Pyramid Review
Star Wars Jedi Unleashed
Published by Milton Bradley
Design by Craig Van Ness
Gameboard, 18 Jedi cards, 3 dice, 74 plastic stands and cardboard pawns; $9.95
"On Geonosis, the Jedi are lured into battle. Faced with the possibility of a rebellion, Yoda commits an army to fight the Geonosians."
After finding Star Wars Epic Duels Game so much fun I decided to try another one of the new Milton Bradley game offerings timed with the release of Star Wars Episode II. (Jedi Unleashed, Epic Duels, Star Wars Stratego, and Star Wars Life were all released on the same day.) Unlike the Epic Duels game, Jedi Unleashed is a lot more of what one would expect from a mass-market boardgame . . . which is an unfortunate disappointment after the extremely fun and surprising Epic Duels game.
Before playing the game you'll need to punch out the 18 Jedi cards and 74 standups. All are printed on heavy cardboard and, just like all of the game's components, are of excellent print and production quality. It takes about twenty minutes or so to get all of the pieces punched and in their plastic stands. After carefully placing all of the pieces on the large gameboard (about 21" x 21") you're ready to begin play.
The Game
Each player is dealt a number of Jedi cards; these represent the figures he will control during the game. The cards are numbered from 1 to 18 and the player with the lowest numbered card goes first.
On your turn you can move and attack with one of your Jedi, and . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: May 31, 2002
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