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Expansion for Star Wars Customizable Card Game
A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game
1996
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A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game is an expansion for Star Wars Customizable Card Game released in 1996 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 9 and up. It was designed by Tom Braunlich, Jerry Darcy, and Roland L. Tesh and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Area Majority / Influence.
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About the game
The A New Hope Limited set was the first full expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game. It consisted of 162 cards dividing into 81 Dark Side and 81 Light Side, and was introduced in July of 1996. This set consisted of 54 rare, 54 uncommon, and 54 common cards. This set introduced many of the classic characters from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, that were not included in the original base set, Premiere Limited. This set also introduced the first epic event cards, such as Commence Primary Ignition and Attack Run, to the game. Important debuts in this set included Chewbacca and R2-D2. Also of note were the introduction of the Death Star as a system card, the introduction of creatures, and a new mechanic that allowed for the destruction of entire planets.
Editions
- A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card GameenDecipher1996
Questions and answers
A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game for ages 9 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game belongs to these categories: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Area Majority / Influence. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game are: Tom Braunlich, Jerry Darcy, and Roland L. Tesh. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists A New Hope Limited Expansion Set: Star Wars Customizable Card Game as an expansion for Star Wars Customizable Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Star Wars Customizable Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of Star Wars Customizable Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.