The Rebellion Enthusiast

Source: Fantasy Flight Games
Star Wars: Rebellion is a strategic board game about galactic conquest, dominion, and logistics as guided by in-game Rebel or Imperial leaders for two to four players. The average game time is about 3-4 hours long. One of the most unique aspects of the game is the asymmetrical goals of the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. The empire focuses on search and destroy of the hidden rebel base while the rebels perform opportune surgical strikes and missions to run down the game clock, leading to galactic rebellion. The game has considerable depth and has many components. I've emphasized most important introductory rules on this website, but the content is by no means exhaustive. The Learn to Play rule book should be read first as it's meant to teach new players how to play the game. The Rules Reference explains detailed rules for advanced play. Links to both rule books are listed below:

Source: Fantasy Flight Games
Excerpt from Learn to Play - First Game Strategy
The multitude of options in Star Wars: Rebellion may be overwhelming to some players, and the Learn to Play guide should help direct those players for their first game.
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The rebels have far fewer units than the imperials. Luckily, conquering the galaxy is not their main path to victory. Even if most of their units are destroyed, they can win the game by keeping their base hidden and gaining reputation from objective cards.
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The imperials' ultimate goal is to find the hidden rebel base. They can focus on either drawing lots of probe cards or conquering as many systems as possible.
The game board is split in two halves out of the box and when put together yield a beautiful 44" x 22" surface for play. Other specific game components are listed below:
Game Pieces:
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39 Loyalty Markers (12 Rebel, 27 Imperial)
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32 Damage Markers (24 Single, 8 Double)
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25 Leaders (13 Rebel, 12 Imperial)
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10 Custom Dice (5 Red, 5 Black)
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10 Sabotage Markers
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7 Attachment Rings
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3 Destroyed System Markers
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2 Faction Sheets
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2 Rule Books
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1 Time Marker
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1 Reputation Marker
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Game Cards:
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58 Mission Cards (29 Rebel, 29 Imperial)
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34 Action Cards (18 Rebel, 16 Imperial)
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31 Probe cards
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30 Tactic cards (15 Ground, 15 Space)
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15 Objective Cards
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10 Project Cards
Rebel Game Miniatures (64):
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3 Mon Calamari Cruisers
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4 Corellian Corvettes
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4 Rebel Transports
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12 Y-Wings
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8 X-Wings
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3 Ion Cannons
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3 Shield Generators
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6 Air Speeders
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21 Rebel Troopers
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Imperial Game Miniatures (89):
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2 Super Star Destroyers
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1 Death Star Under Construction
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2 Death Stars
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8 Star Destroyers
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8 Assault Carriers
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24 TIE Fighters
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4 AT-ATs
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10 AT-STs
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30 Stormtroopers
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