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Star Wars: Destiny<\/em> has been out now around a month, and people are starting to get their hands on it.\u00a0 My family is one of those, as Santa was very generous.\u00a0 Destiny is a collectible, trading\u00a0card game recently published by FFG.\u00a0 In the game, you take control of one or more of your favorite Star Wars characters, and using the cards in your deck as well as some associated dice, try to defeat the characters your opponent is playing.\u00a0 If you’ve played Magic: The Gathering, or Pokemon, or Android: Netrunner, you’ve played a similar game.\u00a0 Fantasy Flight Games has another card game for Star Wars<\/a>, but this game is definitely different.<\/p>\n

A while back, Dave Villegas wrote a fantastic review of the new game<\/a>.\u00a0 What I’ll do here is go over what to expect if you’re looking to get into the game.\u00a0 I’ll talk about what to buy and things to consider when shopping for the game, and what is important to know when you’re just starting out playing.<\/p>\n

First of all, I am not a competitive gamer.\u00a0 Sure I want to win, but I mean I consider myself a “casual” player as opposed to a tournament player or one that takes his decks to the game store on Friday nights.\u00a0 I enjoy gaming with family and friends.\u00a0 So perhaps this examination is for those types of folks.\u00a0 I can say though, if you want a fun game that is fairly inexpensive to get into for your family or gaming group, Star Wars: Destiny<\/em> is one you should look at seriously.\u00a0 My children asked for a game they could play that didn’t take several hours, the way X-Wing, Armada, Imperial Assault, or a Roleplaying game would.\u00a0 So I picked up Destiny and could not be more pleased.\u00a0 If you’re interested in a new game, here are things to understand or consider.<\/p>\n

Appropriate Ages for Star Wars: Destiny<\/h4>\n

Fantasy Flight indicates that Star Wars: Destiny<\/em> is for ages 10 and up.\u00a0 I would agree, but with some caveats.\u00a0 The text on the cards can be fairly complicated with some words that are difficult.\u00a0 My daughter is 11, but if she were not an advanced reader, I think she would struggle playing.\u00a0 My son is 13 and is ok.\u00a0 Sometimes I needed to explain what cards did to them, however.\u00a0 So I would base age level on reading ability to be honest.\u00a0 I wouldn’t worry about the numeric value of the child’s age.<\/p>\n

What to Buy to Start<\/h4>\n

People have differing opinions on this, however, I’m going to tackle this from a casual gamer perspective, rather than a tournament or store player.\u00a0 First, definitely buy both starter packs.\u00a0 There’s really no way around this at the present time.\u00a0 Both the Kylo Ren and Rey starters have decks to play your first games with right out of the box.\u00a0 Now, you really don’t need to buy anything else and you can play the game.\u00a0 For many people and families, this would be okay for a while.\u00a0 But to really start playing, you need to buy some booster packs.\u00a0 The boosters come with a few cards and at least one card that has a die accompany it.\u00a0 These boosters are just a few dollars, and they are blind purchases in that you do not know what cards you’ll get when you purchase them.\u00a0 If you’d like to start building some different decks or add things in and out of the starter decks, at least 10 boosters would be what I’d aim for.\u00a0 If you get 20 boosters, you start being able to build entire new decks, and it goes up from there.\u00a0 If you want to be serious about it right away, about 20 boosters makes sense, but if you want to just spice up the starter decks, 10 is perfectly okay.<\/p>\n

Dice are Important<\/h4>\n

So when you get into the game something you need to understand: dice are critical!\u00a0 They are generally how you attack your opponent and inflict damage to his or her characters.\u00a0 If you field decks with not many dice, you can end up on the short end of the stick.\u00a0 So any card that has an accompanying die becomes quite important to any game.\u00a0 With that said, be prepared to buy boosters.\u00a0 Boosters have one card inside that supports having a die.\u00a0 To get more, you need boosters.\u00a0 Another thing to understand is that each character you have for the game has two versions you can use: a single die version, and a two-dice version.\u00a0 However remember, boosters come with one die<\/strong>.\u00a0 So if you get a card like Han Solo and he has a die in the booster, you have to find a second copy of Han to be able to use his two-dice version.\u00a0 I didn’t realize this and when I built my first deck, I tried to add a two-dice version of a character to my deck, but could only find one die.\u00a0 That was my first bummer moment.\u00a0 Not only do you need to get each card, but for the most options, you need to get each card with a die twice.<\/p>\n

Characters are Sparse<\/h4>\n

The game’s two starter decks come with a few characters:\u00a0 Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, and a Stormtrooper.\u00a0 Two characters per team.\u00a0 All other characters must be found in boosters at the moment.\u00a0 But after opening 20 packs, we only got 2 more characters.\u00a0 The point of the game is to field characters and use them to kill the other person’s characters.\u00a0 So, while we now have many options for supporting cards, even after a fair amount of money being dropped on boosters, our options are limited.\u00a0 You may get lucky; however, be prepared to have to buy a lot of boosters for every one character you find.\u00a0 Not only might it be one you already have, that might be a good thing because don’t forget you need two of a character to get both his\/her dice to use the character’s two-dice version in the game.\u00a0 Characters like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are already going for almost $30 in the singles market.\u00a0 So while I enjoy a bit of a collector’s element to the game, I am a bit put off by how rare it will be to really<\/strong> change our decks with new characters.\u00a0 Even after a lot of boosters my family must<\/strong> play with Rey and Finn, or we won’t have enough characters to compete with the other side.<\/p>\n

Starting Costs<\/h4>\n

You don’t have to drop a fair bit of money to get into the game.\u00a0 If you’re just starting out, each starter deck is around $12 – $15, which is not bad at all.\u00a0 It’s the boosters that get you.\u00a0 If you just want to buy a fun new card game for your child, get both starters and you’re all set.\u00a0 Booster packs run from $2.50 – $3.00.\u00a0 So expect to spend another $25 – $30 to get about 10 booster packs to give you some more options.\u00a0 But you’ll want to drop at least $50 or $60 if you want to really get a good starting lot of cards.\u00a0 So, I do like the fact the boosters are relatively cheap, it just takes a bit to build up in the beginning.<\/p>\n

So there you have it, a beginner’s guide of what to expect if you want to get into Star Wars: Destiny <\/em>if you’re a casual gamer looking to try out a new,\u00a0trading card game.\u00a0 It is quite enjoyable and my family has liked it a lot.\u00a0 We have many games that take several hours to play, and Destiny takes only 30 minutes or so.\u00a0 I highly recommend giving it a go, and hopefully the above information will help out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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