Star Wars: Destiny Wants You to Play Dice for the Fate of the Universe

Star Wars: Destiny Wants You to Play Dice for the Fate of the Universe
Board Game: Star Wars: Destiny – Rey Starter Set
Board Game: Star Wars: Destiny – Kylo Ren Starter Set
Board Game: Star Wars: Destiny – Awakenings Booster Pack
In what is perhaps its final announcement prior to Gen Con 2016 (but not likely), Fantasy Flight Games has revealed yet another game set in the Star Wars universe: Star Wars: Destiny, a collectible dice and card game for two players.

Yes, collectible — a word dreaded by some and embraced by others, a word to divide all against one another similar to the light and dark forces present in this game. In this game's announcement, designer Lukas Litzsinger says, "We haven't made a collectible game in years, even though many gamers enjoy this format's aspects of discovery and trading. Star Wars: Destiny is a game that could only exist within this category, and we're excited to reenter the collectible marketplace and start supporting fans of this genre once more."


Board Game: Star Wars: Destiny


Here's an overview of the setting and gameplay:

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Star Wars: Destiny is a collectible dice and card game of battles between iconic heroes and villains that encompasses characters, locations, and themes from the entire Star Wars saga.

In Star Wars: Destiny, two players engage in a fast-paced duel, each striving to eliminate the other's characters first. The game's innovative mechanisms combine dice-driven combat with faction-driven hand management. Straightforward rules make the game easy to learn, but also enable deep strategic thinking and clever deck-building. Players can create decks that include characters from every faction and any era, as long as heroes and villains are on opposite sides of the fight. For example, Padmé Amidala might fight alongside Rey and Finn, taking on Jabba the Hutt, Kylo Ren, and Jango Fett.

Each round, you use your characters' abilities, an assortment of dice, and a carefully constructed thirty-card deck filled with events, upgrades, and supports. You and your opponent alternate actions: activating your dice, playing cards from your hand, attacking your foes, and claiming the battlefield. You need to prove your skills and defeat your opponent's characters to claim your destiny!
Star Wars: Destiny can be demoed at Gen Con 2016, but it won't be released until November 2016, with two starter decks — Rey and Kylo Ren, each $15 MSRP — being available and each player needing a starter set in order to play, along with Awakenings booster packs ($3). The starter sets each have nine dice and 24 cards, while the booster packs contain one die and five cards.

Board Game: Star Wars: Destiny

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