

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:Īs the Imperial player, you can command legions of Stormtroopers, swarms of TIEs, Star Destroyers, and even the Death Star. You must command starships, account for troop movements, and rally systems to your cause. In Rebellion, you control the entire Galactic Empire or the fledgling Rebel Alliance. The game ends when either side has met their specific victory condition.Įxplore all of Wookieepedia's images for this article subject.Star Wars: Rebellion is a board game of epic conflict between the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance for two to four players!Įxperience the Galactic Civil War like never before. A simple dice system controls the success of each mission, and the opposing player is allowed to assign their leftover Leaders to worsen the active player's odds of success.Ī player may also decide to use their turn to choose one of their Leaders they did not commit to a Mission to move units, in which case they place them on the intended space of the board, and are able to move friendly units from surrounding areas into it. Missions tend to introduce specific story elements and tactical advantages, allowing things as varied as training a character with Yoda, to relocating the Rebel base.

When a Mission is activated, players follow the directions on its card. The next phase of the game constitutes the majority of gameplay, and players take it in turns to activate their Missions and move their units across the galaxy (passing from Rebel player to Imperial player after each action). Play is primarily centered around "Mission cards." Are the start of each round of the game, both sides will select Mission cards from their hand, and assign a set of "Leaders" - famous Star Wars characters - to them.

The goal of the Rebel side is to earn victory points to advance the end of the game before Imperials have time to discover or destroy their base. The goal for the Imperial side is to discover the location of the Rebel Base and destroy the Rebel units that are present at it. The game creates an alternate history or timeline, with players getting to make their own choices with how they will carry out the Galactic Civil War, including control over details like where the Rebel Base is hidden and who is frozen in carbonite. Play of Star Wars: Rebellion takes place in the same time-span as the movies of the Original Trilogy, with the Rise of the Empire expansion expanding this timeline to include Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
