Conquer the Galaxy — Or Liberate It — in Star Wars: Rebellion

Conquer the Galaxy — Or Liberate It — in Star Wars: Rebellion
Board Game: Star Wars: Rebellion
U.S. publisher Fantasy Flight Games has already given gamers plenty of options for playing in the Star Wars universe, from card games (Star Wars: The Card Game) to miniature games (Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game and Star Wars: Armada) to role-playing games (with three families of Star Wars titles) to ground-based combat in a board game (Star Wars: Imperial Assault, the publication of which suggested that FFG's license for Star Wars was no longer limited to "card, roleplaying, and miniatures games", as was the case in 2011 when the license was first announced).

But now FFG plans to add yet one more way to experience George Lucas's creation on your game table — Star Wars: Rebellion from Corey Konieczka, with this design pitting the Galactic Empire versus the Rebel Alliance in a board game of intergalactic combat and intrigue. Here's an overview of the game from the publisher:

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Experience the Galactic Civil War like never before. In Star Wars: Rebellion, you control the entire Galactic Empire or the fledgling Rebel Alliance. You must command starships, account for troop movements, and rally systems to your cause. Given the differences between the Empire and Rebel Alliance, each side has different win conditions, and you'll need to adjust your play style depending on who you represent:

• As the Imperial player, you can command legions of Stormtroopers, swarms of TIEs, Star Destroyers, and even the Death Star. You rule the galaxy by fear, relying on the power of your massive military to enforce your will. To win the game, you need to snuff out the budding Rebel Alliance by finding its base and obliterating it. Along the way, you can subjugate worlds or even destroy them.

• As the Rebel player, you can command dozens of troopers, T-47 airspeeders, Corellian corvettes, and fighter squadrons. However, these forces are no match for the Imperial military. In terms of raw strength, you'll find yourself clearly overmatched from the very outset, so you'll need to rally the planets to join your cause and execute targeted military strikes to sabotage Imperial build yards and steal valuable intelligence. To win the Galactic Civil War, you'll need to sway the galaxy's citizens to your cause. If you survive long enough and strengthen your reputation, you inspire the galaxy to a full-scale revolt, and you win.
Board Game: Star Wars: Rebellion

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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.

Yet for all its grandiosity, Rebellion remains intensely personal, cinematic, and heroic. As much as your success depends upon the strength of your starships, vehicles, and troops, it depends upon the individual efforts of such notable characters as Leia Organa, Mon Mothma, Grand Moff Tarkin, and Emperor Palpatine. As civil war spreads throughout the galaxy, these leaders are invaluable to your efforts, and the secret missions they attempt will evoke many of the most inspiring moments from the classic trilogy. You might send Luke Skywalker to receive Jedi training on Dagobah or have Darth Vader spring a trap that freezes Han Solo in carbonite!
Star Wars: Rebellion is for 2-4 players, with a playing time of 180-240 minutes, a $100 MSRP, and an anticipated Q1 2016 release date. In its announcement of the game, FFG provides more details of the game play, highlighting how the different sides of this combat might view the many worlds available to them.

Board Game: Star Wars: Rebellion

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