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[[File:Dejarik_Falcon.png|thumb|280px|[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] watching [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] playing dejarik aboard the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']]]] | [[File:Dejarik_Falcon.png|thumb|280px|[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] watching [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] playing dejarik aboard the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']]]] | ||
'''Dejarik''' was a popular game which withstood the test of time better than nearly any other game in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. It originated as a [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] game, though as it became much more widespread over time, many beings became unaware of its origins. | '''Dejarik''' was a popular game which withstood the test of time better than nearly any other game in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. It originated as a [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] game, though as it became much more widespread over time, many beings became unaware of its origins. | ||
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The [[kintan strider death gambit]] was a notable tactic. Another was the fork and the K'lor'slug sacrifice, in the fork a player moved one holomonster to threaten at least two of the opponent's, and in the k'lor'slug sacrifice a k'lor'slug would destroy a piece to sacrifice itself. In the fork 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> | The [[kintan strider death gambit]] was a notable tactic. Another was the fork and the K'lor'slug sacrifice, in the fork a player moved one holomonster to threaten at least two of the opponent's, and in the k'lor'slug sacrifice a k'lor'slug would destroy a piece to sacrifice itself. In the fork 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> | ||
The [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] had a dejarik table in its lounge, installed at Chewbacca's urging.<ref name="CCS">''[[Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections]]''</ref> It was around this table that preliminary peace talks between [[Gilad Pellaeon/Legends|Gilad Pellaeon]] of the [[Imperial Remnant]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] were held.<ref name="VotF">''[[Vision of the Future]]''</ref> | The [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] had a dejarik table in its lounge, installed at Chewbacca's urging.<ref name="CCS">''[[Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections]]''</ref> It was around this table that preliminary peace talks between [[Gilad Pellaeon/Legends|Gilad Pellaeon]] of the [[Imperial Remnant]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] were held.<ref name="VotF">''[[Vision of the Future]]''</ref> | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Rebel Dawn]]'' {{C|Appears, but not written}} | *''[[Rebel Dawn]]'' {{C|Appears, but not written}} | ||
*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' {{C|Appears, but not written}} | *''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' {{C|Appears, but not written}} | ||
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{C|Appears, but not written}} | *''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{C|Appears, but not written}} | ||
*[[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}} | ||
*{{Film|IV}} | *{{Film|IV}} | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 3|''Star Wars'' (1977) 3]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 3|''Star Wars'' (1977) 3]] | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 33|''Star Wars'' (1977) 33]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 33|''Star Wars'' (1977) 33]] | ||
*[[Star Wars (1977) 34|''Star Wars'' (1977) 34]] | *[[Star Wars (1977) 34|''Star Wars'' (1977) 34]] | ||
*''[[Deadly Reunion]]'' | *''[[Deadly Reunion]]'' | ||
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|story=Riders of the Maelstrom (West End Games)|stext=Riders of the Maelstrom}} | *{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|story=Riders of the Maelstrom (West End Games)|stext=Riders of the Maelstrom}} | ||
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship]]'' | *''[[Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' {{Flash}} | *''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' {{Flash}} | ||
*''[[Star Wars Missions 13: Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates]]'' {{Imo}} | *''[[Star Wars Missions 13: Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates]]'' {{Imo}} | ||
*{{GalaxyCite|3|Tales from Mos Eisley: Mostly Automatic}} {{Flash}} | *{{GalaxyCite|3|Tales from Mos Eisley: Mostly Automatic}} {{Flash}} | ||
*[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novel]] | *[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novel]] | ||
*[[Star Wars Adventure Journal 12|''Star Wars Adventure Journal'' 12]]<!-- I'm unsure when this is set. --> | *[[Star Wars Adventure Journal 12|''Star Wars Adventure Journal'' 12]]<!-- I'm unsure when this is set. --> | ||
*''[[Shadows of the Empire: Evolution]]'' | *''[[Shadows of the Empire: Evolution]]'' | ||
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]'' {{Imo}} | *''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]'' {{Imo}} | ||
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service]]'' | *''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service]]'' | ||
*''[[Vision of the Future]]'' | *''[[Vision of the Future]]'' | ||
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' | *''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*''[[Chewbacca's Activity Book]]'' {{ID|chess}} | *''[[Chewbacca's Activity Book]]'' {{ID|chess}} | ||
*{{ChallengeCite|49|Dandrian's Ring (adventure)|Dandrian's Ring}} | |||
*''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]'' | *''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]'' | ||
*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]'' | *''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]'' | ||
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]'' | *''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]'' | ||
*''[[Secrets of the Sisar Run]]'' | *''[[Secrets of the Sisar Run]]'' | ||
*{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited}} | *{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited}} | ||
*{{CCG|set=Premiere Unlimited}} | *{{CCG|set=Premiere Unlimited}} | ||
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*''[[The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]'' | *''[[The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]'' | ||
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]'' | *''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]'' | ||
*''[[Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections]]'' | *''[[Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections]]'' | ||
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Dejarik| ]] | [[Category:Dejarik| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:27, 26 March 2023
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
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 and 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 was the fork and the K'lor'slug sacrifice, in the fork a player moved one holomonster to threaten at least two of the opponent's, and in the k'lor'slug sacrifice a k'lor'slug would destroy a piece to sacrifice itself. In the fork 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."[2]
The Millennium Falcon had a dejarik table in its lounge, installed at Chewbacca's urging.[3] 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.[4]
The frog-like newsmonger Sti Groon referred to dejarik as "Vrax" as it was known on Dandrian, in the Dandrian system.[5]
Behind the scenes
The game first appeared in the A New Hope novelization, where it is described but not named. Likewise, it is depicted but not named in the corresponding film. The first name given to it was Space Chess, in the instruction leaflet that came with Kenner Products's 1979 Millennium Falcon toy. It was named "dejarik" two decades later.
Appearances
- Rebel Dawn (Appears, but not written)
- Han Solo at Stars' End (Appears, but not written)
- Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (Appears, but not written)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars (1977) 3
- Star Wars (1977) 33
- Star Wars (1977) 34
- Deadly Reunion
"Riders of the Maelstrom" – Classic Adventures: Volume Three- Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars Missions 13: Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates (Indirect mention only)
"Tales from Mos Eisley: Mostly Automatic" – Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 3 (In flashback(s))- Shadows of the Empire novel
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution
- Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
- Vision of the Future
- Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
Sources
- Chewbacca's Activity Book (as chess)
Dandrian's Ring—Challenge 49- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- The DarkStryder Campaign
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Secrets of the Sisar Run
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
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections