2017Dane Beltrami, Corey Konieczka, Christian T. Petersen
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- Creators
- 122
3 - 6 players240 - 480 minVery heavy weight

2014Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, Jonathan Ying
Mainly playthroughs and how-to-play. Star Wars: Imperial Assault is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 14 reviews, 24 how-to-play guides, 26 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 10 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Star Wars: Imperial Assault is a strategy board game of tactical combat and missions for two to five players, offering two distinct games of battle and adventure in the Star Wars universe! Imperial Assault puts you in the midst of the Galactic Civil War between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire after the destruction of the Death Star over Yavin 4. In this game, you and your friends can participate in two separate games. The campaign game pits the limitless troops and resources of the Galactic Empire against a crack team of elite Rebel operatives as they strive to break the Empire's hold on the galaxy, while the skirmish game invites you and a friend to muster strike teams and battle head-to-head over conflicting objectives. In the campaign game, Imperial Assault invites you to play through a cinematic tale set in the Star Wars universe. One player commands the seemingly limitless armies of the Galactic Empire, threatening to extinguish the flame of the Rebellion forever. Up to four other players become heroes of the Rebel Alliance, engaging in covert operations to undermine the Empire's schemes. Over the course of the campaign, both the Imperial player and the Rebel heroes gain new experience and skills, allowing characters to evolve as the story unfolds. Imperial Assault offers a different game experience in the skirmish game. In skirmish missions, you and a friend compete in head-to-head, tactical combat. You'll gather your own strike force of Imperials, Rebels, and Mercenaries and build a deck of command cards to gain an unexpected advantage in the heat of battle. Whether you recover lost holocrons or battle to defeat a raiding party, you'll find danger and tactical choices in every skirmish. As an additional benefit, the Luke Skywalker Ally Pack and the Darth Vader Villain Pack are included within the Imperial Assault Core Set. These figure packs offer sculpted plastic figures alongside additional campaign and skirmish missions that highlight both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader within Imperial Assault. With these Imperial Assault and other Figure Packs, you'll find even more missions that allow your heroes to fight alongside iconic characters from the Star Wars saga. Boxed expansions add more heroes, imperial and mercenary groups, and totally new campaigns (see IA Community Wiki for a list), and the free Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance app provides you with additional content to play in solo or co-op mode.
Star Wars: Imperial Assault has 78 videos from 39 creators: 14 reviews, 24 how-to-play guides, 26 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 10 other videos. They date from 2014 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Star Wars Imperial Assault Painting Guide Ep.1: Stormtroopers" by Sorastro's Painting, which runs 12 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Play Star Wars: Imperial Assault | Roll For Crit" by Roll For Crit runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Miami Dice, Episode 148 - Star Wars: Imperial Assault" by The Dice Tower. 11 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "GenCon 2014 - Imperial Assault - Full Demo" by Covenant, one of 26 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition, Star Wars: Rebellion, Eldritch Horror and Middle-Earth Quest, also by Corey Konieczka. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2014.
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2017Dane Beltrami, Corey Konieczka, Christian T. Petersen
3 - 6 players240 - 480 minVery heavy weight
2016Corey Konieczka
2 - 4 players180 - 240 minHeavy weight
2013Corey Konieczka, Nikki Valens
1 - 8 players120 - 240 minHeavy weight
2009Corey Konieczka, Christian T. Petersen, Tim Uren
2 - 4 players180 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Star Wars: Imperial Assault is a strategy board game of tactical combat and missions for two to five players, offering two distinct games of battle and adventure in the Star Wars universe! Imperial Assault puts you in the midst of the Galactic Civil War between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire after the destruction of the Death Star over Yavin 4. In this game, you and your friends can participate in two separate games. The campaign game pits the limitless troops and resources of the Galactic Empire against a crack team of elite Rebel operatives as they strive to break the Empire's hold on the galaxy, while the skirmish game invites you and a friend to muster strike teams and battle head-to-head over conflicting objectives. In the campaign game, Imperial Assault invites you to play through a cinematic tale set in the Star Wars universe. One player commands the seemingly limitless armies of the Galactic Empire, threatening to extinguish the flame of the Rebellion forever. Up to four other players become heroes of the Rebel Alliance, engaging in covert operations to undermine the Empire's schemes. Over the course of the campaign, both the Imperial player and the Rebel heroes gain new experience and skills, allowing characters to evolve as the story unfolds. Imperial Assault offers a different game experience in the skirmish game. In skirmish missions, you and a friend compete in head-to-head, tactical combat. You'll gather your own strike force of Imperials, Rebels, and Mercenaries and build a deck of command cards to gain an unexpected advantage in the heat of battle. Whether you recover lost holocrons or battle to defeat a raiding party, you'll find danger and tactical choices in every skirmish. As an additional benefit, the Luke Skywalker Ally Pack and the Darth Vader Villain Pack are included within the Imperial Assault Core Set. These figure packs offer sculpted plastic figures alongside additional campaign and skirmish missions that highlight both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader within Imperial Assault. With these Imperial Assault and other Figure Packs, you'll find even more missions that allow your heroes to fight alongside iconic characters from the Star Wars saga. Boxed expansions add more heroes, imperial and mercenary groups, and totally new campaigns (see IA Community Wiki for a list), and the free Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance app provides you with additional content to play in solo or co-op mode.
Designers
Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, Jonathan Ying
Artists
Arden Beckwith, Christopher Burdett, Rovina Cai, Lucas Durham, Joel Hustak, Michal Ivan, David Kegg, Henning Ludvigsen and 4 more
Publisher
Fantasy Flight Games
Categories
Mechanics