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Star Wars Rebel Storm Booster Pack (7 Random Miniatures)

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What could be better than pre-painted plastic miniatures for your Star Wars roleplaying neeeds? I highly recommend these to anyone playing the game or just into collecting Star Wars stuff. The detailing is better than anything I could achieve if I painted them. Open a box and get ready to play!

Star Wars "Rebel Storm" is the very first set for the Star Wars miniatures game. There are 60 different pre-painted figures in the set, and each booster includes seven random figures (including one rare OR very rare figure). The best thing about this set is that it the figures are based almost exclusively on the original trilogy. Thus, you will have seen all but a couple of them in those movies.

The game itself very fun (definitely one of my favorites). It is similar to the D&D minis game in many ways, so if you like that game, you are sure to also like this game as well. But there are also enough differences to the two games to keep it interesting. Further, there are enough different figures in this set (each with its own stats, special abilities, commander effects, and/or force points) that you will never have to play the same game twice. Several expansion sets have also been released to add even more variety to the game. Finally, the minis can also be used with the Star Wars RPG (though Unlike the D&D minis game, the stats cards for the Star Wars minis game do not include info for the RPG version of the game -- but many of these stats are available elsewhere).

In sum, I love this game, and if you love Star Wars and/or gaming, I think it's definitely worth a try. Hope this helps!

ADDENDUM: (Please note that I include this addendum at the end of all my Star Wars minis reviews, so if you've read it before, there is no need to read it again.) If you want to play the Star Wars minis game as it was designed to be played, it is best to have at least one starter (each starter comes with game instructions, a map, a D20, terrain tiles that are very helpful and add great variety to the game, and more). I like the Rebel Storm Starter the best because it's from the classic era/trilogy, but the Clone Strike and Revenge of the Sith starters from the newer movies will also work. If you don't want to invest in a starter, you can also get one of the three "Ultimate Missions" books, as each comes with a double sided map and a few smaller terrain tiles (again, I like the Rebel Strom Ultimate Missions book the best because it is also from the classic era/trilogy). Or, you can buy the "Attack on Endor" scenario pack, which comes with TWO double sided maps (in addition to a scaled AT-ST that is fully usable in play). The main point here is that you'll need some type of map/grid. If you don't want to buy a Star Wars one, generic ones are also available at most gaming stores (you can use your imagination to set the scene, or draw terrain with an erasable marker right on the grid). Of course, the minis are also useful for the roleplaying game (RPG) -- in which case you may not need a starter or map, but will likely need the "Core Rulebook" instead (for those interested in the Star Wars RPG Core Rulebook, please see my review of the recently released "Saga Edition"). Finally, the minis are just fun to collect for those who like all things Star Wars!

This is my favorite set in the Star Wars miniature series because it contains only figures from the original trilogy. You don't have to worry about getting expanded universe fluff. You'll know every one of the characters you'll pull out of this box. If you'd like to play a Star Wars miniatures game with characters you'll actually recognize, this is the set to invest in.

A really fun game. Short of like playing Dungeons and Dragons, but with pre-made Star Wars Characters with special abilities. The more you collect, the more you can combine them into special teams for special operations. "Rebel Storm" is just one of the many expansion modules available. You have other that are still in print like, "Champions of the Force", "Endor", and "Universe" Others that are out of print "Revenge of the Sith", and "Clone Strike". Soon to be released in September 2006 is "Bounty Hunters". Have fun!

Tough rugged pre-painted pieces that mimic the Star wars characters from the original movie.

Easy to learn, fast to play, great for 9 year olds on up. Easy to mod and make your own scenarios.

Great game

Star Wars is a great setting for a miniatures game, and this miniatures game system from Wizards does a pretty good job of exploiting that possibility. Now you can fight out some of those skirmishes from the movies and catch all that action with Luke, Leia, Han, Vader with some decently sculpted and painted plastic miniatures. The game system is good - solid and easy enough that you can get playing fairly quickly - if a tad simplistic.

Now available again, these boosters will let you flesh out your Rebellion Era armies. You'll need several (along with the starter set) in order to play, and many more in order to play more interesting games. In each booster you will get seven figures: one rare/very rare, two uncommons and four commons. Unfortunately, you won't know what figures you'll be getting, making it harder to build those stormtrooper squads or get the named characters you are most interested in having. That's the real problem with the Star Wars miniatures line - the collectible format for purchasing the figures. It a word, it stinks. It's certainly no help that all of the unique, named characters from the movies, the figures you would most want to play with, are all rare or very rare, and thus acquired slowly and randomly, one per booster. It doesn't help that with the Rebel Storm set, Wizards divided the 60 figure set equally between the Imperial, Rebel and Fringe factions. The latter really has only a few figures of interest, so your booster may well include a mini or two that you won't recognize from the movies.

These boosters are not a standalone game - you'll need a Rebel Storm starter for the rules and a map in order to play. The "Rebel Storm Ultimate Missions" book helps, too, by providing scenarios from the movies and a double-sided map.