Star Wars Labyrinth
Star Wars Labyrinth Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 1 game board
- 34 square maze tiles
- 24 symbol cards
- 4 playing pieces (in the colours orange, yellow, green and blue)
Object of the Game
The object of the game is to uncover all your own symbol cards and then return your piece to its starting position on the board.
Preparation
When playing for the first time, carefully punch out the maze tiles and symbol cards.
Shuffle the maze tiles, face down, and place them face up on the empty spaces of the game board to form a random maze. There should be one maze tile remaining. Lay it face up next to the game board and use it later in the game to shift the galactic maze.
Shuffle the 24 symbol cards and divide them evenly among the players. Each player lays their symbol cards down in front of them on the table in a pile without looking at them.
Each player chooses one of the playing pieces and places it on its own colour in one of the four corners of the game board.
How to Play
Each player looks at the first card of their stack of symbol cards without showing it to the other players.
The youngest player begins with play continuing in a clockwise direction. Each player tries to reach the tile on the game board showing the same symbol as on their symbol card at the top of their stack. First, insert the maze tile lying next to the game board and then move your playing piece on the board.
Shifting maze tiles
There are 12 clone arrows along the edge of the board. On your turn, insert the extra maze tile into the game board where one of the arrows is, until a maze tile slides off the edge on the opposite end of the board. The maze tile that was pushed out stays next to the board and is inserted back into the board by the next player on their turn.
The maze tile that has just been replaced cannot be inserted back into the board at the same place where it was pushed out.
The galactic maze must be shifted on each turn, even if you can reach your symbol without inserting the extra maze tile.
If your or another player's piece slides off the board along with the replaced maze tile, the piece is placed on the opposite end of the board on the new tile that has just been inserted. This does not count as a move.
Moving your playing piece
After shifting the tiles of the maze, move your playing piece on the board. You can move your piece to any tile on the board that is continuously connected to the square that your piece is on, and you can stop your move at any time. You may move your piece to a tile that is already occupied by another player's piece.
If you can't reach your symbol in one turn, you can move your playing piece as far as you can to make it easier to reach it on your next turn. Or you can leave your piece where it is.
Once you have reached the tile with the matching symbol, turn over your symbol card and lay it down, face up, next to the rest of your cards. Now look at your next symbol card. On your next turn you have to find your way to this symbol on the game board.
End of the Game
The game is over as soon as someone has turned over all their symbol cards and returned their piece to its starting position. This player has won the game!
Variation for Younger Children
The same preparation and rules of the basic game apply. To make the game a little easier, players are allowed to look at all their symbol cards at the beginning of the game. Players can choose for themselves which symbol they want to reach on their next turn. If everyone is in agreement, you can decide not to have to return your piece to its starting position once all the symbols have been reached.