Star Wars Imperial Assault Returns To Hoth – Wampa Ahoy!
August 2, 2015 by brennon
The Star Wars news continues from Fantasy Flight Games this weekend as they've released information about some new expansion material for Star Wars: Imperial Assault. Not only will you be Returning To Hoth but finding new Allies and Villains for your games too, all with a Hoth theme.
Return To Hoth
First up let's take a look at the contents and background behind this new expansion where you'll have additional adventures back on the ice planet of Hoth...
"Return to Hoth is a new expansion for Imperial Assault, offering new content for both campaigns and skirmishes. A brand-new full-length campaign invites you to escape the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth and protect a colony of Rebel refugees from the depredations of the Empire.
Meanwhile, four new skirmish missions bring your forces to the icy expanses of Hoth and new rules for four-player skirmish games invite you to experience massive, multi-fronted skirmishes with up to three opponents!"
The miniatures in particular are looking very nice for this expansion and it's great to see some interesting models like that awesome Repulsor tank. Oh and if you wondered what the droid is, it's a HK assassin droid! Anyone who has played Knights of the Old Republic will probably smile right about now.
Friend & Foe
In addition to this expansion, much like with previous ones, the Allies & Villains packs below expand on the cardboard tokens that you'll see in the expansion. You can pick up these models for Leia, the Echo Base Snow Troopers and more later down the line if you so wish.
Some very neat models and for the collector out there these are more or less a must I think. We've seen a lot of excitement around Imperial Assault and it's easy to see why it's become one of the biggest releases from Fantasy Flight Games in recent years. It even beat X-Wing.
I guess people really, really like Star Wars.
What do you think folks?
"...it's easy to see why it's become one of the biggest releases from Fantasy Flight Games in recent years. It even beat X-Wing"
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I may as well just give FFG access to my bank account.
I know what you mean! FFG should create some kind of subscription system for each of their games where they just send you whatever they release for that game each month.. because damnit when it comes to Imperial Assault I’m buying it all anyway!
They sure know which buttons to press on me, so looking forward to the Boba pack.
I’ve had similar thoughts to your subscription system! Their releases are so slow and so few, while also it is important to have atleast 1 of everything.
Next stop Cloud City.
Degnar without Manaroo feels incomplete… 🙁
Geez! I haven’t finished painting wave one yet and not even sure the first Tatooine expansion is even out yet? On the plus side going by FFG’s current production schedule I’ve got until 2016 to catch up, so no hurry 🙂
Ironically pulled Chewbacca, IG-88 and Royal Guard champion onto workbench only Friday for a change of pace. Should have guessed they’d announce something it being GenCon.
The figures look nice, but the tank looks like an old Kenner toy…
Those look really interesting.
I have painted the base game and it’s great playing with a fully painted set. Might get this one as well, looks cool.
Wampa is my “adult entertainment” pseudonym.
looking a very cool set
Still want to see a video of the guys taking a crack at this game!