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AttackTix Star Wars 3 Pack

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The 3 Figure Booster Pack is typically the way to increase your collection of attacktix figures. I recommend to get the 5 figure starter set as at first component to build your collections and then follow it by one or several 3 figure booster packs.

The Attacktix system is a wonderful idea of a Star Wars inspired battle game to be played in a virtual board. The best way to understand this is as a type of a chess in which the board is actually a virtual 3x3 ft. square. At each turn you move and attack your opponent to knock as many of the opponent's figures down. The rule to win is simple: "Last One Standing Wins".

The Figures
Each army is composed of multiple figures, each with its own characteristics in terms of speed, type of attack and resistance to enemy attacks. The figures are modelled after Star Wars characters and very beautifully detailed. They are truly nice even to collect and display them. Kids love to see them are very atracted to them.

Figure Characteristics
Each figure has the following characteristics associated to it:
- Speed. How far a figure can move on a given turn (measured by ticks). When you move your figure through the board it "ticks" and you move it according to its speed number (e.g. a figure with a speed of 6 can be moved six ticks in any direction).
- Defense. The larger the base, the harder it is to knock down a figure. Each figure has a defense rating, which typically goes from 10 to 40. There are some large figures called Battle Masters that are rated 70.
-It's ID Band identifies the name of the figure and the family it belongs to, which is useful for advanced game playing.
- Type of attack. In General you have figures that shoot missiles or other types of objects or figures that knock down with the swing of a saber or its arm. There is also the special figure of the Emperor who can "possess" other figures (e.g. use them as your own, even if they are not).

Building your army.
You and your player should build your army to be worth 100 defense points (the sum of all defense ratings of all your individual figures). If you choose figures with high defense ratings, you end up with a small, yet powerful army; and if you choose figures with low defense ratings you can have a large, yet fragile army. For example: you can have 10 figures if each of them has a rating of 10; while your opponent can have 3 figures (2 with a rating of 30 and 1 with rating of 40).
Alternative armies:
- If you are learning to play, or you want to simplify this for your kids, you can play a fixed number of army figures (e.g. 3 vs. 3 as suggested on the Quick Start guide).
- If you want a more challenging game you can override the 100 points rule and go for 150, 200 or whatever number you'd like.
- If you are playing with a little kid, you can probably give him/her a handicap by letting him go over the 100 rule.

Playing tips
- Get a flat surface to play. It's easier and more accurate to measure the ticks and easier to move freely in the virtual board.
- Chose a table vs. using the floor. It is easier to target missiles in a table vs the floor given the more accurate perspective you have on your opponent.
- Safety tip: If you are playing with little kids ask them to avoid being in front of the shooter, when launching missiles. The missiles are launched with force (specially if you are very close to the board) and therefore is wise to avoid the kids peeking into the board when the opponent is shooting given the potential safety issue. Ask them to move to the side when the opponent is shooting.

Actual Game playing tips
- Knocking down opponents is actually more difficult than what it seems. Taking a good shot sometimes can be difficult due to the pressure you place to release the missiles. The pressure can make you shoot under or above your actual target.
- For missile launching figures, try to have some distance to your opponent, so your missile can get enough force to knock your opponent down. Half a foot to a foot are good distances, if you are too close, you might end up moving your opponents figure, but not knocking it down.
- For Laser Saber figures, you have to come close. Try to raise the Saber up so the swing knocks the opponent figure in the head. If you hit too low with the saber you will move your oponent but not knock it down.

In summary:
A great games the kids love. Forces strategic thinking given the many moves, formations and possible attack routes. The art on the figures is outstanding for the price of the set. The major flaw is the potential safety issue of the launched missiles for little kids.

What to buy to get started:
One Starter set (includes 5 figures, one of them a mistery figure) plus one Booster set (includes 3 figures, all of them mistery) can get you going (you can play 3 X 3 or 4 x 4). Eventually you are likely to develop a taste for collecting all 35 figures plus the 2 Battle Masters.

More info:
The product website has playing demos that can give you a great idea of what to expect from the toy and provide good tips on how to play it. Go to attacktix.com.

Like the previous reviewer stated, this is a fun game and great concept, BUT it is extremely frustrating to spend 7 bucks a pop only to keep getting repeats of the figures you already have. The element of suprise has just turned into the element of annoyance to my 8yr old son when he gets another Clone Trooper or Wookie. We did contact Hasbro about only getting 1 common, and 2 rare vs 1 common, 1 rare and 1 super rare. They offerd to replace the product and sent us a prepaid mailer to send it back to them, however, they could not guarantee the contents of the new booster pack, so we passed on the offer. I have finally resorted to ebay to get the coveted Gen Grievous and Yoda for my son and probably have spent less money by doing it this way rather than if I keep buying booster packs and hoping for the best. Fun Game but I could do without the element of suprise. Hasbro should think about repackaging these toys so the consumer knows what they are getting rather than playing a guessing game that gets quite expensive......but that's what they want isn't it?

LOVE this game concept!!! My husband and I enjoy playing this with our son.
As said by others, the frustration is in buying the booster packs. To be honest, I don't mind if I don't get a super rare figure, but I DO care if I am wasting money on figures we already have too many of!!
This needs to be repackaged!!
Here's a suggestion: show 2 of the figures, and then keep one as a surprise. Come on HASBRO- you can do it!!!

Finally there has come a toy that will take my boy away from his video games. He actually has to use his imagination with this one and he enjoys doing so. This is a must have for indoor recess at school when the weather is bad.

We have had mixed success with this game. The concept is great. The play is great. The figures are so-so. If you buy a box and expect there to be 1 common, 1 rare and 1 super rare (as advertised on box), prepare to be disappointed. We have had multiple boxes with 1 common & 2 rare. Way too many dupes. Also, many broken lightsabre figures (no pull-back action) straight out of the package. Contacted Hasbro customer service with NO action by them between Sept 05 to date (2 full months). Given up any hope. I had hoped that maybe they would have fixed production problems from Series 1 before releasing Series 2 - not. The 1st package we opened - 1 common, 2 rare, and ZERO super rare. Another disappointment in Hasbro quality. If you purchase GOOD LUCK.

our 7 and 9 year old boys really like this product and makeup many creative games to play; our parental complaint is that the price continues to rise and seems overpriced.

As of a few months ago, I had all but given up collecting Star Wars toys. Then I was given an Attacktix 3-pack as a gift. In general, I found the figures to be a lot more fun to goof around with than the action figures, (which lately only seem best suited to being left in the package for display and later ebay.) I haven't actually played "the game," so if you think that simply collecting the figures is idiotic, read no further.

My only beefs with these figures:

1. I've purchased a few (in sealed packages) that had broken attack mechanisms, (the most dissappointing of which was a Tarrful, which is not exactly a common figure.)

2. I understand that the whole point of the game is you open a random box and battle against a foe who does the same. That in mind, I've gotta say that while it's cool having a veritable army of clone trooper figures, it's not quite so cool having an army of "clone" Wookies, and, to be honest, a little annoying to have an army of "clone" Ki Adi Mundis and Plo Koons. In addition, the "blind purchase" nature of this product means that there are a few yutzes out there who feel justified in walking into Target and ripping open packages until they find a figure that they are looking for.

Still, I find it much more satisfying to spend 7 bucks on a package of 3 figures that can beat the living crazapple out of each other than to spend 7 bucks for an "action figure" that will do nothing but collect dust on my shelf. Incidentally, my wife tolerates these for exactly the same reason, which is a BIG plus.

I just started to collect attacktix and theyre great! Ive gotten two 3 packs and one starter pack. Attacktix are a great value and are extremly fun. So far I have two tarffuls, greivous bodygaurd, clone trooper, clone commander, wookie commando, wookie scout, plo koon, obi-wan, anakin, and a super battle. Ive been showing my friends and now they want to start collecting them too.

STOP
The ATTActix booster packs are hidden to make it a surprise. What the heck is the fun if You see what you get???. I cant argue with the broken figures that pissed me off. But like baseball football, or most other cards its all a surprise. Plus theres no rule in the game that forbids duplicates in play. As they say *The More The Merrier*

Be aware that the Star Wars Attacktix Figures 3-Pak is part of a game set and the figures you receive are not necessarily those pictured. It's a random selection. I wish the description had indicated that, we ordered them to get the figures in the picture and my son was disappointed when the package we received was not the same. I wasn't aware of the game, we were just looking for action figures. I have no problem with the toy or the value, but I think that it should be clearer that you do not control which figures you get.