Choosing villains from the Star Wars universe for this introductory game must have been by no means an easy feat.

Most importantly, every villain comes with its own cheat sheet — a Villain Guide that details exactly how they can be played to win. Star Wars Villainous will be the first in what is now the franchise’s third game system, the first two being Disney Villainous and Marvel Villainous. It's difficult to say at this point how much of a priority Star Wars is, but now that a Marvel box has been released, nothing is out of the picture. That only provides three villains in a box that would most likely have at least five or six, so the other villains will have to come from other Star Wars stories.The cardboard tokens used for credits and ambition are well made and easily identifiable and of course the character boards are all unique and feature great artistic interpretations of some well-known locations within the Star Wars universe. The first Hero that he vanquished as General Grievous was Ahsoka Tano, which gave him two lightsabers instead of one, staying accurate with the lore.

At the start of your turn, before moving your Villain Mover, you must gain one Ambition token from the general Supply (referred to as The Chamber. Sometimes this blooming does take the color out to the edge of the surface,” Webb said, “so you’ll see that really sharp color pop through on the surface, and then it’ll recede as it goes in. Moff Gideon needs to have three cards in play at once in the same location on his Sector: Grogu, Doctor Pershing, and Laboratory Samples. He’s also a rare normie who can hold his own against a Jedi—even multiple Jedi—making him a major threat.

Most of the time, fate actions will be incidental: you’ll take them because you want other actions in the same space that advance your agenda. While my opinion could surely change in the future, I think Asajj Ventress is my favorite character to play as. Like so many of the Disney Villainous expansions, the characters here provide an experience we've not seen from the game before. Taken as a whole, this makes Star Wars Villainous one of the best additions to the franchise in years. Star Wars boasts a most impressive roster of licensed tabletop games that can compete with the best space board games out there, and Star Wars Villainous is no different.