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Star Wars

Die GroSSe Würfelrebellion

On planets Yavin 4, Hoth, Dagobah/Bespin, Tatooine, Endor and on Death Star 2, all represented by varying numbers of rows of imperial symbols on a total of three double-sided game boards.

You choose one of the rebel figures and, in your turn, roll all four dice. Then you can place none or up to four dice on corresponding spots in the symbol rows, in any order and also in different rows. If you rolled victory point symbols, you set them aside for a victor point each at the end of your turn. The Empire symbol is a Joker for each other symbol, too. When you have unused dice left, you may roll them a second time and again place dice on symbols. After that, you replace each die with a rebel marker. In a turn you must – by rolling and playing dice and then rebel markers – cover at least two symbols. If you only manage one symbol, you must take Darth Vader and use only three dice next turn, if you could not use any dice at all, Imperator Palpatine blocks two dice in your next turn, but with a bit of luck another player has to take the figure before that. If you cover the last symbol in a row, you win victory points and/or an ally. You can use those allies and your own rebel figure to cover symbols, too. An ally used for that is given back to stock. When all planets have been completed, you win with most victory points from completed rows and victory point symbols on dice.

The mechanism used in Risk Express has been very nicely varied for this game, not to have to complete a row in one turn reduces the annoyance element and allows you, together with your rebel and allies, a very small amount of tactic.

Players: 2-4

Age: 8+

Time: 45+

Designer: Reiner Knizia

Artist: Paul Windle Design

Price: ca. 29 Euro

Publisher: Ravensburger 2015

Web: www.ravensburger.de

Genre: Dice, SciFi

Users: For children

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: no

Comments:

Simplified version of Risk Express

Very chance-driven

Attractive components

Also nice family game

Compares to:

Risiko Express, Zeitalter des Krieges

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 3

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 1

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0