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Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star

Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star

West End Games · 1990
1–430–150 min12+ yrs2.0/5 complexity5.7 BGG#22.110 BGG407Co-opStrategy
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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.

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Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star box art
official art · West End Games

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.
game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
Co-opStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
30–150 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#22.110
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Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star is a movies / tv / radio theme game, for 1–4 players, taking ~30–150 minutes, featuring cooperative game. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star support?
Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star take?
A game of Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star takes about 30–150 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star for?
Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star?
Star Wars: Escape From The Death Star has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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