Fantasy Flight Games | Star Wars Armada: Venator-Class Star Destroyer | Miniature Game | 2 Players | Ages 14+ Years | 45+ Minutes Playtime
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| Rebel and Imperial fleets fight for the fate of the galaxy in this miniatures game of epic battles! | Players are immersed in the awesome scale of the galaxy’s warfare with ship designs and rules that make for accessible, intuitive play experiences. | Assume the role of Fleet Admiral, serving with either the Imperial Navy or Rebel Alliance. | Assemble your fleet, survey your objectives, form your battle plan, plot your course, call your shots, and destroy the enemy! |
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| You control the fate of the galaxy. Issue the tactical commands that will decide the course of battle. | Gameplay allows you to build a fleet to fit your tactics by pairing your ships with unique ship cards, upgrades, and objectives. | Rules for fleet building introduce a tremendous range of tactics for you to embrace! | Customize your fleet with expansion packs. Each ship has its own strengths and weaknesses, and upgrade cards to integrate into your fleet! |
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| Dimensions: | 29.21 x 22.86 x 10.16 cm; 450 Grams |
| Model: | FFGSWM41 |
| Material: | Paper, Cardboard, Various |
| Colour: | Various |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 14 – 111 years |
| Assembly: | No |
| Colour: | Various |
| Material: | Paper, Cardboard, Various |
| Quantity: | 1 |
My order arrived quickly and was in good condition!! It’s a gift for my son-in- law!
Looks exactly as it did in the picture!
I’m sure he’ll enjoy this!!
A muchos les puede parecer elevado el precio pero la calidad y el detalle que ofrecen esta linea de naves es increble.
Love this model! Excellent detail, and a very welcomed addition to my collection!
Good star wars model, but mine came slightly chiped at the end of one of the wings.
The Model arrived on the day they promised and it and the box was in perfect condition.
The Model itself is Beautiful. If you’re a Armada player or just simply collecting the Models you should add this to your collection. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed .
I amended my review: I found the missing piece. One model was bent/near broken. The rest were grea
I amended my review: I found the missing piece. One model was bent/near broken. The rest were grea
EXCELENTE PRODUCTO MUY DIVERTIDO Y DETALLADO, HORAS DE DIVERSIN Y EMOCIN, LO NICO MALO ES EL COSTO ES ALGO CARO PERO VALE LA PENA, SI REALMENTE TE GUSTA LOS JUEGOS DE ESTRATEGIA.
Un gran complemento para dar variedad al juego base, lo recomendara como una primera compra para luego pensar en comprar naves ms grandes.
Great value. Comes with the ship and two squadrons. Pretty beefy ship.
Even though these are not as big as the key parts of armada the details put into each little tie squadron is insane
Very impressive model as always, the upgrade cards are definitely unique for Rebel fighters
A lot of decent upgrades for your Star destroyers and 6 ship cards of 2 new variants -Kuat and Cymoon.
Thrawn is a good commander, if a little OP.
The model itself has all the superb detail you’d expect, but the pattern of the Chimaera is far too bold and garish. This can be improved with a thin coat/wash of very light grey, which i applied to my original ISD to soften the dark grey hull plates.
Great addition to the game.
Painting tips; prime white or pale grey, then wash with black to help bring out the minute details.
This epansion may seem expensive, I bought it with no idea of everything inside it but soon opening it I found so much useful stuff as I go to tournements the mission cards are unusual and really affect how the play style works. The squadrons are really appealing as you start to see Star Wars novels coming into the game like Nora Wexley who is a rebel pilot in the aftermath trilogy
A well detailed model, a great display piece and a wonderful addition to the rebel fleet.
A truly beautiful model, worth getting even if you don’t play but a must buy for anyone who does!
Very cool ship, another excellent model, maybe not the first thing to buy if you are new to the game as it takes some learning to get the most out of it!
Lovely well detailed little model. Little is the correct work for it as it’s only about an inch and a half long.
The detailing on it is fantastic and makes a great addition to an imperial fleet to help manage pesky rebel fighters and corvettes
EXCELENTE PRODUCTO, MUY DIVERTIDO Y LAS FIGURAS MUY DETALLADAS, CON MUCHAS HORAS DE JUEGO, Y MUY VERSTIL, CON MUCHAS EXPANSIONES, DIFERENTES NAVES, Y DOS FACCIONES.
La figura es muy detallada, tiene una excelente calidad y un tamo mediano segn las escalas con las que se pueden jugar. Es una gran ventaja para aquellos que empiezan a jugar con Star Wars Armada, quiz lo nico es que si son piezas relativamente caras.
Update (3/6/2019): Ok, so… I now have three of these. With only 400 points to spare, the strategy I’ve come up with is to make them all tanky, and to have objectives that require you to collect tokens for points rather than guns. And it’s worked pretty well. For extra meanness, I threw the gravity well projector on all three, and that’s enough to completely blanket the other player’s deployment zone so that every ship he deploys must start at speed zero. Threw tractor beams on each one also, so any medium or small ships that come close (after speeding back up) get slowed right back down. However, if you’re facing a fleet with Admiral Ozzel (like I did the first time I tried this tactic), Ozzel ruins all your speed changing abilities.
Really good , gonna be a good edition to my collectio
Great deal on these ships! Key part of a good rebel fleet these days.
used to play BFG (battle field gothic) but sadly that died. now play stars wars armada brilliant game a bit pricey but most hobbies are and its a one off payment as the models last a life time. rules for most of the game are simply except for fighter squadrons. its a very enjoyable game …
Item described as damaged box, which was a bit crushed but the contents were immaculate.
Excellent product, well detailed and extremely fun. I recommend it if you like strategy games. With a variety of ships and improvement cards.
A fantastic kit that really looks the part and adds a bit more variety to my imperial fleet. Well worth i
Very happy brother-in-law. A perfect addition to his growing armada!
Excellent addition to any Rebel commanders fleet, set course and push forward at ramming speed!
Arrived early and and a cool looking model. its a nice little cheap ship that can help a good deal with those pesky squadrons. Also pretty funny to fly in swarms and cheap enough to field a few of them.
Excellent model with some cool upgrade cards. Not really much more I can say really, I bought it along with loads of other ships for Armada.
Good all-rounder with nice suite of upgrade choices. Too bad about the design and paint job. Not very ‘Star Wars’ and mine got a paint job, but if you’re collecting rebels it’s performance will forget it’s appearance, particulary against Victory class destroyers.
Good price, and what I needed for my Star Wars armada fleet!
Exactly what I wanted for my Star Wars armada, and fast delivery!
Great little addition, nice detailed models, opens up new gameplay possibilities.
Adds some fun new unique squadron cards for the first Rebel and Imperial fighters expansion packs. It also adds some fun new objectives, and the campaign itself is good to play. It certainly adds a new dimension to Armada. A must have for any keen player!
Great addition to the rebel flet. Some nice abilities from fan favourites like Corran Horn and Hera Syndula. Finnicky to paint so take your time.
Great additions to the game. Superb pilots in Maarek Stele for the TIE Defenders and Morna Kay for one of my favourite ships, the Decimator.
Perfect for the game, good addition to my nebulon fleet!
Overall, it’s a pretty solid multi-purpose ship and I’d say it is essential to any good Rebel fleet.
Great to see more ships from Rebels TV show turning up in FFG games.
A great edition to a great game. Adds a lot to the rebel ships and when released was the only rebel heavy hitter though there are many alternatives now. I still struggle with the pricing on these items but it is what it is.
Pricing is my only reason for mark down. This is a general FFG pricing struggle I have considering how much money you need to pump in to games to make them worthwhile. Not aimed at any individual seller or Amazon.
It is still a great game and a lot of fun.
EXCELENTE, ALTAMENTE CONFIABLE, 100% RECOMENDABLE. EXCELENTE, ALTAMENTE CONFIABLE, 100% RECOMENDABLE, EXCELENTE, ALTAMENTE CONFIABLE, 100% RECOMENDABLE.EXCELENTE, ALTAMENTE CONFIABLE, 100% RECOMENDABLE,EXCELENTE, ALTAMENTE CONFIABLE, 100% RECOMENDABLE.
Llegaron antes de lo esperado y son justo lo que dice.
Para nada son un desperdicio, lamento que el juego original no venga con ms dados, pues se requieren desde las primeras partidas. No son indispensables pero hacen ms fcil el juego.
It’s a good starter kit, doing it’s intended function, but to continue playing on a normal level, you’ll have to buy a lot of expansion packs.
But if you just want to try Armada – this box is well worth the price.
What was surprising to me is that although this ship is advertised as an anti-squadron ship, I found it extremely useful as a frontline attack ship. It cane roll two dice at fighters, and the front armament offers four dice. With two evade tokens, two shields on all sides and up to level four movement, this thing is pretty great at all roles.
Really engrossing game
Too easy to get addicted
Must control spending
Good expansion, great model and great quality cards as usual for fantasy flight, thinking of getting a second of these.
I don’t usually get a chance to play, but the quality of all the minutures from star wars armada and x wing make them good display pieces regardless.
Used this ship in a couple of games and it’s great! Maneuver side ways on up close and let loose with those black dice!!!!!! Great ship for me at the moment I can see it being in my lists for quite a while
Superb model, nicely painted with good detail.
When you consider the quality of the finished product, the price is very reasonable
Enhanced the game really well, enjoyable addition to the game.
Brilliant product! First one I ordered was slightly damaged but was replaced easily! Many hours of fu
pros:
has more shielding than the victory star destroyer.
has a lot of attacking dice
can go to speed four
has four defense tokens
lots of details
can hold six upgrade cards
cons:
low hull value
no brace tokens
not very agile
low squadron value
one anti squadron die
so over all this is a good buy and i would buy it again.
Just in case people are unsure or confused in any way, this is not a boardgame, like fantasy flights X-wing it crosses certain boundaries between tabletop wargame and boardgame but in my opinion it sits pretty firmly on the wargame side of the fence. Also anyone thinking this is just X-wing but with big ships it is most definately not, there is nothing comparable about the two whatsoever.
It does require further investment in the later expansions to really get the best out of the game so if that initial price tag seems too high this probably is not the game for you, but I personally think you are missing out.
The game itself is incredibly easy to understand, after one quick practice game both myself and a friend pretty much had the rules covered. My single biggest gripe with this set is the number of dice you get, (3 black, 3 blue, 3 red) when there are multiple ship set ups and the fighters which each require 4 blue dice, sure you can reroll, but it would have felt more like a complete set with at least 4 of each dice. That said, a new set of dice is only about 6.
I’ve already started to purchase several expansion ships and sets to see how this game gets going with more ships on the table.
Brilliant game. Unlimited playability. Good community and opportunity for local games. But you will need to spend at least 150 to get enough ships to play a decent game as the core box does have limited replayability on its own. Not a cheap game to get into but once you have, you won’t regret it.
Needed this for a list for x wing, and it’s helped me win a few tournaments
If you like star wars and table top war fair then you my enjoy playing this game, the rules are straight forward with really good detailed models.
Simply amazing detail on the ships. It takes a few hours to assemble and I have only played the learning scenario, so my only advice is don’t get your Nebulon B court in the front and side arcs of a Star Destroyer at close range!
Love it!
I got mine on sale from an Amazon vendor for $34. If you’re considering this for display purposes I think you’ll be satisfied at the suggested retail, but if you can get it cheaper like I did buy it immediately.
Fun and fairly easy to pick up. The combination of capital ships and fighters makes for a tactical game. Looking forward to getting more ships already.
Very good and interesting game, my kids are really excited. But a little bit expensive, it took me a month to decide weather I will buy it or not 🙂
Fanastic game simple starter rules help make advanced rules easy to pick up
My favourite way to equip them is is A Gladiator-I using the Demolisher card, Engine Techs, Assault Concussion Missiles and Wulff Yularen for 88 points. It can now fire, move, move again then fire a close range broadside of black dice and get splash damage onto adjacent hull arcs.
If you love Xwing then you’ll take a bit longer to get to grips with this one but it is awesome none the less.
Another money pit from Fantasy Flight Games
Superb mechanics for fleet battles, one of the best anywhere. Great game and not just because it’s Star Wars.
Good price service quality all good cant say more
I’m happy
ot played this yet but watching the games means I will. the components are of a high quality (although I don’t think I’d pay full RSP for it)
A great ship that has changed the way I play the game.
Great addition to the Armada game, good to see the prices are more reasonable than the “list” price
Great game. Evokes the fleet battles you’d expect to see in Star Wars.
Well worth having in your fleet, and good support to a Victory. The enhancement card that gives you the ability fire, move and fire is really useful.
Fun game with very nice components. A bit expensive considering it’s really only a starting point for a game that will benefit greatly from expansions. What’s here is good, but a little limiting. Would recommend a friend pick up a second copy of this and you combine the two to play.
The ultimate Star Wars license release of 2015!
Fantastic production quality and refined rules make for a great fun boardgame/miniature game experience.
Highly recommended.
Fantastic game – have had great fun Would recommend to any starwars fa
Here on amazon price is not an issue you can get the game for well under the retail 80 .
Build quality of the models is top notch.
Paint quality is superb although if you were to be nit picky the nebulon is a little dull.
Gaming is brilliant capturing the feel of star wars combat with big ships superbly with the added bonus of ship and crew upgrades to add even more flavour you couldnt ask for more.
I really enjoyed playing X Wing but this is even better in many respects. You have to carefully consider your strategy. Get it wrong and you are toast!
Now I’ve dispensed with the elephant in the room, I can talk about the game. It’s awesome! It’s the thinking man’s x-wing. It all slots together nicely the command stacks for the big ships really give nice feel for orders having to work through the chain of command of a big ship. The maneuver tool is very well thought out and is not a gimic but another well fitting cog in the game mechanics. Finally the scale whilst it is a sliding scale works fine the fighter squadrons are dwarfed by the Victory Class and even look small next to the Corvette. All of this comes together to make the game come to life and really use the theme well.
Is it expensive, yes. But is it fun, hell yeah.
Sit in the big chair and have fun and remember when in doubt “It’s a trap!”
The game it’s self is great fun. The starter senario is quite straight forward, but let’s you get a good idea on the rules. After this the upgrades, crew options and further objectives are opened up. All the upgrades let you significantly alter the approach you take and can have a big affect on the outcome (ie. Heavy firepower at short range might be useless if you’re apponent has gone for a long range and fast ship approach). I’ve played a few games and it has been quite different each time. The games take around 1 hour, including set up, which is less than indicated on the box. Like so many board games the rules look complicated, but are actually quite intuitive once you start playing and the game flows easily. There are some really nice touches, such as the delay in special orders for larger ships – the ‘bonus’ move/effect of the star destroyer is set 2 turns before it used, so you have to get good at planning ahead. Another is that the ship speed it set and take a command to change, so if you’re running full speed you need to plan how to slow down a few turns in advance.
It is worth pointing out that, as you would expect, it feels like there will be much more to the game with more ships. It seems the options and strategies will really expand with just a couple more ships on the field, so be prepared for further spending to get the most out of this game (I’m yet to buy any more, so just my feeling from how it plays).
Overall, great fun, easily to learn, difficult to master (assuming I manage to) and each game last a good amount of time – just be prepared to spend more.
So is it worth the money? Well that depends on your point of view but to form a balanced opinion you should at least play the game first.
I got my copy of this Thursday and have played two games so far, both very enjoyable though like x-wing you are going to need expansions to get the most out of this. If you don’t want to outlay the cash to expand the basic game then this probably isn’t the game for you so you might as well stop reading now!
So, my impressions:
The ships are much bigger than the core X-Wing ships, at least the Star Destroyer is! The paintjob on the Victory is good but the rebel ships could do with an ink wash to add definition. The capital ship bases are more complex then X-Wing’s bases since they have inbuilt ‘wheels’ to record shields. The manoeuvre tool for moving the capital ships is also more complex, and plastic.
The squadrons are composed of numerous parts and sit on clever multi-part stands that both record damage and show whether the squadron has been activated. All this added complexity plus the size increase of the ships goes some way to explaining the greatly increased cost of this core set over that of X-Wing.
It’s worth noting that a lot of thought has gone into the design of the various parts and Fantasy Flight have clearly listened to design feedback as a lot of the design ‘niggles’ of X-Wing have been avoided in Armada. The ships for example lock snugly into their bases over the ship card, preventing it from coming lose during play.
A lot of thought has similarly gone into the mechanics and gameplay. The game is deceptively simple and with only 6 rounds doesn’t take more than a couple of hours to play through. There’s less of a reliance on counters in the playing area than X-Wing (no target locks, focus tokens, stress etc) so the board stays uncluttered. Complexity comes though the orders system and mastering this, I think, will separate the Admiral Pietts from the Admiral Ozzels.
Playing this game ‘feels’ like Star Wars. The Victory Star Destroyer feels massive and lumbering and boy do you not want to get caught in its forward arc at close range. The rebel ships are more nimble but more fragile. X-Wing squadrons are excellent all-rounders, able to pummel TIE’s and even threaten the Star Destroyer if used right. TIE fighters of course are numerous but weak, just as they should be.
If I had to make a criticism it’s that the different subtypes of ships are too similar. For example in the background the Victory II is significantly faster than the Victory I but in Armada the Victory I and II seem almost identical, certainly the Victory II is no faster. Still I have only played two games. Maybe as I use them more and compare them their unique flavours will emerge. It’s certainly a pretty small gripe about what has the potential to be a truly great game.