Board game evaluation and Rationale

When i was given the brief , i decided to aim my game at Star Wars fans .As it is a very popular topic at the moment due to recent films . My target audience would be 12 plus due to the films age ratings a 12A, and the complexity of the game. I looked at Star Wars board games for inspiration and were they are in Star Wars e.g Space or battles and what is the objective. Quite a lot of the board games are set around the death star, none that i know of are set around the trench run. Which is a memorable scene from Star Wars episode four. I thought this was a good idea for my board game as it is original .

I started gathering images of the Death Star surface which was the background of my board . 

Initially i had barricades  as obstacles , and no clear squares for the movement of the players counters . The colour palette was very dull , when i reworked my board i included more distinctive colours . To  be more eye catching and make it easier to follow as a board game . I decided to adapt my board from the film correct version as seen below , to a more aesthetically pleasing version .

Below is the finished board . Which is a lot more clear than the previous one , The fire obstacle is much clearer as people associate fire with danger , and works as a good board game mechanic, but is not true to Star Wars 

Aim of the game is to get the XWings from the left side of the board avoiding Darth Vaders Tie Fighter to eventually plant the YWings on the reactor on the right side of the board.  
From the questioners i have given out , i have received feed back that the board was too short as it was printed on A4 paper . This meant that the game was too short when played , it took 10 minutes to complete . If i had more time i would change the board and include more obstacles , whilst staying within the A3 size of the brief . 
The board game includes traditional elements such as the dice , counters and board , but i have expanded upon these by not reworking an original game and including topical features . 
I am pleased with the game , but with more time to apply feedback from the questioners i would make changes , a bigger board , clearer rules etc.