Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you!
We don’t mind one bit that May 4th has been dubbed Star Wars Day.
Since we enjoy Star Wars, we get a kick out of the tie-in to the idea and what it’s spawned.
We like the Star Wars movies. And we like many Star Wars games!
So if you’re looking for a good Star Wars board game today, we’ve got some great game ideas for you.
Star Wars: Imperial Assault
Ages: 12+, Players: 2 – 5, Time: 90 min
Imperial Assault is an awesome game!
Over the last couple years, our boys’ most-played game hands down is Descent: Journeys in the Dark. What Fantasy Flight Games did with Imperial Assault was to take the Descent game play and port it to the Star Wars universe. And the outcome is brilliant! Unlike in Descent where I feel like my boys playing the heroes constantly beat up on me as the overlord, I love playing the Imperial forces while my Jedi boys try to take me down. With both a Campaign Mode and a Skirmish Mode and plenty of Star Wars miniature figures and tons of map tiles, the game play seems endless. Huge thumbs up!
See our full review of Star Wars: Imperial Assault.
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Star Wars: Rebellion
Ages: 14+, Players: 2 – 4, Time: 180 – 240 min
If you want to really feel like you’re in the middle of the Star Wars universe, then Star Wars: Rebellion is for you! It’s an epic board game where players control the entire Galactic Empire or the fledgling Rebel Alliance. Both sides command starships, account for troop movements, and rally systems to their cause. Given the differences between the Empire and Rebel Alliance, each side has different win conditions. Featuring more than 150 plastic miniatures and two game boards that account for thirty-two of the Star Wars galaxy’s most notable systems, Rebellion features a scope that is as large and sweeping as any Star Wars game before it.
It may be long, but it’s become of or our absolute favorite Star Wars board games for getting a true taste of the Star Wars realm.
See our full review of Star Wars: Rebellion.
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Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion
Ages: 10+, Players: 2, Time: 60 min
Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion is a 2-player card game where players square off to seize control in military and political battles of the brewing galactic civil war. One player will play as the Rebel Alliance and the other will play as the Galactic Empire – each with their own, unique deck of cards. The main objective of the game is to claim the Event cards (worth differing Victory Points) until one player has 7 or more Victory Points at the end of a round. It’s a light card game that’s easy to pickup and play with your child, parent, sibling or buddy. Good grab for under $15.
Read our review of Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion.
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Star Wars Galactic Dice Game
Ages: 7+, Players: 2 – 8, Time: 15 min
Roll six six-sided dice with iconic images from Star Wars to rule the galaxy. The rules are similar to Farkle in that three-of-a-kind gets you 100 times the value. You also get points for single rolls of Darth Vader (100 points) or Yoda (50 points). If you set aside some scoring dice, you can re-roll the others, but if you ever roll without any scoring dice, Jabba takes your points. However, if you score all six dice, then the Force is strong with you, and you can re-roll all six if you want to press-your-luck. The first person to score 5,000 points wins. Pick it up for under $10.
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Star Wars: The Card Game
Ages: 10+, Players: 2, Time: 60 min
Like most of the Star Wars 2-player games, Star Wars: The Card Game also has one player taking control of the Rebels and one player commanding the Empire. The game is set in the time period of the original trilogy. Each player has a deck of objective cards representing various missions plus a deck of player cards of units (characters, vehicles, droids and creatures), events, enhancements and fates. Game play consists of deploying cards to a tableau, attacking opponent’s objectives, defending their own objectives, and committing cards to the Force Struggle. Since it’s a “living card game”, there are plenty of additional card decks available to beef up the game.
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Star Wars: Armada
Ages: 14+, Players: 2, Time: 120 min
In Star Wars: Armada, players assume the role of fleet admiral, serving with either the Imperial Navy or Rebel Alliance. Using high quality, detailed miniatures, players assemble their fleets and engage the enemy on a massive galaxy board that fills a table. Fantasy Flight Games is hitting on all cylinders with their use of the Star Wars license to create immersive game play. And Star Wars: Armada is a great example of such game play.
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Of course, you can also find a huge number of Star Wars tie-ins to popular board games like Star Wars Monopoly, Star Wars Stratego, Star Wars Battleship, and Star Wars Risk.
There’s also another Star Wars tie-in to a popular modern board game that we’ll be reviewing next week. So enjoy your Star Wars day today and fly back by in a few days to see our next full Star Wars board game review!
(Hint – it’s based a game that’s one of the first games we reviewed and is also on our 10 “Must Have” Family Board Games list.)
