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==Description== |
==Description== |
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[[File:Dejarik table btm.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A typical dejarik table.]] |
[[File:Dejarik table btm.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A typical dejarik table.]] |
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| − | Dejarik was played on a [[hologame table]], which comprised a [[hologram]] generator within a table-sized cylindrical base, with a black-and-white checkerboard pattern on the top surface. When active, [[holomonster]]s |
+ | Dejarik was played on a [[hologame table]], which comprised a [[hologram]] generator within a table-sized cylindrical base, with a black-and-white checkerboard pattern on the top surface. When active, [[holomonster]]s—full-color, three-dimensional hologram playing pieces measuring between 5–30 cm tall—would be projected on the board. The pieces all resembled creatures, real and mythic, from throughout the galaxy, including the [[Mantellian Savrip]], [[Grimtaash]] the [[Molator]], [[Ghhhk]], [[Houjix]], [[Ng'ok]], [[Kintan strider]], [[K'lor'slug]], and the [[M'onnok]]. These pieces, when moved by the player, acted out the moves as if really specimens of their species. If the pieces were not used for a certain amount of time or the game was abandoned by both players, they would simulate boredom. |
Major dejarik tournaments included the [[Galactic Core Interzonals]]. The [[kintan strider death gambit]] was a notable tactic. |
Major dejarik tournaments included the [[Galactic Core Interzonals]]. The [[kintan strider death gambit]] was a notable tactic. |
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Another notable tactic was the fork, in which a player moved one holomonster to threaten at least two of the opponent's, so that no matter what the opponent did one piece would be lost. It was considered a mistake in play to leave oneself vulnerable to a fork. The word fork came to be used as a generic term for facing a choice between two disasters: "We are well and truly forked." <ref>''[[Shatterpoint (novel)|Shatterpoint]]''</ref> |
Another notable tactic was the fork, in which a player moved one holomonster to threaten at least two of the opponent's, so that no matter what the opponent did one piece would be lost. It was considered a mistake in play to leave oneself vulnerable to a fork. The word fork came to be used as a generic term for facing a choice between two disasters: "We are well and truly forked." <ref>''[[Shatterpoint (novel)|Shatterpoint]]''</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Let the Wookiee Win by Francisco Rico Torres.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Chewbacca was a great player of dejarik, but he hated to lose]] |
+ | [[File:Let the Wookiee Win by Francisco Rico Torres.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Chewbacca was a great player of dejarik, but he hated to lose.]] |
The ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' had a dejarik table in its lounge. It was around this table that preliminary peace talks between [[Gilad Pellaeon]] of the [[Imperial Remnant]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] of the [[New Republic]] were held. |
The ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' had a dejarik table in its lounge. It was around this table that preliminary peace talks between [[Gilad Pellaeon]] of the [[Imperial Remnant]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] of the [[New Republic]] were held. |
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| − | During the [[Yuuzhan Vong]] invasion of the galaxy, Warmaster [[Tsavong Lah]] took a liking to the game, and had his [[Shaper caste|shapers]] create a version of the game with actual living pieces. |
+ | During the [[Yuuzhan Vong]]'s [[Yuuzhan Vong War|invasion]] of the galaxy, [[Warmaster]] [[Tsavong Lah]] took a liking to the game, and had his [[Shaper caste|shapers]] create a version of the game with actual living pieces. |
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| − | The frog-like newsmonger |
+ | The frog-like newsmonger [[Sti Groon]] referred to Dejarik as "Vrax" as it was known on [[Dandrian]], in the [[Dandrian system]].<ref>{{ChallengeCite|49|Dandrian's Ring (adventure)|Dandrian's Ring}}</ref> |
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| − | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | Dejarik is in many ways reminiscent of the earthly game of [[Wikipedia:Chess|chess]]. It should be noted, however, that a game named [[chess]] actually exists in ''Star Wars''. |
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| − | In many biographies (both official and unofficial), [[Palpatine]] is compared to a Dejarik Grand Master. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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[[File:Dejarik.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Qui-Gon Jinn]] plays dejarik.]] |
[[File:Dejarik.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Qui-Gon Jinn]] plays dejarik.]] |
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' {{Mo}} |
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' {{Mo}} |
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+ | *''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]'' {{Mo}} |
| + | *''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' {{Mo}} |
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| + | *''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1]]'' |
*''[[Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1]]'' |
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*''[[Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell 3]]'' {{Mo}} |
*''[[Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell 3]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Death Troopers]]'' |
*''[[Death Troopers]]'' |
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*''[[Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika]]'' |
*''[[Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Star Wars: Tiny Death Star]]'' {{Nc}} |
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*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}} |
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}} |
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+ | *[[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']] |
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' junior novel]] |
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' junior novel]] |
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*''[[Star Wars 3: Death Star!]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars 3: Death Star!]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]'' {{Imo}} |
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]'' {{Imo}} |
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*''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]'' {{Mo}} |
*''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]'' {{Mo}} |
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| − | *''[[X- |
+ | *''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service]]'' |
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' |
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' |
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| − | *''[[ |
+ | *''[[The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime]]'' |
| − | *''[[Star by Star]]'' |
+ | *''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]'' |
| − | *''[[Dark Journey]]'' {{Mo}} |
+ | *''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey]]'' {{Mo}} |
| − | *''[[Force Heretic III: Reunion]]'' {{Mo}} |
+ | *''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion]]'' {{Mo}} |
| − | *''[[The Unifying Force]]'' |
+ | *''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]'' |
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]'' {{Mo}} |
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen]]'' |
*''[[Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen]]'' |
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| − | *''[[ |
+ | *''[[Legacy of the Force: Tempest]]'' |
| − | *''[[ |
+ | *''[[Legacy of the Force: Invincible]]'' {{Mo}} |
*''[[Crosscurrent]]'' |
*''[[Crosscurrent]]'' |
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*''[[Millennium Falcon (novel)|Millennium Falcon]]'' |
*''[[Millennium Falcon (novel)|Millennium Falcon]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Backlash]]'' {{Mo}} |
+ | *''[[Fate of the Jedi: Backlash]]'' {{Mo}} |
| − | *''[[Ascension]]'' |
+ | *''[[Fate of the Jedi: Ascension]]'' |
*{{InsiderCite|135|Roll of the Dice}} |
*{{InsiderCite|135|Roll of the Dice}} |
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*''[[Star Wars: Power of the Jedi]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Power of the Jedi]]'' |
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*''[[Galactic Campaign Guide]] |
*''[[Galactic Campaign Guide]] |
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| − | *{{CCG|Premiere Limited|link=|cardname=}} |
+ | *{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited|link=|cardname=}} |
| − | *{{CCG|Premiere Unlimited|link=|cardname=}} |
+ | *{{CCG|set=Premiere Unlimited|link=|cardname=}} |
| − | *{{CCG|Premiere Two-Player Introductory Set|link=|cardname=}} |
+ | *{{CCG|set=Premiere Two-Player Introductory Set|link=|cardname=}} |
| − | *{{CCG|A New Hope Limited|link=|cardname=}} |
+ | *{{CCG|set=A New Hope Limited|link=|cardname=}} |
| − | *{{CCG|A New Hope Revised Unlimited|link=|cardname=}} |
+ | *{{CCG|set=A New Hope Revised Unlimited|link=|cardname=}} |
| + | *''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]'' |
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*''[[The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]'' |
*''[[The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections]]'' |
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| − | *{{FFCite|2|DEJ1 |
+ | *{{FFCite|2|DEJ1–2, ''Dejarik Hologame''}} |
| + | *{{FFCite|6|SEE9, ''C-3PO''}} |
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*{{InsiderCite|106|Millennium Man}} |
*{{InsiderCite|106|Millennium Man}} |
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*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' |
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight]]'' |
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*{{Blog|official=true|2013/06/13/the-droids-re-animated-part-1/|The Droids Re-Animated, Part 1|int=The Droids Re-Animated}} |
*{{Blog|official=true|2013/06/13/the-droids-re-animated-part-1/|The Droids Re-Animated, Part 1|int=The Droids Re-Animated}} |
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+ | *''[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook]]'' |
| + | *{{FFGTCG|set=Edge of Darkness|cardname=Let the Wookiee Win}} |
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| + | *{{Blog|official=true|2013/12/17/the-imperial-warlords-despoilers-of-an-empire-part-2/|The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2|int=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire}} |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 16:02, 13 August 2015
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C-3PO watching R2-D2 and Chewbacca playing Dejarik aboard the Millennium Falcon.
- "No game of dejarik can be won without pawns..."
- ―Kreia
Dejarik was a popular game which withstood the test of time better than nearly any other game in the galaxy. It originated as a Jedi game, though as it became much more widespread over time, many beings became unaware of its origins.
Description
A typical dejarik table.
Dejarik was played on a hologame table, which comprised a hologram generator within a table-sized cylindrical base, with a black-and-white checkerboard pattern on the top surface. When active, holomonsters—full-color, three-dimensional hologram playing pieces measuring between 5–30 cm tall—would be projected on the board. The pieces all resembled creatures, real and mythic, from throughout the galaxy, including the Mantellian Savrip, Grimtaash the Molator, Ghhhk, Houjix, Ng'ok, Kintan strider, K'lor'slug, and the M'onnok. These pieces, when moved by the player, acted out the moves as if really specimens of their species. If the pieces were not used for a certain amount of time or the game was abandoned by both players, they would simulate boredom.
Major dejarik tournaments included the Galactic Core Interzonals. The kintan strider death gambit was a notable tactic.
Another notable tactic was the fork, in which a player moved one holomonster to threaten at least two of the opponent's, so that no matter what the opponent did one piece would be lost. It was considered a mistake in play to leave oneself vulnerable to a fork. The word fork came to be used as a generic term for facing a choice between two disasters: "We are well and truly forked." [1]
Chewbacca was a great player of dejarik, but he hated to lose.
The Millennium Falcon had a dejarik table in its lounge. It was around this table that preliminary peace talks between Gilad Pellaeon of the Imperial Remnant and Leia Organa Solo of the New Republic were held.
During the Yuuzhan Vong's invasion of the galaxy, Warmaster Tsavong Lah took a liking to the game, and had his shapers create a version of the game with actual living pieces.
The frog-like newsmonger Sti Groon referred to Dejarik as "Vrax" as it was known on Dandrian, in the Dandrian system.[2]
Appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
- Galactic Campaign Guide
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Unlimited
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Two-Player Introductory Set
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — A New Hope Limited
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — A New Hope Revised Unlimited
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- "Dandrian's Ring" — Challenge 49
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 2 (DEJ1–2, Dejarik Hologame)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 6 (SEE9, C-3PO)
- "Millennium Man" — Star Wars Insider 106
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 12
- Episode Commentary #2.10: The Deserter on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link (video/view/000930.html) not verified!)
- Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual
- Tsavong Lah in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Merumeru in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight
- "Droids Re-Animated, Part 1 {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Droids Re-Animated, Part 1 backup link (2013/06/13/the-droids-re-animated-part-1//The Droids Re-Animated, Part 1) not verified!)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: The Card Game — Edge of Darkness (Card: Let the Wookiee Win)
- "Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2 {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2 backup link (2013/12/17/the-imperial-warlords-despoilers-of-an-empire-part-2//The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2) not verified!)
