Hi. As some of you know, I don't play with v-sets. So, my questions are: 1) Do I still play with Rigid and 2) Should I be playing that the first activation of a new phase has 2 activations? I know that the rulebook is updated periodically, but I was not sure if that applied to players of non-vset squads. Are the periodic rule changes by the same people that produce v-sets? Basically, I play at home with family and friends and want to play as accurately as possible to the rules.

I have always played 2 activations every phase, but I guess that changed.

it was added in to the floor rules because it can be majorly crippling. Most people still do not play with it, but in some scenarios it is needed.

Thanks, that's helpful. Can you comment on my GOWK post. It asks a similar question.

^I believe it was a rule the designer came up with and planned to implement, but the game soon went out of production before it could really be entirely solidified.

The definitions above are close, but not quite correct.

Round = Consists of multiple phases until all pieces are activated
Phase = Consists of 1 or more activations by the same player
Activation = Consists of a turn. First, the character being activated is considered activated. Then the character takes its turn.
Turn = Consists of a move and an attack. Note that in SWM, the word turn refers to a character's turn, not a player's turn. The character can move double speed (not two moves, but one move of double speed) if it does not attack. Usually, a turn occurs when a character is activated, but there are times when characters can take turns without being activated (e.g. Pawn of the Dark Side and Aing-Tii Flow Walking). Some effects trigger on activation (e.g. Force Renewal) and others trigger when a turn is taken (e.g. Princess Leia's CE), so pay careful attention.

Neither example above is correct because the definitions are not correct. This is how it should work:

Round 1
Phase 1: Player 1 activates 1 piece (taking a turn with that character)
Phase 2: Player 2 activates 2 pieces (taking a turn with each character)
Phase 3: Player 3 activates 2 pieces (taking a turn with each character)

@FlyingArrow - Thanks for the explanation. It makes sense now. It gives the end game scenario of 2 pieces vs 1 piece a more exciting and competitive feel. This has been the case in multiple games that i can remember where one of the players had 2 pieces left and the other had 1. then the next round started and the 2 pieces left player wins init and finishes the game off before the other player had a chance. This rule would help avoid the "im not moving into you because then if you win init you get your extra attacks and your other piece can shoot me too" conversation that then leads to turtle shelling.

@the guy ragging on the OP - Bloomilk is the very last place to Troll, Please keep it clean as the community on this site is fantastic and doesn't deserve to be ridiculed.

It makes sense to play it.

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Seconded.

Actually, I'm pretty sure Gencon's 2013's SWM Champion used an all WOTC Skybuck squad. If he wasn't 1st place, he was in the top 4 (someone can clarify this), so not true.



Very interesting, been playing since A&E and never knew this. Do you or any one else know why the distinction matters?