Star Wars Lightsaber Dueling
BGG rank
BGG #18,979
BGG rating
6.0

Star Wars Lightsaber Dueling

1988

Rules assistance for Star Wars Lightsaber Dueling

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 20 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

Rules assistant for Star Wars Lightsaber Dueling

For 2 players

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Star Wars Lightsaber Dueling is a board game released in 1988 for 2 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Alfred Leonardi and Dennis Greci and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Rock-Paper-Scissors.

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About the game

Similar to the Lost Worlds series of books, West End Games's Star Wars Lightsaber Duelling Pack consists of two books. One book representing Luke Skywalker and the other book, Darth Vader. Each book contains 32 character pages plus rules. The character pages depict the combatants in various offensive and defensive poses that show each player what they are looking at at each moment in the game. Each character begins the game with 30 "Force" points and loses one for every wound. The first player to inflict 30 points of damage wins. Book mechanic also featured in: Lost Worlds Marvel Battlebooks: Captain America

Questions and answers

Star Wars Lightsaber Dueling 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.