# Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Tyrants of Lothal ## General Info - **Year Published**: 2018 - **BGG Rating**: 8.5 - **BGG Rank**: — - **Players**: 2-5 (Best with: 5) - **Duration**: 60-120 min - **Weight**: 3.33 / 5 - **Designers**: Brandon Perdue, Todd Michlitsch, Tony Fanchi - **Artists**: Adam Lane, Adam Schumpert, Alberto Bontempi, Ameen Naksewee, Andreia Ugrai, Angela Sung, Audrey Hotte, Aurore Folny, Daniel Taylor, Darren Tan, David Auden Nash, Grzegorz Bobrowski, Henning Ludvigsen, Jake Murray, Jason Juta, Jenn Tran, Kate Laird, Marius Bota, Mark Molnar, Martin de Diego Sádaba, Nasrul Hakim, Priscilla Kim, Richard Wright, Tony Foti, VIKO - **Publishers**: Fantasy Flight Games, Edge Entertainment - **Categories**: Adventure, Expansion for Base-game, Fighting, Miniatures, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Wargame - **Mechanics**: Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Role Playing, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers ## Verdict If you're already a fan of Star Wars: Imperial Assault and love the Rebels universe, this expansion is a must-have upgrade for your galactic adventures!New heroes and villainsEngaging mini-campaignRebels series integrationMore skirmish contentExpands replayabilityRequires base gameLanguage dependentBetter with add-on packsHIGHLY RECOMMENDED ## Description Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Tyrants of Lothal is an expansion that plunges you headfirst into the Star Wars Rebels universe, bringing a super engaging mini-campaign and a ton of new content for your games. Get ready to recruit new heroes, face iconic enemies, and explore never-before-seen scenarios, all with the quality we've come to expect from Imperial Assault. The big draw here is the six-part mini-campaign, which can be played standalone for a more focused experience or, if you're ambitious, integrated into a larger campaign to further expand your galactic saga. In this expansion, you join the crew of the Ghost, straight from the animated series, to face epic challenges. Your adversaries are none other than the cunning Grand Admiral Thrawn, the rogue Hondo Ohnaka, and the formidable Tyrants of Lothal. Beyond the main campaign, Tyrants of Lothal also supercharges the skirmish mode, adding new characters ready for tactical combat. What's cool is that the mini-campaign is designed to be expanded with side missions, which come in associated ally and villain packs (like Thrawn, Ezra and Kanan, Sabine and Zeb, and Hondo), each with their own story epilogues. Even Hera and Chopper have some integration, even without a dedicated epilogue. If you're a Star Wars fan and already enjoy Imperial Assault, this expansion is a treasure trove for diving even deeper into the galaxy. ## How to Play Game Objective Tyrants of Lothal is an expansion for Imperial Assault that introduces new heroes, classes, items, and miniatures to enhance campaigns and skirmishes. The main objective is to face new missions, which can be integrated into a full campaign or played in sequence as the Tyrants of Lothal Mini Campaign, a narrative experience that takes 6 to 8 hours to complete. Setup Before starting, punch out all tokens and map tiles. Follow these steps to integrate the expansion: Cards: Add the Agenda, Command, Side Mission, and Skirmish Mission cards to their respective supplies. Add the Condition, Class, Deployment, Item, Reward, and Supply cards to their respective decks. Components: Add the Hero sheets, plastic miniatures, tokens, and map tiles to the general supplies. Limitations: In campaigns, there are limits on miniatures and Deployment cards from this expansion. For example, the Imperial player can simultaneously use only two groups of Loth-cat, and only one of these groups can be elite. Mini Campaign Setup Perform steps 1 to 3 of the "Campaign Setup" from the base game reference guide. Agenda Deck: The Imperial player assembles their Agenda deck and removes any forced or secondary mission cards. Hero Upgrades: Each hero receives 2 XP and, collectively, they receive 300 credits per hero. Then, they resolve a Rebel Upgrade Stage, purchasing cards from the Item Tier 1 deck. Imperial Upgrade: The Imperial player receives 2 XP and performs an Imperial Upgrade Stage, skipping the purchase of Agenda cards. Introductory Mission: Start the mission "Call to Action". Gameplay Flow The game follows the structure of the base game, with the following specific additions and flows: Mini Campaign: Missions are considered story missions and are played in a specific order. The epilogue of each mission determines which will be the next active mission. Epilogues: At the end of each mission, the "End of Mission" text directs players to an Epilogue, which provides narrative and specific rewards for the progression of the mini campaign. Skirmish Rounds: In skirmishes, the current round number must be monitored, as some Command and Deployment card effects depend on it. The round number advances during the Status Phase, after step 3 ("End of Round Effects"). Campaign Log: Players use the Campaign Log to record progression, XP, credits, and influence. Actions and How to Play The manual provides the following definitions and rules for combat and interaction: Attacks and Movement If a miniature ends its movement such that the attacker loses line of sight to the target, the attack misses. In P type attacks, if the target ends its movement and is no longer adjacent to the attacker (or up to 2 spaces away with line of sight, if the attack has Reach), the attack misses. Tests and Abilities Attribute Test: Some abilities allow a miniature to choose whether or not to perform an attribute test. If the miniature chooses not to perform the test, it counts as if they had failed the test. Distribute: When an effect allows distributing identical elements among several miniatures, the player divides the total amount (or less) among them. Each miniature can receive anywhere from the total amount down to zero elements. The term "You": In Deployment cards, the word "you" refers to the miniature (e.g., "you may reroll 1 attack die" means any miniature of that group may reroll). If the effect instructs "you" to claim tokens, gain VPs, or manipulate cards, "you" refers to the player of that miniature. Specific Components Keywords: The keyword Weaken has been added. The Weakened condition is used to apply the corresponding condition. Villains: All unique Imperial Deployment card miniatures (U or W) are considered Villains. Tile Types: Tiles 02A, 09A, and 10A are Forest type; tiles 01B-02B, 04B-07B, 09B-10B, and 12B are Desert type; all others are Interior type. End of Game and Scoring Consult the manual for details regarding the victory and defeat conditions for each specific mission. Victory Points (VPs): Some abilities allow spending VPs or forcing the opponent to lose them. A player cannot have fewer than zero VPs (losses beyond zero are ignored) and cannot use abilities that require spending more VPs than they currently possess. Tips for Winning VP Management: Since you cannot spend more VPs than you have, plan the use of abilities that consume these points so you are not unable to use them at critical moments. Strategic Positioning: Pay attention to line of sight and adjacency during movement to prevent attacks from missing, especially with P type attacks or attacks with Reach. ## FAQ ### Do I need the Star Wars: Imperial Assault base game to play Tyrants of Lothal? Yes, Tyrants of Lothal is an expansion and requires the Star Wars: Imperial Assault base game to be played. It adds content and scenarios but is not a standalone game. ### How many players can participate, and what's the average game duration? The expansion maintains the base game's setup, supporting 2 to 5 players. A mini-campaign or skirmish game can last between 60 and 120 minutes, depending on the scenario and the number of players. ### What's the complexity level of this expansion? Like the base game, Tyrants of Lothal is considered a medium to high complexity game (BGG weight 3.33/5). It retains the tactical and strategic mechanics, making it more suitable for players with some experience in board games. ### Does the Tyrants of Lothal expansion have significant language dependency? Yes, the expansion has high language dependency. There's a fair amount of text on mission cards, character abilities, and rules, making a good understanding of English (or a translation) essential to fully enjoy the experience. ### Can I integrate the mini-campaign into other Imperial Assault campaigns? Absolutely! The six-part mini-campaign in Tyrants of Lothal can be played independently or, for the more adventurous, integrated into a larger Star Wars: Imperial Assault campaign, further enriching the narrative and challenges. ### Which Star Wars Rebels characters appear in the expansion? You'll find heroes from the Ghost crew and face iconic villains like Grand Admiral Thrawn and Hondo Ohnaka, in addition to the Tyrants of Lothal themselves. 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