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Expansion for Star Wars Customizable Card Game
Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back
1996
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Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back 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 Force is with You! This ready-to-play version of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, moves the story forward to The Empire Strikes Back and introduces new characters and locations from this great adventure. Now your characters can battle it out on the icy planet of Hoth as the brave Rebels face the fearsome AT-ATs marching menacingly towards Echo Base! This special two-player game contains two ready-to-play 60-card decks created to give you a satisfying and balanced game. Choose to play either the Light Side or the Dark Side and fight to deplete your opponent’s Life Force. The detailed rules booklet incorporates explanations of all the new features and characters. And finally, the two decks contain seven new and unique cards exclusive to this set that cannot be purchased separately, plus a 15-card Expansion Set with a random selection of cards (white-bordered) from the original Premiere set of 320. Continue your personal adventure into the Star Wars Customizable Card Game and remember never underestimate the power of the Force! —description from the publisher
Editions
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes BackenParker Brothers1996
Categories
Publishers
- Parker Brothers
- Decipher
Questions and answers
Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back 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 Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back 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 Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back 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.
Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back 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 Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back 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 Star Wars Customizable Card Game: The Empire Strikes Back 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.