I thinking about to make my own Risk or Strategy Variant. I don't want use normal Dice (it's cheaper, but I won't).
The Ships have three stats (maybe 4)
Capital Ship Weapons
Point Defense or Fighter Weapons
Shields
The Board Game Rebellion and Expansion give me 3 Dice. 5 Black and 5 Red in the Base Game. 3 Green Dice. Good start, but very expensive to have more. Base+Expansion is 100€ or more for 13 Dice. Only more Miniatures is good. You can't have enough TIE Fighters.
Armada have three Dice. I can buy the Dice Packs and can buy much, much more for 100€.
The next idea is Imperial Assault. 6 Dice. Much Variants. But must buy more packs to have many Dice from the same Colour.
Why not X-Wing dices. I have not the game and want only use dice from Games what I have.
So far is my pro and contra.
Rebellion
Pro: The Dice have not so much symbols. One Symbol per Dice.
Contra: Very Expensive to have many of them.
Armada
Pro: D8, more Variations. Many Dices for 100 Bucks.
Contra: Per side can it be more than one Symbol.
Assault
Pro: Many Variants. Good Customization for Units.
Contra: to much symbols per side.
Need Advice. For Game play are the Rebellion Dice the best. Armada is the middle. Assault has much variation.