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2018 Ranked #1,318

Star Wars: Legion

Lead Luke’s Rebels or Vader’s Empire through the fog of war, where every hidden order and measured move shapes a cinematic ground battle.

Wargames Miniatures Dice Rolling Variable Player Powers Science Fiction

Players

2

Play time

120-180 min

Age

14+

Complexity

3.54/5

Rating

8.00

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.5/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 5.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 2.0/5

Player-count sensitive

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.1/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 30 min
Teach time About 40 min
Table footprint Large
Recommended edition Star Wars: Legion – Core Set English edition (2018)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Command Rebel or Imperial miniatures through six rounds of objective-driven ground combat using hidden orders, movement tools, and custom dice.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Star Wars: Legion brings the Galactic Civil War to the tabletop as a focused two-player miniatures battle. The original core set supplies Rebel and Imperial forces led by Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, along with troopers, vehicles, barricades, command cards, movement tools, range rulers, dice, and the tokens needed to begin. Players build armies and a command hand, then each round secretly choose a command card that determines priority and how many units receive face-up orders. Units without orders contribute tokens to a randomized pool, creating the game’s central tension between control and uncertainty. Activations combine movement, attacks, aims, dodges, standby, and unit abilities; terrain, cover, suppression, weapon keywords, and line of sight make positioning decisive. Battle cards define deployment, conditions, and objectives, and six rounds force each commander to balance casualties against scenario points. The miniatures arrive unpainted and require assembly, rewarding hobby work while supporting a broad expandable roster.

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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Star Wars: Legion – Core Set English edition (2018) 2018 English Fantasy Flight Games / US

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All specifications (24)

Play and group

Players
2
Play time
120–180 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3.5/5
App
Optional app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Low Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 30 min Source
Teach time
About 40 min Source
Teardown time
About 25 min Source
Table footprint
Large Source

Campaign and continuity

Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
No formal save system; a six-round battle is played to completion. Source
Consumable components
Miniatures require assembly; paint and hobby supplies are optional and not included as reusable game components. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
Army building and current rules references are supported by external tools, but no app is required at the table. Source
Recommended edition
Star Wars: Legion – Core Set English edition (2018) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Observed
Current edition
No Source
Box weight
2200 g Source
Box dimensions
29.8 × 29.8 × 8.9 cm Source
Consumable components
No Gameplay Consumables; Glue, Primer, And Paint May Be Used During Hobby Assembly. Source
Compatibility
Original Galactic Civil War Core Set; Miniatures Remain Usable With The Expandable Star Wars: Legion System, Subject To Current Rules And Cards. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Alex Davy Luke Eddy

Artists

1
Henning Ludvigsen

Publishers

1
Fantasy Flight Games