Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion

A two-player card game that recreates conflicts from the Galactic Civil War using character and event cards. Players take turns increasing their faction’s presence at a contested event by drawing and playing resource cards, activating abilities, or exhausting cards to trigger powers. Each resource card contributes toward an event’s objective value; exceeding that value causes discovery and hands the event to the opponent. Strategic choices balance building power with avoiding detection, while special abilities, diplomacy, reconnaissance, and Force-related effects alter outcomes on the table. Victory comes from claiming enough events to secure dominance in the galactic struggle.

Players: 2
Playing time: 60 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 1.7 / 5

5.8 on LudoyaScience FictionBluffingCard Play Conflict ResolutionVariable Player PowersHand Management

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Design: Sébastien Gigaudaut
Nikki Valens
David Rakoto

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Plays logged: 29
Players: 31m 30s
Average play: 34
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5.8/10

from 14 Ludoya reviews

Martin Peral6.3
Es un blackjack con habilidades en las cartas, faroleo, personajes especiales y estrategias para las rondas. Dependes mucho de que te digan las cartas y los planetas que conquistar, pero eso ya pasaba con el blackjack... Para lo poco que ocupa bien, pero te aporta parecido a lo que te aportaría una baraja de cartas
Mario López Menés4.6
A quick and easy 2-player card game. PROS - It is pretty easy to teach and learn. - Some interesting decisions come around, especially when selecting and using the characters. - There is a (small) window for bluffing that can be fun. CONS - Sometimes the game feels like you are playing in autopilot mode, with no real decisions you can make to win the event.