Star Wars X-Wing: Y-Wing Expansion Pack

Product Description

Although slower and less maneuverable than the X-wing the Y-wing makes up for its shortcomings with superior armament armor and shielding. In addition to its other weapons the Y-wing makes use of an ion cannon that is capable of disabling enemy ships without destroying them. The staple of the Rebellion until the arrival of the X-wing this craft is still known as one of the most durable starfighters in the galaxy. If you are looking to add a rugged fighter to your squadron look no further than the Y-Wing Expansion Pack which includes Rebel squadron leader Horton Salm and three additional pilots. Designated as Gray Leader during the Battle of Endor Salm is a crack shot and even from long distances he can nail his target. Upgrade his ship with an ion cannon and temporarily gain the upper hand by incapacitating enemy ships.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1672 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Fantasy Flight Games
• Model: SWX04
• Released on: 2012-07-31
• Dimensions: 2.50" h x 3.25" w x 6.50" l, .5 pounds

Features

• Add to your collection of starfighters with the rugged Y-Wing Expansion Pack
• Features one pre-painted Y-wing miniature for the X-Wing Miniatures Game
• Four included Ship cards allow players to choose the best pilot for each mission
• Contains five Upgrade cards to further customize your starfighter
• Increases squadron building options for Rebel players

Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Another Great Addition to the Game (Adds Lots of Variety to the Mix)
By El_Tonio
This is another very nice addition to a fun game. As noted in my other reviews for this line, you can play a few simple and worthwhile games with the core set, but if you want to get the most variety out of the game you'll need a few expansions (maybe more if you really like the game). I highly recommend this Y-Wing expansion for reasons outlined below.

The Y-Wing expansion adds a ship and four pilots that are NOT included in the core set. Pilots include "Dutch" Vander (unique), Horton Salm (unique), Gold Squadron Pilot (generic), Gray Squadron Pilot (generic).

"Dutch" Vander is a level 6 pilot with a very nice special ability, "After acquiring a target lock, choose another friendly ship at Range 1-2. The choose ship may immediately acquire a target lock."

Horton Salm is a a level 8 pilot with one a particularly great offensive ability, "When attacking at Range 2-3, you may reroll any of your blank results."

It also includes several upgrade cards (most of which are unique to this expansion), including two astromech droids (R5 Astromech, and R5-D8), plus Proton Torpedoes and Ion Cannon Turret.

The Ion Cannon is a fun upgrade and the main reason to add a Y-Wing to your squad, but unfortunately the Y-Wing isn't really worth taking unless you also pay extra points for this upgrade (often usually worth it, though, especially since this adds a lot of variety to the game).

The expansion also includes all tokens, dials, etc. that you need to use this ship in a game.

All the ships look amazing, and while some are more fragile than others none of mine have broken after a dozen or so games. I am not rough with the ships, but I am not overly careful with them either (except perhaps when storing them).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Model is fine, limited use in game
By Whitemare
Until the Wave 2 expansion comes out, you need at least one of these for some variety. Right now, I don't think I'd ever use more than that in a 100pt game since they are offensively weak(for the pts) and slow as dirt. They use up a lot of points and aren't that great. However, they can shoot 2 missiles, and with Wave 2 I believe some new missile types are coming out, so these guys might be able to take down a couple ships with the better misiles. Also, the Y-wing pilots have some good abilities. Once Wave 2 comes out these guys might actually get more play time from me, as loading them up with missiles might be a good strategy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Cue up the theme music!
By John Perkins
Harder to find than the X-wing They only produced so many of them on the first run. I was stuck in Que in an online shop that promised me that it would be "Soon" however I found local shops were selling out their next set! Seizing the moment, I jumped on getting these and So glad! Arrived before the ship date!

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