What was it that drew you in?

And then once you played the game, what was it that hooked you? What kept you playing.

The first Star Wars Minis that I got was the Obi Wan/Vader Starter set. I played a game with my brother in law, I lost. But I was blown away by how awesome the game was. I love strategy games, and I love Star Wars, so I was instantly hooked.

The more I got into the game, the more I learned that there was SOOO much to this game. I've been playing since Imp Entanglements and I still don't know everything there is about this game.

What about you?

You got married at Gen Con?

How does everything is awesome about it sound?
In all seriousness a friend in grade 4ish introduced me INSTANT hook bought ROTS STARTER and started collecting boosters(clone strike and ROTS were realeased around the same time up here in Canada eh!) after a few weeks training (IE playing my dad) I jumped into the local tournament scene and never looked back :D
What hooked me? The Plastic Crack Loaded things called Booster Packs, Gotta Collect Them All!!!!

Eerily similar to me. Although there's no tourny scene here. If you started with RotS I'd wager I'm a year or two older than you, but otherwise sounds just like me. And in my case I got the CS starter from a family friend for a birthday because he liked the sculpts.

with all the fall out from Gen Con i really like hearing stuff like this.

if you have any scenarios that you are proud of i'd like to hear about them.

I'm proud of all of them, of course!

You probably don't have time to read it all, though, so if you're pressed for time, I'd recommend reading DECEIVED and part 4 of the Clone Wars campaign. Capture and Rescue is my favorite campaign, but those two have the best write-ups (imo).

Capture and Rescue campaign (4 skirmishes):
The capture
The rescue
Flight after rescue
Final confrontation

Rules for the whole campaign


Clone Wars campaign (4 skirmishes):
Part 1: Sabotage
Part 2: Bunker assault
Part 3: Escape after bunker assault
Part 4: Final confrontation (with rules tutorial)

Rules for the campaign


This is probably my favorite stand-alone scenario, though we only played it once. We have to play this one again now that we have Malgus and Shae Vizla.
DECEIVED: Based on the trailer for The Old Republic



I wrote the rules for the massive campaigns we played here on BlooMilk a few months ago:
FORGOTTEN BATTLES of the Clone Wars
BEFORE ENDOR: Rebels vs Imperial leading up to Endor

Those campaigns were a lot of fun. We had 10-20 players per campaign, but virtually none of the designers... they were probably too busy playtesting I'm guessing. Each player played 6 skirmishes, so the whole campaign consisted of 30-60 skirmishes. They were standard games - not scenarios - but each side was severely restricted in what pieces they could use, and the map was pre-selected. The campaigns featured continuity (if a Unique was defeated, that version couldn't be re-used), team play (Dark versus Light where Supreme Commanders for each side allocated pieces to each player), and variety (everyone was forced to use sub-par pieces and together we played on virtually every map available for SWM).

Well, for starters it's Star Wars!

Saw episode 4 in the theater as a kid when it first came out, and it was pretty much the coolest thing ever to me at the time.

As far as the game, my son got me into it. He was into card games (Pokemon at first) and would go to the LGS to play (and siphon our wallets to get more stuff ;). At some point, he saw the minis and thought they were cool and got his mom to buy him a couple packs. This was sometime around Alliance and Empire. He watched some games being played and this awesome T.O. guy named Jim Fraser hooked him into playing in tourneys. He got excited about the game and taught me the basics (all he knew anyway) so we could play together at home. He had just enough of a collection to get me intrigued. He was on a mission to get all the big Sith bad guys, and I was like Who are these guys? Mandalorians? Yuuzhan Vong? Anyway, he was beating the tar out of me, since I couldn't make a very good team out of the other stuff he had (and he always played Sith) so I started buying him more boosters than he would have been getting otherwise, lol.

Back to Jim Fraser who, after my son, was the tipping point for me getting sucked in and joining the group at the LGS. I would typically take my son to the to play, and then run errands or catch up on some work at my office a few blocks away. After meeting Jim and some of the others in the group, I discovered that these were the nicest bunch of gamers I had encountered, so I was totally comfortable with that arrangement. But every time I took him to play, Jim would ask when I was going to join in. (he has a way about him that makes it really hard to turn him down after a while).

After I'd played in a couple tourneys, that was it. I started buying boosters for myself and then the collecting bug bit. I found out about the forums from the group, found my way here, started trading, and played at the LGS as often as I could manage. It was a good run through the end of the WotC game but then life got more complicated and I couldn't play much during the time that the group began to waver, and then ultimately fizzle out.

The forums helped fill the void and I found myself getting increasingly involved in the online community. Just as it was with the local guys, the people are as much fun as the game itself. It's the best game I've ever played. I love the depth and flexibility of ways to play, and the community-driven content has kept it fresh and interesting. Doing the stuff I do now is fun for me even though I don't play all that often, and in a way has replaced the collecting aspect (I have everything). I still have plenty to learn about the game so I doubt I'll ever get bored with it.

To sum up, I was hooked by an awesome game and community, and I'm still here for that reason.

I jumped in around Champions of the force. I actually started with the revenge of the sith strarter set. I fell in love with the game mainly because I love Star Wars and loved re-creating my favorite scenes from the movies. I Played more and enojoyed collecting and playing the game. I made the mistake of selling my collection around 5 years ago when my son was only a couple years old. I recently got back in to the game and am starting to build a collection again and sharing this game with my son who now loves this game.

I was given an Attack on Endor pack for Christmas in like 2007. My best mate, who is now one of New Zealand's best players, got a pack from the same mutual friend. After a while admiring the sculpts, maps, and scenario book, we eventually both picked up starter packs. I found a store 15 minutes from my house that sold boosters, and I've been buying and receiving minis ever since. A couple of years ago I was introduced to the Save 11 group in New Zealand by Kezzamachine. He is perhaps the coolest guy you could ever meet, and Save 11 is full of awesome guys like him. Everyone is friendly, generous, funny, and just generally great to be around. I've now been to 4 tournaments, and I'm really forward to the next one!

Summary: minis people rule.

+1 this is it in a nutshell, SWM players all have Camraderie as a SA. I've been hooked since 77' so this game has been a delight and it's the cast of characters who make it truly special!