Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Officially Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game (2nd Edition)
Fast-play tabletop starfighter dogfight miniatures game (pre-painted 1/270 scale ships); 2nd Edition (2018) by AMG/Atomic Mass Games. Signature dial-based simultaneous-movement combat + Rebel/Imperial/Scum/Republic/Separatist/Resistance/First Order factions.
What is Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game?
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game is a fast-play tabletop dogfight miniatures game published originally by Fantasy Flight Games (2012) and since 2020 by Atomic Mass Games (AMG, a subsidiary of Asmodee). 2nd Edition launched September 2018; multiple System Open Series tournaments annually + World Championships. Uses pre-painted 1/270 scale plastic starfighter miniatures (X-wings, TIE Fighters, Y-wings, A-wings, B-wings, Millennium Falcon, Slave I, ARC-170, Vulture droids, etc.) representing all 7 Star Wars canon eras: Original Trilogy (Rebel/Imperial), Prequel (Republic/Separatist), Sequel (Resistance/First Order), Scum & Villainy. Signature mechanic: 'movement dial' — each player secretly assigns a maneuver dial to each ship (speed + turn/bank/K-turn), then reveals simultaneously in reverse-pilot-skill order → ships move, then attack in normal pilot-skill order. Attacks use custom attack + defense dice with focus/target-lock/evade tokens. Ship-building meta uses points-costed pilot cards + upgrade cards. Typical tournament game: 200-point squad, 75-min chess clock, mission = destroy opponent's squad or hold objectives. Iconic squads/pilots: Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren. Competitive scene very active; AMG has released rebalance updates + new First Player Turn Order changes 2022-24.
Quick facts
Category
Miniature Wargames
Type
Individual
Players
2–2
Duration
~75 min
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
1st Ed. 2012 by FFG; 2nd Ed. 2018; AMG took over from FFG in 2020
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
How it works
Objective
Destroy opponent's squad OR hold more Mission Objectives (event-dependent).
Match structure
Standard 200-point squads (2nd Ed.); tournament Swiss + top-cut single-elim.
Rules
Basic rules
Simultaneous maneuver-dial reveal
Both players secretly assign maneuvers, then reveal + move in reverse-pilot-skill order.
Attack in ascending pilot-skill order
Lower pilot skill moves first, but higher pilot skill attacks first.
Actions (Focus / Target Lock / Evade / Barrel Roll / Boost)
After movement, ships perform 1 action based on ship + upgrades.
Range 1/2/3 defines shot bonuses
Range 1 = +1 attack die; Range 3 = +1 defense die.
Advanced rules
Squad-building with upgrade cards
Ship + pilot + upgrade cards; upgrade slots per ship (talent, torpedo, missile, crew, etc.).
Points balance updates quarterly
AMG publishes points-cost updates on X-Wing app + website.
System Open Series (SOS) tournament format
Global 6-8 major event circuit + World Championship.
Scoring
Destroy enemy squad (score by destroyed ship points) OR objective-based missions.
Win condition · Destroy all enemy ships OR highest score at time limit.
Equipment
Pre-painted plastic starfighter minis
1/270 scale ships (X-wings, TIEs, etc.); ~$15-30 per expansion.
Maneuver dials (per ship)
Cardboard/plastic dial with maneuvers per ship type.
Movement templates + range ruler
Cardstock movement templates + range 1/2/3 ruler.
Attack + defense dice (custom)
Red attack + green defense dice per ship.
Focus / target-lock / evade tokens
Action + condition tokens.
3'x3' tabletop mat
Standard 3'x3' battlefield.
Positions & roles
Squad commander (player)
×1Controls squad of 3-8 ships typically.
Major competitions
X-Wing World Championship
annual · Minnesota (FFG-era) / rotating (AMG-era) · since 2013
System Open Series
annual (6-8 events) · worldwide · since 2015
Coruscant Invitational
annual · worldwide (invite-only top 32) · since 2019
Where it is played
Governing bodies
Atomic Mass Games (AMG, current publisher)
Founded 2019 · Georgia, USA
Fantasy Flight Games (original publisher 2012-2020)
Founded 1995 · Minnesota, USA
Famous names & records
Famous athletes
- Nand Torfs (BEL — World Champion 2015)
- Paul Heaver (USA — 3x World Champion)
- Andrew Yelton (USA — 2019 World Champion)
Records
Paul Heaver 3x World Champion
Paul Heaver (USA) — 3x X-Wing World Champion (2013, 2014, 2016) — most all-time (2016)
X-Wing 2nd Edition launch 2018
Fantasy Flight Games — 2nd Edition launched September 2018; overhauled squad-building + faction rules (2018)
AMG takeover from FFG 2020
Atomic Mass Games / Asmodee — AMG took over X-Wing from FFG in 2020 (as part of Asmodee restructuring) (2020)