Intergalactic Freak-Out

Tonight we had our first all-family Star Wars X-Wing game. On the Rebel side we had Matthew as Luke Skywalker in his X-Wing and Amy as an elite Z-95 Headhunter pilot (the Z-95 is the ship that looks like an X-Wing, but without the X-shaped wing configuration). For the Imperials, Nathaniel played the VT-49 Decimator (the big-ass ship in the upper-right corner of the image below) and I took the controls of a lowly TIE fighter.

The Empire got off to a great start despite some questionable maneuver choices by the Decimator pilot (ahem). My little fighter zipped around, chipping away at the Rebels' shields. The climax came during a showdown between Luke and the Decimator.

Alas, when the Decimator vaporized Luke's ship, the game ended in an epic full-on scream-fest between Matthew and Nathaniel. Argh. Both of these guys have a lot to learn about being gracious in victory and defeat.