Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion

2014 · Science Fiction

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
6.3 on LudoyaMovies / TV / Radio themeCard GameHand ManagementCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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Full stats in Ludoya
26
Plays logged
29
Players
31m 30s
Average play
36
In collections

6.3/10

from 14 Ludoya reviews

  • Mario López Menés6.0

    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.

    First impressions · 1 play

  • 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

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