Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition is the second edition of the miniature war game designed by Jay Little and produced by Fantasy Flight Games that was first announced on May 1, 2018, with the first release on September 13 of the same year. On November 16, 2020, Atomic Mass Games (another subsidiary of Asmodee) announced that it would be responsible for X-wing and its two sister games, Legion and Armada.
The games features tactical ship-to-ship dogfighting between various factions and starfighters set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The game is played in a series of rounds wherein both players set maneuvers for each of their ships in the battle area without knowledge of the opponent's maneuvers. The game is over when one player's fleet is entirely destroyed, or the timer runs out. The second edition of the game is compatible with the Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures first edition ship models via the conversion kits made for each of the 5 factions (First Order and Resistance are separate factions in Second Edition), however, rules, tokens, and damage cards have all been changed, meaning that you will still need to buy a Second Edition Core Set or purchase each of these components individually.
There are also Epic rules for playing more scenario based games that can involve more than 2 players and immerse your combat into the Star Wars universe.
On 13 June 2024, Atomic Mass Games announced the end of the development of the game.
Game Description Publisher's Description of the Core Set: "Enter the next era of interstellar combat in the Star Wars galaxy! In X-Wing: Second Edition, you assemble a squadron of iconic starfighters from across the Star Wars saga and engage in fast-paced, high-stakes space combat with iconic pilots such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.
With refined gameplay that focuses on the physical act of flying starships, X-Wing Second Edition lets you create your own Star Wars space battles right on your tabletop. Intuitive mechanics create the tense atmosphere of a firefight while beautifully pre-painted miniatures draw you deeper into the action. Man your ships and enter the fray!"
Additional Game Description: "Featuring stunningly detailed and painted miniatures, X-Wing recreates exciting Star Wars space battles from small engagements of only a couple of crafts, to large conflicts where multiple squadrons clash. Select and equip your ships, pick your crew, plan your attack, and complete your mission!
Fast and visceral, X-Wing puts you in the middle of fierce Star Wars firefights. Use each craft’s unique maneuver dial to secretly plot its movement action for each turn. After each player has locked in his movement decisions, the dials are revealed and ships are moved. Pepper the enemy with blaster fire as you rush into the dogfight, or move into combat range slowly, attaining deadly target locks before you launch a devastating attack. No matter your plan of attack, you’ll be in total control throughout the tense action!"
The Core Set The X-Wing Second Edition Core Set contains two TIE/ln fighter miniatures and one T-65 X-wing miniature, along with all of the maneuver templates, dials, cards, dice, and rules that you need to play the game.
Core set - Included Components
Ships
T-65 X-Wing TIE/ln Fighter (x2)
Pilots
Rebel Pilots
•Luke Skywalker •Jek Porkins Red Squadron Veteran Blue Squadron Escort
Ship tokens are dual-sided and have the following front/back combinations: Luke Skywalker / Red Squadron Veteran Jek Porkins / Blue Squadron Escort
Imperial Pilots
•Iden Versio (x2 ship tokens; 1 pilot card) •Valen Rudor (x2 ship tokens; 1 pilot card) Black Squadron Ace (x2) •"Night Beast" (x2 ship tokens; 1 pilot card) Obsidian Squadron Pilot (x2) Academy Pilot (x2)
Ship tokens are dual-sided and have the following front/back combinations: Iden Versio / Black Squadron Ace Iden Versio / Black Squadron Ace Valen Rudor / Obsidian Squadron Pilot Valen Rudor / Obsidian Squadron Pilot "Night Beast" / Academy Pilot "Night Beast" / Academy Pilot
Upgrades
Elusive - Talent Outmaneuver - Talent Predator - Talent Heightened Perception (x2) - Force Instinctive Aim - Force Sense (x2) - Force Supernatural Reflexes (x2) - Force Proton Torpedoes - Torpedo R2 Astromech - Astromech •R2-D2 - Astromech R3 Astromech - Astromech R5 Astromech - Astromech •R5-D8 - Astromech Servomotor S-foils - Configuration Hull Upgrade - Modification Shield Upgrade - Modification Afterburners - Modification
Tokens/Cardboard Assets
Asteroids (x3) Debris Clouds (x3) Disarm Token Critical Damage Markers (x3) Evade Tokens (x3) Focus Tokens (x4) Force Charge Markers (x2) Hyperspace Markers (x2) Ship ID Markers #1-6 (3 of each) Ion Tokens (x3) Initiative Marker Lock Tokens #1-6 Position Markers (x2) Shield Tokens (x4) Standard Charge Markers (x6) Stress Tokens (x5) T-65 X-Wing Dial ID Token TIE/ln Fighter Dial ID Token (x2)
The Core Set also includes the quick start guide, rulebook, 3 small ship bases, 6 standard miniature pegs, 3 movement dial pegs, the T-65 X-Wing Movement Dial, 2 TIE/ln Fighter Movement Dials, a damage deck of 33 cards, a range ruler, 11 maneuver templates, 3 defense dice, 3 attack dice, 2 T-65 X-Wing quick build Cards, 2 TIE/ln Fighter quick build cards, and the 3 pre-assembled, pre-painted miniatures.
Factions There are a total of 7 playable factions in the Second Edition of the game. Each faction is based on a side of the galaxy-wide conflicts set forth by the Skywalker Saga movies with the 7th faction being iconic characters who are unaligned across all 3 eras of conflict. While the core set features only two of the possible 7 playable factions –– the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire –– the others are sold in expansion packs, or can be carried over from the first edition of the game using the aforementioned conversion kits.
The Clone Wars Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) Galactic Republic Galactic Civil War Rebel Alliance Galactic Empire New Republic Resistance First Order Scum and Villainy (all conflicts)
Expansions
Wave 1
(Announced: May 1, 2018 / Released: September 13, 2018)
Rebel Alliance Expansions - T-65 X wing Expansion Pack
- BTL-A4 Y wing Expansion Pack
Galactic Empire Expansions - TIE/ln Fighter Expansion Pack
- TIE Advanced x1 Expansion Pack
Scum & Villainy Expansions - Slave 1 Expansion Pack
- Fang Fighter Expansion Pack
- Lando's Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack
Wave 2 Source:
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Resistance Expansion Packs
Pilot Cards •L'ulo L'ampar•Tallissan Lintra•Greer Sonnel•Zari BangelGreen Squadron ExpertBlue Squadron Recruit
Upgrades: Missiles Talent Tech Homing Missile HeroicFerrosphere Paint Proton Rockets Primed Thrusters
Tokens: Evade Token Focus Token ID Token 9 (x3) Lock Tokens 9 (x3) Shield Tokens (x2) Small Single Turret Arc Indicator Standard Charge Tokens (x4) Stress Tokens (x3) Dial ID Token RZ-2 A-Wing Dial
Pilot Cards •Poe Dameron•Ello Asty•Kare Kun•Jessika Pava•Temmin Wexley•Nien Numb •Joph Seastriker•Lieutenant Bastian•Jaycris Tubb Black Squadron AceRed Squadron ExpertBlue Squadron Rookie
Upgrades: Astromechs Configurations Tech Title •BB-8Integrated S-FoilsTargeting Synchronizer•Black One BB Astromech •M9-G8
Tokens: Critical Damage Token Evade Tokens (x2) Focus Token ID Tokens 12 (x3) Ion Tokens Lock Tokens 12 (x2) Shield Tokens (x3) Standard Charge Tokens (x4) Stress Token Weapons Disabled Token Dial ID Token T-70 X-Wing Dial
First Order Expansion Packs
Pilot Cards •"Midnight"•Commander Malarus•"Scorch"•"Static"•"Longshot"Omega Squadron Ace •"Muse"•TN-3465Zeta Squadron Pilot•Lieutenant RivasEpsilon Squadron Cadet•"Null"
Upgrades: Talent Tech FanaticalAdvanced Optics •Squad LeaderTargeting Synchronizer Swarm Tactics
Tokens: Critical Damage Token Evade Tokens Focus Token ID Tokens 13 (x3) Shield Token Standard Charge Tokens (x3) Stress Tokens (x2) Dial ID Token TIE/fo Fighter Dial
Scum & Villainy Expansion Pack
Pilot Cards •Foreman Proach•Ahhav•Captain Seevor•Overseer YushynMining Guild SurveyorMining Guild Sentry
Upgrades: Modification Talent Hull UpgradeElusive Static Discharge VanesSwarm Tactics Trick Shot
Tokens: Critical Damage Token Evade Tokens Focus Token ID Tokens 10 (x3) Jam Token Lock Tokens 10 (x2) Standard Charge Token Stress Token Tractor Token Dial ID Token Modified TIE/ln Fighter Dial
Wave 3 Release Date: March 21, 2019
Republic Expansion Packs
Delta-7 Aethersprite Pilot Cards •Obi-Wan Kenobi•Plo Koon•Mace Windu•Saesee TiinJedi Knight
V-19 Torrent Pilot Cards •"Oddball"•"Kickback"•"Swoop"•"Axe"•"Tucker"Blue Squadron Protector (x2)Gold Squadron Trooper (x2)
Upgrades: Astromechs Configuration Configuration and Modification Force Talents Missiles Modifications R4 Astromech Delta-7B Calibrated Laser Targeting Battle Meditation Composure (x2) Cluster Missiles (x2) Afterburners (x2) R4-P Astromech Brilliant Evasion Crack Shot (x2) Concussion Missiles (x2) Electronic Baffle •R4-P17 Predictive Shot Dedicated (x2) Homing Missiles (x2) Munitions Failsafe (x2) R5 Astromech Expert Handling (x2) Proton Rockets (x2) Spare Parts Canisters Intimidation (x2) Static Discharge Vanes •Lone Wolf Stealth Device (x2) Marksmanship (x2) Synchronized Console (x3) Saturations Salvo (x2) Swarm Tactics (x2) Trick Shot (x2)
Tokens: Charge Tokens (x12) Critical Hit Tokens (x3) Evade Tokens (x3) Focus Tokens (x3) Force Tokens (x3) ID Tokens 10 (x3) ID Tokens 11 (x3) ID Tokens 12 (x3) Ion Tokens (x3) Lock Tokens 10 (x2) Lock Tokens 11 (x2) Lock Tokens 12 (x2) Shield Tokens (x2) Strain Tokens (x3) Stress Tokens (x3) Spare Parts Obstacle Token Gas Cloud Obstacle Tokens (x3) Dial ID Tokens Delta-7 Aethersprite Dial V-19 Torrent Dial (x2) NOTE: Late into the production process, an error was found on the V-19 Torrent Dials. Corrected dial fronts, with the correct maneuvers, were shipped in this box in a separate plastic bag.
Pilot Cards •"Oddball"•"Wolffe"•"Jag"•"Sinker"Squad Seven Veteran104th Battalion Pilot
Upgrades: Astromechs Crew Gunner Modification Talents Torpedoes R3 Astromech •Chancellor Palpatine •Clone Commander Cody Synchronized Console Dedicated Proton Torpedoes •R4-P44 •Darth Sidious Seventh Fleet Gunner Expert Handling Ion Torpedoes Novice Technician Veteran Tail Gunner Perceptive Copilot Seasoned Navigator
Tokens: Charge Tokens (x5) Calculate Tokens (x2) Critical Hit Token Disarm Token Focus Tokens (x2) Force Token ID Tokens 15 (x3) Ion Tokens (x3) Lock Tokens 15 (x2) Shield Tokens (x3) Strain Tokens (x2) Stress Token Dial ID Tokens ARC-170 Starfighter Dial
Pilot Cards •Anakin Skywalker•Luminara Unduli•Barriss Offee•Ahsoka TanoJedi Knight
Upgrades: Force Configuration Astromech Configuration and Modification Battle Meditation Delta-7B R3 Astromech Calibrated Laser Targeting Brilliant Evasion R4-P Astromech
Tokens: ID Tokens 16 (x3) Shield Tokens (x3) Lock Tokens (x2) Charge Tokens (x2) Focus Token Stress Token Force Tokens (x3) Dial ID Token Delta-7 Aethersprite Dial
Separatist Alliance Expansion Packs
Belbullab-22 Starfighter Pilot Cards •General Grievous•Wat Tambor•Captain SearSkakoan AceFeethan Ottraw Autopilot
Vulture Class Droid Fighter Pilot Cards •DFS-081•••Precise Hunter (x2)Separatist Drone (x2)••Hoar Chall Prototype (x2)Trade Federation Drone (x2)
Upgrades: Configuration Talents Missiles Modifications Tactical Relay Titles Grappling Struts (x2) Composure (x2) Cluster Missiles (x2) Afterburners (x3) •Kraken •Soulless One Afterburners (x2) Crack Shot (x2) Concussion Missiles (x2) Electronic Baffle (x2) •TV-94 Daredevil (x2) Energy Shell Charges Impervium Plating Intimidation (x2) Homing Missiles (x2) Munitions Failsafe (x2) Juke(x2) Proton Rockets (x2) Static Discharge Vanes (x3) •Lone Wolf Stealth Device (x3) Marksmanship (x2) Swarm Tactics (x2) Treacherous (x2) Trick Shot (x2)