
Starting with the ship with the lowest initiative stat ( the orange number found on a ship’s base and pilot card, pictured above) each ship is placed by it’s owner within one range of their side of the board. Once every ship is placed the game is ready to begin! Every turn includes five phases that repeat until one player has destroyed every enemy ship. The ruler is divided into three sections, representing one, two, and three range.Īt the start of every game of X-Wing, Players alternate placing asteroids and debris, collectively known as obstacles, at least one range on the range ruler from each other obstacle and two range from any board edge. In every Core Set (covered in our Buyers Guide) is a range ruler. Before a game of X-Wing begins, players choose one side of the mat. Star Wars X-Wing is played on a 3′ x 3′ surface. If you watched the video or are ready to dive further into the game, we recommend skipping to the next chapter, The X-Wing Second Edition Buyers Guide. Otherwise, you can find a full breakdown of each phase of the game below! Setup This video is great to gain a quick understanding of the game. In the video below we cover the basics of gameplay with co-designer Alex Davy using the escalation format contained within the core set.

This guide is updated continuously to provide the most current information. Learning X-Wing is a series of tutorial videos and blogs that teach the Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game.
