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'''''Escape from the Death Star''''' is a roleplaying adventure boardgame published by [[West End Games]] in [[1990]]. It was written by [[Stephen Hand]].

==Publisher's summary==
'''"[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke]], we're gonna have company!"'''

''Thus begins the epic chase through the heart of the vast and deadly [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] battle station, as Luke, [[Han Solo/Legends|Han]], [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] and [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]] battle hazards, [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]]&mdash;and [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] himself&mdash;to ''Escape from the Death Star''.

''In this innovative multi-player/solitaire game, you take the role of one of the major heroes from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie. You must find your way off the battle station before the Imperials close in. Only [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and the [[Droid/Legends|Droids]] [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] can help you in your fight. Your survival depends upon your skill&mdash;and [[The Force/Legends|the Force]]&mdash;as you race against time to disengage the tractor beam and reach the ''[[Millennium Falcon/Legends|Millennium Falcon]]'', your only hope of escape.

Escape from the Death Star ''recreates the dramatic fight of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] heroes from the Imperial battle station in [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|Star Wars IV: A New Hope]].

==Contents==
*Escape from the Death Star
*A Look at the Game Parts
*Setting Up the Game
*Turn Sequence
*The Stormtrooper/[[Blaster/Legends|Blaster]] Phase
*The Action Phase
*Droid Points
*Force Points
*Terminal Sectors
*Darth Vader
*Obi-Wan Kenobi
*Sector Card Decks
*Winning the Game
*Hints and Notes
*The Difficult Game

==Appearances==
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|characters=
*[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]]
*[[Siward Cass/Legends|Siward Cass]] {{ID|Cass}}
*[[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]]
*[[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]
*[[Conan Antonio Motti/Legends|Conan Antonio Motti]] {{ID|Motti}}
*[[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]]
*[[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]]
*[[Roeg]] {{1st}}
*[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]
*[[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]]
*[[Cassio Tagge/Legends|Cassio Tagge]] {{ID|Tagge}}
*[[Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends|Wilhuff Tarkin]] {{ID|Tarkin}}
*[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]]
*[[Unidentified Dianoga]]
|creatures=
*[[Dianoga/Legends|Dianoga]]
|droids=
*[[Assassin droid/Legends|Assassin droid]] {{ID|Assassin Droid}}
*[[Heavy-duty droid|Heavy-Duty Droid]]
*[[Interrogation droid]] {{ID|Interrogation Droid}}
*[[Overseer droid (Death Star)/Legends|Overseer Droid]]
*[[Security droid/Legends|Security droid]] {{ID|Security Droid}}
|events=
*[[Rescue of Princess Leia/Legends|Rescue of Princess Leia]]
|locations=
|organizations=
*[[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]]
*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]
*[[Bounty hunter/Legends|Bounty hunter]]
*[[Dark Lord]]
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
**[[Death Star trooper]]
**[[Imperial officer/Legends|Imperial officer]]
**[[Jumptrooper]] {{ID|Jetpack Trooper}}
**[[Stormtrooper/Legends|Stormtrooper]]
*[[General/Legends|General]]
*[[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]]
*[[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]]
*[[Prince/Legends|Princess]]
*[[Ragga Hocce]]
|species=
*[[Human/Legends|Human]]
*[[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiee]]
|vehicles=
*[[Death Star/Legends|Death Star]]
**[[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station]]
***[[Central Security]]
***[[Detention Block AA-23/Legends|Detention Block AA-23]] {{ID|Detention Block AA23}}
***[[Docking Bay 327/Legends|Docking Bay 327]] {{ID|Main Forward Bay}}
*[[Starship/Legends|Starship]]
**[[Freighter/Legends|Freighter]]
***''[[Millennium Falcon/Legends|Millennium Falcon]]''
**[[Shuttle/Legends|Shuttle]]
|technology=
*[[Bacta tank/Legends|Bacta tank]] {{ID|Bacta Tank}}
*[[Blast door/Legends|Blast door]] {{ID|Blast Door}}
*[[Blaster/Legends|Blaster]]
**[[Light repeating blaster/Legends|Light repeating blaster]]
*[[Blaster Neutralizer]]
*[[Blaster power pack/Legends|Blaster power pack]] {{ID|Blaster Pack}}
*[[Comlink/Legends|Comlink]] {{C|Also as "transmitter unit"}}
*[[Computer/Legends|Computer]]
*[[Hyperdrive/Legends|Hyperdrive]]
*[[ID Scan Gate]]
*[[Intruder Gate]]
*[[Jetpack/Legends|Jetpack]] {{ID|Jet Pack}}
*[[Laser gate]] {{ID|Laser Gate}}
*[[Lightsaber/Legends|Lightsaber]]
**[[Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber]]
**[[Darth Vader's lightsaber/Legends|Darth Vader's lightsaber]]
*[[Medpac/Legends|Medpac]]
*[[Power Enhancer]]
*[[Power pack]] {{ID|Energy Pack}}
*[[Security camera/Legends|Security camera]]
*[[Stun/Legends|Stun]] {{ID|Stun Ray}}
*[[Tractor beam/Legends|Tractor beam]]
*[[Turbolift/Legends|Turbolift]] {{ID|Turbo-lift}}
*[[Visor Harness]]
|miscellanea=
*[[The Force/Legends|The Force]]
}}

==Sources==
*{{InsiderCite|165|10 Star Wars Greatest Tabletop Games|10 ''Star Wars'' Greatest Tabletop Games}}

[[Category:West End Games board games]]
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