Fantasy Flight Games will release the Rise of the Empire expansion for its popular asymmetrical combat game Star Wars: Rebellion in Q3.

Star Wars: Rebellion is inspired by the events in the original Star Wars trilogy (see “'Star Wars' Conflict Reaches A Galactic Scale”). Rise of the Empire expands the game to include characters and events from the recent stand-alone film Star Wars: Rebels. Players can send Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor to retrieve the Death Star plans, or command Director Krennic and his Death Troopers. Players will also gain new ways of subverting opponent’s plans.

The expansion includes 8 new leaders, 36 plastic miniatures, 5 target markers, 2 attachment rings, 3 dice and more than 100 new cards. As an expansion, it requires the based game to play. MSRP is $39.95.

Star Wars: Rebellion was the top selling hobby channel board game in Spring 2016 (see “Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games--Spring 2016”).