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+
4colorkyle
Storm troopers painted. Comes with Emperor, Jedi Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Lando, c3po and r2, ig-88, rebel troopers, in Plano boxes
Al Capwnd You
Went in with fairly low expectations, and left wanting to play more immediately. What a fun game! The theme works surprisingly well, and what surprised me the most was the mix of exploration and interactivity (similar to Mansions of Madness) combined with combat. There is really a race element to the scenarios which force you to move quickly, which I personally like but others may not. The downsides are two-fold though; the first is that the app really makes this game move along, and that requires some electronic device to manage. Ideally a tablet or laptop. The second is the initial setup. It is not quite as bad as Gloomhaven, but it still requires quite a bit. If you are used to Gloomhaven, or any of CMON's "map-mini games" (i.e. Zombicide, Arcadia Quest) then this is comparable.
Aerick
Theme is wonderful! The only issue I have is that the weight of choices can creat a chess-like endgame that can take hours to resolve. Some people might find that part of the brilliance, but I found it a little taxing. Still a wonderful game.