Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Rebel & Empire Reinforcements Expansion

About this product

The war isn’t over. Reinforcements have arrived.

Expand the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire with new missions, powerful reinforcements and new ways to play.

Unlock iconic characters and ships, upgrade your faction and carry the battle across an all-new five-part campaign.

Product Description

The battle between the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire continues with new forces entering the conflict.

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Rebel & Empire Reinforcements Expansion adds new units, capital ships, bases, missions and upgraded starter cards to the original game, giving both factions more ways to develop their decks and shape the fight for the galaxy.

A new Mission system lets you work towards objectives during play. Complete a mission and you can unlock its matching Reinforcement card, adding powerful characters and ships directly to your deck for the rest of the game.

Reinforcements include familiar Star Wars characters and ships such as Yoda, Emperor Palpatine, R2-D2, Admiral Thrawn, Home One and the Executor, while 20 additional Base cards open up more strategic choices for both factions.

The expansion also introduces new ways to play, including a five-part campaign in which the results of one game influence the next. Upgrade your starting deck between battles, carry unlocked cards forward and watch the conflict develop across the full campaign. The campaign culminates in a fifth and final battle for victory.

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game original edition is required to play. This is not a standalone game.

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Why You’ll Love It

• Reinforce both factions: Adds new cards for both the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire.
• Complete missions: Work towards faction missions to unlock powerful Reinforcement cards during play.
• Iconic Star Wars additions: Bring characters and ships such as Yoda, R2-D2, Emperor Palpatine and more into the conflict.
• 50 Reinforcement cards: Each faction receives 25 new Reinforcements that can be earned through missions.
• More bases to choose from: Adds 10 new Rebel Bases and 10 new Empire Bases.
• Upgrade your starting deck: New Starter Upgrade cards give both factions new options in selected game modes.
• Five-part campaign: Play a connected series where decisions, upgrades and previous results carry into later games.
• More ways to play: Missions, upgraded starters and additional game modes add new possibilities to the original deckbuilding system.

Quick Details

• Brand / Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
• Game: Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Rebel & Empire Reinforcements
• Product type: Card game expansion
• Expansion design and development: Caleb Grace
• Players: 2
• Recommended age: 12+
• Play time: Approximately 30 minutes
• Factions: Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire
• Core game required: Yes
• Standalone: No
• Includes: 25 Empire Reinforcement Cards, 25 Rebel Reinforcement Cards, 25 Empire Mission Cards, 25 Rebel Mission Cards, 10 Empire Base Cards, 10 Rebel Base Cards, 10 Empire Starter Upgrade Cards, 10 Rebel Starter Upgrade Cards 
• That is 140 cards in total, with 70 cards for each faction.

Good to Know

• Original game required: You need the original edition of Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game to use this expansion.
• Reinforcements must be earned: Reinforcement cards are set aside during setup and enter your deck after you complete their corresponding missions.
• Missions are a new card type: Players commit resources to missions until the mission requirement has been met.
• Campaign progress carries forward: Upgraded Starter cards and selected Reinforcements can change the composition of your decks as the campaign develops.
• Campaign consists of five games: Games 1–4 build towards a final fifth game, where the first player to destroy five enemy bases wins the campaign.