Check out your FLGS for more information if you wish to get in touch with the community. While it does not have the larger player base of X-Wing Miniatures Game, it has a small but dedicated following in Singapore. The game is limited to 2-players, although there is an expansion, Balance of the Force that allows multi-player games. The downside is keeping up with the meta with each new expansion release. The beautifully illustrated cards means Star Wars collectors might be interested in this game a well. Game play consists of deploying cards, attacking your opponent’s objectives, defending your own, and committing cards to what is known as the Force Struggle. Now into its 5th year, it features ever new strategies and ways to play with new cards being released every season.Įach player has a deck of objective cards representing various missions, events, enhancements and fates. With some imagination and work, this game will give you many hours of fun in your favourite universe.įor those into deck-building card games with strategic depth look to Star Wars, Living Card Game by FFG for 2 players. With the plentiful miniatures and tons of modular terrain, you are going to feel like a kid in Star Wars candy store. If the 30+ miniatures that comes with the base set is not enough, fear not for FFG has produced a number of expansions, giving you more boards, cards and of course miniatures to play with. With brilliant miniatures depicting well-known characters from the Star Wars universe, the game attracts your attention and sucks you in with a easy to learn skirmish system. In skirmish mode, 2 players gather a small team and go head to head. In narrative campaign play, one player plays the role of the Empire, pitting the forces of the Empire (including Darth Vader himself!) against our intrepid heroes in a series of connected scenarios. Maneuvering them individually on a gridded modular board depicting the different environments of the Star Wars universe, they must defeat stormtroopers and other scum and villainy to achieve their objectives and a scenario win. In Imperial Assault, players play a part of a small band of Rebellion heroes set during the time of the Original Trilogy. This huge board game may not be for everyone but if you are a fan of the OT, it is worth a look.Īfter the strategic scale of moving massive fleets and conquering star systems, time to go down to man to man tactical combat! Overlaying this are the various missions that add even more Star Wars flavour. The Empire has the superior military position and resources but trying to find that hidden Rebel base is not as easy as it first seems. The Rebels are doing their best to stay one step ahead of the Empire while gathering support for their cause. The game captures the asymmetry of the conflict. This is possibly the most involved Star Wars game for 2-4 players ever produced, lasting 4 hours or more, excluding setup time of course. With massive amounts of components come massive scope and detail. This is their most epic Star Wars game yet, as it attempts to simulate the entire conflict of the Rebellion’s struggle against the Empire across the known galaxy as depicted in the original trilogy.Ĭompared to the components of Hasbro’s Star Wars Risk, this is like the Super Star Destroyer to a Star Destroyer – it swallows Star Wars Risk in its shadow and then some. The latest release from Fantasy Flight Games, and the trending Star Wars tabletop game of the moment. Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) rules the roost for Star Wars games with the company churning out hit after hit based on the universe. If you have a Star War universe itch to scratch that you’d like to play with friends in real life, you’ve come to the right place. Miniatures seem to be the flavour of the moment and, frankly, they do add much needed dimension to the tabletop movement. These days if you can imagine it, there’s probably a board or card game that exists. Star Wars and board games have had a rich partnership since the appearance of the collectible card game by Decipher back in 1995.
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