim or a single core set is enough to get your feet wet. At $200, 2 clone wars starter sets (and a card pack) will get you playing 500 point games. Plenty to have fun with.

12 minutes ago, Grathew said:

First off thanks for all the input, to be a bit more specific we are looking to spend no more than $200 and neither of us has an interest in the rebels. Thus we were leaning towards the Clone wars era starter. At the same time stormtroopers, if we got the clonewars starter how hard would it be to get into the Empire? Likewise do we NEED two starter kits to play and test the rules? Or is it something that we can wait on for after a game or two?

Didn't know table top simulater was an option, that might be worth checking out.

Yes you can run a demo game with just one core set. However, you will immediately notice that the command and control mechanics are designed for roughly twice as many units.

A core set contains around twice it's sticker price in soldiers. Also, Legion uses unique dice that cost $15 per set. A core box has one set, and you will need two sets of dice to properly play Legion. So that's another $15 worth right there. Plus the scenery in core boxes adds some value. Plus the spare special rulers that Legion uses.

If I were you I'd buy a box, paint your forces, play the learning game a few times, then buy another box, paint your forces, play some unofficial evil 700ish point games, add expansions one at a time as you paint them till you have like 1000 points apiece and can play slight variations on 800 points.

You could print all the cards you want and proxy the entire game if you just want to see how it plays.

If you lived by me you could borrow armies and not spend a dime

Lots of options. Didn't enjoy playing small games. The game is designed for 800pt games and 2 core sets is the cheapest (per model) way to get in the game. You'll want the dice and barricades anyway

Buy two cores. Split them. You now each have a full army.

Then buy a commander, a special forces, an operative, and a Dewback or Tauntaun.

You're set with options at that point