Star Wars: Imperial Assault
Imperial Assault casts you and your friends into the climatic events following the Death Star’s destruction above Yavin 4, and offers two full game experiences within the Star Wars saga.
60m - 120m
2 - 5 Players
Ages 14+
aaronbush100
I enjoy the deep campaign, rich theme, and the necessary strategic thinking. The empire is oppressive, which may "feel" accurate, but can suck out fun for the Rebels (especially if the Empire player -- typically the game owner -- is any good). Games go somewhat slowly, which I tend to like, unless the writing is on the wall early on. I'll probably adjust this rating with further play.
AlexFS
[i]2018/09/17 - 9 plays at 3-4p[/i] The game has great minis and components in general. I played the base campaign, and became gradually disillusioned with the game, because of an increasing imbalance between the Empire and the Rebellion. The four last plays were smashing defeats for the Rebellion, which was boring for everyone. In the end we did not even play the final scenario, even though it was the only one remaining to finish the campaign. Another problem was rules fiddlyness. Even after 9 plays we were still checking edge cases, slowing down the pace of the game. It seems the skirmish mode is really good, and there also a cooperative mode available with an app, but I did not try any of those play modes.
14cross
I always wanted Descent but never purchased it because I already have too many Fantasy type games. Then, SWIA came along and it is exactly what I was hoping for! Great fun for all!