Hasbro GamingRisk: Star Wars Edition Game

This game is affordable enough that I would instantly pair it Star Wars Episode VI Micro Machines Deluxe Vehicle Pack Fall of the Empire ... which is about ten bucks these days. That allows you to replace the cardboard tokens of Vader, Luke, the Millennium Falcon and Super Star Destroyer with actual models of them (okay, a 'normal' Star Destroyer, but close). The rest of the ships are sculted models, so why shouldn't these be too? Even includes a Luke and Vader in their Episode 6 garb. If you don't care about them, get the Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Micro Machines 3-Pack Space Escape which is awkwardly listed (it actually comes from Ep5, Empire) but has an accurate Super Star Destroyer plus Falcon.Okay, onto this game: It is far from traditional Risk. There are three simultaneous 'battles' going on that play out with cards. Luke fights Vader, Rebels try to knock out the shield generator, and a space battle. My favorite thing is how much it plays out like the movie. You can make a lot of moves in space that alter the game, but it all hinges on getting the shields to the Death Star down... which in turn can hinge on Luke / Vader. The first time I played it with my son, I was about to kill Luke when he played the card to "redeem" Darth Vader, which gave him a boost in cards to play, which allowed his Rebels to knock out the shield generator, which caused everything to focus on the space battle. He won and destroyed the Death Star (it is okay to lose to your kids). It was pretty simple, pretty interesting, and plays relatively quickly. I am waiting for my micro machine upgrades to arrive, then it will be epic. :)

This is an amazing game. Although I have only played it two-player and not the four-player version, it is still a very good and entertaining game. The point of the game is to be either the Imperials defending the Death Star II, or the rebels attacking it, with three games built in that must be won in order to complete the tasks, and you use cards with different orders to play. First Mini Game:-Destroy the Bunker: You can either play as the Rebels and send a squad into the base, but you must use the dice to advance. As the Imperials, you can stop them by placing "stormtroopers" in front, and, as the squad advances (must roll three or so to pass, each number goes up each section you enter), one stormtrooper placed on a square will cause the square to be plus one more, so you must roll a number one or so higher than the needed number (its more explanitory in the game, sorry that was a confusing mess)-The Second; Lightsaber Duel: You can either play as the Rebels, as Luke Skywalker, or the Imperials as Darth Vader. On the command cards for the Rebellion, you can either lightsaber fight, (instructions explain how this is done), and if Vader has 3 "lives", if you will, a special card can be played that converts him. Or, you can just kill him. For Vader, you can lightsaber fight, or rely on a lightning blast from the Emperor, which deals two "health" blows.-The Third; The Space Battle For Endor: You can play as the Rebels, with the Millennium Falcon and three different types of fighters, or as the Imperials, with the Death Star, the Executor (If y'all don't know that is Vaders personal command ship, the huge Star Destroyer), and a flock of TIE-Fighters. This is the part that is played like the real game Risk.Overall its a great game, and I would recommend it.

This board game is one of the most FUN I've had, and I've played a LOT of board games! It's not Risk with a Star Wars theme, they reinvented Risk to utilize Star Wars scenarios. So it's similar, but not at all the same as Risk. SO MUCH FUN! The only issue I have with the game is that it is quite a bit more challenging to win when you play as The Empire. The Rebels have a distinct advantage in the game, period. IF you make the right moves and get good rolls, winning as the Empire is entirely possible, but the game is stacked against them. I've been trying to figure out a way to make the game more balanced concerning this, but haven't done it yet because it's just so much fun to play as-is. You can play either as a team of 2 against 2 or 1 against 1, so it's a 2 or 4-player game. Each side (Empire or Rebels) have their own game paths and ships and the game always starts out with a specific setup. You have cards that allow certain actions, depending on which side you're playing, you have to decide which strategy or combination of strategies you are going to use, then roll the dice to help determine the outcome. I HIGHLY recommend this game.