Star Wars: The Clone Wars - How To Play

[@vincenthedman8]

It would be really cool if they released an expansion with two or three new villains and three new jedis. I'm thinking of Cad Bane and Pre Visla as villains you can fight and Plo Koon, Kit Fisto and Ki-Adi Mundi as playable characters. It would also be really cool if they included Palpatine as a villain and his ability is that he turns all your squad Cards against you, just like Order 66! But before that maybe he could give you extra missions or helpful bonuses and order you around the board, simulating that he's playing both sides of the war and is distracting the Jedi.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Seems like they could make expansions for this quite easily!

[@AlmightyCow1]

I would keep an eye on Board Game Geek. This game looks very easy for fans to make stuff for it.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

Mother Talzin, Savage Oppress are not in the game.

[@timalsept2854]

They should have clone trooper game pieces to use with the cards like Rex, Cody, or Wolffe as well as random troopers.

[@Omicron007md]

Hello there!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I have now learned about this meme!

[@Gerszom]

General Kenobi!

[@cardboardconflicts]

I see what you did there! Lol

[@X-Ray117]

General Kenobi! You are a bold one.

[@12bjorn34]

@@X-Ray117your move

[@LaughingOwl10]

I just realized that each mission is based off an episode of the show. Right down to the title and which planet it takes place on.

[@Krispe]

I noticed that too which I absolutely fucking loved.

[@soldatoryan]

Bought it on May the 4th... what an awesome game!! Perfect video and explanation, thanks!!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad it was helpful - a great day to play :)

[@CharlesN88]

I've been dropping hints to my wife about this one since it was announced. This how to play video will have to feed my Star Wars hunger. Oh and Rodney, may the force be with you. Love your videos. Keep up all the amazing work. This is the way.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Charlie, very kind of you to say :)

[@MrBerserkinTime]

This is the way

[@jamespetts3745]

Thanks, really helped to confirm my understanding of the rules. It's a great game too.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad to know it was helpful!

[@rodfleck]

Watching this as we got the game from Santa for the family. Gotta say first and foremost, you are one of the best game tutors out there! THANK YOU!

[@WatchItPlayed]

From a fellow “Rod”, thanks so much, Rod!

[@benjaminspears8488]

The art on these cards is just stellar!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Agreed!

[@youneverknowDK]

I agree! But what i dont understand is that the art is reused art from Fantasy Flight Games SW Games. Every art shown in this video is seen in Star Wars Destiny years ago. So this company must have bought the artwork from FFG? And does that mean that the SW license of making board games are no longer FFGs?

[@benjaminspears8488]

@@youneverknowDK I wasn’t aware that the art was the same. It’s really good nonetheless. It does appear that the Star Wars game license has opened up a bit beyond Hasbro or FFG. There’s this one and the Jabba’s Palace Love Letter by ZMan, Star Wars Villainous by Ravensburger, Talisman Star Wars by The OP, and Star Wars Unlock by Space Cowboys that are all recent SW games from other publishers.

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@youneverknowDK Both companies are under the same umbrella of Asmodee.

[@youneverknowDK]

@@WatchItPlayed Aaaah, makes sense - thanks for replying :-)

[@antonj.2408]

The game is amazing :). If you like the theme, this might be the best Pandemic game to date in my opinion.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you've been enjoying Anton!

[@jessebesowshek9553]

the Wrath of the Lich King game is really fun too, and uses the same system

[@jordanwaldron94]

Played it last night, awesome game. We won just before the game would have defeated us during the next turn. Multiple villians, Jedis and missions make the replay ability really nice.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very nice to know you've been enjoying!

[@henriwhitehead]

Great Video! It’s very refreshing how they are finding clever ways to utilize the pandemic system.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I think giving every card a function really kicks up the way a player can build their hand, not just to complete missions, but to craft their purpose in the game (I'll be the defender, you focus on attacks, etc).

[@shonflores]

Your the Best Rodney, I pray your passion for Gaming and your Channel continues to grow, as you’ve allowed myself and my 7 year old to able to grow together in this fun Hobby. 😊

[@WatchItPlayed]

I am happy to say after doing this for ten years, I'm only more excited about the hobby, not less!

[@dewokkel]

The box flip was insane this time 😱. Thanks for this video Rodney! I thought the rule book wasn’t that great for this game.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Well, I hope the video helps!

[@Krispe]

Got my copy today! This game and the new WoW Pandemic game are amazing iterations and what I love about both of them is it's so easy to add expansions for them (which I hope they do). In the case for WoW, more quests and heroes, and in this case, more heroes and villains and missions. And for both, more mechanics are always appreciated if they're not too complex and really add something good to the game. Thanks for the amazing guide Rodney!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I've really been impressed by what they are doing with these newly themed versions too!

[@Krispe]

@@WatchItPlayed I would place my bets that they might do one that's Marvel, DC, or Arkham Horror themed, and I'd probably be forced to buy the Arkham Horror and DC ones haha.

[@AlmightyCow1]

​@@Krispe they have an Arkham Horror themed one called Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu. It's pretty solid if you like that theme.

[@ReeceClark-zj6gd]

I quite enjoy it

[@WatchItPlayed]

Great!

[@alexpalex3059]

I recently bought the game and I'm really enjoying it 😁 But I don't understand what the point of the Ventress cars is, which exhausts Jedis on their or neighboring planets. Because as soon as it's a Jedi's turn, he prepares his cards again anyway. and can mace windu also pull droids to his planet if there are already three there?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!

[@alexpalex3059]

​@@WatchItPlayedfound the answer at BoardGameGeek Thanks for the tip 😁

[@pheonstar23]

It's like eldritch horror but with Star Wars. Sign me up!

[@billable1861]

I’m convinced Rodney could explain just about anything to about any group to make the world more prepared for new things.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very kind :)

[@jessed8700]

Bought the game and started sorting and admiring the pieces and cards, as is tradition. My absolute biggest surprise and excitement so far is the fact that all of the miniature heroes and villains were not only extremely detailed, but most importantly, NOT A SINGLE BENT LIGHTSABER or limb. This is my first "retail" game that includes plastic miniatures that don't include warped or droopy parts and limbs. Must buy! And of course, another great how to play vid :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

I was VERY impressed by that too, especially with how many lightsabers there were!

[@therealacewildcat]

Excellent video, and a really fun game. Hopefully we get a Rebel Alliance v Empire edition.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@timalsept2854]

I think there is one called rebellion

[@johnrobert3816]

Great video. My wife and I just played it last night and love it. One question though. Let's say I have 3 droids and 1 blockade on a planet and my invasion action calls for another Droid on that planet. Does that planet get a second blockade with still no further droids?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You've got it exactly right. You resolve it the same way. Increase thread, don't add a droid, but do add a blockade (in this case, it will be the second blockade there).

[@johnrobert3816]

@@WatchItPlayed thanks for the quick reply and keep up the good work of explaining these complex games.

[@coryschlichting3517]

Rodney, my dude!!! Thanks for this awesome "How To"! Before I watched this vid, I had no idea this game even existed! I'm a huge Star Wars fan, so yeah... I'll be picking this bad boy up. Thanks again... I always love your videos!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you have a great time playing Cory - thank you for the kind words!

[@craftsmenMC]

Already know how to play, but imma watch anyway ^^

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hope you enjoy!

[@craftsmenMC]

@@WatchItPlayed I did! :)

[@lenx-ug3iu]

I have a question About the mission “the last one” and the Villain is dooku.do you then take all the charachter cards? And do all of there villain card fase?I know this is a advanced question

[@WatchItPlayed]

I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!

[@craftboy338]

Begun, the clone wars have.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Indeed!

[@BaconJamMA]

Epic box spin

[@jamescartwright1150]

"I'll leave them to discover on your own"........Paula! Where are you? 😉😀

[@WatchItPlayed]

In Europe actually!

[@itsGabrielaCristina]

This games looks very good! I really like the Pandemic system and I like Star Wars so this sounds like it'll be a hit with me

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sounds like this would be up your alley!

[@dinoworld112]

Just need an empire ve rebel alliance one now varient

[@scottlooker6501]

This looks exactly like Horrified, plus with Darth Maul… Sign me up!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I've added you to the sign up sheet :)

[@CANAS1AN]

If an occupation would occur and there are no blockades in the supply, does the threat advance two spaces? One for the occupation and one for no available blockade?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Correct, it advanced 2 spaces.

[@birnamdesignco]

Great video! I had a quick question regarding taking damage. The rule book mentions under the attack action that the Jedi takes damage equal to the enemies still on the planet after the attack. Do you still take damage if you're on a planet with droids but did not engage them in an attack? Thanks so much!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Nope, you can be on a space with enemies and you don't automatically take damage. Only during an attack.

[@jamesireland9920]

During the finale, do you still have to draw from the invasion deck after each players turn?

[@WatchItPlayed]

If the video doesn't say otherwise, then yes (I don't remember what I said, but if you weren't mean to, I would have indicated that).

[@philipepeters]

thanks

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome!

[@Hiromacu]

I'm not so good at Pandemic, but I'm a big fan of Star Wars and this game sounds awesome! So I want it! 😀 Great video by the way! 👍 Thanks!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sounds like this might be worth a spin for you!

[@mikepratt9911]

Great video! One question about Ahsoka's free action: it states "deal 1 damage," but can the effect be applied to missions that do not specifically involve combat? For example, the Hunt For Ziro mission uses Transports, not Assault or Stealth cards, so no "damage" is done. Can her free action count toward "successes," or only damage?"

[@WatchItPlayed]

Dealing a damage is specifically for attacking enemies, not contributing to Missions. Hope that helps!

[@samuelmcl.9474]

What scale are the miniatures for the Jedi and Sith? I wonder if I could have some of them stand in for Star Wars legion models 🤔

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm not sure, I think they're smaller.

[@ZoroDeGoat]

If the villain dies do I put him back on does cards where it said offboard: ?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I’m not sure I completely understand your question. The simple answer is: when a villain is defeated, you return it to its card.

[@ZoroDeGoat]

Or i Can say it another way, What if the villain goes Down to 0 HP can He come back. And how can the villain get offboard?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@ZoroDeGoat I shot this long enough ago, I don’t recall from memory (and I’m traveling, so I can’t easily look up in the rules to remind myself), but if the video says to put the villain on the card, then that’s where you put it. If an effect would cause the villain to come back into play, then it comes back into play. Sorry can’t go into more details right now.

[@ZoroDeGoat]

Ty

[@gabrielebecchi7497]

Thanks. Your videos are very appreciated! Gabriele from Italy 🥰

[@WatchItPlayed]

Greetings back from Canada - I'll be visiting Italy later this year on vacation. Went last year and liked it so much, we had to go back!

[@joesolo1836]

Rodney, you're amazing, or at least a mind reader. I just started hearing about this game and then BAM your video pops up!! Great review(as always) and now I can wait to get my hands on it.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad you enjoyed the tutorial Joe! Have a great time playing :)

[@mrmeow2297]

never played a pandemic game. this one looks interesting though

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@jasonwealleans7850]

Excellent explanation as always. Very professional.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly Jason!

[@JUICYbluepanda2]

I have a problem. So if maul is at threat 5 then I don't have any chance to win because the showdown is 7 soldiers + threat also 5. But I can't do this because the most I can have is 6 soldiers + c3po and r2d2 is then the most I can have 3+6+2 is 11. How does this work?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!

[@maloubechtrebbien604]

Great video! I have a question though: as I understand it you can choose to invade a planet, as one of your 4 actions. But why would you choose to do this? Is it nessecary to complete a mission on this planet? I fail to see the point on this action

[@WatchItPlayed]

Invading planets isn't one of the actions, it's one of the steps of a turn, you don't WANT to do it, but you have to do it. It's the way in which the game will continue to challenge you, if you don't stay on top of things.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Do go back and check the video, I'll think you'll see that Invade a Planet isn't one of the action you can take, but a necessary step of your turn. You're right, you don't want to do it, but it's a step the rules require you to do. It represents the actions of the enemy forces, so you'll have to play well, to try to minimize the effects of that step of you turn when it happens.

[@BBQvibesLONGBOARDrides]

Thanks for the video! I just got the game and have enjoyed it so far, but the first play-through was a little rough due to the fact that the game instructions were not very clear on many, MANY details. Thanks again. This video REALLY helped! 👍

[@WatchItPlayed]

Really glad to know this smoothed out a few rough patches!

[@Quiropter]

Where do I leave the villain figurine in star wars pandemic if I win? 10:29

[@WatchItPlayed]

Anywhere you like off to the side of the board.

[@guillaumeludot403]

Another perfectly simple explanation Thanks again

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say!

[@jenniferhicks9326]

Hello! Thank you for the tutorial; it was very helpful. I just have a couple of questions: 1. When entering the finale for Ventress, she no longer has her hit points on the card. Does that mean she can't be removed? Or are you still supposed to hit her for three to remove her before resolving the mission? 2. For Obi's free action: Do you look at the four cards you draw and pick one to keep before putting three back on the bottom of the deck? Or do you pull four, pick one at random to keep, then put the remaining three at the bottom of the deck before looking at them? This was hotly debating during our playthrough since it is a little vague. 3. If you end your turn on a planet with a droid(s), do you take damage regardless of whether or not you attacked? For example, if you move to a planet, attack, resolve a mission, then move again to a different planet that has a droid on it and end your turn, do you take one damage for that droid?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi Jennifer, hope this helps: 1) You just have to complete the final mission - you don't have to defeat Ventress to win. 2) You examine all 4 you draw, pick the one you want to keep, and then the other 3 go to the bottom in a random order. 3) You don't take damage for being on a space with an enemy. Damage is only applied in the ways described in the video. You can thematically think of it as being on the planet with the droid, but not actively in it's area. Have fun playing!

[@vince5546]

Attempt Mission Question: (Apologies if you've already answered this question.) If I were to attempt a mission and if it were obvious by the die roll that I would fail the mission before I exhausted my squad cards, could I abort the mission without exhausting the cards?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yes!

[@dancorrea93]

With regards to the cards that say “move her 1 planet closer to a mission planet”? If she’s already one planet away, can she be moved to the actual mission planet?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep!

[@dancorrea93]

@@WatchItPlayed sorry…one more question…how many Jedi can be on a single planet?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@dancorrea93 There's no limit.

[@Abremoch]

Wow!! Extremely well explained with very clear steps. Useful time stamps on the video for quick reference later. Professional editing with perfect visual references with just the right zoom. Instant like and subscribed!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad you enjoyed - welcome to the channel!

[@jamese7292]

I have a question about this game, when you reach the finale stage. Do you still continue flipping over cards from the villain deck? Such as Asajj Ventress. She just tries to move to the mission marker that she is already on. I'm looking for clarification from someone?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I’m not quite sure what you’re asking, but yes, the game otherwise continues to be played the same way.

[@MrShadowsSon]

I've a question, that's not exactly about rules, why do you start with more squad cards if you play with more players? I can't really get that...

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yeah, that's more of a question for the designers - I'm not really sure.

[@Juggernaut9450]

Question: If I attack the villain and am successful in defeating them, does the villain activation still happen? So I immediately go to the finale? Does the villain come back for the finale? The rules don't mention any of that. Please and thank you!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep, the Villain activation still happens! Thre are cards in its deck that can bring it back. Defeating the villain just helps to get it off the board for a bit.

[@armageddon_gaming]

This totally explains what my local game shop was talking about when I overheard them say Star Wars Pandemic! This plays similar to Pandemic 🤣🤣🤣

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yes, based on those core mechanics, with some new twists!

[@mrmeow2297]

This game needs expansions!! Jabba the Hut, Jango Fett, Dark Side Anakin, Palpatin etc.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Certainly lots of opportunities for them!

[@Ryguy0707]

Question- in the video and the rule book you both state that during the "attempt mission" phase there cannot be blockades or villains.... BUT droids are not villains, they are "enemies". So can you attempt a mission with only droids on the planet? And if you can, do you add their damage to the damage received from the dice & mission?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Ry, yeah, the phrases is very specific. Droids are enemies, but they are not blockades or villains, so they do not prevent you from attempting a mission. They also don't add to damage during a mission attempt. Hope that helps clear things up. Have fun playing!

[@estrathmeyer]

0:07 That's a lot of COIN games! :D Thanks so much for your Cuba Libre teach and play. It allowed me to finally understand the COIN system.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey, that's so nice to hear, we really hoped it would help make the system more approachable!

[@shrobee]

My package was missing both Mission Planet Cards, could you drop an imgur link so i could print that out (Might go against copyright if so its fine)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sorry, no, can't help with that.

[@thenamesjusto2568]

Question - If Ventress is already on the Mission Planet and have already increased the threat, do you then still turn over the Villian card? If so, you then turn over the Villian card and it says to move Villian one planet closer to the mission planet, what do we do then? Is that just void?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Can you give me a time stamp tot he section of the video you are asking about - I'm having a little trouble getting the full context.

[@davidmendoza3785]

Hey I have a question about the game. When you play a game with two players, does both players play first and then the villain goes? Or does one player starts and then the villain and then the other player after?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi David, on you turn you fulfill all the steps of a turn (which includes the Villain step). The villain doesn't really have a separate turn, it's a part of each player's turn.

[@Michael.Virtus]

3:23 - that was funny 🤣

[@gamingguzman]

I just bought this game and im so happy that they included so many characters from the clone wars

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have a great time playing!

[@gamingguzman]

QUESTION!: If Ventress is Off-Board: and there's no cards on the Invasion Discard pile, what do I do?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm not sure I'm following - there will always be cards in the discard. Can you describe a situation where there wouldn't be? I can probably help you if I understand your understanding a little better.

[@EsauMike]

I'm currently having the same issue with the game. Her "Planet Under Siege" card forces you to shuffle the entire Invasion Discard pile. So when it ask you to bring her back, there is no planet for her to return to. Where do I go with this from the game or is there a faulty design 🤔

[@jeremyintvland]

Do you go into Villain phase and invasion phase after every players turn or after both or all players have done their turns?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Jeremy you'll find that covered here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIS8YqeprZKUhdU

[@teejleague3838]

I sure hope JarJar is in this one. I know, I know. I'm the only one. XD Anyway, can't wait to watch this later! :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ha! Perhaps in an expansion :)

[@teejleague3838]

@@WatchItPlayed XD Yeah, right. I wish!!!!

[@jordanwaldron94]

there is a mission that references Jar Jar

[@teejleague3838]

@@jordanwaldron94 Wow! That is too awesome!!!

[@jasonq7504]

Actually, in the clone wars Jar Jar was a important figure that had great contributions to the show.

[@DManDuck007]

So something that condused me and my friends when we played was that Ventress moves to mission markers with most of her cards. When she gets to a mission, does she stay there? Or does she move again to the other mission marker on her next card

[@WatchItPlayed]

She'll stay there.

[@ahabwolf7580]

Oooh this one looks neat!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@godzilla101188]

So I need to make sure I heard correctly. When resolving missions, do you have to take a damage no matter what? Also what happens when you run out of cards to discard?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there.

[@Chappykinz]

Hey there! My only rules question so far is , if the last card of the villain deck I draw is the one that says "draw another card" , do I shuffle the card I just drew as well as the already discarded ones to form the new deck, creating the chance to draw that same card again and potentially draw 3 cards in a turn, or do I only shuffle the ones already in the discard but not the one that told me to draw a card?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi Andrew, I've sent a message to the publisher to double check, but I suspect it's not shuffled in, because I'm not sure that it would have gone to the discard pile yet. I'll let you know if I get an answer back and it's different.

[@codyandlisabanegas1009]

If you defeat the villain and then they get placed on the board again do you have to make sure to defeat the villain “again” in order to complete the finale?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep - if it helps, think of those other encounters as causing the villain setbacks, as opposed to the big finale confrontation.

[@cats42334]

Thanks for the rules, very helpful 👍

[@WatchItPlayed]

My pleasure - glad you enjoyed!

[@albertolopes829]

I wonder if the fact that the two missions are different only by color would be a problem for colorblind people...

[@WatchItPlayed]

Not sure - we'll have to see if any color blind folks can weigh in.

[@mikepratt9911]

Since damage beyond your number of cards is ignored, can you attack with *no* squad cards, hope for a good roll, and not suffer any penalty for damage?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sure can!

[@HEMAYATC]

Looking forward to this one. Thanks Rodney!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome!

[@Ryguy0707]

I'm confused by the mission cards. For the cards you shown that had a 6(attack) would you take (up to) 6 damage? And thus kill almost your entire squad? And what does the 6 with two attack symbols mean?

[@WatchItPlayed]

The 6 refers to how many cards you need to complete the mission. The Damage is related to how many Damage symbols you see on the card (so, 1).

[@kyletactfultheologian]

I'll need to watch this again, but this has been really helpful 😊

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have a great time playing!

[@Jezza_One]

I can use my Star Wars miniatures to bling this one out a treat.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Cool idea!

[@marc8788]

Thank you so much for this walkthrough!! My brother introduced this game to me but it always seemed so difficult, now I understand what we did wrong and why it felt so unfair haha

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad this was helpful - have fun playing next time!

[@LeoCalvino]

Perfect tutorial. Amazing! Thank you!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome - thanks for the kind words!

[@batfreak1171]

The villain turn is in between player's turn or after all the player have donde their turn?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

[@OfficialXtr3m3Page]

I'm confused with obi-wans free action card could u help me understand it?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Perhaps you can walk me through the card and what you’re struggling with? I’ll help if I can.

[@OfficialXtr3m3Page]

@@WatchItPlayed Obi-Wan free action says " Draw 4 squad cards, then place 3 of them on the bottom of the deck in a random order".... my questio. Is how does this help the team?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@OfficialXtr3m3Page Drawing 4 and keeping 1, allows you to quickly find a particular squad card you might be looking for.

[@OfficialXtr3m3Page]

@@WatchItPlayed thx u very much. I have subscribed

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@OfficialXtr3m3Page Welcome!

[@EdgxrVxlle]

I have a rules question I hope Rodney or someone from the community can answer: When a villian is about to make a return on the board but the invasion deck has just been shuffled, meaning there isn't any top card on the discard, where do we spawn the villian? Do I flip a card to spawn them? Wait till the invasion phase then spawn? Skip spawning for that turn?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi Edgar, don't forget, the round ends by performing Step Four (Invading planets), so you'd never start a round, where during the Activate Villain Step the invasion deck would have no card showing (because at the end of the previous turn, even if the deck had been shuffled, you'd still resolve Step 4 afterwards, which would put new cards out for the next rounds Villain step). This is a bit hard to explain in text, but does that make sense?

[@EdgxrVxlle]

@@WatchItPlayed Yes I think I got it. That means that after the siege card (reshuffle the deck), I must have forgot to draw cards that round on the invasion step for it to be no discard when the "ventress off board" came up next round. Thank you for the help.

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@EdgxrVxlle Right, exactly!

[@krzysztofmierzejewski9272]

Thanks for this film. Good job!

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

Just ordered this game. It's my very first foray into the board game world. I've heard good things and can't wait to learn it.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Welcome to the hobby! I hope you have a fantastic time with the game :)

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

@@WatchItPlayed thanks :)

[@robbiesworld9156]

My favorite board game series combined with one of my favorite film series explained by my favorite game master. Buy this game I must. Buy this game I will… 💚

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ah, thanks Robbie - I hope you really enjoy this game if you get a chance to try it!

[@Najib123100]

Thanks for the Guide!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome!

[@benjaminspears8488]

Would you say that the game length of 60 minutes is accurate- even with 5 players or is that a bit of a stretch? For our family, under an hour is that sweet spot, but I would be afraid this one might push into the 90 minute territory pretty easily.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I avoid trying to make those assessments for other people, because it really comes down to the players and how quickly they play. Length of play for one group of players could be radically different at the same player count with a different group. Sorry I couldn't help with that.

[@benjaminspears8488]

@@WatchItPlayed That makes sense. You can’t really account for slow players!

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@benjaminspears8488 Or fast players - some people play abnormally fast, which also throws of estimates. And then you put a mix of players together and it's impossible to say :)

[@OminousBenevolence]

This is so helpful, I couldn’t seem to figure out the instructions, thank you so much for your help!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome Brandon, have a great time playing (and saving the galaxy!)

[@erichill7603]

When do you draw invasion cards

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

[@simoneperry5265]

Quick question - if Ventress is next to a planet with a mission on it, do you move her to that planet when you draw said Villain card, or just the planet next to the mission one?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You say "draw said villain card", but it would help if you named the card, so I know which one you mean since there are several. Do you mean the one I showed at 17:02? If so, and assuming Ventress is on the board, yep, you move here onto the mission planet.

[@simoneperry5265]

@@WatchItPlayed yes, I mean the one shown or any card that says to move her one planet closer to a mission planet. Thank you!

[@NismoDSM]

Does the villain turn go after every player’s turn is over?

[@WatchItPlayed]

The villain phase is a part of the player's turn, yes.

[@samturvey6912]

Hi Rodney, just can you please confirm that playing/discarding an Ally card to use its ability doesn’t count as one of my 4 actions? I can’t find any reference to it in the rules?

[@Ryguy0707]

The rules and video both say that alley cards dont count as an action and can be used at any time during any players turn (unless specifically stated on the card) as long as the terms on the card are met. Thank of allies like tagging onto an existing action you are performing

[@samturvey6912]

@@Ryguy0707 I know the video says it doesn’t count as an action, but I can’t find it in the rules. It says it can be played at anytime including another players turn, but I wanted to confirm that if I wanted to play it on my turn if it’s one of my actions or not. Is it because it’s not one of the “fly/reinforce/attack/attempt mission” options that it counts as a free action?

[@samturvey6912]

@@Ryguy0707 I’m happy to be wrong, I just wanted to make sure I’m playing it right. If Rodney hadn’t mentioned that it’s a free action, I’d likely be counting it as one of my 4. Either way, I got lucky with my game tonight, one more invasion phase it it would have likely bumped the threat up by 2 to end the the game

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Sam, the video has it right. Hope that helps!

[@chiliandsiomai]

When using Ally Cards to support another player during their turn, does the supporting player need to be in the same planet as the other player?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Nope!

[@chiliandsiomai]

​@@WatchItPlayed Hi! Hope you could help me out with clarifying Anakin's special ability. The card text states I can use ANY of my cards as it they are Red assault clones during that attack (I interpret it as being able to use purple, yellow, blue and even ally cars as red assault cards). However, the Fine Points section of the rulebook only gives an example using Stealth cards as Assault cards. This has also caused some discussion in some forums I've visited. Is there any official word on this? Thematically, the tv-series Anakin has been known to employ crazy tactics to win a battle, so this reflects well into using any squad card as if they are assault cards. However, game-wise it seems too overpowered I think? Tho I find it's not also wise to exhaust just any type of card to activate his special ability without good reason as he wont be able to support fellow Jedi with armor and transport abilities if needed. So that's a balancing mechanic as well?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!

[@shadowops62]

My copy arrived yesterday. Can't wait to play!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have a great time playing!

[@cartmanbeck]

I would really love it if, in the corner of the video, you listed how many takes it took you to flip the game and catch it in the right orientation. :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

But... it would always be "1".

[@cartmanbeck]

@@WatchItPlayed suuuuure it would lol

[@juanroaguilo]

Watching your videos relaxes me 🎉

[@WatchItPlayed]

That's really nice to hear Juanro :)

[@Acoustical12]

where can you buy this game ??

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi Caroline, I've seen that's it's released, but I'm not sure where it would be available in your area. Might need to check online.

[@cyberdan42]

Superb, as usual.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly!

[@limog3s]

Better explanation than the manual, thanks a lot!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad to know if was helpful - have fun playing!