How I Accidentally Joined a (Great) Community!

With the changes in online console gaming meaning less interest in people wanting to LAN, I found that in addition to playing Xbox, I had some time available.

My friends and I started to fill that time with poker nights and game nights involving games like Cards Against Humanity, Joking Hazard, and Exploding Kittens, with games like Magic The Gathering and The Jackbox Party Pack thrown in.

On one occasion, I looked at the X-Wing Miniatures game, and with the shared interest of another friend, ventured forward and spent the money on picking up a Core set. I played a couple of intro games, purchased a couple of extra ships, and I was hooked.

For me, it was a lot of fun to try to strategically position my ships for attack whilst trying to avoid being shot at, and having versatility in pilot cards and ship upgrades to vary gameplay, the game had a surprising amount of depth.

Scum vs Rebels

But soon, just playing with a friend wasn’t enough, and the store I had been buying X-wing Miniatures from was holding a tournament (this is an unsolicited plug, but Stratagem Cards and Games are amazing for new players), so I thought I would enter, unbeknownst to me It was the Regional tournament.

I had my collective exhaust ports handed to me, but one of the most amazing things was that my opponents saw I was new and coached me through my games. This was a regional tournament for placings nationally and my opponents took the time and care to help me learn the finer points of the game.

This encouraged me to come down and experience League. The community were so welcoming and encouraging, I didn’t care I was losing, I was learning and at the same time, learning what a great group of people I was playing with.

I can honestly say the game of X-wing Miniatures is quite enjoyable, but the fact that the community behind it is so amazing was something I had not anticipated and has become the real drawcard for me.

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