Hey guys, still a newbie, here.

Was wondering if these lists are on equal footing:

Lando w/ Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, and Expert Handling

Luke w/ R2-D2, Shield Upgrade

Versus...

Darth Vader w/ Squad Leader

Howlrunner w/ Swarm Tactics

Mauler Mithel w/ Veteran Instincts

Black Squadron Pilot w/ Draw Their Fire

We have the Millennium Falcon, Core Set, TIE Fighter, and TIE Advanced sets.

Here is how they pan out points wise

87 points

A slight tweak on Vader's set up.

88 points

It's actually reasonably well matched, should be an interesting fight.

If the points add up they would be considered "evenly matched" although I'm not sure if it will feel that way when they play.

The Imperials may not have a lot of attack dice but it looks like they'll be shooting before the rebels get to go. That will be putting all of those 2 dice attacks against the Rebels defenses but if the Imperials concentrate fire and get a little lucky it can turn into an uphill battle quickly for the Rebels. The Rebels lose a ships they would be in big trouble but the Imperials don't have a lot of firepower once they lose a ship or two.

Be interesting to see how it plays out.

So.. Pretty even?

The Imp player is a little better, so I made a small handicap. I may even give Luke Draw Their Fire to make Lando live longer. Or Veteran Instincts.

In this game, if the points are even on both sides then things are equal. This is a very balanced game.