by MerricB
I haven't had much of a chance to play the X-Wing Miniatures Game, nor try the extra ships I've bought (TIE Advanced and Y-Wing), but I was able to get in a game with Ian a little while ago. Ian was playing his first game, and chose to play the Imperials: Darth Vader plus three TIE Fighters against my team of two X-Wings and two Y-Wings.Ian needed to get used to the manoeuvring of the ships, and it took just a little bit, with Darth Vader's Advanced TIE prototype bumping into one of his wingmen and Wedge gaining a target lock on him.
Trying to get out of the way, Darth Vader didn't quite manage to do so, as Luke and the TIEs also bounced into each other. This was a 100 point game, but I think Ian was about 12 points short (only a 88 point team). The disparity in experience and points was shortly going to become apparent as my Y-Wings came into ion cannon range of the TIE fighters.
Combined fire allowed Ian to take out one of my Y-Wings (boy, they have a lot of shields and health), as Darth Vader rushed out of the conflict and swung around for another pass. Wedge and Luke also swung around, and one of the TIE fighters was destroyed under their fire.
Soon, it was back into the close quarters and poor manoeuvrability. My ships were in better position - and had a lot more health than Ian's.
And then we separated again, with a lot of red manoeuvres causing stress. The Ion cannon was wreaking havoc with Darth Vader's navigation system.
Unfortunately, some really good attacks were enough to take out both Darth Vader and one of Ian's remaining TIE Fighters. It was all over for the Empire.
Four Imperial ships destroyed for the loss of one Y-Wing: the Rebellion will take those losses!