Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game Review
gamesreviews.comWhen reading through what made Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game so popular, I was excited to give it a go. Usually, it makes the most sense to bury the lead, but here I’m just going to come out with it. Star Wars: The Deck building Game is phenomenal, but I wish it could be played with more people!
Components – What’s In The Box
When the box from Fantasy Flight and Asmodee Canada arrived, I was thrilled to get an additional pack of Star Wars themed card sleeves to keep my copy of the game clean. I’m sure these are an option to purchase, and before we even get into what’s in the box, I would recommend picking these – or really any sleeves – up. In deck building games, you will be shuffling and handling your cards a lot, so having that extra layer of protection is very important.
The cards in the box are of a decent quality. They are not the best cards I’ve ever used (no linen finish here), but also not the worst. This actually makes sense to me. In a conversation years ago with a board game designer, they informed me that linen finishing cards is one of the most expensive upgrades a board game can get, so to keep costs down, most companies opt for a cheaper, still durable card option. That is what Fantasy Flight has done here, and it makes sense.
It makes sense because there are a TON of cards in this game. Between the main deck, the Empire and Rebel starting cards and bases, as well as the Outer Rim Pilots, there are over 120 cards in the box. Also included is a white cube for measuring the force, a small little force board, yellow resource cubes and purple damage cubes. Overall, the quality of the game is very good.
How to Play
As always, this How to Play is talking about the game in the most simple of terms, and
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