We’re getting close to the release of Star Wars: Legion and Fantasy Flight Games has just released the Rules Reference and Learn to Play as free PDF downloads.
If you’ve been looking forward to the upcoming release of Star Wars: Legion and want to get a head start on learning the rules, you’re in luck! Fantasy Flight Games just released the Rules Reference and Learn to Play manuals on their site as free downloads. Let’s take a look at what they had to say.
Hit the Ground Running
You don’t need any prior experience with Star Wars: Legion to enjoy the Launch Weekend. But by the end of it, you’ll be ready to lead your infantry into the thickest of combats.
The Star Wars: Legion Launch Weekend consists of three separate activities, each of which comes with its own rewards—a Step-by-Step Build & Play, Challenge Duels, and a Painting Contest. You can participate in one, two, or all three of these events as you wish, but the more you attend, the more exclusive materials you can claim.
Step-by-Step Build & Play: The first part of our Launch Weekend is reserved for opening the box, exploring all of its components, assembling your miniatures, and running your units through some introductory drills that help you get a good sense of the rules. Share the experience with a friend, and you can each assemble the figures for one side—Rebel or Imperial—and move twice as fast toward your first taste of the game’s intense ground battles.
Each player participating in the Build & Play portion of the Star Wars: Legion Launch Weekend claims a handy quick-reference rules sheet—one that captures some of the most important rules from the Learn to Play (pdf, 13.3 MB) and Rules Reference (pdf, 8.0 MB) documents and places them where you want them most: right in front of your face!
The first step of the Star War: Legion launch weekend is going to learn how to build and play your awesome new minis. The biggest decision you’ll have to make is are you going to push back the forces of the Empire, or completely destroy the Rebel scum? No matter what side you decide, you’re going to want to make sure you download your copy of the Learn to Play and Rules Reference to start learning the basics and familiarizing yourself with this game’s playstyle.
As for the second part of the launch weekend, this is where it starts to get fun!
Challenge Duels: Once you have your troops assembled and you’ve learned the basics, you’re all set for battle! The second portion of the Star Wars: Legion Launch Weekend is a chance to test your tactical acumen in the field. You and a friend will take turns pitting units against each other and recording the outcomes of these skirmishes. There are two separate duels, and you can play both sides of each duel, reporting your results to the organizer.
- Luke Skywalker and six Rebel Troopers versus Darth Vader and six Imperial Stormtroopers
- A T-47 Airspeeder and six Rebel Troopers versus an AT-ST and six Imperial Stormtroopers
Lasers will fly and infantry will scramble for cover. You’ll see lightsabers deflecting blaster fire and cutting through armored vehicles. And you’ll test your skills as infantry commander against all the weekend’s other participants. In the end, you’ll score a point for each trooper you defeat, plus two points for each wound or point of damage you deal to one of the commanders or vehicles.
Every participant receives a participation prize, and the most successful player with each of the four armies will win a commemorative art print.
In addition to the building and playing, there will also be a painting contest. Certificates will be given out to the best-painted Commander, Corps, Support, and Heavy. So, get those hobby muscles ready because it’s going to be a long fun weekend ahead of us.
You can download your copy of the Rules Reference and Learn to Play publications in the links below.
Or, you can watch this video breakdown by our very own Rob Baer.
And, if you haven’t already, make sure you head on over to Fantasy Flight Games and pre-order your very own copy of Star Wars: Legion.
Star Wars™: Legion $89.95
Warfare is an inescapable part of the Star Wars universe, from the Rebel Alliance’s defeat in the Battle of Hoth to a few elite Rebel strike teams taking on a legion of stormtroopers on the Forest Moon of Endor. You can seize your chance to get your boots on the ground and lead your troops to victory with Star Wars™: Legion, a miniatures game of thrilling infantry battles in the Star Warsuniverse!
Star Wars: Legion invites you to enter the ground battles of the Galactic Civil War as the commander of a unique army of miniatures filled with troopers, powerful ground or repulsor vehicles, and iconic characters like Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker. While innovative mechanics for command and control simulate the fog of war and the chaos of battle, the game’s unpainted, easily assembled minis give you a canvas to create the Star Wars army you’ve always wanted to lead into battle—whether you fight for the monolithic, oppressive Galactic Empire or the ragtag Rebel Alliance.
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