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Risk: Star Wars Edition

Game ID: GID0266808
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Year
2015
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This Risk: Star Wars Edition game lets players re-create the dramatic final moments of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Featuring gameplay for 2 or 4 players across a TIE fighter-shaped gameboard, players can determine the fate of the Star Wars universe through 3 concurrent (yet distinct) battles. Choose to play as either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, and use the classic Risk dice to control characters and ships. The object of the game is to defend or destroy the Death Star. Which side will win: the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance?

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This Risk: Star Wars Edition game lets players re-create the dramatic final moments of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Featuring gameplay for 2 or 4 players across a TIE fighter-shaped gameboard, players can determine the fate of the Star Wars universe through 3 concurrent (yet distinct) battles. Choose to play as either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, and use the classic Risk dice to control characters and ships. The object of the game is to defend or destroy the Death Star. Which side will win: the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance?

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Video ylbJh1Tiy-Q Watch It Played Discussion at 2:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Variant of Risk mentioned favorably
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Risk
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • The most expensive game that I own is frankly a huge anomaly in my board game collection because that's Foundations of Rome.
  • It's a showstopping game. It does something fantastic, which is it's a huge box, but it doesn't make the setup any longer to be bloodily long to set up.
  • To me, that one game was an investment that I'll have probably for the rest of my life and I'll be able to play and enjoy.
  • Is $200 worth of components and value and craft in this game? Maybe.
  • The price per evening at that point gets lower and lower until you're thinking, 'Wow, this game gave me a month's worth of Nights Out, but spent in playing the game for $5 a pop.'
  • Foundations of Rome is in my top 10 games of all time.
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Video BvKKM9EUWvI The Dice Tower Discussion at 3:19 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • fun for Star Wars fans
Cons
  • not as robust as original Risk
Thematic elements
  • military conquest
  • Star Wars-themed Risk
  • franchise crossover
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • risk-style combat — traditional Risk combat with Star Wars branding
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Quotes (from this video)
  • One of the greatest experiences I've ever had playing a board game ever.
  • It's all about board games, but especially the people who play them.
  • This is Look Back, a series that I do where I talk about games that I reviewed one year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, and 20 years ago during this time frame.
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