The rules from Galaxy’s Edge version say that if you want to discard, you must do so BEFORE gaining a new card from the the Draw Pile. “Gain - take the top card from the draw pile. You make keep the card or you may discard. If you pick the option of discarding, you must discard before you draw.”

As he mentioned, if you choose to draw a card (or “gain”) you may either keep the card OR discard it. BUT if you choose to discard a card, you must discard the card BEFORE you draw. Makes a difference.

Straight staves is in the rulebook as "Straight Khyron"

I ran a Star Wars Tabletop game, where one of my players insisted on playing Sabacc with an interplanetary warlord, and ended up taking over their empire, in a single Game. We ran with rules similar to this, but changed it so that each game lasted a little longer, Six rounds instead of Three. In short, Thank you for the Tutorial, It was very helpful, and now My friends Gungan Bounty hunter owns a small Empire.

Great video....this is the clearest how to play Sabacc videos on KZfaq. Thank you for this! Perfect timing. Our fam just purchased this at Downtown Disney and played for the first time today while watching your video.

If colleges have quidditch, then we gotta make a WSOS(World Series of Sabacc)

Personally I like to use staves as the primary tiebreaker just to give them some purpose

I love how you used the lego pieces to demonstrate a match! That was a really clear explanation, thank you for your tutorial!

I just got the game but struggle reading the many instructions so this tutorial was INCREDIBLY helpful

I really liked the sabaac part in the first darth bane book

Well done here. Great lecture.

I got interested in the SW card games when I played KOTOR but heard of sabacc when I played the smuggler story in SWTOR

Thanks.

I have the game and I play with a couple house rules because it makes the game more skill based and not random, as in no dice rolling and no discarding first

Weird about the suits missing from the game; as the one called Coruscant Shift has die with the circle, square, and triangles on them. As well as a second die with numbers either + or -.

In your example hand, doesn’t the pair of 2s have a Sabacc with one pair which beats a Sabacc with highest value cards? Another commenter said the pair has to be the same color, but the rules show multiple times that different colors can count as a pair, four of a kind, etc. as long as the value is the same.

In the rules from Galaxy’s Edge, it says when a tiebreaker is made with a pair, like in your example, the lower pair would win. So Thrawn would win in your game. Is the Hasbro one different?

Lego Star Wars Rebels Minifigures playing Sabacc. I love it!

You also have to include ths types of hands such as Pure Subbacc or Yee-Haw as well

Printing my deck rn

I got the Han Solo card game, but I use it by getting 23 or -23 like how in it is in the movie and shows.

Question. How do you play Sabacc… Lando style?

The manual says if you go with the option of discarding then you must discard before you draw. Though I noticed here in your video that you said to draw and THEN optionally discard. Which would be the way to go here?

the red and black dice, where did you get them??

So the dice are just used to see if doubles are rolled

Just a note. The sabacc with a pair is misprinted in the Disney rules. You need two of the same value (colour) then the negative being equal.

I wonder if they make playing cards that would be cool to add to your Star Wars collection if they did makes the subac playing cards

What happens if you roll doubles on the third round? Someone wins based on the random cards they are given?

The suites matter for if you get a draw

Which is the version where you're trying to get to 23

that hand hierchy is pretty confusing at first, if you tie with 3 or 4 cards it's the lower valued positive number that wins, if you tie with 2 cards, it's the highest positive number, whacky

I got to get me a deck of those cards

I like how they don’t mention betting because it’s marketed towards children.

what about this 76 card version i’ve seen?

I want to play Sabacc so bad. But i'm from Europa. So I can't go to Galaxi Edge. Where can I get one????

I’m confused. If you have to discard BEFORE you gain, will you never have more than two cards? Based on the hierarchy of hands, you can have as many as five cards. Am I misunderstanding the “gain” rule?

This is, uh, Sabacc? -Han Solo.

In kotor i remember the rules are different,the sabacc is similar to black Jack, you must have 21 for win.

Can you discard if you only have 1 card

Betting rule fun😀

It's kind of like space poker

So how does Lando cheats by using a hidden green sylop let him win?

Still easier to figure out than the fnaf board game

What’s the point of the dice tho

23 -23

Can you discard a card you just drew

Idea of using dices instead of randomizer (that used in SW) is genius But anyway way this game is completely different from sabacc played by Bane, and, well, it seems that there is actually something in SW that really changed over the thousand of years

What about an Idiot's array?

Huh... Yeah, the deck from Hyperspace Props is better. The rules are better too, barring one hiccup that can just as easily be left out.

Can you raise

This is far far far away from the real rules of Sabaac in Star Wars. For one thing, the purpose of Sabaac, as in the galactic rules and described in details in Darth Bane Pass of Destruction, is to get as close to 23 or -23 as possible, not 0. Secondly, there are a lot of cards called ranked cards. This is the explanation of the value: Sabacc cards fall into the saber, flask, coin, or stave suits. While a Sabacc deck has regular numbered cards, it also has “ranked cards” known as the Ace, Master, Mistress, and Commander, along with “face cards,” which are known as “The Star,” “The Evil One,” “Moderation,” “Demise,” “Balance,” “Endurance,” “Queen of Air and Darkness,” and “Idiot.” Keep in mind that Sabacc cards have both negative and positive values, unlike traditional cards. The Commander card is worth 12 points, the Mistress 13 points, the Master 14 points, and the Ace 15 points. The Star is worth -17 points, The Evil One is worth -15 points, Moderation is worth -14 points, Demise is worth -13 points, Balance is worth -11 points, Endurance is worth -8 points, Queen of Air and Darkness is worth -2 points, and Idiot is worth 0 points. There are 2 ways of winning the game. 23 or -23, a pure sabaac, collecting the entire sabaac plot, or a 2, 3, and an idiot, known as the Idiot's array, which collects the entire plot. A value above 23 or below -23 is a bomb-out that bans you from winning the game. If you are a dedicated Star Wars fan, you'll remember that Darth Bane got a Idiot's array, followed by a pure sabaac, collecting the entire plot. Now, this is also made canon as the proper way to play Sabaac in the Mandalorian, when Peli hits an Idiot's array in her game with the insect character. The key part in which a Sabaac game is different from Black Jack is that there is a random shift of value. Here is how to do it: Roll a pair of dice after each individual play, each betting round, and after a game call. Get in the habit of rolling 2 identical dice frequently throughout the game. Remind each player to roll the dice after their initial turn, then roll the dice again after each betting round concludes. After the game is “called” by all the players, the dice must be rolled again to see if a shift will occur. In the Star Wars universe, androids send out a pulse that automatically changes the value of your cards. In the regular universe, dice replace this randomizing pulse. The dice add another unpredictable element to the game. Now, yes, you can hit, stand, or fold, but another thing you can do is lock the value of your card. In this case, you can't use it until the next round, but the value will not change either. This game is a lot like Black Jack, but it is far better with the ranked cards and the sudden shift in value. If you want to go in detail about playing this incredible card game, here is a very detailed link that explains the game in a far superior manner compared to the video: www.wikihow.com/Play-Sabacc Or read Darth Bane POD. Both are better alternatives

Solo isn't a Canon movie. So it makes sense that the salaac rules wouldn't be Canon either

All that for a low sum card game?? This is a dumb game.

I prefer the Sabacc from Star Wars: The Knights Of The Old Republic over this new bullshit Sabacc crap.