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“Battle between Rebels & Imperial troops on the Icy World of Hoth. Takes place in the Star Wars Universe. Each figure represents a hero, vehicle or unit of troops. Victory: The Rebels win if they destroy all the AT-AT Walkers. The Empire wins if they destroy the Ion Cannon & the Shield Generators.”
The game is played on an 8x8 grid or chessboard. Miniatures or counters are used to represent the combatants. The Rebel force consists of Luke in Speeder (becomes Luke on Foot if hit), Shield Generator, Ion Cannon, five Snow Speeders, two Laser Turrets, and six Rebel Troop Units. The Empire force consists of four AT-AT Walkers, two AT-AT Scouts, two Probe Droids, two Heavy Blaster Teams, and six Snow Troopers. Each unit is rated for movement distance and attack range. The players draw a hand of cards from a common deck and card play determines when units may move or attack.
- Easy to learn if you know Memoir 44.
- Looks forward to playing it.
- Getting Disney's approval was the hardest part of the design.
- Star Wars
- Memoir 44
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Implied by the theme and context of Memoir 44.
- Worker Placement — Implied by the context of Memoir 44.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Zombie Princess is brutal. Like, it's just brutal.
- The horde is coming. You just gotta do your best to try and survive.
- It's another one of those train games where you're building routes and delivering goods.
- The economic engine in this game is really satisfying.
- Lost Ruins of Arnak is just gorgeous.
- It's a really interesting mix of worker placement and deck-building.
References (from this video)
- Streamlined mechanics
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Engaging Star Wars theme
- Quick playtime
- Doesn't involve fighting Nazis
- Dice rolling can be unreliable
- AT-AT requires a confirmation roll to be destroyed.
- Battle of Hoth
- Star Wars universe, specifically from Empire Strikes Back.
- Memoir '44
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Units are moved and positioned on a hex-based board.
- card-driven — Players play cards on their turn to order units.
- Dice Rolling — Combat involves rolling dice based on unit abilities and range.
- scenario-based — The game features multiple scenarios and campaigns.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- May the fourth be have been with you yesterday.
- Our first game we're talking about is Kohaku, the big pond expansion and reprint.
- Pressed. Wait, this game sounds incredible.
- I love Ascension, and even though I'm not the biggest Lord of the Rings fan, I I would want to play this because it looks amazing.
- So, this is Justin Gary's deck building game.
- On the table today is a Battle of Hoth.
- Empire Strikes Back, the best of of the best movie ever released in the Star Wars universe.
- So, this is a game based on Memoir '44.
- And I think I like this implementation of the game better because you're the Empire instead of the Nazis.
- Hoth did not fall today, friends.
- Rebel scum, uh, you did it.