During
the New Year’s holiday our family played
Star Wars The Clone Wars Game – A Pandemic System Game.
It
combined our enjoyment of Star
Wars
and games – and my particular admiration of cooperative games –
in an immersive experience ridding the galaxy of battle droids,
planetary blockades, and iconic prequel-era villains. The rules and
procedures took a little while to understand; various
elements draw on the Clone
Wars
themes, sending
players across the galaxy pursing different strategies as
turn-by-turn the overall tension increases. Designer
Alexander Ortloff adapted elements from Matt Leacock’s innovative
Pandemic
mechanics to produce a suspenseful and immersive game experience
evocative of the Star
Wars: Clone Wars
cartoon epics.
