Okay well we decided to jump into this game with a cheap purchase from the local store however I dont know if we are playing wrong or if this set was designed more for just people to add more to the collection however the few games we played, each and every time the Empire simply dominated.

General Veers and his special power pretty much forced my Rebels to make sure they stayed far away from each other, breaking up many chances of combined fire while the AT-ST could simply sit back and pick off any troops that tried to come around and flank the opponent.

While Solo and Skywalker had a good move distance they just didnt seem to last long in a battle and while I thought to stay out of the range of the AT-ST, being indoors simply meant Vader could come in and hack everyone to shreds.

Does anyone have any general strategies with the figures that were provided in this set or what I should be doing in order to stand a change (I might just play really badly lol)

It was just the Battle of Hoth large set which ones with

The pack includes 17 miniatures.

Rebel
Luke Skywalker on Tauntaun
Han Solo on Tauntaun
Princess Leia, Hoth Commander
Rebel Snow Speeder
Rebel Leader
Elite Hoth Trooper
Elite Hoth Trooper
Hoth Trooper with Atgar Cannon
Hoth Trooper
Hoth Trooper

Imperial
Darth Vader, Imperial Commander
General Veers, Hologram
Blizzard Scout 1 (AT-ST)
Snowtrooper with E-Web Blaster
Elite Snowtrooper
Snowtrooper
Snowtrooper

The problem is is that those two squads straight up against each other is rather unbalanced. The map it comes with is also rather poor for non-scenario play. So you've got 2 major things against you.

For general Tactical advice, I'd suggest using Han, Leia and the Snowspeeder's Mobile Attack to keep out of sight whilst picking off the troopers, as if Veers has no troopers near him, he's gone. Don't be afraid to burn Luke's Use the Force on a Snowtrooper just to reduce your opponents activations. Use the Hoth troopers as shields against Blizzard Scout 1 (Put the regular troopers in front, followed by the Elites) as the walker can only eliminate 1 per turn. Don't bother trying to keep the Atgar alive, fire with it if you can, otherwise, use it as cover. Unless Vader or the walker run up right to you, don't try combining for for her CE. Instead, make use of her high attack and double attack to whittle down Vader and the troopers. As mentioned earlier, keep the Snowspeeder on heckling duty. Make use of it's high speed and mobile attack to eliminate or damage units (higher priority on eliminating). Never leave the snowspeeder in a position where it can be hit by Fire Support, Vader, or Blizzard Scout 1. If you're lucky your non-uniques will come back as long as you keep Leia alive. Keep Leia and Han's force points in reserve to reroll failed Fire Support saves or critical attacks. Overall, you should place your priority on taking out the Elite Snowtrooper and the regular Snowtroopers first (In most situations, your first action in the round should be having Han pop out and shoot at an unactivated trooper [The Elite if possible because of it's HP]). The reason for this is that as you reduce an opponents activation count, it makes it easier to play on your tempo instead of his and makes it easier to deliver one-two blows.

In any case, I'd strongly suggest purchasing additional product which will help balance out the factions (as well as giving you greater versatility in squad construction). You'll definitely want more and better maps for starters. I suggest Attack on Endor, Showdown at Teth Palace, or the Crystal Caves of Ilum map packs. All can be found rather cheaply and contain excellent maps (the Attack on Endor pack also comes with an AT-ST which would go well with Blizzard Scout 1).

As for the minis, it really depends on what you want. To start with, it's generally better to focus on one or more of the big 4 (Rebels, Imperials, Republic, Separatists) rather than the smaller factions (Old Republic, Sith, Mandalorian, New Republic, Yuuzhan Vong). The main reason is that a good number of sets focus on 2 of the big 4 so you can get a good collection started by buying a few boosters from one set, whereas with the minor factions, the good minis are scattered throughout the various sets and will require more boosters or individual purchases. Building up a good Fringe collection is good as well as Fringe units can be placed in any squad. If you want Rebels and Imperials, Imperial Entanglements and Dark Times are the best starting points (Rebel Storm, Alliance and Empire, and Force Unleashed are also Rebel/Imperial centric but are harder to obtain and some minis are rather obsolete in today's game). If you want Separatists and Republic, Clone Wars and Galaxy at War are your best options (Clone Strike, Revenge of the Sith are also Republic/Separatist centric).

Yes, the two abilities work together, so the Snowspeeder can move, shoot, and move again and can move a total of 16 squares on a turn.


He is weak here because he doesn't have the support that makes him shine. He can be quite powerful when given the appropriate boosts. With what you have right now, he's best used to make a surefire killing shot, then become a meatshield.


Movement over Low Terrain costs double. For large and larger characters, as long as 1 square the mini occupies in each unit of movement is low terrain or rough objects, the movement cost is doubled:



No, when determining cover, you can only ignore Low Objects adjacent to or occupied by the attacker.


Vader, IC is actually one of the weaker Vaders out there as he's designed to be more of a commander. Compare him to the attacking Vaders at his point range (Scourge of the Jedi and Unleashed). But the core strategy against beat sticks is pretty much the same: Either use another big beatstick to smack them down, or play keep away while nickle and dimeing them to death.

If I recall, the little rules leaflet that comes with Battle of Hoth can be a little confusing. You can download the actual rulebook at http://home.comcast.net/~bkchi/SWM_Rulebook.pdf.

When a character has Melee Attack printed on the card it means it can ONLY attack adajcent characters. Luke on Tauntaun does not have that SA; so it can shoot. However; since he has Lightsaber +10; he can attack adjacent enemies at +10 dmg.