Table feel
Moderate level of player interaction with a good balance between direct confrontation and strategic decision-making. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.
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Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star
A cooperative board game in which players take the roles of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and/or Leia Organa and attempt to escape from the Death Star by shutting down the tractor beam and getting to the Millennium Falcon without being killed. The game system provides the...
Players
1-4
Time
30-150
Age
12+
Weight
1.96
Rating
5.75
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Moderate level of player interaction with a good balance between direct confrontation and strategic decision-making. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.7
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Star Wars: Escape from the Death Star has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. There is ample room for players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, it offers a rewarding and engaging experience for players.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Star Wars: Escape from the Death Star is 5.33, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a moderate role.
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A cooperative board game in which players take the roles of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and/or Leia Organa and attempt to escape from the Death Star by shutting down the tractor beam and getting to the Millennium Falcon without being killed. The game system provides the opposition, in the form of Stormtroopers, Darth Vader, and various hazards. The game system also provides assistance through C-3PO, R2-D2, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. All of the players must reach the Millennium Falcon in order to win. If even just one of the players is captured, the game is over for everyone. Components: 17x22” color map sheet 8.5x11” 2-color Hazard & Help summary sheet 8.5x11” 2-color Tracking card 16-page 8.5x11” 2-color rulebook 117 perforated Sector cards - Terminal (4) - Service (12) - Military (12) - Command (12) - Technical (12) - Hangar (12) - Security (12) - General (41) 4 Character Pads 3 red plastic winks 3 dice …and an oddly-designed molded styrene insert which isn’t strong enough to hold all the bits without sagging with the box laid flat, not tall enough to hold them in place with it upright.
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Designers
1
Stephen Hand
Artists
2
Rosaria Baldari
Cathleen Hunter
Publishers
1
West End Games
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