- BGG rank
- BGG #21,200
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Matches
- 2–6 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,831
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Galactic Sabacc
2002
Rules assistance for Galactic Sabacc
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- 2–10 players
- Complexity 1.0/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Galactic Sabacc
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Galactic Sabacc is a board game released in 2002 for 2–10 players. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck and Betting and Bluffing.
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About the game
Sabacc is a gambling card game based on a game referenced within the Star Wars universe. Note that this game is different than the card game available at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - the new area of Disneyland. That game can be found here. The game is played with a unique 76-card deck, comprised of four suits of 15 cards (Coins, Flasks, Sabres, and Staves) as well as a number of unsuited face cards. Gameplay loosely resembles poker, while hand scoring resembles blackjack. Players are dealt an initial hand, then can draw more cards to their hand, while wagering over the value of hands. Wagers are paid into two pots, a Hand Pot and a Sabacc Pot. Once the hand has been called, players reveal their hand to win the Hand Pot: the winner is the player with the highest hand value that doesn't exceed 23. A player with a hand that totals exactly 23 or -23 has Pure Sabacc and wins the Sabacc Pot. Since unwon pots roll over into the next hand's Sabacc Pot, the Sabacc Pot can grow to be quite large.
Mechanics
Publishers
- (Self-Published)
- (Web published)
Questions and answers
Galactic Sabacc supports 2–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Galactic Sabacc has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Galactic Sabacc belongs to these categories: Card Game, Party Game, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck and Betting and Bluffing. 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 catalogue lists Galactic Sabacc as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.