''Star Wars Miniatures Battles'' is a

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produced by

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in 1989.

Publication history

The game was first produced by

in 1989 and republished in a 2nd edition version in 1990. West End Games lost the license to produce any more "Star Wars" games in 1999, and the license was subsequently picked up by

Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. It is currently a subsidi ...

the following year. Star Wars Miniatures Battles should not be confused with WOTC's

Star Wars Miniatures ''Star Wars Miniatures'' is a 34mm scale collectible miniatures tabletop game based on the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe that was produced by Wizards of the Coast. The game was originally released in September 2004 and continued production u ...

. ''Star Wars Miniatures Battles'' core rulebook was written by Stephen Crane and Paul Murphy, published by West End Games in January 1989. The rules included are for playing battles using the metal miniatures produced by

. The stats included in the book can be easily converted to use with its ''Star Wars'' role-playing game The ''Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion'', published in 1994, was the first supplement and added vehicle rules and flight rules to the game. It also included errata and rules revisions, as well as new and optional rules, new equipment, a section detailing unit insignia and organization, and a collection of game scenarios. The '' Imperial Entanglements'' book, published in 1996, was primarily a scenario supplement, but also contained updated errata and new squad stats. Both the core rulebook and companion were repackaged in two boxed sets along with some miniatures, ''The Star Wars Miniatures Battles Starter Set'' and ''Star Wars Vehicles Starter Set'' respectively. A third set, the ''Mos Eisley Adventure Set'' which was targeted primarily to the RPG aspect, included not only some miniatures and maps, but a small supplement with a ''Miniatures Battles'' scenario. Also, the short run series of the ''Star Wars Adventure Journal'' had a few articles pertaining to the miniatures rules.

Reception

It was winner of the 1991

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for ''Best New Miniatures Rules''.

Reviews

*'' Challenge'' #58 *'' White Wolf'' #27 (June/July, 1991) *'' White Wolf'' #31 (May/June, 1992) *'' White Wolf'' #46 (Aug., 1994)

References

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* Miniature wargames Origins Award winners M West End Games games Wargames introduced in the 1980s {{StarWars-stub