Posts by ObiWein
Cunning World of Pumps
The Cunning aspect can clearly be viewed as the one which could easily and directly use events to boost its units. All of these cards can be useful in the correct deck and they each boost the stats of a unit and most immediately trigger an attack of that unit. There are no clear “better”…
Read MoreShowcase Pricing November 25, 2024
Big event in the UK and multiple other decent sized events around the World. Let’s take a look at the impact to Showcase pricing. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:30am EST. Full data set here. Current Top 10 Jango Fett maintains the top spot as most valuable showcase leader by price. He represented a…
Read MoreCheating Stinks
Please don’t cheat. Cheating at a game is silly. The level of the event should not matter. Weeklies, Showdowns, Planetary Qualifiers, etc. Heck, even playing for fun at the kitchen table. People should rely on their deck building and play skill to overcome their opponents in each round. Honest mistakes do happen. I’ve played on…
Read MoreLegendary Market Movers
Some interesting pricing changes this week in the Legendary card space. **Note: Pricing data is from TCGPlayer lowest listed cost just prior to the writing and posting of this article. Additional data here. On the plus side of the market Hyperspace Cad Bane is the winner of the week by percentage increase going up almost…
Read MoreDoes FFG Do Enough?
A recent Discord discussion came about with the question “Does FFG do enough?” The two main areas where the question seemed most relevant were Communication and Organized Play. Communication is the key to so many things in life. It’s how we interact with each other through spoken words, written content, body language and other non-verbal…
Read MoreWhere to Start with Streamers
Seen it asked a few times in various forums along the lines of “I’m new to SWU, where should I start with streamer content?” So today we’re talking about streamers. There are many to choose from. The below list is not intended to be comprehensive. I am not specifically leaving anyone off the list. Searching…
Read MoreShowcase Prices November 18, 2024
There have been major changes in the showcase prices over the past couple of weeks. Causes include Boba Fett, Collecting the Bounty getting suspended, some major events including SCG Con Columbus. Let’s dive in on some data from TCGPlayer. (Data Located Here.) Current Top Ten Commentary The Boba Fett suspension had a massive impact to…
Read MorePlaying It Out
The idea of prize splitting is that the players who get to the top eight or top four of an event take the prize pool and equally split it between them. This means there is basically a tie between those four or eight players. Ties are no fun. Who wins when it’s a tie? Where…
Read MoreJump to Lightspeed Speculation
FFG basically just released the third set for Star Wars Unlimited. Of course that means it’s time to start speculating on the fourth one. ** Small disclaimer up front. This is all entirely speculation. Porg Depot has no insider knowledge of things contained or not in the upcoming set nor anything happening internally at FFG…
Read MoreProduct Review: Gamegenic Bastion 50+
The Gamegenic Bastion 50+ is a tremendous deck box, perfectly suited for limited events of SWU. The box itself is made out of acrylic that comes in a pretty wide variety of colors for $7.99 on Amazon at the time of this post. The Bastion 50+ feels very solid. The box says that it is…
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