Star Wars Miniatures: Universe Huge Expansion Set Previews
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith movie is over, but the Star Wars Miniatures game keeps going! The upcoming Universe Huge expansion set brings huge monsters to life, as well as characters from all the Star Wars comics and books. It's packed with huge droids, new heroes, strange aliens and more. Here's a sneak peek at two more of the upcoming figures! This time it's Dr. Evazan and his good buddy Ponda Baba from the Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope movie, plus a huge Reek from the arena battle in Episode II: Attack of the Clones! So far we've had the Clone Trooper, X-1 Viper Droid, Nightsister Sith Witch, Dark Trooper Phase III, Hailfire Droid and the huge Rancor from the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi movie. Next week we're guaranteed to have the review of the whole set, including a complete set list! If you have questions or comments, email them to .
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Star Wars Miniatures: Reek Fig Info
Figure: Reek
Faction: Fringe
Cost: 51
Hit Points: 200
Defense: 17
Attack: +12
Damage: 20
Set #: 27/60
Rarity: Uncommon
Special Abilities:
Savage - (This character must end its move next to an enemy if it can and does not benefit from commander effects)
Charging Assault +20 - (Replaces turn: Can move up to 12 squares, then make an attack at +20 Damage against an adjacent enemy)
Melee Attack - (Can attack only adjacent enemies)
Star Wars Miniatures: Reek Strategy Tips
This thing is part battering ram and part... well, ok, it's all battering ram. It has a great first attack, pick an enemy goon and give him a face full of high-speed horn to cause 40 damage. The trick is to make sure that this thing gets to do that every turn, otherwise it has a fairly ho-hum attack. But, it has a ton of Hit Points and good Defense so it's going to stick around the battlefield for a long time!
Star Wars Miniatures: Dr. Evazan Fig Info
Figure: Dr. Evazan
Faction: Fringe
Cost: 10
Hit Points: 30
Defense: 13
Attack: +3
Damage: 10
Set #: 17/60
Rarity: Very Rare
Special Abilities:
Unique
Homicidal Surgery - (Replaces turn: touch; deal 10 damage to a non-Droid character. An allied character can instead remove 10 damage from itself with a save of 11.)
Rapport - (Ponda Baba costs 1 less when in the same squad as this character)
Star Wars Miniatures: Ponda Baba Fig Info
Figure: Ponda Baba
Faction: Fringe
Cost: 9
Hit Points: 30
Defense: 15
Attack: +5
Damage: 10
Set #: 24/60
Rarity: Rare
Special Abilities:
Unique
Bounty Hunter +4 - (+4 Attack against Unique enemies)
Rapport - (Dr. Evazan costs 1 less when in the same squad as this character)
Star Wars Miniatures: Ponda Baba and Dr. Evazan Tips
These two goons come from the very first Star Wars movie ever, A New Hope. They get into a fight with Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine and Ponda Baba gets his arm lightsabered off. Ouch! They aren't powerful figs in the Star Wars Miniatures game, but they're cheap if you have both of them! Dr. Evazan makes a half-decent doctor if you need to fix your troops, keep him back and cross your fingers! Ponda Baba is decent as a goon, especially against Unique characters. Have him get all mean on your opponent's heroes and he should take more than one shot to drop.
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Star Wars Miniatures: Han Solo, Rebel Hero Fig Info
Figure: Han Solo, Rebel Hero
Faction: Rebel
Cost: 35
Hit Points: 90
Defense: 19
Attack: +11
Damage: 20
Set #: 47/60
Rarity: Rare
Special Abilities:
Unique
Accurate Shot - (Can attack an enemy with cover even if it's not the nearest enemy)
Cunning Attack - (+4 Attack and +10 Damage against an enemy who has not activated this round)
Mobile Attack - (Can move both before and after attacking)
Force Powers:
Force 1
Commander Effect:
Followers within 6 squares gain Advantageous Attack - (+10 Damage against an enemy who has not activated this round)
Star Wars Miniatures: Hailfire Droid Strategy Tips
The bad news is that, even with its Damage Reduction, this [kwlink]droid[/kwlink] gets blown up pretty easy, it's also tricky to move it around because it's huge and can't squeeze through doorways. The good news is that it can do insane damage to an entire cluster of figs when it attacks and, because it's [kwlink]wheeled[/kwlink], it can cross the battlefield in one turn! Stick it behind cover, wait for your opponent to clump up some of his figs, then roll it out and hose them down with missiles. BBQ'd bad guys, yum!
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Star Wars Miniatures: Rancor Figure Info
Figure: Rancor
Faction: Fringe
Cost: 33
Hit Points: 100
Defense: 18
Attack: +8
Damage: 20
Set #: 26/60
Rarity: Very Rare
Special Abilities:
Savage - (This character must end its move next to an enemy if it can and does not benefit from commander effects)
Melee Attack - (Can only attack adjacent enemies)
Melee Reach 2 - (Enemies up to 2 squares away are considered adjacent for purposes of Melee Attack)
Regeneration 10 - (If this character doesn't move on its turn, remove 10 damage from it at the end of that turn)
Speed 8 - (Can move up to 8 squares and attack, or 16 squares without attacking)
Triple Attack - (On its turn, this character can make 2 extra attacks instead of moving)
