Star Wars: Destroy Death Star Game (1977)

About this game

A Star Wars based game in which you command a squadron of three X-wing fighters and try to drop your proton torpedoes down the ventilation shaft of the Death Star before it can destroy Yavin IV. A spinner dictates movement and determines the results of the battles. Darth Vader can pop up to cause trouble, but watch for the Millennium Falcon coming to the rescue! This is one of two games released by Kenner almost concurrently with the original Star Wars movie (Star Wars: Escape from Death Star Game is the other). Though named the same as Star Wars: Destroy Death Star Game, these are much different games.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.1/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.