Star Wars Returns to Skirmish Miniatures (Again) In Shatterpoint

Star Wars has a protracted, lengthy historical past on the tabletop, whether or not it’s by means of RPGs, spacebound technique video games like X-Wing and Armada, or miniaturized floor warfare from the halcyon days of the Wizards of the Coast and Star Wars: Legion. Now, as Yoda as soon as stated, there’s… one other.

Today, Atomic Mass Games and Asmodee introduced Star Wars: Shatterpoint, a brand new skirmish-sized tabletop miniatures recreation set within the galaxy far, far-off. Primarily set throughout the occasions across the Clone Wars, Shatterpoint sees Jedi and Clonetroopers tussle in opposition to the forces of the Separatists, or Maul battle in opposition to Mandalorian loyalists, as squads race to finish aims on the battlefield and use their skills to lock down the opposition.

While the sport will draw comparisons to the continuing Star Wars: Legion—previously made by Fantasy Flight Games, and now supported by Asmodee and Atomic Mass to co-exist alongside this new title—Shatterpoint seems to have extra in step with Atomic Mass’ Marvel miniatures recreation, Crisis Protocol. So far, there don’t look like any autos like speeder bikes or walkers as Legion has, and the power sizes look like a lot smaller, specializing in heroes and villains like Obi-Wan, Anakin, Dooku, Maul, Grievous, Ahsoka, and Ventress—with solely a few common Clones or Droids as back-up. Unlike X-Wing and extra akin to Crisis Protocol and Legion, nonetheless, is that these are unpainted miniatures, so that you’ll need to get your brushes out to show your power right into a Star Wars-worthy squad.

We’ll discover out extra about Star Wars: Shatterpoint as we get nearer to its launch in June 2023.

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