Taking a break from running around the convention hall, I took a couple of minutes to upload some pictures from the demo set at FFG's booth. I did an interview as well about the game and will be posting more at the blog in the coming days both about this game and the LCG. You can find the image post here: http://thehopelessgamer.blogspot.com/2011/08/just-in-from-gencon-x-wing-and-star.html

pwvogt said:

Thanks for the pictures.  I'll be looking forward to your blog posts.  Added you to the twitter feed, too.

Interesting but needs more Deathstar.

Alex

Well, there's some good, hard news & pix! Good job - thanks! Hey, I was pretty close to right (on some post somewhere, LOL): apparently six TIEs and three X-Wings.

The minis themselves look great! Not all bent out of shape and mangled like the Starship Battles minis.

I can't tell if the game is fun from the pictures, obviously, but I can't wait to try it out once it releases.

Yeah, check those skinny, straight lil' solar panels on the TIEs!! Gotta say, I'm definitely in.

Something else for the poor wife to pull her hair out over.

Thanks for the pic's pwvogt. This actually looks like Starship Battles for grown ups and the minis look better quality than the WOTC ones in the material they are using as there appears to be less warping/bending. I may just be interested in a space battles based minis game if the reviews are positive. It would also be good to understand/hear how all the ship profiles, characters, equipment & tokens etc add to the game mechanic.

 I'm gonna need a bigger job...

 I would prefer if they didn't use pilots who are already established as characters for generic pieces. 

 Gotta say, I hope we'll get those starfield boards in the boxed game:

But I kind of doubt it, 'cause they're really big. They certainly make the fighters pop, though. If we don't get 'em, I may have to go buy some of that 'starfield' fabric that everyone was buying at Walmart for Starship Battles...

Sad Panda

These look like nothing more than the Starship Battles minis done in hard plastic instead of the soft plastic that bent all out of shape.

I was hoping for something larger or grander...sigh.  But this does tend to affirm my belief that Lucasfilm owned the casts for the SW:CMG, so we can probably also look forward to some of those reappearing in FFG format.

The only bright point in my outlook is a chance to get more ARC-170s...

 it actually looks very similar to Wings of War which is to be expected with giant manoeuvre tiles instead of the little cards.  Can't say I'm disappointed.

I. J. Thompson said:

If they follow the WoW model as it appears they are, the starfield will be available for about $40 a pop that you can buy multiples of and put together and make a larger play area.  I was hoping they would be smaller but at least they will be nice hard plastic.  The bendy wings and guns are a thing of the past, yay!

R5Don4 said:

So, $40 on top of the $40 starter set cost?  Eek.  How big are they?  At least, if I decide to buy in, I can drive to their headquarters and buy one.

Cool pics!  Although the sculpts look familiar I'm hoping the game play is better than SSB.  I will definitely give it a try.  Thanks for sharing.

Dog Solitude said:

I think he means by  "starfield" the starter.

Each is $40.00 and you can buy multiples to expand.

I was told the starter will contain 3 X-Wings and 6 Tie-Fighters but I have no way to confirm that (since I'm not at GenCon).