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Title: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: mikedemana on August 08, 2023, 11:13:42 PM
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A Stormtrooper squad begins its patrol of a war-torn spaceport, looking for rebels and other scum

Success! I was telling one of our Sunday evening gamers about all the cool threads on LAF using Galactic Heroes for Star Wars games. I confided that it really got me inspired, but I don't have any figures for it.  :'( My friend Keith took the bait and set up a game this past Sunday using his Wizards of the Coast pre-painted Star Wars figures.

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Droids on one of the mercenary squads take potshots at a detachment of Stormtroopers

Our game looked nothing like the amazing spectacles that Malamute and OshiroModels are putting on. Nevertheless, we had a good time, laughed when folks repeatedly missed with blasters and cheered when Stormtrooper armor actually deflected a hit ("First time in cinematic history!"). It was a good time. I took some pics and wrote up a tongue-in-cheek report from the perspective of my fairly successful Rebel squad.
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2023/08/first-star-wars-skirmish-using-galactic.html

Check it out on my Lead Legionaries blog, if you get a chance. It's always encouraging to see someone reading my efforts on my blog...  :D

Mike Demana
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: flatpack on August 08, 2023, 11:20:25 PM
Well done using what people had for a game.
Always a fun set of rules.
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on August 09, 2023, 06:59:59 AM
Looks like you had a blast, Mike! (pun intended)

A great game, looked like a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: Malamute on August 09, 2023, 08:18:07 AM

Great to see you get this going. :)

 The report was a fun read, the combat specialist rolling a 1 & a 2... That's GH2 lol
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: mikedemana on August 15, 2023, 11:20:21 PM
Thanks, everyone -- appreciate the kind comments!

Mike Demana
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: AKULA on August 16, 2023, 09:34:07 AM
Well done for getting a game in...something I've failed to do recently  :)
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: nozza_uk on August 16, 2023, 10:23:42 AM
"Welcome to the party, pal!"

Seriously, looks like a fun game.
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on August 17, 2023, 02:10:31 AM
That looks like excellent fun, I shall have to get a copy of Galactic Heroes for when I try and push Star Wars games on others (always happy to have a range of good rules to choose from).

Thank you for posting,

Andrew
BeneathALeadMountain
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: 6mmfan on August 26, 2023, 04:17:24 AM
Its a great game and it captures the cinematic effect of the movies very well.
Title: Re: Galactic Heroes 'Star Wars' first game
Post by: nozza_uk on August 29, 2023, 02:40:44 PM
That looks like excellent fun, I shall have to get a copy of Galactic Heroes for when I try and push Star Wars games on others (always happy to have a range of good rules to choose from).

I'd recommend getting the 'A Distant Galaxy' character cards for Galactic Heroes too. They're useful for allowing more well known characters to make an appearance.