Fantasy Flight X-Wing game vs. Wizkids Star Trek Attack Wing

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Jonkga
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Fantasy Flight X-Wing game vs. Wizkids Star Trek Attack Wing

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So, I was at the Portal today for new comic book day, and saw the new Star Trek Attack Wing game.

http://wizkidsgames.com/startrek/star-trek-attack-wing/

Which bears a striking resemblance to X-Wing.

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_ ... p?eidm=174

In fact, aside from the minis themselves, all the other parts of this game are identical - the dice, the distance measurement pieces, the attack range finders, all the stats, the bases, etc.

How are these identical, but offered by different companies. Sure, I get the intellectual property might be owned by different companies, but how can they result in basically the exact same game?

Hmmm.
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Re: Fantasy Flight X-Wing game vs. Wizkids Star Trek Attack

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The producers of the Star Trek game are licensing the rules from Fantasy Flight:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1397 ... ttack-wing

Actual press release: http://wizkidsgames.com/blog/2013/03/11 ... oard-game/

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Re: Fantasy Flight X-Wing game vs. Wizkids Star Trek Attack

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Thanks, Damon. I was a bit confused, but that clears it up.
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