Star Wars: Armada

About this board game

Star Wars: Armada is a two-player fleet combat game with 120-minute battles, placing you in command of the Imperial Navy or Rebel Alliance.

As fleet admiral, assemble your forces and engage the enemy across a battlefield filled with massive Star Destroyers, Rebel corvettes, frigates, and squadrons of X-wing and TIE starfighters. Capital ships exchange devastating fire while engineering teams work to route power to failing shields, and even a single vessel can change the course of the battle.

One of the game’s defining features is its maneuver tool. Built from linked segments and hinges, it lets you plot a ship’s course while accounting for the inertia of large vessels. More nimble ships can turn farther at each hinge, giving movement a distinct tactical character as ships navigate the battlefield and fighters swarm around them.

Armada’s command system rewards planning ahead. Each pre-painted capital ship has a command value that determines how many commands it holds in its stack, and you secretly arrange the order in which those commands will be carried out.

• Choose from four different commands, each offering a different advantage.
• Assign a new command secretly at the bottom of a ship’s stack each round.
• Reveal the top command and decide when to use its benefit as the battle develops.

Capital ships are powerful, but their size and sophistication prevent them from reacting instantly to every change in combat. In Star Wars: Armada, success comes from anticipating events, coordinating your fleet, and issuing tactical commands at precisely the right moment.