not a very original title for this post, but I had my first games of X-Wing last night. I know, I know where have i been for the last couple of years? In my defence I've been attempting to limit the number of new games I take on in recent times - boxes and boxes of unused games and miniatures, some still in their cellophane wrappings line the shelves of da Grotto. That said, both Rich and Chris took an interest in X-Wing at Salute! this year and bought into the game.
So Rich hosted a gaming night last night, the first we've had in months, it was just me and him as the other members of the Herd were busy, so we took down his sadly under-used fleets and took them for a spin.
I lost...
a lot....
but I really loved the game, so did I lose?
.....erm yes.....yes I did....all of them...
but I did really love the game. Nice simple mechanic, not too many tokens on the board (unlike my beloved Bushido) and beautiful, cinematic miniatures. Rich put on some Star Wars music and the room was filled with the sounds of us trying to impersonate the whine of a Tie Fighter engine (bet you're all doing it right now!). Yes I even piloted the "Millenium Falcon" resulting in it's destruction - twice! A sad, sad day for the rebellion...
So better late than never, I 'm loving a bit of X-Wing and it's going on the shopping list.
hope you enjoy
dGG
