Cool. Next time I come across someone who doesn't put the F+E+TL+S on the board, I'll remind him/her that by rules, the tokens are supposed to be on the board.

Like others, I do keep my shield tokens (and number tokens where applicable) on the pilot card, but that's where the damage goes anyways. I've never seen anyone put the shield tokens on the ships.

I place my tokens near the ship...

I place the movement dials near the ship cards as I find them sometimes too big when things get crowded.

The only ship I do not place tokens next to is the Moldy crow! x10 Focus tokens can be a pain to move round ...so I place the moldy crow upgrade card at the side of the play mat, in full view of my opponent and place the focus's/foci on the card.

I place my tokens near the ship...

I place the movement dials near the ship cards as I find them sometimes too big when things get crowded.

The only ship I do not place tokens next to is the Moldy crow! x10 Focus tokens can be a pain to move round ...so I place the moldy crow upgrade card at the side of the play mat, in full view of my opponent and place the focus's/foci on the card.

That's not a bad idea... Awhile back, I was doing a similar thing with Tycho and his stress tokens, leaving one on the ship, and several others off on the edge of the board, indicating to my opponent that those were Tycho's. In the case of the MC, I like putting the card on the table and the stack on the card. Though I would probably still leave one by the ship, though I could see that going either way depending on players.

I'm with the majority here, all tokens and ship dials are placed by reflected shops. I have. Of yet had the opportunity to try a large game though, so I have not experienced a cluttered board yet, some day I will.

Eh?

I place my tokens near the ship...

I place the movement dials near the ship cards as I find them sometimes too big when things get crowded.

The only ship I do not place tokens next to is the Moldy crow! x10 Focus tokens can be a pain to move round ...so I place the moldy crow upgrade card at the side of the play mat, in full view of my opponent and place the focus's/foci on the card.

That's not a bad idea... Awhile back, I was doing a similar thing with Tycho and his stress tokens, leaving one on the ship, and several others off on the edge of the board, indicating to my opponent that those were Tycho's. In the case of the MC, I like putting the card on the table and the stack on the card. Though I would probably still leave one by the ship, though I could see that going either way depending on players.

Yeah - I do the same. A focus on MC and the rest off board. Similarly for Tycho, 1 on the board and rest on him. I mean he is pretty much always going to be stressed, right?

I am debating making some focus/evade/TL tokens than can attach to the bases in some way. Possibly with magnets underneath or something that grips the post. Not sure yet.

Yep, i do manuever dials (and shields of course) on cards because they easily get in the way. All focus,evade, target lock etc near the ships themselves.

I've taken to sliding the target locks into the ID slots at the base of the flight stand. But I don't play with people who use a whole lot of the same ship, so those slots aren't being used.

I've taken to sliding the target locks into the ID slots at the base of the flight stand. But I don't play with people who use a whole lot of the same ship, so those slots aren't being used.

That doesn't work so well in most of the games I've played. If you have even two ships of the same type (Wedge and Biggs, anyone?) then you need the IDs. Although, realistically you only need the ID on one side. You can put the target lock token on the other side of the base.

I place my tokens near the ship...

I place the movement dials near the ship cards as I find them sometimes too big when things get crowded.

The only ship I do not place tokens next to is the Moldy crow! x10 Focus tokens can be a pain to move round ...so I place the moldy crow upgrade card at the side of the play mat, in full view of my opponent and place the focus's/foci on the card.

LOL, or you could take a Sharpie and write "5X" or "10X" on a single focus token to indicate it's worth five or ten focus tokens. "Got change for a 10, buddy?"

When it comes to the Crow or Tycho which can accumulate a pile of tokens of a given type I'd suggest having one on/with the ship if all the other ships have tokens on the board and then putting the overflow on the card. This leaves the visual representation where it is easy to see while providing an idea of what you can, or can't do. If the Crow has a Focus on it the only difference all the extras make is that when it spend one there is still another one there to replace it instantly.

target locks,evade, focus on the board, mvt dial either depending on ships involved, shields on cards. the one thing I need to do is put the critical hit markers on the map also, many times players neglect to review the critical hit card off to the side.

In my pockets of course! TL front right, evade back right, focus back left... Then I never forget them!

I fly mostly imperials so its easy to mix things up, dials do sit nicely on top of ties though. And who needs shields? Wimpy Rebel {scum}. TL does sit nicely in the # slots but can be a pain to get in and out when the furball occurs.

My current method is shield tokens go with the ship card. Focus, evade and crit tokens go on the base as the only one that needs to move around from turn to turn is the crit. For target locks, I leave the blue token with the ship card and place the red token on the enemy ship base. This reduces the amount of target locks that you have to keep moving without adding too much time to check who has what.

A lot of people in my game group place all tokens on the pilot card. I have gotten used to playing that way and it is personally much easier for me. But I never considered it being hard for my opponent to keep track of what ship has what. Never once considered that possibility! I also never really realized that officially, the token must be by the ship according to the rule book. From now on I'll be sure to ask my opponent if it bothers him in the slightest . I don't want to be the cause of him getting confused because I am not doing it the correct way.

I put Blue Target Locks in the ID slot. If the ship is a dupe, I put a number on one side, and the TL on the other.

Focus, Evade, Stress, and dials all go on the table by the ships. If a ship can build up a lot of tokens - Tycho or a Moldy Crow - I might move them to the card, but I'm always very explicit about doing so. I don't split them when I do - having one on there to remind you might seem helpful, but you're really just making people look in two different places to add up how many tokens you have.

I'm not generally picky about where people put their tokens and dials, but if it causes a problem for me (i.e. the first time I fire at a ship that I didn't think had focus but it did) I'll ask to move them to the table. And if you choose to put the dials on the cards and get them mixed up, then that's your problem and you have to live with it.

I don't care where tokens go in principle, as long as it's clear to your opponent. So long as it's clear, it's courtesy to let your opponent put them where he wants to. But that relies on your opponent being courteous enough to make it clear.

A lot of people in my game group place all tokens on the pilot card. I have gotten used to playing that way and it is personally much easier for me. But I never considered it being hard for my opponent to keep track of what ship has what. Never once considered that possibility! I also never really realized that officially, the token must be by the ship according to the rule book. From now on I'll be sure to ask my opponent if it bothers him in the slightest . I don't want to be the cause of him getting confused because I am not doing it the correct way.

Funny thing is I keep my tokens on my card when not in use.

Funny thing is I keep my tokens on my card when not in use.

I can see that as being problematic. If your opponent is used to playing tokens on the cards this will be an issue for them. I usually put my unused tokens near the ship cards, but never on them, because some of my friends play tokens on cards.

Focus, Evade, Stress, and dials all go on the table by the ships. If a ship can build up a lot of tokens - Tycho or a Moldy Crow - I might move them to the card, but I'm always very explicit about doing so. I don't split them when I do - having one on there to remind you might seem helpful, but you're really just making people look in two different places to add up how many tokens you have.

If you have your tokens on the ship but then move the "pile" to the card you are already making someone look two places even if you are "explicit" about moving them. Leaving one on the ship is a reminder that the token type is on that ship and like I mentioned earlier there are very few cases when "how many" matters in decision making. If Tycho has stress then he has stress and maybe an opponent will play it assuming he will move to remove that stress but there are no promises of that. Perhaps one will plan an alpha strike on the Crow with the assumption that one focus token is all there is for Defense but if one sees a HWK the possibility of multiple tokens is a reasonable expectation.

The ships have numbers on them and the pilot cards are likewise marked by number tokens. It makes no difference if the tokens are on the board or on the appropriate numbered card, as long as all is plainly visible.

I use both methods of token marking but exclusively place maneuver dials off the board and on the pilot cards.

I put the tokens next to the ship. I started this way, then started putting them on the pilot cards, and then went back to placing them next to the ship.

I have tried placing the crit tokens next to the ship and I find myself and my opponent forgetting about them. I have now started placing the damage card on top of the ship (is easier with TIE Fighters) and that seems to work pretty well.

Funny thing is I keep my tokens on my card when not in use.

I can see that as being problematic. If your opponent is used to playing tokens on the cards this will be an issue for them. I usually put my unused tokens near the ship cards, but never on them, because some of my friends play tokens on cards.

It's why I thought it odd, but I'd obviously keep them near the card if it were a problem, but the rules are pretty clear about where the tokens should go when in use.

I put everything on the card. And that's been the prevailing norm at tournaments throughout New England. It reduces the chance of knocking ships around when adding and removing tokens.

I put shield tokens on the cards, then remove them as damage is taken.

I usually pull out enough of whatever other tokens I expect to need (target locks, focus, evade, whatever) and keep them handy off to the side of the mat. When they're in use I generally put them out on or next to the ships (since the small base ones don't provide a lot of room for tokens), so that they're a clear visual reminder to my opponent and I and there's never any question of "wait - I don't remember you having a focus..." If I took a focus, it's sitting out on the table next to my ship.

I think if you put that stuff on your ship card, off on your side of the table, there's too much room for confusion or legitimate mistakes, even if you or the other guy isn't trying to pull any intentional shenanigans.

To me, it's just courtesy to follow the rules, and place your tokens near your ship.. shield tokens on the card, and when not in use TL on the card.. I do the same CW.. I don't want my opponent accusing me of dishonest practices, and I don't want to second guess their actions as well.. I have my tokens to keep track of, I don't want to guess and wonder if the token sitting half on or off a card where his shirt could have displaced a token.. courtesy and common sense in my view.. if there is no chance to decieve or be decieved, then no arguements will arise.. and a nice sense of 'fly casual' can be observed.

I know for the most part we are all honest, but there are those who won't be, are always looking for that little thing to give them that win..

I mean the board gets crowded sometimes, you might not have room to put every ship dial perfectly next to each corresponding ship or what have you. Sometimes tokens get stacked up next to/behind a ship or set off just a little ways. But in general I find it's just more courteous and less confusing if you keep things (aside from shields, since damage is generally tracked on the ship cards) on the board in the general vicinity of the ship in question. It nips a lot of potential headaches right in the bud.