The rule book says (pg 16):

Since their cost is 0, they don't require a resource match, so no, you wouldn't have to have Rebel Alliance resources in play. Although since both cards come from a Rebel Alliance objective set, chances are pretty good you'd have some Rebel resources in play anyway.

Not sure why you asked as you quoted the right part from page 16 of rulebook,

Cards with a resource cost
of “0” do not require a
resource match to play.

I'm guessing he asked because of a LotR LCG rule that requires you to have a matching Hero to play 0-cost cards. No such rule in this game.

dbmeboy said:

Maybe that is what it is, I was also confused by his statement that those cards were affected by both rules he quoted, if they are not neutral cards they are not affected by the first rule quoted.

Toqtamish said:

Thanks guys for the answers and comments.

dbmeboy -

I didn't know that LotR has such rule (LotR LCG rule that requires you to have a matching Hero to play 0-cost cards) so my question was coincidently bumping to a common sense situation. I've already thought that I wouldn't need a Resource Match since at least one rule (the 0 resource cost) have applied to both cards but I just need to make sure

Toqtamish -

yes you are right and that was the confusing part to me .. "which rule overrules what". I was expecting that those 2 cards are neutral especially with 0 resource cost as most of them (Enhance/Event cards) (correct me if I'm wrong) are either having affiliation icons with the resource cost, which requires resource match obviously, or neutral with 0 resource cost.

Perhaps if it were similar to LotR LCG (as stated by dbmeboy), this situation would make a lot more sense if there is a condition to the rule .. something like "Require a Resource Match to play 0-cost cards in any cards with affiliation icons" or "Non-Neutral cards with 0 resource cost also do not require a Resource Match".

This came up in our tournament last Saturday. The question asked was, "Why have an affiliation on the card if you don't need a resource match to play it?" I suggested it was for other card interactions. For instance, Vader and Emperor Palpatine react to Sith event cards being played, so Force Choke needs to have the Sith affiliation on it to trigger those reactions, even though it doesn't need a resource match. Although we don't have cards that interact with Rebel Alliance events yet, I'm sure we will eventually.

Luminous Quasar said:

Both cards still have an affiliation on them that you can see in the color on their frames, the Rebel Alliance icon above their card type and as well within the text box where you can see the Rebel Alliance symbol in the background.

Budgernaut said:

Yes .. exactly. To my understanding .. it contradicts one or the other.

dbmeboy said:

Thanks dbmeboy, after rechecking the Force Choke card and how Vader and the Emperor both are referenced to the Sith's event card to trigger the Reaction … it's perfectly making a lot of sense now for the 0-cost cards that also have the affiliation icons ..

Some cards add cost to playing other cards. Lord Vader's Command adds 1 cost to LS event cards. So "0" cost cards would now cost 1 to play and the resource match would need to be met.