- rank: 1,285
- rating: 7.6
- published: 2000
- designers: Rob Daviau, Alan Roach, & Craig Van Ness
Print Status
- VERY out of print... but see the news below!
Why It's On The List
- This is possibly the best licensed game out there - certainly the one with the best combination of "toy factor" and "solid gameplay"... and it's based on the weakest film in the Star Wars franchise. It manages to capture the best parts of a bad film and make a splendid game.
Tips & Tricks:
- The Trade Federation is slightly easier to play... but with two experienced players, the game is pretty well balanced.
- If you're playing the Naboo side, you MUST use every Anakin card possible to push the timer. (This is really the only "can't miss" bit of strategic advice I can give you.)
Extras
- This is not the only good Star Wars game (I also like Outer Rim & X-Wing Miniatures & Imperial Assault) but it's certainly the best. (Note: I have not yet played Armada, Legion, or Shatterpoint...)
- The Risk: Star Wars Edition published in 2015 is a similar but NOT identical design... Nat Green has an excellent article on BGG comparing them.
- Here's what I wrote about The Queen's Gambit for The One Hundred.
- Restoration Games just announced in late March that they will be crowdfunding Lord of the Rings: The King's Gambit - marrying the design of Queen's Gambit to the Lord of the Rings storyline and theme. Color me extra excited!
- This is the first of five games co-designed by Rob Daviau on this countdown... and the first of two co-designed by Craig Van Ness. (Please note: Rob heaps praise on Craig for doing the lion's share of the work on Queen's Gambit.)
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