The second wave of ships for Star Wars: X-Wing the Miniatures Game have been tantalizingly close, yet aggravatingly out of reach for months now.  Luckily, the long wait is over and fans of the game can now head to their friendly local game store or preferred online retailer to get their hands on the Millennium Falcon, Slave I, A-Wing and TIE Interceptor expansions.

The Millennium Falcon expansion, in all it’s glory

X-Wing’s release at GenCon last year was a huge hit for board and miniatures gamers alike.  The simple, yet strategic gameplay had enough depth to satisfy the most ardent wargame veteran while being simple enough right out of the box for newcomers to get right into the action.  Sadly, the second wave ran into production issues and did not meet it’s planned release in late 2012.  Fantasy Flight did the best they could with the models they had by sending out Kessel Run event packages containing the few wave 2 models they had, but these were not nearly enough to meet the demand of a fan base that blew through their entire first print run of core sets.

X-Wing in action at the GenCon 2012 Tournament

Luckily, the game has not stagnated thanks to fan support in the form of custom missions, league play and continued tournament support.  Now that wave 2 is finally on store shelves, fans have new material to keep the game going strong through 2013.