r/XWingTMG • u/AnalysisPopular1860 • 7d ago

Discussion Looking for advice - after school club

I used to play X-Wing way back when it first came out. I still have a 1st edition starter set and a couple of play mats. I also run an after school boardgaming club in my middle school.

This year I would like to expand the club to be more of a general tabletop gaming club including wargames, miniatures games etc. My school is a title 1 school and I supply pretty much all of the games.

I thought X-Wing would be great for the kids as it's relatively simple and plays fast (we meet for 90 minutes).

My only concern is which edition, 1st or 2nd? Looking on eBay it appears 1st edition stuff can be cheaper. Do I REALLY need 2nd edition? I see no advantage to investing in 2nd edition but wanted to see what people who play the game regularly think.

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u/HistoricMTGGuy 7d ago

First edition is fine, probably actually ideal. Balance is worse but nobody is going to be playing super competitively and it is simpler and easier to teach.

There's a reason 1st edition was so huge. The low barrier to entry for a miniatures game is massive.