Don’t let the lack of cards in the image fool you (I just really liked the image I took): Star Wars Rivals is a card game, but made by collectible figure-maker Funko. To win you have to capture iconic Star Wars locations by having more influence on that location than your opponent. Character cards and action cards let you change the amount of influence and the turn-based style means you can never quite anticipate what your opponent might do. Each round is played pretty quickly, but it’s a lot of fun to play multiple rounds.
The fun hook for Star Wars Rivals is the collectible aspect. You can purchase light- or dark-side booster packs, which each have a new figure, two new locations and three action cards, adding a huge amount of variety to the game for just a few dollars more. This means you can buy the starter pack as a gift and then booster packs as small gifts forevermore.
