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STAR WARS™: SHATTERPOINT

STAR WARS IN MINIATURE

Is there anything better than playing games with your favourite characters? We sit down with Will Shick about all things Star Wars™ : Shatterpoint, the miniatures skirmish game that feels like it could be for ever yone Interview by Charlie Pettit

It never fails to amaze me how genuine the tabletop community is. When I sat down with Will Shick, the Director of Product Development for Atomic Mass Games – which basically means he oversees all creative aspects of creating miniatures for the studio, including Star Wars™ : Shatterpoint – it became immediately clear that Shick is incredibly passionate about the projects he works on. With a slew of new releases, and a topic (Star Wars) we shared, I wanted to find out more about Star Wars™ : Shatterpoint, the Star Wars themed skirmish game that has us all talking.

THE PREQUELS

“Star Wars™ : Shatterpoint is a tabletop miniature skirmish game, which effectively means that as a player you’re going to collect, assemble, and paint your own Star Wars miniatures that represent the various iconic characters and troops from the galaxy. So think Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padawan Ahsoka Tano, Clone Troopers, B-1 Battle Droids, that kind of stuff.” Shick explains, when we ask for the absolute basics.

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