My child received this game as a birthday gift last month, excitedly opened everything, replaced it all into baggies, and put it away until now. The cards that WERE pre-sorted are now separated LS and DS only. I am new to the genre, and reading the directions, it seems initial play required a specific set of cards.

So here we are.

If you have any clue how the four ready-to-play decks should be constructed, please let me know. I am willing to watch the video tutorials and read the directions to get a clue on game play (BTW, so far, no luck in understanding that either), but I am stymied by the seemingly mixed decks.

Mama

the cards used in the learn to play decks are listed on page 10 of the rulebook

Welcome to the boards and to gaming community.

The demo video gives a general overview of play but if your having trouble with the rules look for a Friednly Local Game Store (FLGS). One that has Magic, Warhammer, X-Wing, and other tournaments. They can point you to the local player group or to a team member that would help you both learn the game. Most FLGSs have very friendly local communities that love to help a new player enjoy gaming.

Your four starter decks should look like this.

Affiliation Card: Jedi

A Hero's Journey

- Luke Skywalker

- Twi'lek Loyalist

- Jedi Lightsaber

- Trust your Feelings

- Dagobah Training Grounds

In You Must Go

- Yoda

- Believer in the Old Ways

- Shii-Cho Training

- Dagobah Training Grounds

- Counter-stroke

Forgotten Heroes

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

- Jedi In Hiding

- Jedi Mind Trick

- Our Most Desperate Hour

- Heat of Battle

A Journey to Dagobah

- Red Five

- R2-D2

- Twi'lek Loyalist

- Double Strike

- Target of Opportunity

The Secret of Yavin 4

- C-3PO

- Guardian of Peace

- Guardian of Peace

- Lightsaber Deflection

- Twist of Fate

Last Minute Rescue

- Redemption

- Corellian Engineer

- Return of the Jedi

- Emergency Repair

- Force Rejuvenation

Jedi Training

- Jedi in Hiding

- Believer in the Old Ways

- Ancient Monument

- Jedi Mind Trick

- It Binds all Things

Hit and Run

- Secret Informant

- Secret Informant

- Heat of Battle

- Target of Opportunity

- Twist of Fate

Affiliation Card: Rebel Alliance

The Defense of Yavin 4

- Red Two

- Y-Wing

- Astromech Droid Upgrade

- Hidden Outpost

- Rebel Assault

Mission Briefing

- Mon Mothma

- Battlefield Engineers

- A-Wing

- Heavy Blaster Emplacement

- Heat of Battle

Fleeing the Empire

- Leia Organa

- Fleet Officer

- Stolen Plans

- You're My Only Hope

- Twist of Fate

The Rebel Fleet

- Home One

- Y-Wing

- Repair Droid

- Hidden Outpost

- Target of Opportunity

Draw Their Fire

- Admiral Ackbar

- X-Wing Escort

- X-Wing

- Fleet Command Center

- Heroic Sacrifice

Mobilize the Squadrons

- X-Wing

- Rookie Pilot

- Trench Run

- Rebel Assault

- Covering Fire

Decoy at Dantooine

- Wookiee Navigator

- Rebel Trooper

- False Lead

- Fall Back

- A New Hope

Hit and Run

- Secret Informant

- Secret Informant

- Heat of Battle

- Target of Opportunity

- Twist of Fate

Affiliation Card: Sith

Fall of the Jedi

- Darth Vader

- Dark Side Apprentice

- Vader's Lightsaber

- Force Choke

- Heat of Battle

Counsel of the Sith

- Advisor to the Emperor

- Kuati Security Team

- Sith Library

- Dark Precognition

- Twist of Fate

Black Squadron Assault

- Vader's TIE Advanced

- TIE Advanced

- Black Squadron Pilot

- I'm On The Leader

- Target of Opportunity

The Heart of the Empire

- Coruscant Defense Fleet

- Kuati Security Team

- Sith Library

- Force Stasis

- There Is No Escape

The Emperor's Web

- Emperor Palpatine

- Emperor's Royal Guard

- Sith Library

- Force Lightning

- Force Choke

Cruel Interrogations

- Interrogation Droid

- Interrogation Droid

- ISB Interrogators

- Intimidated

- Interrogation

Shadows of Dathomir

- Nightsister

- Nightsister

- Rancor

- The Hand's Blessing

- A Disturbance in the Force

Reconnaissance Mission

- Human Replica Droid

- Human Replica Droid

- Heat of Battle

- Target of Opportunity

- Twist of Fate

Affiliation Card: Imperial Navy

Imperial Command

- Admiral Motti

- Duty Officer

- Heavy Stormtrooper Squad

- Heavy Stormtrooper Squad

- Orbital Bombardment

Kuat Reinforcements

- "Backstabber"

- TIE Fighter

- TIE Bomber

- Tallon Roll

- Death from Above

The Ultimate Power

- Grand Moff Tarkin

- Superlaser Engineer

- Stormtrooper Elite

- Control Room

- Superlaser Blast

Death and Despayre

- Devastator

- Imperial Officer

- Control Room

- Defense Upgrade

- Heat of Battle

Defense Protocol

- TIE Attack Squadron

- TIE Fighter

- Tallon Roll

- Death from Above

- Twist of Fate

The Endor Gambit

- AT-ST Commander

- AT-ST

- AT-ST

- Aft Armor Plating

- Target of Opportunity

Take Them Prisoner

- Death Star Trooper

- Death Star Trooper

- Detained

- Trooper Assault

- Tear This Ship Apart

Reconnaissance Mission

- Human Replica Droid

- Human Replica Droid

- Heat of Battle

- Target of Opportunity

- Twist of Fate

You do not use the objectives Questionable Contacts, Rumors at the Cantina, Tribal Support, The Bespin Exchange, Looking for Droids, Corporate Exploitation, or their associated command cards. Those are for building your own decks later.

While it's not as important in games with just the starter decks, cards are grouped into "objective sets" of one objective and five command cards - I broke them down for you above. For ease of reference, each objective set has a number - A Hero's Journey is objective set 1, for example, and then each card in that objective set specifies which card in the set it is. So Luke Skywalker is card 2 of 6 in objective set 1. The Twi'lek Loyalist that belongs to that objective set specifies it is card 3 of 6 in objective set 1, and so on. If your cards ever get mixed up like this again, you can look for the objective set numbers to sort them into objective sets.

Edited April 19, 2015 by D.Knight Sevus

On the main area of this webpage there are some tutorial videos on how to play. The game has a slight learning curve, but the gameplay is fairly easy once you understand the basics.

Best of luck, and I hope you and your child enjoy the game!