“Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny.” ~ Darth Vader, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ~ Who would win a lightsaber duel between Darth Vader and Qui-Gon Jinn? What about a fight that pits Rey against Jango Fett? Everyone has wondered what would happen if the greatest heroes and most infamous villains from the Star Wars saga met in battle. Now, every player has the chance to live out any battle imaginable with Star Wars: Destiny, a collectible, saga-spanning dice and card game for two players! ~ The Dark Side and the Light ~ “The belonging you seek is not behind you… it is ahead. I am no Jedi, but I know the Force. It moves through and surrounds every living thing.” ~ Maz Kanata, Star Wars: The Force Awakens ~ Every game of Star Wars: Destiny begins with both players calling together a team of heroes or villains from across the Star Wars saga. For the first time, this collectible game gives players the freedom to draw on characters throughout the canon, all the way from the opening crawl of The Phantom Menace to the dramatic reveal of Luke Skywalker at the end of The Force Awakens. A team may consist of villains like Count Dooku, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma, or heroes like Qui-Gon Jinn, Poe Dameron, and Leia Organa. The first player to defeat his opponent’s entire team wins the game! Once the game begins, a player must master both dice and cards to gain the upper hand. Each character starts the game in play with one or more corresponding dice on the character. These premium, full-color dice are a player’s principal means of attacking his opponent, disrupting his plans, shielding his own characters, gaining resources to increase his forces, and triggering special abilities. Of course, it’s not just a player’s dice that he needs to carefully control as he plays the game. Each player also has a thirty-card deck, filled with events, supports, and attachments that he can use to enhance his team, such as the Millennium Falcon or a powerful lightsaber. Many of these supports and attachments have their own corresponding dice which players can add to their dice pool as they play, increasing their battlefield prowess and helping accelerate them to victory. ~ The Duel of the Fates ~
“It is obvious that this contest cannot be decided by our knowledge of the Force, but by our skills with a lightsaber.” ~ Count Dooku, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones ~ Gameplay in Star Wars: Destiny is fast and fluid, alternating quickly between players. On his turn, each player may take a single action — playing a card from his hand, activating a character to roll its dice, spending any number of dice that share a symbol, discarding a card to reroll dice, or claiming the battlefield. Once that single action has been completed, the turn passes to the other player, allowing him to take a single action. Ultimately, as in a firefight or a lightsaber duel, timing is everything in Star Wars: Destiny. Players must choose when to activate their cards and when to build up their support structure by playing more cards from their hands. A player must choose when to press the attack by spending his dice and when to set up a larger move by playing an event from his hand. Players must weigh the importance of a card that could be played against the desire to discard that card and reroll dice. A player must even determine the exact right moment to end his turn by claiming the battlefield. Though the rules of Star Wars: Destiny are easy to learn, players will soon see that its strategy offers massive depths. ~ It Is Your Destiny ~ “You cannot escape your destiny. You must face Darth Vader again.” ~ Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi ~
If you’ve ever thought up your own “what if” battles in the Star Wars universe, Star Wars: Destiny is your chance to find out what happens next. Collect your cards and dice, assemble your team, and prepare for fast-paced, high-stakes battles for the fate of the galaxy! |