Star Wars: Armada Wave 1 Review

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Great review!

Great points throughout the review - excellent analysis. I disagree on the Nebulon point, though: having played with a second Neb since it came available, I've actually found it extremely useful for army building.

Players will purchase a second Neb-B 1) for the new cards (the additional ship names are *very* useful, and much easier to use in play than the Redemption card that comes with the base set), and 2) for an additional highly mobile supporting fire vessel. Considering that you can get up to 4 Engineering (which means good shield replenishing if you need it) and up to 4 Red Dice from the front hull, they can dish out a good amount of damage early, especially with the Salvation upgrade. Sure, it can't tank like the Assault Frigate (and it's not designed for it), but with two Braces and an Evade you can sustain quite a few hits on a hull zone that only has 1-3 Shield points (and you can get them back each turn, even if you only have the Engineering token and not the full command).

To tie into a later part of the review, you'd purchase the Neb-B set on similar grounds to the Victory set: the cards, plus another option if you need it for your army. Not necessarily the most cost-effective way to build an army, but it does have its uses,

Welcome to the fort, Centaur!

So is playing a fleet of either the Imperials or Rebels noticeably more expensive than other?

If you want to minimise cost, go Imperial. A base set, a gladiator and a fighter pack and you'll have everything you need. Especially if you're happy faking any missing title and upgrade cards/

Speaking of which, there's a handy squad builder here which will explain what they all do:

armada.fabpsb.net/gindex.php?lng=en