| Star Wars Miniatures | The Star Wars Miniatures collection offers a great board game that doesn't require too much time or space to play. The miniatures are also exactly the right size for use with the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, which I would highly recommend. The old roleplaying system was made by West End Games, which I haven't tried.
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| Authors: Owen K.c. Stephens, Rodney Thompson
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 30250
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0786943564
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.93
EAN: 9780786943562
ASIN: 0786943564
Publication Date: June 5, 2007
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 Saga Edition Falls Short June 7, 2007
4 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have been waiting patiently for this book for some time. Today I got it at long last and I am kind of disappointed with this book. When I got it I was really shocked how small the book actually is. Even more shocking was how much information that they omitted. It seems that the designers of the game decided to change it because they could change it and not for any really apparently good reason. They have taken the pictures out of the book for equipment and have seemed to change the complete dynamics of the system (again). They have brought it closer in line with the miniatures products but have strayed too far from the previous version and from any regular D20 type of product. I think that they have oversimplified the product too much. It is right in the middle somewhere between RPG and board game.
I am going to continue to play the old system and just add some of the new skills from the new Saga edition. In the stores which is worth $50 CAD. Online at Amazon it is quite a bit cheaper. It is barely worth the amazon price...
 Its a great new system, should have gone TRUE 20! June 7, 2007
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I like the simplification of the new rules, character creation, combat, etc...The game still could have a few more pictures and the galactic map, but hopefully they'll address that in another book. I was hoping the hit points would have been dropped in favor of the TRUE 20 systems Fortitude saving throw system, but it will do I guess. I like the damage condition and the addition of the instant kill threshold, that was needed, but I still hate hit points, they're so past tense. All in all I gave it 5 stars just for the effort and because it's better than the original d20 system, IMHO.
Rule changes are great (but too bad they had to cut some of the fun details from the previous edition) June 6, 2007
71 out of 76 found this review helpful
The 30th Anniversary Saga Edition is the latest update for the Star Wars D20 RPG (with the latest rules and content from all six films). This one Core Rulebook still contains all the information both players and Gamemasters need to start playing. And though the structure of the book is very similar to the previous edition (see list of chapters at the end of this review), some of the rules themselves have changed quite a bit (i.e., most are much simpler -- especially character creation and the combat rules). However, the new rules are still similar enough to the old rules that those who have been playing for a while should have little trouble adapting.
Overall, the book looks great (it is printed in full-color on high quality paper, and contains lots of great full-color photos and illustrations). However, this new edition is surprisingly compact (not only are the dimensions of the book smaller, but it contains about 100 less pages than the previous edition). A character template is still included at the end of the book. If there is one drawback to the appearance of the new edition its that some of the introductory text and many of the photos were taken from the previous edition.
This book includes a double-sided battle map. However (and unfortunately), both of the maps were previously released (one in the Rebel Storm Ultimate Missions book and the other in the Attack on Endor Scenario Pack). Further, NONE of the terrine is properly marked on either side of the map (i.e., walls, hindering terrain, etc.). Perhaps they did this because it is meant to be used with the RPG, but it will unfortunately make it harder to use the maps with the regular minis game (i.e., Rebel Storm, etc.).
The shorter length has also lead to a few other minor drawbacks over the previous edition. Here are SOME examples: (1) details are provided about fewer characters from the movies and books -- and the information that is provided is more limited, (2) the allies and opponents AND vehicles chapters are much less inclusive, (3) the Star Wars galaxy map is no longer included -- too bad because that was a pretty cool part of the previous edition, and (4) the equipment chapter no longer contains a picture of the items being described -- again, this is too bad because this was a very helpful part of the previous edition.
Overall, however, I think most of the changes are for the best, and I think those who play the Star Wars RPG will be very happy with this latest edition. And, the simpler rules will hopefully appeal to a wider audience. Some might even like that this book includes less information as it makes it easier to find what is most relevant to making game easier to play.
Finally, as promised above, here is a list of the chapter titles (I looked all over for this info, and couldn't find it anywhere... So I decided to include it here in case anyone else is interested):
Chapter 1: Abilities
Chapter 2: Species
Chapter 3: Heroic Classes
Chapter 4: Skills
Chapter 5: Feats
Chapter 6: The Force
Chapter 7: Heroic Traits
Chapter 8: Equipment
Chapter 9: Combat
Chapter 10: Vehicles
Chapter 11: Droids
Chapter 12: Prestige Classes
Chapter 13: Galactic Gazetteer
Chapter 14: Game-Mastering
Chapter 15: Eras of Play
Chapter 16: Allies and Opponents
Hope this helps!
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