We at Garbage Rollers have been long overdue in bringing you a deck tech for arguably the most popular deck in the game – Boba Command. It was the most played deck in the inaugural SWU TTS tournament. It also received new cards last week with the drop of Cartel Spacer and Crafty Smuggler. Those…

We’ve talked about this previously in one of our first articles, the SWU starters feature a solid lineup of competitive cards! The Hero side of the starter has Luke Skywalker as its leader and the Administrator’s Tower as its base, which we wrote about a few months ago. But what about other color combinations for…

We had the chance to sit down with the Lead Designer of Star Wars Unlimited, Danny Schaefer! If you’re here exclusively for the new card reveals, go ahead and scroll on down to the very bottom.. otherwise we hope you enjoy the following insights and designer nuggets we were able to glean from Danny! Hello Danny! Can you…

Happy Monday! Thanks to another official FFG stream and some more Content Creator reveals, it was a fairly big week of reveals! FFG posted the second spoiler for this month’s social media poll (Double aspect cards) on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram Justin – Reach is always something we’re excited to see, but this one is a bit awkward. Hero…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

Assuming you’re not a Spike, as Tyler outlined earlier in the Player archetypes article, you’ll spend more time on deck building than anything else (apart from playing potentially) in Star Wars: Unlimited. Leaders have interesting dynamics, but so do the other cards… So, how should we start deckbuilding? I like to start with one of…

We’ve known for some time that Hero Blue/Yellow is a powerful color combo. Thanks to being the featured colors in the starter, we’ve had more time to deckbuild with them than almost any others. It’s no surprise then, with the release of Jedi Lightsaber and Luke Skywalker (unit) last week, that Hero Blue/Yellow would rise…

This topic goes pretty hand in hand with Sequencing, thus Jayson covered a lot of it in Lesson #5 Sequencing. There’s a few more general rules and corner cases to cover, though. Initiative There’s a variety of elements that can play into initiative, but the most important one is: taking it gives you the first…

Happy Monday! Thanks to another official FFG stream and some more Content Creator reveals, it was a fairly big week of reveals! FFG posted the first spoiler for this month’s social media poll (Double aspect cards) on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram Justin – The easy way to look at this is paying 2 for a 3/5 unit assuming…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

As the Garbage Rollers’ semi-official COO of Hot Takes, I was informed that my too-early tier list must achieve a certain level of spice or potentially be denied publication. So I did what any self-respecting fella in my position would do- I rolled up my sleeves, cut up some peppers, and mixed y’all up a…

Welcome to Morning Musings, where I drink some coffee and ramble on! As the mind wanders on some random Star Wars Unlimited thoughts, we’ll find out if I’m living in fantasy land or crazy land with these ideas.. In today’s article, I’m going to discuss five specific card designs I expect to see in the…

Last week, Justin set out his expectations for leaders in the Set 1 meta. Since his takes were obviously GarbageTM , I’ll attempt to set the record straight. Below is where I currently expect each leader to fall through the set 1 meta (March-July). This takes into account the card pool we know, plus some…

Happy Monday! Thanks to an official FFG stream and some more Content Creator reveals, it was a fairly big week of reveals! FFG posted the last spoiler of the Cunning Month social media poll on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram Justin – Important to note, this also exhausts all of your units in the lane you choose. Many people…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

Thanks to the card reveals in yesterdays FFG stream, we are now at 156 cards revealed (officially or otherwise) and 14/18 leaders. We’ve also broken the 100 day mark until the March 8th release! Now seems as good a time as ever to make way too early predictions about the Set 1 meta. Below is…

Good morning! If you’re anything like me, your mind is completely unstable until you start sipping on coffee. It turns out the more kids you have, the less sleep you get! There’s something sweet about the morning you’re up a little early and can just sit and let the mind wander a bit. Thus leads…

Welcome to the first episode of SWU OVER/UNDER, where the GarbageRollers crew tackles various topics related to the game and decides whether they’re OVERRATED, UNDERRATED, or PROPERLY RATED. This format lets us tackle almost anything, and today’s subjects are pretty broad, ranging from individual cards to archetypes to the game’s publisher itself. As with any…

Happy Monday! It wasn’t the biggest week of reveals, but it was to be expected with the American Holiday of Thanksgiving this past week. FFG posted the third spoiler of the Cunning Month social media poll on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram Justin – Outside of an aggro go face deck, I don’t think this will really ever see…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

Today is Thanksgiving for Americans, so I figured now would be as good a time as ever to reflect on some of the things I’m already thankful for in Star Wars Unlimited. P.S. We are 99 days away from Pre-release! We have a Star Wars TCG again! I love Star Wars. I love Trading Card…

Imagine a board full of huge units that defy you to attack them. Imagine the slow march towards inevitable demise, an Imperial march perhaps, and your opponent waltzing right along to it with you holding the conductor’s baton. Playing Krennic is about having the ambition to realize these board states, and in that way, he’s…

In case you missed it, Rishca hosted the first ever Star Wars Unlimited Tournament on Tabletop Simulator over the weekend! Space was limited to 16 players in order to get the first tournament done in a suitable time frame, but they look to open up more space in the future! The format was 4 pods…

Happy Monday! It was quite the week of reveals, so let’s jump into going through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions! Golden Dice Podcast has 2 more spoilers going up in an interview with Designer Jeremy Zwirn this week, so keep an eye on their YouTube channel! FFG posted…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

Nobody goes into a tournament wanting to lose. That doesn’t mean that everyone cares about winning more than they care about other things. Every player is different. But even if you’re bringing an off-kilter Chewie deck because you think it’s fun, or you just love the character, you probably don’t do it intending to scrub…

As Justin wrote in one of our first articles, the SWU starters feature a solid lineup of competitive cards. The Hero side of the starter has Luke Skywalker as its leader and the Administrator’s Tower as its base, which we wrote about last month. But what about other color combinations for Luke? Turns out the…

I spent my time in the military serving as a Logistics Officer. There was a lot of paperwork and personnel management, but the overriding concern of my organization was ultimately one thing: efficiency. How do we bring the most capability to the fight with the least effort? My CCG career started before the military and…

Happy Monday! It was quite the week of reveals, so let’s jump into going through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions! FFG posted the first spoiler on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram to start the Cunning Month poll. Justin – I think this base solidifies that there will almost never be a time…

I’m out of town at a work conference and doing this last minute on a phone hot-spot, so I apologize in advance if I mess up any URLs below! Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the…

The Garbage Roller team picks the best 18 cards in the game in a conversational snake-draft [Editor’s note: This conversation was held before the Cunning Aspect stream on 11/8.] Tyler  — Welcome to the Inaugural Garbage Rollers Fantasy Draft! We’re taking a gamified approach to making a tier list by doing it snake-draft style. For…

We’re beyond thankful to FFG for dropping the Quickstart Rules a couple of months ago, letting us get a good foundation for gameplay and even start playing some demo games! If you’re anything like us though, it didn’t take long to start running into rules interactions that the Quickstart Rules simply do not address. Our…

Welcome back. I hope you’ve learned a lot from our first two installments in this series, The Slang Dictionary and Opening Hand/Mulligan Strategy. Tyler and Justin have done a great job setting us up, but we’re still not ready to play! You know your vocabulary, and you’ve decided whether to keep your opening hand, but…

Happy Monday! Let’s go through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions! FFG posted the first spoiler on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram to conclude the Aggression Month poll. Justin – A 1/1 upgrade for 1 is exactly what we expect to see from the cost curve, with Saboteur potentially adding pretty big value.…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

Lesson 1 was over basic CCG Terminology with Tyler yesterday if you missed reading that! Today, we’re going to explore what we look for in an opening hand and when to mulligan. This will directly play into your deckbuilding process, as you need an idea of what you want in the early game when designing…

If you’re new to card games, (or if you just missed one) here’s a rundown of terms you might encounter. Please reach out to us if you run into a word you don’t know and can’t find here- we’ll research for you! 1-drop – A unit that costs one. Two drops cost two to play…

Star Wars Destiny had Force Speed. Keyforge had Bait & Switch. Netrunner had Account Siphon. Every game, no matter how balanced, has a boogeyman show up early in its lifespan. Star Wars: Unlimited players seem to think they’ve found one in Overwhelming Barrage. The buzz on this one is wild. The word “busted” gets thrown…

Happy Monday! We would like to start off by introducing the newest member of our team, Jayson (ImpossibleGerman)! I’m Jayson! Thanks so much to the Garbage Rollers for the warm welcome. I’m quite proud to contribute to this insightful and community-minded team. When I’m not endlessly thinking about new decks, I’m usually playing music, working…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

ICYMI Wednesday, Fantasy Flight Games gave us a detailed stream on their plans for Competitive organized play. You can watch the stream here, or checkout their article here. Otherwise, follow along with our recap below! Xander started off the stream recapping his TwitchCon experience and confirming Luke/Vader hyperspace promos will continue to be available at…

Welcome back! We first debuted this deck back in September and thanks to the cards revealed since then, it’s continued to evolve. The deck’s original hero, Leia, has been replaced by her beau, Han, and we’re ready to hit some home runs with Hero Yellow/Green again! Before we drive into the deck tech, THANK YOU…

As I mentioned in yesterday’s spoiler recap, I really don’t like big units that don’t provide immediate impact when played. With exhaust unit effects fairly common already (Asteroid Sanctuary, Leia Organa, Fett’s Firespray) playing something big, like our two walker friends pictured below, is quite risky. Since you get nothing the round they are played,…

Happy Monday! Time to go through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions. It was definitely a big week! FFG posted the first spoiler on Facebok/Twitter/Instagram as a part of the Aggression Month poll. Justin – At first glance a 2/3 on attack for 1 sounds very, very nice. Then…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

I’m really excited to build decks in Star Wars: Unlimited. Moreso than I was for Star Wars: Destiny- and that’s a big statement because I loved Destiny. The reason I’m so excited is the possibilities afforded by the new aspect system. It opens up so many more- 43% more to be exact! Let’s break that…

After about 50-60 in person games of Star Wars Unlimited and nearly half of the first set spoiled, I thought now would be a good time to re-look at some of the cards that have gotten better than my initial impression. Surprise Strike continues to find more situations where it has great value! 3 damage…

As soon as fan favorite Han Solo was posted on the IGN article a week and a half ago, we knew he was going to be a special leader in the game. What we weren’t too sure of was how good he would be in the current card pool. Turns out he’s pretty hot! Take…

Happy Monday! Time to go through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions. It was definitely a big week! Wargamer posted the first 2 cards in this article. Justin – The obvious first note is how insane this card is in Han. In general, I think the Falcon will be…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

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As Justin wrote in one of our first articles, the SWU starters feature a solid lineup of competitive cards. The Hero side of the starter has Luke Skywalker as its leader and the Administrator’s Tower as its base. It turns out this combo was a powerful one, and Luke and his Cunning Cloud City (CCC)…

If you haven’t taken the deep dive into deckbuilding yet, it’s possible you’ve missed one of the most interesting gameplay decisions the FFG development team made for Star Wars Unlimited. You can include any card in your deck, regardless of its colors (aspects). How could this possibly be balanced you might ask? FFG added an…

Happy Monday! Time to go through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions. It was definitely a big week! To kick it off, FFG announced the Worldwide official release date of March 8th, 2024! They posted this teaser video on the first day of Essen Spiel FFG revealed the first…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!!! This morning, FFG announced in conjuction with Spiel Essen, that the official release date for Star Wars Unlimited is Friday March 8th. Check out the rest of the announcement here! ICYMI, Fantasy Flight Games posted their Stream Schedule for the month of October. On Wednesday October 11th, we get a…

Not all cards have homes. It’s a real tragedy. Unfortunately, this isn’t a problem you can fix by volunteering at Habitat for Humanity or donating to your local homeless shelter. The problem can only be solved by the designers of SWU giving each its unique home. This article will look at cards in the current…

A Command within a Command…We finally saw the appeal of being able to pay 4 for Command and decided to give Mono Green a go! It’s a flexible deck that with Tarkin’s Leader ability that can still aggro some decks off the table. Most of the time, you’re trying to control the board and come…

Happy Monday! Time to go through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions. It was a pretty light week overall! FFG revealed the first card on Twitter and Instagram. Justin – At a quick glance, it seems like a very average card that will likely be called draft filler by…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people to keep up with their content (and help push Star Wars Unlimited content into the…

ICYMI Wednesday, Fantasy Flight Games gave us final information for all product offerings for Star Wars Unlimited launch. They also took a deeper dive through what “Casual” Organized Play will look like on release and thereafter! You can watch the stream here, or checkout their article here. First thing first, FFG announced that the “Pre-Release”…

We saw this deck gaining traction on Facebook and in the shadows of Tabletop Simulator, so we decided to publish everything you need to know about it! It’s a quick-hitting deck that frustrates opponents with control cards, while hitting their base with cheap aggro units. Check out the hot, new Deck image format SWUDB just…

And what that means for SWU Every card game with life and damage also has its healers- units tasked with cleaning up the last fight’s mess. It’s rarely a glamourous (or Tier 1) effect, but it’s a persistently effective one. This article will review healing effects across a variety of card games and speculate as…

Happy Monday! Time to go through the cards spoiled in the prior week and share our first impressions. FFG revealed the first card on Twitter and Instagram. Justin – I love the dynamics of upgrades. Lots of upside that can be negated by strong cards like Waylay/Vanquish. This could go in Tarkin/Red Aggro. Play TIE…

Another Friday, greets you with another Content Creator Round-Up. In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all these awesome people! Official News FFG posted the booster pack article and a stream covering the same material.…

ICYMI, Fantasy Flight Games blessed us a large info drop on Boosters with an official article, a reveal through TCGPlayer, and with another stream yesterday! Below is a recap in text/image format in case you missed it or don’t have the time for a video. We got the contents of every booster pack laid out:…

Assuming you’re not a Spike, as Tyler outlined last week, you’ll spend more time on deck building than anything else (apart from playing) in Star Wars: Unlimited. Leaders have interesting dynamics, but so do the other cards… So, how should we start deckbuilding? I see three main options in Star Wars Unlimited: Picking and building…

In last week’s Home One Derby Deck tech article, we teased that a Tarkin Aggro deck had been dominating our kitchen table thus far. By no means is this deck unbeatable, but it has a lot of tools and flexibility already. Here it is in all its early card pool glory! We’ll also try and…

Happy Monday! Time to go through the cards that were spoiled in the prior week and give our thoughts and first impressions. The first 3 cards were spoiled on YouTube by Joey from Crossworld TCG Justin – Blue definitely love to drop some cheap sustain on their midrange units. With all the annoying Sentinel options,…

I don’t know about you, but we’ve been enjoying the many podcasts, gameplay videos, and chatter from all the various Content Creators working on Star Wars Unlimited! In case you aren’t following them already, we’ve put together a comprehensive, weekly list of all the content put out. Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow all…

At last, FFG has revealed some hero green cards and we can build our beloved Leia Organa! Apart from the Tarkin Aggro deck that has been dominating our kitchen table, this Leia deck has been one of the strongest performers! Let’s dive a little deeper, and look at what makes this deck tick. Editor’s Note:…

Thanks to our friends at Fantasy Flight Games for sending us our first spoiler to share with the community! In a similar vein to FFG’s Command card reveal stream last Wednesday, we have blocked out the ability box to play a guessing game! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been a huge fan of…

You may or may not be familiar with Mark Rosewater. He’s been the lead designer for Magic: The Gathering, the world’s longest-running and most successful Customizable Card Game, for 20 years. Ten years ago, in his excellent design blog Making Magic, he concluded there were three basic types of card game players: Timmy, Johnny and…

In case you missed it, FFG Twitter gifted us another Vigilance unit spoiler on Monday- followed by a batch of Command spoilers on the official FFG stream Wednesday. I don’t know about you, but coming from Star Wars Destiny, I am so grateful for the steady stream of FFG spoilers this time around! You can…

Now that most details surrounding the 2 Player Starter Set have been revealed, it’s a good time to talk about what makes a quality starter set- and how this one is shaping up. I think 5 key elements determine how good or bad a TCG starter is: Interesting/Thematic/Fan Favorite Leaders To keep it simple, next…

Over the course of this week, we got 4 new cards (or 5 if you count the Unit version of Tarkin separate from his leader card), so it’s time for more rapid-fire first impressions! This card was revealed on the FFG Twitter & Instagram last Monday (with another Vigilance Unit teased for this week!) Justin…

I spent my time in the military serving as a Logistics Officer. There was a lot of paperwork and personnel management, but the overriding concern of my organization was ultimately one thing: efficiency. How do we bring the most capability to the fight with the least effort? My CCG career started before the military and…

In case you missed it, one of the hot topics from last Wednesday’s 2 player starter pack reveal stream was the surprise picture of Thrawn on the back of the official packaging. While Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Palpatine and the likes are more or less the face of Star Wars, Thrawn is a…

Check out these new cards revealed yesterday on FFG’s official stream demoing the new 2-player starter. FFG also revealed the 50 card decklists for both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader starter decks. Most importantly, they revealed that all cards exclusively found in the starter deck will come in triplicate, so unlike previous FFG games, you…

Greetings!  If you’ve found your way here, you’re obviously looking for more content and coverage of Fantasy Flight’s new Star Wars themed collectible card game, Star Wars Unlimited.  We aim over time to be a constant source of live, in-person gameplay videos, helpful articles over decks/cards/meta, and all around coverage of this great game. You…