Star Wars: The Clone Wars Board Game Designer Talks Adapting Pandemic Rule System for the Game, Adding Homages to Animated Series

Are you an avid board game player? Are you also a fan of the Clone Wars animated series? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then Z-Man Games and Asmodee have recently released a board game that you might be interested in. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a new cooperative board game -- based on the fan-favorite animated series -- using the same mechanics as Z-Man Games' popular Pandemic series of board games.



StarWars.com recently spoke with Alexandar Ortloff-Tang, who was the game designer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, about the philosophy behind the game's rules and all the care that went into making sure that it provided an authentic Clone Wars gaming experience.







Fans of the animated series will be happy to hear that Ortloff-Tang did a healthy amount of research when making the game, which included rewatching the entire show several times. The development team also drew inspiration from specific moments in the show when making art for the game.

As fans of the animated series know, the show visited a vast number of planets from across the Star Wars galaxy throughout its seven-season run. The development team behind the new board game recognized this aspect of the show, and they tried to include as many beloved locations from the series as possible in their game.

If you play lots of board games, you might already know how the Pandemic rule system works. If not, that won't be a problem because Ortloff-Tang and his team made sure that the game would be easy for newcomers to learn. If you're on the fence about buying the game and want to figure out if it's for you or not, you can download the rules for free and read them before you decide.

The team even took the time to develop a solo mode for the game in case you're having trouble scheduling a game night with friends, or if you're just the kind of person who prefers solo play.

If you're interested in bringing some Clone Wars-era action to your gaming table, you can get Z-Man Games' Star Wars: The Clone Wars straight from their website. For the full interview, you can check out StarWars.com. Stay tuned to SWNN for more Star Wars tabletop gaming news.



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