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Quick Look: Star Wars™: Unlimited Galactic Championships

Designers: Jim Cartwright, Tyler Parrott, Daniel Schaefer, Jeremy Zwirn
Graphic Designers: Ryan Collins, Caitlin Ginther, Mercedes Opheim, Michael Silsby
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Year Published: 2024

No. of Players: 2-4 ( but 1 vs 1 for the Unlimited Galactic Championships)

Ages: 12 + ( but 4 -74 years old for the Unlimited Galactic Championships)

Playing Time: 20 minutes.

Find more info HERE.

From the Publisher:

A how to play video can be found here:

In full transparency, I was hired by Asmodee and Fantasy Flight Games through a solid and  well run events coordination company Merchants Guild to help teach the game to the young  and old at the event. My goal was to simply immerse myself into this community of truly  welcoming individuals and boy what a world I explored.  

The tournament hosted over 2000 competitors – an explosion onto the TCG scene larger than  the Death Stars take down of Alderaan. The magnitude of such an event required the efforts of  hundreds of passionate players and professionals to set up, manage, and broadcast every  moment of the long weekend. 

Here is the Championship link to see for yourself:

If you have ever had that exhilarating feeling when you tear open a booster pack of any trading  card game to find that Ultra Rare Foil print, you will appreciate that this event hosted that  energy from opening day right on through the final match late Sunday afternoon. Lines of  players from across the world landed to showcase their deck building prowess to sit atop the  throne as Emperor of the game. That rank was awarded to Filip Szkudlarek from the beautiful  country of Poland.  

The real value and future of this game lies in its community of players. Unlike a few very large  successful TCG games that will remain anonymous for this piece, almost every player has fun  and friendly competitive natures. Even the hardcore competitors making it to the final rounds,  all showed grace and respect for the game and opponent sitting across from them in this 1 v 1  experience.  

The age range at the event span from 4 to 74 and the engagement into this beloved IP proved  that Star Wars is still favorable among all generations.  

The valuable elements of this event extended beyond the frontier of competitive play which  gave the occasion a real homey feel, like Aunt Beru’s cooking on Tatooine. Mmmm the smell of  boiling Bantha Blue Milk!  

You could start your galactic journey at the Learn-to-Play area that introduced you to all the  mechanics of play, card layouts, and key terms from the start. From there you hyper jumped  Over to the starter pack open play area where you were given a small pack of cards pre generated to ensure you would get a full game experience. Finally, if you felt so inclined, one  could travel light speed over to the competing area of the extremely large convention hall of the  Venetian ( in the heart of the Vegas Strip ) to deploy your chosen leader and have a BLAST!  

This opinion on the vibe of the players and tournament was solidified when one realizes that  after 3 days of rigorous mental grinding of strategies against numerous constructed decks and  play styles that the champion won- NOTHING, well a palm sized trophy and a rubber play mat.  But that was it – no major loot, cash, booty, Nothing! Just the bragging rights after months of  practice and strategic game play – just bragging rights.

After finishing my duties and departing the vast wasteland of Sin City, I felt there was a moment  in time where Vegas blossomed with life of communion and growth in humanity. Over a card  game? No, over commonality that ignored the duality of today’s political and social  deconstruction of society. This community thrives and proves that at least for now, today, this  galaxy’s 3rd rock from the sun is not far, far, away from civility but rather united in a love for  science fiction and being present at a table sharing moments with other bi-pod humanoid at  the inaugural Galactic Championship of Star Wars Unlimited. Join the rebellion, and attend  next year’s event- the recruitment is on! 

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