Atomic Mass Games | Star Wars Legion: Core Set | Unit Expansion | Miniatures Game | Ages 14+ | 2 Players | 90 Minutes Playing Time
Star Wars: Legion Core Set
Warfare is an inescapable part of the Star Wars universe, from the blow dealt to the Rebel Alliance in the Battle of Hoth to a few Rebel strike teams taking on a legion of stormtroopers stationed on Endor. Seize your chance to get your boots on the ground and lead your troops to victory with Star Wars: Legion, a miniatures game of thrilling infantry battles in the Star Wars universe!
Star Wars: Legion invites you to join the unsung battles of the Galactic Civil War as the commander of a unique army filled with troopers, powerful ground or repulsor vehicles, and iconic characters like Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker. While innovative mechanics simulate the fog of war and the chaos of battle, the unpainted, easily assembled miniatures give you a canvas to create the Star Wars army you’ve always wanted to lead into battle—whether you fight for the monolithic, oppressive Galactic Empire or the ragtag Rebel Alliance.
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| Dimensions: | 29.54 x 10.16 x 29.54 cm; 453.59 Grams |
| Model: | SWL01 |
| Material: | Cardboard |
| Colour: | Multicoloured |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 14 – 99 years |
| Assembly: | No |
| Colour: | Multicoloured |
| Material: | Cardboard |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Allot of rules. I honestly got this mostly for the miniatures. I like to build and paint them.
Allot of rules. I honestly got this mostly for the miniatures. I like to build and paint them.
Just as described great models would buy again from them. Very happy.
What I like is that it has everything a newbie needs to build they armys and play the game.. you can also order the paint set.. if you dont have any paint on you as well
What I like is that it has everything a newbie needs to build they armys and play the game.. you can also order the paint set.. if you dont have any paint on you as well
Get these models, you won't regret it! Package arrived quickly and in great condition. Model is very easy to install and the Tauntauns are larger than expected. Fun to paint, highly recommended buy!
Get these models, you won’t regret it! Package arrived quickly and in great condition. Model is very easy to install and the Tauntauns are larger than expected. Fun to paint, highly recommended buy!
A must buy! Very easy to install and so worth the price. Shipment arrived quickly and in perfect condition. I decided to swap the supplied 100mm base for an oval base. The supplied base is more than sufficient, I swapped it for personal preference. Don't pass this model up, makes a great centerpiece!
A must buy! Very easy to install and so worth the price. Shipment arrived quickly and in perfect condition. I decided to swap the supplied 100mm base for an oval base. The supplied base is more than sufficient, I swapped it for personal preference. Don’t pass this model up, makes a great centerpiece!
Very high quality and detailed miniatures. They are very easy to assemble because of the push-fit parts!
Very high quality and detailed miniatures. They are very easy to assemble because of the push-fit parts!
This was a great price and it was shipped fast and was just as describe. Would buy again.
Im a huge fan of Star Wars and wanted a new little hobby to do and this was a fun little hobby starter I didn’t like how in the package they didn’t include the paint set even if it was a very limited one it was still a good starter not all pieces are on the little frames which was useful but kinda took part off the fun out of the full experience and a reminder clean up each pieces before and possibly after gluing it’ll make the things look so much better but it’s fun and takes a while to do which is what I like about i
Im a huge fan of Star Wars and wanted a new little hobby to do and this was a fun little hobby starter I didn’t like how in the package they didn’t include the paint set even if it was a very limited one it was still a good starter not all pieces are on the little frames which was useful but kinda took part off the fun out of the full experience and a reminder clean up each pieces before and possibly after gluing it’ll make the things look so much better but it’s fun and takes a while to do which is what I like about i
This starter set is enough to play 500 point starter battles. With 2 you can build solid 800 point armies. 1 Starter and 1 or 2 boosters good 800 point armies can be fielded. Purchase 1 booster card pack. Value for the money 6 stars.
This starter set is enough to play 500 point starter battles. With 2 you can build solid 800 point armies. 1 Starter and 1 or 2 boosters good 800 point armies can be fielded. Purchase 1 booster card pack. Value for the money 6 stars.
This is a must have if you are building a Clone army! They add an awesome dynamic to your list and the figures look amazing.
If you are just looking for Star Wars minis to paint, this set should satisfy that itch. Lots of customization and you get extra helmets!
Love the unit but was disappointed in the condition of the box it came in.
Love the unit but was disappointed in the condition of the box it came in.
The game itself is difficult for a non war gamer but once you get the hang of building the little guys the sculpts are beautiful. I like to paint in my spare time and while these are annoying to glue together they are absolutely some of the best sculpts available at the hobby shop for painting. Very happy with finished builds.
The game itself is difficult for a non war gamer but once you get the hang of building the little guys the sculpts are beautiful. I like to paint in my spare time and while these are annoying to glue together they are absolutely some of the best sculpts available at the hobby shop for painting. Very happy with finished builds.
From a model standpoint, it is quite accurate and nicely detailed. It scales out close to 1/48 scale. The parts come on (sytrene?) plastic sprues and can be assembled using standard plastic glue for models like Testors or Tamiya CA(super glue). When assembled the turret and guns can be press fitted without glue allowing them the still be moveable/rotatable. You have the choice of top hatch closed or hatch open with a Battle Droid in it. The back hatch could also be positioned open if you wanted to scratch build and interior.
Perfect item, just as expected
Wanted the set to paint and really happy with them
C'est bien sans plus
Bon petit jeu mais rien de nouveaux. Ce n’est pas mieux qu’un bon Warhammer 40 000 et ce mme si c’est Star wars. Mais les figurines sont belles et ont un bon rendu lorsque vous les peinturer. Maintenant les figurine nous servent plus au jeu de rle qu’au jeu de base. N’achet que si vous n’avez pas dj de wargame.
Well, the 2 day shipping turned into a week as the 1st item was lost in the mail, Amazon of course replaced it…now to the Shoretrooper expansion. This is the 2nd unit. I have purchased and as before I cannot believe how AWESOME these guys look, details is ever improving with Legion minis. And these look gorgeous.Now for game mechanics.. You have a core with a heavy and a motar team so this box includes 2 count them TWO fieldable units..so right there you get more BOOM BOOM and PEW PEW for your buck.. If you want some serious core troop units I would choose these over Bucketheads.
Fun game saw a lot on youtube so decided to get it definitely not worth the 100 i bought on sale for 80 still not worth it they give you the cheapest plastice and it breaks very easily maybe worth like 50 at most.
Fun game saw a lot on youtube so decided to get it definitely not worth the 100 i bought on sale for 80 still not worth it they give you the cheapest plastice and it breaks very easily maybe worth like 50 at most.
i don't even know how to play this game; i just like the figurine.
i don’t even know how to play this game; i just like the figurine.
i don't even know how to play the game; but this figurine looks amazing.
i don’t even know how to play the game; but this figurine looks amazing.
again, can't play for the life of me; but the figurine is amazing.
again, can’t play for the life of me; but the figurine is amazing.
Love this product as well as this seller! They ship quick and always have great service,I very much appreciate this buisness!!
Easy assembly with individually packaged people so there is no confusion as to what arm goes with what model. The first layer of paint doesn't like to stick to the model so do a once over with a primer before starting painting. The instructions are easy to understand and play. I would say that I am very happy with this purchase and am glad to add it to our list of tabletop games. A side bonus is I can use the models when playing the Star Wars Tabletop RPG!
Easy assembly with individually packaged people so there is no confusion as to what arm goes with what model. The first layer of paint doesn’t like to stick to the model so do a once over with a primer before starting painting. The instructions are easy to understand and play. I would say that I am very happy with this purchase and am glad to add it to our list of tabletop games. A side bonus is I can use the models when playing the Star Wars Tabletop RPG!
This is an excellent product. Assembling the miniatures has been a fun project and the gameplay rules are fairly intuitive. I had one minor issue with the BARC speeder because the plastic support posts were too long and prevented it from snapping together correctly. My solution was to cut the posts down more, but be very careful if you do this because they can break off completely if strained too much.
The issue was very minor and the speeder ended up looking acceptable in the end. Also be careful mixing and matching the clone pieces since not every arm will match well with every torso. (Dry fit before gluing.)
Not issues with shipment. The item is great. Krennic is a great model to add to you Star Wars legion Empire Army. The sculpt is great and it is easy to assemble. It is made of the soft plastic FFG is known for and super glue will work to assemble this.
Not issues with shipment. The item is great. Krennic is a great model to add to you Star Wars legion Empire Army. The sculpt is great and it is easy to assemble. It is made of the soft plastic FFG is known for and super glue will work to assemble this.
Firstly, this is a great looking addition which also adds plenty in to the gameplay options. It can be run as a generic Imperial Special Forces unit (4-5 troopers) or as Inferno Squad (3 troopers). In addition, you get the option to use the 2 Inferno Squad heavies as upgrades to a regular Corps unit. All 3 possibilities are well worth exploring.
My only minor gripe is that a single box won’t allow you to do this fully. While the box states that it contains enough for both units, the truth is that it doesn’t allow both units to be full. 3 troopers make up Inferno Squad, and 3 more E11 troopers can be used in an ISF unit. The final trooper in the box can be assembled with either an E11 or a heavy T21. ISF units require 4 regular troopers, with the option of adding one heavy. So if you build the final trooper with a T21, you will not have enough regular troopers to run both squads together. If you build the final trooper with the E11, you can run both squads but your ISF squad won’t have a heavy weapon to equip. I believe this is the first time this has happened in any Legion expansion I have bought, so I was a little disappointed.
Great for getting in to the hobby as a first se
I bought these as my first set before buying the core set of Star Wars Legion. It’s a lot cheaper than buying the big box which is quite pricey, to find out you’re not a fan of painting miniatures. These are very well detailed, and as you can see in the picture, easy to prime. I’m no expert but using this simple set of 4 figures to practice before jumping on the main sets and game, it’s perfect.
As for the people already in to the hobby, it’s a nice little set that will boost your armies towards the dark side of the force.
A xmas gift for my son. Super quick delivery and best price.
A xmas gift for my son. Super quick delivery and best price.
Good set and variety but you might want to find someone to split the cost of two boxes to get whole armies for each side.
Good set and variety but you might want to find someone to split the cost of two boxes to get whole armies for each side.
Awesome game and awesome unit. Just wish they were a little easier to assemble.
The game is very fun and not to hard to learn. The minis are good quality but the droids are easy to break so you have to be careful. The clones are very easy to put together, and the BARC speeder is not very hard. The droids on the other hand are the reason I didn’t give this 5 stars. They are very annoying to put together because they are so small and you can’t put them together without superglue. If you are going to buy this you will defiantly need superglue and a pair of clippers. Overall this is worth the money and it is very fun to play, just the droids are insanely hard to assemble, and you will need patience to do this. I would recommend this as a Christmas gift for someone over the age of 8 because the pieces are very small. Overall this was a great game and I would recommend it, if you have the patience to assemble it.
This arrived on time and is perfect fit for the game. Pack was very damaged on arrival hence the 4 stars, but the mini was not damaged
This arrived on time and is perfect fit for the game. Pack was very damaged on arrival hence the 4 stars, but the mini was not damaged
Great model but quite expensive
As a piece of terrain for the Star Wars Legion game, it is deemed an expensive side purchase…BUT on the table it does give the authentic look of the Endor bunker. It is a perfect size and the roof is removable to place models inside if needed. There was a surprising amount of parts in the box that require glue – Whereas I though it was going to be a take out of the box and place on the table ready to go purchase.
There are cheaper 3rd party options available but if you can stretch to it, it looks great!
Overall a great Operative for Legion. Powerful defense but low courage. I was surprised to find not one but three “Sabine Wren only” upgrade cards, including the Darksaber, Electro Grapling line and Personal Combat Shield. The Darksaber is a necessity when fighting sith and it’s just plain awesome. As an added bonus, Sabine Wren has a speed of three and jump 2. The Explosions command card is nice for executing some extra damage on weaker units. Plus who couldn’t use a Mandalorian in there army.
Been waiting for this for awhile to add to my armies. Arrived early, in perfect condition...just what the doctor ordered
Been waiting for this for awhile to add to my armies. Arrived early, in perfect condition…just what the doctor ordered
Value
The item was well packaged and all the pieces were there it’s says painted but is unpainted. A good product and value for item.
Dont know what you need till you get it lol. Arrived on time, packed well and cant wait to pai
Dont know what you need till you get it lol. Arrived on time, packed well and cant wait to pai
Everything in this set looks awesome, I wanted to play as the armies of the CIS and after a few games against my friend I am hooked. Word to the wise though, the entire CIS army is very difficult to put together, so I recommend patience, video tutorials, and some non-shaky hands to put them together. The reason I am making this 4 stars, is because I know for a fact that if I went to my local game shop the price of this set is almost 30 dollars cheaper, but if you’re lazy/ worried about covid the price is fine.
Easy to assemble and fun to paint!
Great value for money, instruction manual is very helpful – not sure why there are so many reviews saying it’s impossible to assemble separatists this is my first ever miniature purchase and I think it was quite straight forward even without the diagrams in the booklet.
impressive model from FFG. glad they decided to switch over to sprues and hard plastic. had to get a second one to run in my list.
Figurines faciles à monte
Satisfait du produit (pour info les figurines de la bote de Drod B1 sont trs difficiles monter)… les Clones sont trs faciles monter et ne demandent que quelques points de colle…
… Belle qualit.
excelente servicio de entrega
Lo compr con descuento, la entrega fue super rapida y en perfectas condiciones por lo que se lleva mi mejor calificacin.
En cuanto a esta expansin si bien no la he probado en mesa, puedo ver que da buenas opciones para una lista enfocada a infanteria.
For a basic, get into the game, it's real value for money. if you are just playing with buddies on the kitchen table, then get it, if you want to get into the game some, then maybe spring for 2 sets.
For a basic, get into the game, it’s real value for money. if you are just playing with buddies on the kitchen table, then get it, if you want to get into the game some, then maybe spring for 2 sets.
I paint figures and Sabine has a lot of details. Very small parts to keep track of, but a lot of options for modeling.
I paint figures and Sabine has a lot of details. Very small parts to keep track of, but a lot of options for modeling.
Not an Amazon shipping issue, but package was listed as new but looks like pictures above. Second time this has happened from different sellers. Parts in tact but be careful!
Great product would definetly recommend to table top enthusiast and star wars fans alike
Great product would definetly recommend to table top enthusiast and star wars fans alike
I picked this up a few weeks back and have since started work on sourcing a full range of both the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War ranges of Legion models. I actually got into both the Legion and Armada product lines whilst on the hunt for prospective miniatures to use in an Edge of Empire RPG game I’m looking to run with my social group when we finally manage to escape lockdown!
Overall I’ve found that this is very well put together core box. For me the quality of the materials is key part of any game, primarily due to the high use that they can get if they’re popular with the group. Suffice to say that this is no exception, the tokens, cards and rulebook feel like they should wear well with continued use and I love the artwork.
I really like the models in the entire Legion range, not just this core box. Similar sort of build quality to the likes of Game Workshop, with a nice level of detail and solid build feel. This is also one of those ranges that I can see myself painting up all nice and fancy. They just look and feel like they’re going to be an easy paint job!
There are only two things I would raise.
The first is to beware the droid models when putting them together! I’m used to taking apart flimsy bits and pieces from sprues over the years, but I suspect the droids are all very easy to break for the uninitiated, so be sure to take care when getting them off the sprues, I would suggest a good pair of clippers and/or a sharp crafting knife (I almost snapped the end of a blaster rifle whilst using a crafting blade but was luckily able to salvage it with a smidgen of super glue). Oh you will need to get super glue for this…
My second point would be that it would be a little easier if the General Grievous model had individual blueprints for putting it together. There are several variant builds/poses for General Grievous, but (presumably to save space in printing) they’ve only used a single visual instruction of the model with all parts for all the variants shown, definitely threw me off for a bit trying to work out whether one or two parts were meant to be included or not!
Apart from those two points it’s a good little starter set and I look forward to dual using it for both Legion games and to supplement some RPG gaming. I only wish more of these came with foam to protect the models once their built…
The only thing i kind of hate is that some of the stuff has to be glued and i actually lost the lower gun to the biker scout vehclie and have nothing to replace i
The only thing i kind of hate is that some of the stuff has to be glued and i actually lost the lower gun to the biker scout vehclie and have nothing to replace i
The rules really suck but the minis are top-notch. My only gripe is that I wish there were extra droid heads since one of mine got launched into the void.
The rules really suck but the minis are top-notch. My only gripe is that I wish there were extra droid heads since one of mine got launched into the void.
Would give 5 out of 5, only giving 4 stars due to assembly for droids is very time consuming and if you do not have the right tools, razor blade, to cut droids out of their sheet then they will be damaged removing either by scissors or by hand. Other than that an awesome game to get into especially now with the clone wars!
Would give 5 out of 5, only giving 4 stars due to assembly for droids is very time consuming and if you do not have the right tools, razor blade, to cut droids out of their sheet then they will be damaged removing either by scissors or by hand. Other than that an awesome game to get into especially now with the clone wars!
Exactly as expected
This is the best value you can get if you want extra corps units as you get extra dice and tools.
As a starter set it is very good but if it’s your first time playing the rebel and imperial units are a bit more straight-forward to use effectively. If you want to play in a standard tournament you will need to pick up at least one more corps unit. The game itself is really fun but can take a long time when your learning. I recommend running some “skirmish” battles which are smaller and great for starting out.
I have been on the edge in getting into mini games for some time and this pushed me over the edge. Star Wars gets a lot of people interested in trying the game (which is fun) but the true beauty of this core set is that it provides: a high number of models, a range of types of models (soft plastic clones where you only have to attach limbs, hard plastic droids that you have to cut out), and a lot of ways to add personal touches. The models themselves are pretty easy to paint with lots of guides on youtube.
This is a hobby more than a game but a great way to get into the hobby.
Great but wrong item delivered
Arrived on time but received b1 droids instead of the droidekas. Can’t complain too much as it’s more miniatures to paint.
Wow
Excellent. Bien moul et valeur ajoute au jeu de base.
Star Wars Legion :What's not to like?
If you love Star Wars and wargaming, there really is nothing better than Star Wars Legion. Infinitely less complex that Warhammer 40k, far less bias toward certain armies and beautifully detailed miniatures.
Good soldiers follow orders.
Dopo le esperienze da incubo con l’assemblaggio dei Battledroid, belli ma complicati e fragili da montare (e me ne restano quattordici da finire!), mi sono lanciato nell’acquisto di altri pezzi di Star Wars: Legion dedicati alle guerre dei cloni: i Clone Troopers Phase II!
Come per i gi citati droidi, anche queste miniature sono realizzate in plastica dura, al contrario delle loro controparti in armatura phase I, ma a prima vista il loro assemblaggio appare molto meno drammatico dei B1: infatti, gli incastri appaiono pi semplici e le miniature sono ben pi massicce rispetto agli esili droidi separatisti.
La confezione contiene due sprue:
-il primo sprue comprende quattro soldati cloni armati di fucile blaster d’ordinanza, ognuno scolpito con una posa differente;
-Il secondo sprue offre il leader dell’unit, e due cloni. Ognuna di queste miniature ha una doppia opzione per la testa, con elmo e scoperta o con visore alzato oppure abbassato. I due cloni inoltre risultano possedere una doppia opzione arma, infatti il primo (posizionato inginocchiato) pu essere armato con il blaster standard o con il blaster rotante Z-6, diventando la prima delle due opzioni arma pesante. Il secondo invece armato di mortaio, che pu essere assemblato “in azione” oppure sulla schiena del trooper.
La fattura di queste miniature ottima, e non saranno sicuramente l’unico box che acquisto. L’unico dilemma che mi rimane : Dipingerli della 501st, 212th o 327th?
5/5 e assolutamente consigliati ai giocatori (ovviamente) ma anche agli hobbisti appassionati di Star Wars che desiderano aggiungere alle proprie collezioni dei modelli dedicati alla saga.
Easily assembled, lovely minis
Lovely minis, nice detail and snap-fit so they went together in seconds. Comes with spare rifle arms for the heavy gunners which was a surprise, didn’t realise you can run them as a normal squad too!
The game was cheaper on amazon.ca than anywhere else. An excellent value for anyone looking to collect the rebels or the empire.
The game was cheaper on amazon.ca than anywhere else. An excellent value for anyone looking to collect the rebels or the empire.
A must have for Star Wars gaming fans
A fun and innovative way to bring Star Wars to life at home. The rules can be overwhelming for first time players but YouTube has many how to play videos available. Assembly is simple as is the painting. I would say it compares closely to Warhammer.
The models are cast well enough that they look good even as a display piece or 3D art for any Star Wars fan.
Great box se
Enough cards for 2 players to take a half, only one set of measurement tools and dice.
Great starter with useful core units. Buy 2!
These are both great looking and awesome to use in the game. Being fast, tough, and getting a lot of free actions makes them one of if not the best option rebels have in the support slot of the army. They also open up a bunch of dad jokes to drop all game long. For example, if your opponent asks if they are any good you just say they are Luke warm.
Great star wars game!!
Really enjoying this game it’s great. models are a blast to paint and you get so much in the core set I’ve actually brought 2 and the game is so much fun to play especially if your a star wars fan.
Sabine is a really good model. She’s the anti-lightsaber highly defensive fighter that can still dish out some pain.
Qualité du plastic n'est pas la meilleur.
Qualit du plastique n’est pas la meilleure et les tte ne pas chelle. Mais le jeux est fantastique
Papa Pelpati
Schnelle Lieferung und nur die ntige Verpackung. Artikel entspricht der Beschreibung
Perfect condition. I did for some reason receive 2 top pieces of the range 2 movement tool and no bottom piece, not sure what happened there.
Perfect condition. I did for some reason receive 2 top pieces of the range 2 movement tool and no bottom piece, not sure what happened there.
Great model, can’t wait to paint it. I have not played her in battle yet so I can’t speak to how she is but let’s face it, she is cool! You get to choose to either go with her face or have her with her helmet on. If I would have thought about it I would have done magnets so I could switch if I wanted… All in all, this is a great model.
Great game - great value
Fantastic game! Combines all my favorite things – assembling models, painting, gaming and Star Wars!
Great value selle
only problem I had was the flash lines on the miniatures were hard to notice and also shave away prior to painting. perhaps a more experienced modeller could have done a better job. or someone with more patience
only problem I had was the flash lines on the miniatures were hard to notice and also shave away prior to painting. perhaps a more experienced modeller could have done a better job. or someone with more patience
These are nice models and fairly well detailed. The officer and radio man have somewhat generic faces, which is fine, they have that sort of anonymous style like in the Rebels tv show. The astromech has a lot of cool details. I haven’t really gotten much use out of them yet but it was nice to have an extra commander to put on the field for cheap-ish.
I was surprised how little assembly there really was. A few gaps that needed filling, the gunner is a little hard to attach and the machinegun mount is a bit fiddly to attach to the gunner’s ring. It does bring some good times to the game, though. I had a hard time trying to figure out how to make the machineguns interchangeable as well as the hatches to swap out for tournament play some day so I’m not sure if that’s 100% doable. someone better at modelling than me might be able to make it work.
I have fallen head first into this game and have loved every minute. The game has a slight learning curve, but the Core Set includes an alternate rule set for your first time or two, which makes learning a lot easier. The Core Set has everything you need to get started and is essential to play the game. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that many of the included units are still included in championship winning armies, which can’t be said for other tabletop war games. Just be prepared to get hooked!
Fantastic product by fantasy flights games. Miniatures are clean with easy connective parts. Glue is required but it always was with legion. The squad itself is fantastic from a play perspective and in my opinion a must have for any imperial player. Especially if your using a Krennic leade
The model is fine, has a customizable pose. I went with the helmet and darksaber pose.
As far as in game, I find her a little expensive, though she is one of the few rebel units with red defense dice. Mostly a defensive unit but not great at anything. I dont see myself using her very often in my lists.
Her one command card “Explosions”with the mines works very well however on concentrated groups of units.
The Wookiee warriors are an awesome special forces for the rebel faction. There great overcing difficult terrain and close quarters combat. They are also easy to assemble. Only thing with painting them I found was decorating their armour. 100% would recommend especially if you play the rebels faction.
It is a bit of a learning curve, however there are plenty of videos out there to help you out as well as forums for anything you don't understand. Comes with a well laid out rule book. The miniatures are easy to assemble. Only thing that may turn some people off is that you do have to paint although that's a huge part of the fun. If you like table tops and strategy games it is a must have.
It is a bit of a learning curve, however there are plenty of videos out there to help you out as well as forums for anything you don’t understand. Comes with a well laid out rule book. The miniatures are easy to assemble. Only thing that may turn some people off is that you do have to paint although that’s a huge part of the fun. If you like table tops and strategy games it is a must have.
100% movie accurate. But pricey.
This is an excellent product, can’t wait to paint it, scale wise I think it’s 1/48 . I brought this solely for the model. The only downside is the price fantasy flight games is charging for these star wars legion models, but I had to have it.
This is a really great game, and upon demoing it for a friend, they got into it more heavily than I did. Be careful though, like Warhammer and other wargames, it gets expensive with each unit bought after the starter set.
This is a really great game, and upon demoing it for a friend, they got into it more heavily than I did. Be careful though, like Warhammer and other wargames, it gets expensive with each unit bought after the starter set.
As a long time fan of board and table-top games, I was excited to learn one of my favorite universes was doing a miniatures war game! In Star Wars Legion you take on the role of the Imperials or Rebels and “build” your army via a points system. Then your epic battle takes place on a 6ft by 3ft play area.
This core set can be expanded with Snowspeeders and ATSTs and other troops, purchased separately. In this box you’ll find Rebel Troopers, Stormtroopers, a few vehicles and of course Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker themselves. The models in the box are plastic and some simply assembly with glue. In my opinion, you should paint them because they just look so good painted. I can’t tell you how many times I just have a “scene” set up with no intention of playing the game, and company stops by and amazes at the models and set-up.
The game itself is rules heavy, and may not be for someone under the age of 12. Even as an adult fan, it takes a few games to really learn how to play. If you’ve got someone in your family who as an interest in gaming, Star Wars, and likes to build/paint/create stuff, this would be an excellent purchase.
Over all all grea
Great price for this unit. Adds a great new depth to my force. Fast delivery and very well packed.
As described
The delivery was a bit late but beside that, all good
I bought one to try the game with friends, it took about a day to want to buy a second to start playing competitively. Two sets give you enough dice and a good number of corps to start real armies for competitive play. By itself, it's a balanced game.
I bought one to try the game with friends, it took about a day to want to buy a second to start playing competitively. Two sets give you enough dice and a good number of corps to start real armies for competitive play. By itself, it’s a balanced game.
Excellent as a game and a hobby!
Excellent product, really fun to paint and simple and straightforward rules that don’t take away from the realism of the game.
Only criticism is the mould lines of the models, but they have been improving with every expansion!
This set is an incredible value for what you get, especially compared to warhammer models. However, there are some things that do bug me. First off, no customization for almost all models. That means absolutely no variation between the two squads on each team. Also the plastic is kinda low quality. Other than that, it's quite fun to play.
This set is an incredible value for what you get, especially compared to warhammer models. However, there are some things that do bug me. First off, no customization for almost all models. That means absolutely no variation between the two squads on each team. Also the plastic is kinda low quality. Other than that, it’s quite fun to play.
Good Star Wars war game.
So, it’s a good game with a ton of potential. I think that it fits thematically and there is plenty of units for fun with a friend.
My biggest complaint is the sculpts. They just aren’t as detailed as they should be. The vehicles feel more like models and lack a the rigidity that I’d like to have.
If you are a Star Wars and war game fan, grab it. If you are looking for a straight board game experience, this isn’t it. This game is built for the people who want to put terrain on a table, paint minis and have a good time.
This is a mass produced item, they’re going to all be the same and the end result will be a matter of the skill of the painter buying the expansion pack. The only important aspect of this purchase is where you get it from, lacking a local friendly gamestore that carries a solid stock, I prefer to order exclusively from the Game Boarders shop on Amazon for all my Star Wars: Legion miniatures. Their staff is friendly, prompt, and a real pleasure to deal with. Highly recommend.
Image attached is after painting, model does not come painted or assembled. This product contains only the Emperor Palpatine figure and none of the other figures in this picture. This is an expansion pack for Star Wars: Legion, the core set is required and, for full utility of this expansion pack, at least 1 Royal Guard expansion pack is also required.
This is a mass produced item, they’re going to all be the same and the end result will be a matter of the skill of the painter buying the expansion pack. The only important aspect of this purchase is where you get it from, lacking a local friendly gamestore that carries a solid stock, I prefer to order exclusively from the Game Boarders shop on Amazon for all my Star Wars: Legion miniatures. Their staff is friendly, prompt, and a real pleasure to deal with. Highly recommend.
Image attached is after painting, model does not come painted or assembled. This product contains only the Chewbacca Operative figure and none of the other figures in this picture. This is an expansion pack for Star Wars: Legion, the core set is required.
Great models for game play and painting
Great models for painting and obviously a good board game . If you have ever played the TTS version then you will love this. To help get a decent set it helps if you know other players and you Can swap models from other sets.
Great buy
Great purchase, the miniatures are great and easy to put togethe
As other people have mentioned in their reviews, corroborated by players I’ve met in person, the manufacturer is notorious for forgetting to include all the parts needed to complete individual miniatures, such as arms, legs or heads. I was missing handlebars and some weapon options for my AT-RT and Stormtroopers. Before you begin putting your armies together, make sure you check to see all of your necessary parts have been packed by referencing the instruction manual included with the game. Unlike games such as Warhammer, these models do not come attached to sprues, but instead are packed in small plastic bags, two or three models at a time. However, a hobby knife may be needed to shave away excess plastic from some of the model’s connective joints to ensure a better fit.
The game itself is fun, in-depth, but easy to learn. I only give it 4 stars for poor accountability in packaging. Keep your receipts, you may need to exchange your sets too.
Whilst this is just the “core set” and really less than 1/2 of what you’ll need to be able to field two full 800 point armies. It does contain enough to play the learning game on a 3×3 foot area and get used to the rules. You’ll need to add either a second core set or several of the expansion units to reach two full armies, more if you want to add a great deal of variation to your army lists.
The game is just so much fun. The rules are simple with just enough depth to bring tactics into play and with ample expansion units there’s a lot of room for variation in play style and army lists. There’s really endless hours of re-playability to be had if you get into this game.
Requires a small amount of assembly and ideally painting, which can be a fun hobby in itself.
Star Wars fans will love it!
Great fun for anyone looking to get into tabletop gaming on a budget and daunted by similar games like 40k or Bolt Action, where you need a much larger budget!
Recomendado para los fans! :D
Lleg bien, contento con este juego. Lo recomiendo a todos los fans de Star Wars y a los amantes de los wargames de rol 🙂
Five Stars
Love this game and this was my second core set, a great price as well
This was my first delve into the world of miniature wargaming. The game is really fun, but the way the rules are presented is a bit frustrating. You start out with a “starter game” with a pre-designed setup and limited rules. It’s fun, but it’s also very one-sided in my experience. After the starter game, you get to learn the rest of the rules, but the organization in the included booklet is rather lacking. To get any sense of organization in the rules, you have to go online and download the Rules Reference from the Fantasy Flight website. There is no physical rulebook beyond the starter book at this point, which I feel really holds the game back from its full potential.
Other than that, the game is really fun and is fairly standard Fantasy Flight mini gaming fair. It has the usual quibbles about not including enough of their specialty dice for the core box units, but that’s been covered to death in other reviews. If you have even a passing interest in both Star Wars and miniature wargaming, I recommend grabbing this and the extra dice set when you get the chance! It’s well worth it to have a small army of both Rebel and Imperial troops painted up in your own choice of colors!
Good quality miniatures. Plastic is well cast with little or no flaws or flash. A good enough assortment of vehicles and troops in the box to get a feel how the game flows.
Good quality miniatures. Plastic is well cast with little or no flaws or flash. A good enough assortment of vehicles and troops in the box to get a feel how the game flows.
Miniatures War games + Star Wars = Awesome
Miniatures War games + Star Wars = Awesome
Nice Quality miniatures, assembles quickly and had fun painting them.
This game re-ignited my hobby and I forgot how much fun it was.
If you are jumping in competitively buy two of these, even if you want a specific army (Imperial or Rebel) the value is there. Three units with individual boxed expansions equal the value of this at writing. ($72) With this set you get 6 units, plus a full dice set and additional barricades/measuring rulers etc.
The rules set is simpler than most mini war games that I have played, though certainly more than you might be expecting if you are new to the genre.
Jolly good fun.
Jolly good fun, game is simple to pick up but leaves loads of tactcial options, the gameplay is a nice refreshing change from the IGOUGO of games workshop games etc, also it’s STAR WARS, what’s not to love?
Star Wars Legion is manufacturer Fantasy Flight’s first fully-feldged tabletop wargame under the Star Wars License and is the first of its kind in over twenty years (following in the footsteps of West End Games’ 1990s effort). The box is packed with unpainted plastic miniatures that require some assembly before being able to play. Unlike Warhammer 40K – arguably this game’s closest rival and useful basis for comparison – where the miniatures have to be painstakingly cut from their plastic sprues, the models in Legion are ready-cut, leaving you to put the pieces together, often needing little more than their arms attached. This maybe means models that are not quite as dramatic as those in WH40K, but they are instantly recognisable as being from a galaxy far far away and are ready to use in under an hour.
There is also a limited amount of terrain included in the box, which is a nice touch for anyone starting out in the wargaming hobby and will quickly turn the kitchen table into a battlefield. Once you’re ready to play, you will find a simplified set of rules included in the box. These take you through your first game and by the end of it you’ll be rolling the right dice at the right time without even needing to think about it. The gameplay itself manages to be both innovative and intuitive, with things moving very quickly from one player to the next.
For shooting and defending, the game uses custom polyhedral dice and various rigid card tokens. Movement an range-finding are simplified by the use of several plastic sticks, which helps speed up play. Not that the precise positioning you might get from a more traditional tape measure is a problem, but this innovation keeps things moving and keeps both players’ attention on the game at hand. There are rules for vehicles as well as troops and each side in this set comes with a hero, troops and a vehicle or two to make sure your first few games are nice and diverse.
There are far too many neat little ideas to mention here, but the deciding of initiative and which units get to do what (and in what order) is very neatly done. It manages to be very different to any other set of tabletop rules I’ve encountered and rewards repeated play. Like most games of this type, it’s intended to be a hobby as much as a game and players are encouraged to buy new models and build exciting tabletop landscapes to battle over, something I enjoy just as much as playing the game itself. However, if that’s not your thing, that’s okay too. The two different factions actually come with different coloured bases, allowing you to easily tell the two sides apart if you choose not to put brush to plastic, which I think is quite a thoughtful touch, and purpose-made playmats and terrain pieces are on the way to help make sure everyone that wants to enjoy the rules gets a chance to do so, regardless of their level of crafting skills and free time!
I think the big make or break question for this game is: “how does it compare to WH40K?” Actually, very well. The two games are so distinctly different that there’s no reason you couldn’t play and enjoy both. I like 40K. I like chucking 40 dice into a tray and looking for sixes. I also like rolling Darth Vader’s six red attack dice and looking for critical hit symbols!
Actually, the dice are probably my only gripe. It just feels like there aren’t enough in the box. Unsurprisingly, Fantasy Flight do sell a separate pack of dice which, in fairness, does then leave you feeling like you have enough. One thing I thought I was going to dislike, and something that will be familiar to players of X-Wing, is that I assumed, as was the case with that game, the equipment cards would be scattered across the various expansions, driving you to buy everything in order to build a competent force. So far, they seem to be keeping away from that business model and it’s a good thing. The use of upgrade cards might grate slightly on those that prefer a hand-written roster sheet but actually they work very well and make minor changes to your army easy to do.
So as games go, I think for the quality of the rules and models this deserves five stars. I’m going to knock one star off of this set because of the issue with the dice and also for the fact that it doesn’t come with the complete rules. These are available separately for download, but I’d have preferred to get a printed copy in the box along with the quick start guide.
But if you are a fan of tabletop gaming or Star Wars, I’d recommend this game to you. If you’re a fan of both then you probably didn’t even need to read this review; you’re probably already either playing or painting!
I have just played the demo game using what’s in the box in an official game store and friends have bought the set and have played several games.
First impressions – very nice miniatures (some assembly required) and just to be absolutely clear you have to paint them yourself. It comes with 33 figures, balanced with two squads of 7 troopers plus a commander and a vechicle for each side (Rebels and Imperials at the height of the Rebellion era). Vechicles: For the rebels this is a AT-RT walker and for the imperials two speeder bikes (like in Return of the Jedi). Troopers fire and move as one, commanders move and act separately. The two bikes move as one.
There are some barriers to use as cover, lots of special dice (more on that later) a simple range rule and very nice movement and turn devices (3 sorts). Unit cards and upgrade cards and lots of markers, like wound tokens, aim tokens and the like.
To be clear there is no printed board (unlike Imperial Assault for example). The ‘board’ is what ever area you wish to play in, like a dinning room table or whatever. The idea is you are actively encouraged to make and use scenery, like trees and bunkers, which could be used from other games or made. Currently there is little official scenery of this type, but more is on the way.
This is very much a ‘hobby’ game, rather than a board game. It is complete game, but you are encouraged to buy more sets to build armies and paint them, and use scenery. It is a two player game by the way, but I can no reason why a third and fourth player could not control certain elements of the army I.e the walker, especially with bigger armies.
Currently you can buy additional stormtroopers and rebel soldiers, and a big imperial AT-ST Scout Walker (this is 40 plus and is MUCH bigger than the one in Imoerial Assault) and a snow-speeder type Rebel vechicle (T-47) which flies (I.e mounted on a pin). Coming soon are more ‘commander’ figures and snowtroopers, rebel commandos, and rebel fleet troopers to name a few. Who know what the future will bring, but it appears to be ‘original’ Star Wars for now, so no clone wars era, or current Resistance/New Order. Will this mean, armies of Ewoks, Jawas, or Sandpeople; I don’t know! Like-wise bounty hunters and other ‘neutrals’? who knows?
The game is fast – finished in 6 turns or about an hour. There are ‘order’ cards, unit upgrade cards, using a point system. The game I played the squads of troopers were only 5 strong, but this goes up to 7 with heavy weapons, included in the core set. Additional sets of troopers have 7 figures in them at around 20 depending on where you buy, so comparable with other hobby games war games such as Games Workshops 40K.
Criticisms: ok, I’ve only played once, but there’re is not enough dice. Dearth Vader uses 6 red 8-sided dice, there are only 3 in this set. So, ok, you just roll again but it’s a fiddle. Swapping between players the dice, also a fiddle. This is a “Fantasy Flight” thing – semi-forcing you to buy expensive special dice with strange symbols on them. All their big current games do this. Each further set cost 12- 14. Apart from that, I could see nothing major, but have not played all the rules. I’ve heard there is in fact a second rule book not included which you have to download and it’s 50 pages. This seems to be special rules, explanations and expections etc. But maybe unless you are a hard core gamer, this is not an issue. Regardless, the rules are much less than say Warhammer or even Frostgrave, at least on first glance, while at the same time allowing for lots of strategic thinking and flexibility.
I like the fact that troops moved and fired as one. And the basic troopers only had one ‘wound’ or hit point, and thus are removed one by one, reducing the squad and the fire power. 5 attack dice becoming 4, 3 then 2 etc, as troopers are killed. Commanders have more ‘hits’ and this is controlled by markers. What I wasn’t clear on was the fact a unit rolled defence dice equal to the incoming hits to ‘save’ it. In one case my 5 Stormtrooper squad fired on a single rebel and got 3 hits. The rebel rolled three defence dice and saved them all. Surely he would roll just one die, like when firing? We might have gotten the rules wrong on that one; happy to be corrected.
Anyway, in conclusion a very smart game and if you are familiar with Fantasy Flight you will recongnise many rule mechanics. For mums and dads buying the game for children be aware, there is no Board as such, lots of assembly and painting required and lots of potential extra expenses, in extra dice and figures. That said the price is comparable with many other miniature war games where this happens.
May the Force be with you (oh yes the commanders, Luke and Darth Vader do have Force type powers but we didn’t play those). And of course Die Rebel Scum!
Got to play the game a few days ago at my local game store and ordered it that day. It’s a cross between x-wing minutures and armada. 3 different 8-sides attack dice, 6 side dice for defense, 3 different size and length movement markers, upgrade cards, marker tokens, etc. loads of fun. The one down side is the pieces come unpainted, so I took a star off for that. Game itself is a blast.