The Command Card determines who goes first, as well as allowing their commander to issue commands to nearby units. Players first select a Command Card from their hand (which they created when they built their army). The scenario determines how players accrue victory points or win, and whoever accrues the most victory points by the end of the game, or meets the specified win condition first, wins. Players determine conditions, starting areas, and scenario before beginning play. Traditional tournament play is set at 800 points, though the players may agree on another number outside of tournaments. Every unit, as well as the upgrades and abilities they may be granted, is worth a number of points. Additionally, a player may bring up to three special-forces units, up to three support units, and up to three heavy units.
Players have a good amount of flexibility in building their armies, but must build armies consisting of all one faction (Rebel or Empire), with one to two commanders (such as Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader), and three to six core units (generally troopers). Star Wars: Legion is played between two players, each bringing an army of miniatures assembled and painted before play began.
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. 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. 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 Wars universe! 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.