Board Game Star Wars - Outer Rim

Adventures of legendary villains

In the game, participants will become bounty hunters, smugglers or mercenaries and set off to explore outer space in search of adventure.

Players will cooperate / fight with the Empire, Alliance, Gattas, various crime syndicates, hire famous «Star Wars» heroes and roam the entire galaxy on their cool starships. They will hunt, deliver goods, and perform other tasks - all in order to gain fame and become a true legend.

Preparation for the game

Before the game begins, the fragments of the galaxy - Ord Mantell, Lothal, Kessel, Nal-Gatta, Naboo, Takodana - are laid out in a semicircle. Level 1 patrol tokens and encounter tokens are placed in the sectors. The market cards are divided into 6 piles by shirt colors, and the contact cards are divided into 7 piles.

Players choose characters (Han Solo, Boba Fett, Bossk, Lando Calrissian, Dr. Aphra...) and take their personal objectives and database cards, tablets, and ship sheets (placed either side with the G1-A fighter or the G9 repairman). The first player receives 4,000 credits, and each subsequent player receives 2,000 credits more than the previous player.

Game progress

Participants take turns. The active player`s turn is divided into 3 phases:

1. Planning Phase

The player performs one of four actions:

• Moves the character`s token along the space path to a certain number of areas - planets, nodal points, maelstroms. The maximum range is the value of the ship`s hyperdrive. Upon reaching a maelstrom or an area with an enemy patrol token, the player must stop, unused movement points are lost;
• Fully restores damage to the ship and character`s health;
• Receives 2000 credits;
• Applies the «Planning» property on one of his cards.

2. Action Phase

A player can perform the following actions once:

• Exchange. Exchange cards with another player in the same area;
• Market. While on a planet, buy one of the market cards for credits - a new ship, cargo, hunting, luxury, etc. After the purchase, when a new market card opens, the patrol of the group marked on it approaches the player for the specified number of areas;
• Delivery. Drop a cargo or hunting card at the destination point and receive a reward;
• Special action. Apply the «Action» property on one of his cards.

3. Contact Phase

The player chooses one of the options:

• Contact with Patrol. The player engages in combat with a patrol in the same area. If the patrol is hostile, the player is obliged to fight it;
• Contact with Area. The player takes the contact card of the corresponding area;
• Contact with Encounter Token. The player flips the encounter token. Most often, new team members can be obtained;
• Special Contact. Apply the «Contact» property on one of his cards.

Space and Ground Battles

When a player comes into contact with a patrol, he starts a space battle. He rolls as many attack dice as his combat value and counts the number of hits (1 damage) and critical hits (2 damage). The other player rolls the dice for the defender. To win, you need to inflict more damage.

If you lose a battle, the player retreats to any adjacent area. If you win a battle, the player receives a reward (credits or fame) and reduces his reputation in that faction by 1. Then a new patrol token from that faction is placed on the field.

The player can engage in a ground battle with another player on the same planet. A character can die if the amount of damage equals the ship`s strength or life value. The player playing such a character loses 3000 credits and all secret cards. In his next planning phase, he restores the damage to the ship and the hero`s health.

Fame Points

Fame points can be earned as follows:

• Achieve a personal character goal or ship`s goal;
• Successfully complete a job or hunt;
• Deliver contraband;
• Defeat a level 2 or 3 patrol;
• Use a card from the luxury market deck.

The game ends immediately when someone scores 10 fame points. That player becomes the winner.