Star Wars Miniatures Battles

Star Wars Miniatures Battles is a tabletop miniature wargame system produced by West End Games in 1991 and republished in a 2nd edition version in 1993. The first edition was winner of the Origins International Game Expo award for Best New Miniatures Rules of 1991. This game should not be confused with Star Wars Miniatures by Wizards of the Coast, who acquired the license to Star Wars tabletop games after West End Games' license expired in 1999.
==Details==
West End Games initially produced boxed sets of miniatures from 1988 to 1990 intended for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, before a rulebook for a separate miniatures game was published. The Star Wars Miniatures Battles core rulebook was written by Stephen Crane and Paul Murphy, and published in January 1991. The rules included are for playing battles using the metal miniatures produced by West End Games. The stats included in the book can be easily converted to use with The Roleplaying Game. Blister packs containing groups of figures were released after the rulebook, including reissues of figures from the earlier boxed sets as well as all new figures, many based on characters from Star Wars' Expanded Universe.
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.
==Rulebooks==
*Star Wars Miniatures Battles
*Star Wars Miniature Battles, Second Edition
*Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion
*Imperial Entanglements
==Figures==
===Boxed Figure Sets===
These sets originally intended for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game were released from 1988 to 1990, prior to the publication of Star Wars Miniatures Battles.
*Heroes of the Rebellion Collectors' Set - Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, C-3PO, X-wing Pilot, 2 x Rebel Soldiers
*Imperial Forces Collectors' Set - Darth Vader, Moff Tarkin, 3 x Stormtroopers (1 w/ long rifle), TIE Fighter Pilot, Imperial Droid, Death Star Gunner, Death Star Officer, Death Star Trooper
*Bounty Hunters Adventure Set - Boba Fett, IG-88, Shrike, Dengar, Zardra, Bossk, Weequay (actually based on Barada the Klatooinian), Boushh, Rebel Merc, Rebel Scout (based on early design sketches for the Imperial biker scouts)
*A New Hope Collectors' Movie Set - Leia w/blaster, Luke on Tatooine, Vader on Death Star, Tusken Raider, Jawa, Ithorian (Hammerhead), R5-D4, Greedo, Tatooine Stormtrooper, Power Droid
*The Empire Strikes Back Collectors' Movie Set - Luke on Dagobah, Leia on Bespin, Lando Calrissian, Han on Hoth, Yoda, Hoth Rebel, Snowtrooper, General Veers, Lobot, Probe Droid
*Return of the Jedi Collectors' Movie Set - Luke as Jedi, Leia on Endor, Scout Trooper, Gamorrean Guard, Wicket, Nien Nunb, 2 x Royal Guards, The Emperor, Admiral Ackbar
*Stormtroopers Adventure Set - 9 Stormtroopers w/ short rifles, 1 Stormtrooper w/ longer rifle
*Rebel Characters Adventure Set - Old Senatorial, Alien Student of the Force (Revwien), Female Minor Jedi, Wookiee (in tunic w/ rifle), Ewok (based on Logray), Mon Calamari, Engineer, Male Minor Jedi, Female Gambler, Kid 
*Mos Eisley Cantina Adventure Set - Sivrak, Kabe, Muftak, Kerru, Hem Dazon, Labria, Garindan, Cantina Band Leader, Cantina Band Member, Bartender
*Jabba's Palace Adventure Set - Jabba the Hutt, Quarren (based on Tessek), Bib Fortuna, Oola, Gamorrean, Lando in Armor, Nikto, Ephant Mon (erroneously portrayed as a Whiphid)
*The Rancor Pit Collectors' Set - Malakili the Rancor Keeper, Rancor (five-part model)
*Rebel Troopers Adventure Set - 5x Rebel commandos (4 with pistols, 1 with repeating blaster) and 5x Rebel fleet troopers (3 with pistols, 1 with carbine, 1 with rifle)
*Imperial Troopers Adventure Set - 4x Imperial Navy Troopers (2 w/ pistols, 1 w/ rifle, 1 holding heavy blaster controls), 1 tripod mounted repeating blaster (2 piece model), 4x Imperial Army troopers (1 w/ pistol, 1 w/ short rifle, 2 w/ long rifles)
*Zero-G Assault Troopers Adventure Set - 8x Spacetroopers (3 standing bodies with grenade launcher disks extended, 1 running body with disks extended, 3 standing bodies with disks retracted, 1 running body with disks retracted, 4 sprues of 4 arms)
===Blister Packs===
These packs (and the sets listed below) were released after the Star Wars Miniatures Battles rulebook, including reissues of figures from the earlier boxed sets and all-new figures.
*Aliens of the Galaxy 1 - Ithorian (Hammerhead), Nien Nunb, Alien Student of Force (Revwien)
*Aliens of the Galaxy 2 - Quarren, Kerru, Hem Dazon
*Aliens of the Galaxy 3 - Sivrak, Kabe, Muftak
*Bounty Hunters 1 - Boba Fett, IG-88, Shrike
*Bounty Hunters 2 - Dengar, Zardra, Bossk
*Bounty Hunters 3 - Weequay, Boushh, Greedo
*Cloud City - Leia on Bespin, Lando Calrissian, Lobot
*DarkStryder Crew 1 - Kaiya Adrimetrum, Brophar Tofarain, Gorak Khzam
*DarkStryder Crew 2 - Ranna Gorjaye, Darryn Thyte, Jessa Dajus
*Darkstryder 3 - Lofryyhn, Kl'aal, Loh'khar
*Denizens of Tatooine - Luke on Tatooine, Tusken Raider, Jawa
*Droids 1 - Imperial Droid, R5-D4, Power Droid
*The Emperor - The Emperor, Royal Guard with force pike in right hand, Royal Guard with force pike in left hand
*Encounter on Hoth - Han on Hoth, Chewbacca, Probe Droid
*Ewoks - 2x Wicket with spear, Ewok with club and headdress
*Gamorrean Guards - Gamorrean guard with axe held to side, 2 Gamorrean guards with upraised axes
*Heavy Blaster w/ Imp. Crew - Heavy blaster on tripod, 2x Naval trooper holding firing mechanism
*Heir to the Empire Villains - Grand Admiral Thrawn Captain Pellaeon, Joruus C'baoth
*Heroes 1 - Luke on Death Star, R2-D2, C-3PO
*Heroes 2 - Princess Leia, Han Solo with blaster, Chewbacca with bowcaster
*Hoth Rebels - 3x Hoth Rebel
*Imperial Army Troopers 1 - 2x Army trooper advancing and firing blaster pistol, Army trooper advancing with blaster rifle
*Imperial Army Troopers 2 - Army trooper on guard with blaster pistol, 2x Army trooper shoulder-firing blaster rifle
*Imperial Naval Troopers 1 - Naval trooper firing blaster pistol two-handed, 2x Naval trooper advancing and firing blaster pistol
*Imperial Naval Troopers 2 - Naval trooper advancing with blaster pistol, 2x Naval trooper advancing with blaster rifle
*Imperial Officers - Moff Tarkin, Death Star Officer pointing, General Veers in battle armor
*Jabba's Servants - Bib Fortuna, Oola, Rancor Keeper
*Jabba the Hutt - Jabba
*Jedi Knights - Female Minor Jedi, Male Minor Jedi, Yoda
*Mon Calamari - Admiral Ackbar, 2x Mon Calamari with helmet and blaster pistol
*Mos Eisley - Labria, Garindan, Kid
*Mos Eisley Cantina - Cantina Band Leader, Cantina Band Member, Bartender
*Mos Eisley Cantina 2 - Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazan, Abyssin
*The Noghri - Noghri with stokhli spray stick, 2x Noghri with dagger and stokhli stick
*Pilots and Gunners - X-wing Pilot, TIE Fighter Pilot, Death Star Gunner
*Pirates - Nikto, Whiphid, Lando in Jabba's palace armor
*Rebel Commandos 1 - Male commando firing medium repeat blaster, Male commando with poncho and upraised blaster pistol
*Rebel Commandos 2 - Male commando shoulder-firing blaster pistol, Male commando with poncho, upraised blaster pistol and macrobinoculars, Female commando firing outstretched blaster pistol
*Rebel Operatives - Old Senatorial, Engineer, Female Gambler
*Rebel Troopers 1 - Female trooper firing blaster pistol, Male trooper holding up blaster rifle, Male trooper holding up blaster pistol
*Rebel Troopers 2 - 2x male trooper running with blaster pistol held up, Female trooper advancing with blaster held low
*Rebel Troopers 3 - Male trooper standing at ready, 2x male trooper firing blaster pistol two-handed
*Rebel Troopers 4 - Female commando running with blaster pistol, Rebel scout with armor and macrobinoculars, Leia on Endor
*Sandtroopers - 3x Tatooine Stormtrooper
*Scout Troopers - 3x Scout trooper firing blaster pistol
*Skywalkers - Luke on Dagobah, Leia on Death Star, Darth Vader on Cloud City
*Snowtroopers - 3x Snowtrooper
*Stormtroopers 1 - Stormtrooper with blaster pistol, Stormtrooper with blaster rifle, Stormtrooper advancing with blaster pistol
*Stormtroopers 2 - Stormtrooper walking with blaster pistol down, Stormtrooper hip-firing blaster pistol, Stormtrooper shoulder-firing blaster rifle
*Stormtroopers 3 - Stormtrooper on guard with blaster pistol, Stormtrooper at ready with blaster pistol, Stormtrooper shoulder-firing blaster pistol
*Stormtroopers 4 - Stormtrooper firing outstretched blaster pistol, Stormtrooper walking with blaster pistol up, Stormtrooper kneeling firing blaster pistol
*Users of the Force - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Luke as Jedi
*Wookiees - Chewbacca with bowcaster, 2x Wookiee with tunic and blaster rifle
*Zero-G Assault Troopers - 2x Spacetrooper bodies, 4x right arms, 4x left arms
===Vehicles===
*Landspeeder - Luke's landspeeder, Hood-mounted blaster cannon, Luke driving, Rebel driver, Imperial Army trooper driver
*Imperial Speeder Bikes - 2x speeder bike, 2x scout trooper rider
*Rebel Speeder Bikes - 2x speeder bike, 2x Rebel trooper riders
*Snowspeeder - Rebel Snowspeeder
*Storm Skimmer - from Dark Empire Sourcebook, 2x Stormtrooper rider with blaster cannon
*AT-PT - small walker from Dark Force Rising
*Bantha with Rider - Bantha, Tusken Raider rider with gaffe stick
*Tauntaun with Rider - Tauntaun with Hoth Rebel Soldier
===Boxed Sets===
*Star Wars Miniatures Battles Starter Set - contains the core rulebook, 3 Rebel Troopers, 3 Stormtroopers, Luke on Dagobah, Leia on Death Star, Darth Vader on Cloud City, Dengar, Zardra, Bossk
*Star Wars Miniatures Battles Vehicle Starter Set - contains the Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion, 2 Speeder Bikes, Imperial Rider, Rebel Rider, and Snowspeeder
*Mos Eisley Adventure Set - geared more toward the Star Wars RPG, the set contained Han Solo, Chewbacca, Greedo, Jawa, Imperial Sandtrooper, Labria, Garindan, Lak Sivrak, Momaw Nadon, Kabe, Muftak, and Feltipern Trevagg, as well as Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley, and a supplement with some adventures and paper miniatures.
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*Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
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