Traverse a galaxy where iconic Jedi heroes utilize the familiar gameplay mechanisms of the Pandemic series in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Planets under siege populate the game board as players take on the role of legendary Jedi traveling from battle to battle, teaming up and fighting off the Separatist threat. Battle droids attack on sight, and a planet invaded by too many will fall under a blockade, hindering Jedi from liberating it from the enemy or accomplishing missions.
Players must work together to confront the onslaught of droids by moving into their spaces and engaging them in combat, utilizing dice and squad cards to deal damage and push back the threat. In between battles, players move from planet to planet, battling more droids, crushing blockades, completing missions to turn the tide of war, and facing off against iconic villains.
- Thematic Star Wars integration
- cooperative feel
- Can be heavy for new players
- galactic conflict, clone wars
- Star Wars universe
- pandemic-style territory control
- Pandemic
- Descent
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- pandemic-system — Card-driven, resource and territory management akin to Pandemic.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it's time to rate your shelfies
- I'm good with numbers
- this collection is crazy gamer like
- Dune Imperium good choice, my preferred mechanic is deck building
- Star Wars Clone Wars uses the Pandemic system
- the bigger the Box the better with this guy
- I'm not into board games at all
References (from this video)
- High interest game
- Licensed IP
- Military tactics
- Star Wars universe
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I used to call this a shelf of shame that was a pretty common thing to call it back in the day and I don't never really liked that term because I don't feel shame that I haven't got to these games
- this is mostly work like this is just a backload of things I probably should get to
- people will still be looking for it
- it doesn't matter if the game is like 20 years old people will still be looking for it
- I've painted this one and I spent a lot of time doing it
- there's no point putting them on the channel I think both of them have been out of print for like a decade
- one of the worst kickstarters by one of the worst studios in board gaming history
- Golden Bell Studios did everything wrong you could possibly think of
- purely toxic company run by incredibly terrible people
- it would be kind of a joke that I'd be able to do a three minute video of feudum
- this game has a tutorial video online that's like 40 minutes long
- The Rose explanation video feels like a parody but it's actually how the game is played
- nothing personally to me puts me off playing a game that then sitting down unboxing it and having a craft assignment
- stop making me spend hours assembling your damn games
- this is an uncontrollable mess right now
- I'm a full-time dad and I'm really doing this in the evenings
- I have a finite space and also it just puts pressure and stress on me having a whole bunch of crap there that I know I'm not going to get to
- I'm going to do a big cull
- I will be published by this company but that doesn't mean I'm going to be slavishly devoted to every single game they put out
- I am a sucker for cute animal games like I really am
References (from this video)
- loved Clone Wars theme
- engaging crew interactions
- as a co-op, can be too forgiving for some players
- cooperative/competitive star saga
- Star Wars universe; Clone Wars era
- episodic mission-based
- Pandemic
- The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card management — play cards to trigger actions and events
- Team coordination — players coordinate to handle threats
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- we are raiding our last 16 games yes from 2022
- we slept on that one too
- it's a gateway game
- I love the little wagons
- I love the Terracotta soldiers