The Golden Rule
The AI will only play a card if it benefits the AI or is detrimental
to the player. Impact is always maximized where applicable,
using the AI Card Selection and Player Card Selection tools.
Impact = Beneficial if the cost of the action is =< the benefit
gained. The following are considered equivalent:
A 1-cost Player or AI Unit
1 Focus Token added/removed
1 Damage Token added/removed
1 card drawn/discarded
1 Resource gained/lost
1 Force Icon added to/removed from the Force Struggle
1 additional/fewer Combat Icons
AI Event Card costs are not considered when determining
whether or not to use it. It will always be played if it has a
beneficial effect.
The only override to the Golden Rule is if following it would
make the AI lose the game.
AI Card Selection Rule
If the AI Player must select a friendly Unit or any other card
when presented with a choice to:
Remove Focus Tokens
Remove Damage Tokens
Add Shield Tokens
Add an Enhancement
Choose the order when Focusing Units during an engage-
ment
Select one Unit/card over another
The AI Player will, subject to normal rule restrictions, select
the highest cost Unit/card.
Ties are broken by the card with the most Force Icons, then
the Unit with the most Combat Icons or Objective that pro-
vides the most resources, then the Player breaks the tie.
When the AI Player must select a friendly Unit/card for a
negative effect, it will select the lowest cost Unit/card.
Ties are broken by the card with the fewest Force Icons, then
the Unit with the fewest Combat Icons or the Objective that
provides the least Resources, then the Player breaks the tie.
If the AI Player must select a friendly Unit for a specific pur-
pose use the most appropriate method to rank the Units. The
AI Card Selection rule is only intended for use where a more
specific rule is not available.
Player Card Selection Rule Important Rules
If the AI Player is required to select a Player Unit to: The AI ignores all resource-matching requirements.
If the AI delivers more damage to a Player Unit than
Add a Focus Token is needed to destroy it, excess damage is applied to
Add a Damage Token another participating Player Unit using the Player Card
Remove Shield Tokens Selection Rule
Add a detrimental Enhancement The Player may only engage one AI Objective each turn.
Remove a beneficial Enhancement If there are no eligible targets for a card and the card has
Apply Unit Damage during an engagement at least one Force Icon, add it to the Fate Deck, which is
shuffled. If the card has no Force Icons shuffle it into the
The AI Player will, subject to normal rule restrictions, select AI Command Deck.
the highest cost Unit/card. The AI does NOT lose if it must draw a card and cannot. It
shuffles its discard pile into a new AI Command Deck.
Ties are broken by the card with the most Force Icons, then
the Unit with the most Combat Icons or Objective that pro- Blank Cards
vides the most resources, then the Player breaks the tie. Some cards cannot be fully implemented using these rules. In
these cases the card is treated as though its text box is blank.:
Objective Card Selection
If the AI player must select one of its own Objectives to receive Bothan Spy (70-4)
an Enhancement it will select the least damaged Objective. Watchers in the Wasteland (91-1)
Break ties by selecting the Objective that provides the most The Emperors Hand (94-1)
Resources. If there is still a tie the Player breaks it. Logistics Officer (95-3,4)
Commando Raid (132-1)
If the AI can remove Damage Tokens or Focus Tokens from The Investigation (139-1)
an AI Objective it will remove them from the most damaged AI
Objective (Player breaks ties). This version of the solitaire rules includes all Objective Sets up
to and including 160.
If the AI can damage a Player Objective it will target the one
with the most damage, with the Player breaking ties. Adjusting Difficulty
If the Player plays the Dark Side, use the Balance of the Force
The AI will always attempt to equalize Damage Tokens and Death Star Dial. The Player wins at:
Focus Tokens across its AI Objectives.
16 for Easy difficulty
OPTIONAL: Use a D6 to select an AI and/or Player Objective 19 for Normal difficulty
22 for Hard difficulty
Objectives vs. Units 25+ for Insane Difficulty
If the AI must choose between Objectives and Units for card
effects (e.g. Shielding), compare the total damage on all AI
Objectives to the total damage on all AI Units. If the Objectives
have more total damage activate the effect on the most dam-
aged unshielded objective. If the Units have more damage use
the AI Card Selection rule. If the effect is applied during the AI
turn select from attacking AI Units. If it is applied during the
Players turn select from defending AI Units.
OPTIONAL: Roll a D6 and apply the effect to Objectives 1, 2,
or 3 if that number is rolled, or to an AI Unit using the AI Card
Selection rule if a 3-6 is rolled.
If a Shield Token is placed during the AI turn place it on an
attacking AI Unit. If a Shield Token is placed during the Players
turn place it on a defending AI Unit. Player Aid for Solitaire Variant
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