Interestingly though the ship is known for its heavy forward cannons, this version seems to be set more as a broadside vessel. I think the Munificent was a predictable choice, its an iconic Separatist ship and probably the most common one in their fleet. The Separatist pack gets you a Munificent-class star frigate, two Hardcell-class interstellar transport, and four squadrons of Vulture Droids. Again these ship choices seem to represent a fleet from the early part of the Clone Wars. FFG also said they’ve been working to standardize card sizes for easier storage. The new cards also have more room to show off new artwork, making them reminiscent of the limited edition cards you could get at some events. It’s also worth noting that FFG has reworked the ship cards, they show fleet building stuff on one side, and game stats on the other. This is another box that comes with a complete fleet and everything else you need to play the game.

To face off against the Republic Fleet, we’ve got the Separatist starter pack. The miniatures in this pack look really hot, and I’m digging the worn look of the Acclamator. The Counselors meanwhile remind me of Raiders, with their speed four and blue/black close-range armaments.

It seems to trade some firepower for extra shields. We can’t see all the details, but based on what can be seen the Acclamator seems to be rather similar to a Victory Class Star Destroyer with a heavy front battery of red and black dice. Based on these ships, the box represents ships from the early stages of the Clone Wars. The Republic starter box comes with one Acclamator Class Assault Ship, two Counselor-Class Cruisers, and four squadrons of V-19 Torrents. This seems like a nice balance that caters both towards new players looking to get into the game, and existing players looking to build one of the new factions. I’m guessing they also come with a rule book since it was said they contained everything you needed to play, but that hasn’t been explicitly shown. These sets contain three ships, four squadrons, the cards you need to play them, and all the dice, tokens, and instruments needed to play the game. Rather than releasing a starter set ships for two factions, they’ve chosen to release two sets, each focusing on one of the factions. With the Clone Wars Era, FFG is taking a slightly different approach to releasing ships then it did at the start of Armada. Fans of the game have been waiting for these for years and are excited to see them finally show up. This week at their GENCON Online In-Flight Report, Fantasy Flight Games finally showed off the first of the long-awaited Clone Wars ships for Star Wars: Armada. After a long wait, we’ve finally got our first look at the Clone Wars ships for Star Wars Armada.

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