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Star Wars Armada: Rapid Reinforcements II Hot Take

This is probably the biggest content release for Star Wars: Armada players for the year, so let’s do something about it. Hi, it’s Summer. I paid for the whole seat, but I only need the edge. Rapid What? - “You...

Star Wars Shatterpoint – Rules and Demo First Impressions!

Late last year Atomic Mass Games—publishers of Marvel Crisis Protocol, Star Wars: Armada, etc—announced a skirmish scale game set in a galaxy far, far, away. Titled Star Wars: Shatterpoint, the games core box is set in the Clone Wars era...

Star Wars: Armada Naval Academy – Warship Survival

Hey, it’s Summer again. Oh, the coolant leak alarms? They’re supposed to be ringing. This article is about defence in Armada, and what we can do to facilitate a healthy separation between ship and space. Stayin’ Alive – “I'm positive...

Heroes of the Aturi Cluster: Everything You Need to Know About X-Wing’s Fan-Made Co-op Campaign

Welcome, Pilots. This page is your definitive guide to the fan-made cooperative campaign called Heroes of the Aturi Cluster, created by Josh Derksen as a supplement to the popular X-Wing Miniatures Game. The campaign’s highly polished rules and components allow...

Star Wars: Armada Naval Academy – Dice 102

Armada’s delicious dice reflect the game’s core design: tight core mechanics supported by great depth beyond the rulebook. Following on from Dice 101, I want to talk about the deeper elements of the game’s dice. Forces for Change - “Page-turners...

Star Wars: Armada Dockyard – Rebel Small Ships Part II

Today in Star Wars: Armada, Summer gets attacked by a swarm of angry fish. This is Part II of the Dockyard series on small Rebel Alliance ships. The Ships – “Fear is your natural warning system; it keeps you alive...

Star Wars: Armada Dockyard – Rebel Small Ships Part I

The Rebel Alliance fields the largest selection of small ships in Armada, and has cemented itself as a definitive power in small unit gameplay. Welcome to Part I of Dockyard – Rebel Small Ships, an explainers article where I...

Star Wars: Armada Naval Academy – Sloanager and Luminara Venator List Breakdown

I’ve been here for a few months going on and on about Armada. I’ve given faction overviews. I’ve overviewed ships. I’ve given the run-down on dice, and even touched on fleet-building. What about pulling it all together into fleet-building?...

Summer’s 2022 Hobby Year in Review

2022 was a year of escalation. The previous years marked my journey through the pandemic under the familiar banner of my Master's degree. I'd grown horribly accustomed to the loneliness and shades of grey that permeated society, and three...

Star Wars: Armada Naval Academy – Dice 101

Today’s naval academy is about Star Wars: Armada’s dice and their suspiciously candy-like design. This article is dedicated to Greg, who requested an explanation of the game’s dice in very, very simple terms. Let’s talk about basic mechanics, cryptic...