Escape from Death Star was a board game that was released by Kenner in 1977. It was based on the events of A New Hope. It was distributed by Parker Brothers in Canada[6] and Germany, Editrice Giochi in Italy,[4] Toltoys in Australia,[7] Clipper in the Netherlands,[8] Estrela in Brazil,[9] Borras Plana S.A. in Spain,[4] and Takara in Japan.[5]
Gameplay
The players' mission was to move character tokens (Han/Chewbacca and Luke/Leia) to the Control Room and Tractor Beam to get the Death Star Blueprints. After this, players made their way to the Millennium Falcon and jump into hyperspace.
Once there, the goal was to reach the rebel base with the Death Star blueprints. After battling and defeating several TIE/LN starfighters the game is won by the player first to arrive at the base with the plans.
Legacy
In 2019, Hasbro released a reproduction of the original game — now including a new vintage style Grand Moff Tarkin action figure — as part of the Star Wars: Retro Collection toy line.[2]
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Sources
"Galactic Bazaar" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6- The Vintage Vault: 9 Classic Star Wars Board Games on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
- Star Wars: Retro Collection (Pack: Escape from Death Star) (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Vintage Vault: Escape from the Death Star on Fantha Tracks (backup link archived on October 21, 2019)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars Retro Collection (Pack: Escape from Death Star) (backup link)
- ↑
Escape From Death Star in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (original site is defunct) (Kenner edition)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Versions of Escape From Death Star on BoardGameGeek (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Escape from Death Star in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (original site is defunct) (Takara edition)
- ↑ Escape From Death Star (Canada) in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Escape From Death Star (Australia) in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Ontsnap Aan De Ster des Doods (Escape from DS Game) on The Star Wars Collectors Archive (backup link)
- ↑ Fugada Estrela da Morte (Escape from the Death Star) on The Star Wars Collectors Archive (backup link)
External links
- Vintage Vault: Escape from the Death Star on Fantha Tracks (backup link archived on October 21, 2019)
- "Escape from Death Star" Game Instructions (PDF) on Kenner Collector (backup link archived on December 31, 2015)