The battle of the heavyweights. The star from Mustafar. The Darth burned in the hearth. Vader, the one-time crusader and relentless invader. Darth Vader goes up against the Sith with the scythe. Maul who took a fall after the brawl with Obi Wan. Will this be a one-punch knockout or will they go the distance? The tale of…
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PAX Unplugged took place in Philadelphia this past weekend. It was another great event for the global gaming community. Game designers, vendors, players and fans took over the convention center space and invaded Reading Terminal Market for multiple meals. Fantasy Flight Games of course was there including a crew from the Star Wars Unlimited team.…
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Some interesting movements over the past week for showcase pricing. Boba Fett, Collecting the Bounty still suspended but going up in price doesn’t make a ton of sense but is happening. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:00am EST. Full data set here. Current Top 10 Jango Fett continued to pull back from his recent…
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Some weird things happening this past week in the Legendary pricing market. We’ve gotten standard versions running higher than the hyperspace of the same card. Let’s dig in on the data… **Note: Pricing data is from TCGPlayer lowest listed cost just prior to the writing and posting of this article. Additional data here. Top of the Market Strange things…
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FFG Revealed four tokens yesterday during their live stream. Two returning ones with new art in Shield and Experience, plus two new ones, X-Wing and TIE Fighter. We have ten total tokens now which means it’s absolutely time to break them down into an art tier list. S Tier Shadows of the Galaxy Shield –…
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FFG confirmed via a website post, social media feeds and a live stream that pilots are indeed coming to SWU. The pilots will take two forms, units that have the option of being deployed either to the ground arena or to a vehicle as a pilot. The second and more anticipated is a similar optional…
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Battle of the turn one heroic space units. Ready? Fight! The tale of the tape show tremendous similarities between these two units. Same cost, same aspect, same traits, same rarity. The differences are subtle but worth digging into to help determine which of these spacecrafts should earn the slot in your Star Wars Unlimited deck.…
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The dictionary definition of “proxy” is focused solely on people acting on behalf of others. Proxies are stand ins for something else with the purpose of acting like the original but not completely taking its place. Proxy [ prok-see ], noun1. the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute…
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The Twilight of the Republic meta has been taking form over the last few weeks. We are seeing the showcase prices adjust accordingly. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:30am EST. Full data set here. Current Top 10 Jango Fett pulled back a bit this week. Only two sales at $399 and $390. Seems like…
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What’s changed in the Legendary card pricing over the past week? **Note: Pricing data is from TCGPlayer lowest listed cost just prior to the writing and posting of this article. Additional data here. Top of the Market Luke Skywalker stayed at the top of the list this week. The hyperspace version remains unchanged while the standard one comes in…
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As the US hits Thanksgiving this year there are many things related to Star Wars Unlimited to be thankful for. Here are some that are worth considering. Boba Suspension Having a healthy meta is good for any game. It may even be considered necessary. A few weeks ago on November 8, FFG took the step…
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The General versus The Admiral. We’ll consider the pros and cons of General Dodonna from Spark of the Rebellion and the new Admiral Yularen from Twilight of the Republic as they would relate to inclusion in a heroic leader deck. The quick tale of the tape lays out some simple stats where we can start.…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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There is one thing in the galaxy that can bring everyone together to the holiday dinner table. Friends and foes. Jawas and droids. Ewoks and gungans. Alderaneans and, well…nobody anymore. What is this one thing you ask? It is the wonderful smell of a perfectly roasted porg. In this series we will dive into the world of porg…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Attended my first ever draft. Well to be more specific, it was the first ever Star Wars Unlimited draft as I’ve been involved in more limited events for other games and cube drafts than I can recall. The event was hosted in New Jersey by The Golden Dice crew. Tremendous event. Three full eight person…
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FFG just announced that the leader Boba Fett: Collecting the Bounty would be suspended from Premiere play. Admitting the early game development mistake and taking corrective action makes a ton of sense when the single leader accounted for 55% of the winner from the initial Planetary Qualifier season. Many people are making videos and chatting…
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