FFG Announce New Trading Card Game, Star Wars: Unlimited
May 10, 2023 by brennon
Fantasy Flight Games look to be returning to the realm of trading card games with a brand new venture that will drop in 2024. Star Wars: Unlimited is set to arrive next year and draws from all corners of the massive Sci-Fi franchise.
Star Wars: Unlimited // Fantasy Flight Games
According to the press release, Star Wars: Unlimited is going to be a fast-paced and dynamic game that is "both easy to learn and strategically deep". I feel like that's a phrase that gets uttered by all designers when it comes to games nowadays. It has been in development for three years and there will be three sets of cards produced per year once the game goes into production.
Organised play is also going to play a big part in the life cycle of the game and there is going to be a focus on weekly store events and big tournaments at large events. The team are looking to get all manner of folk interested in the game, from casual collectors to hardcore competitors.
One of the things that has captured my attention is the new artwork they have produced. I like the look of the piece they shared as part of the announcement and if the rest of the game features pieces like that, I can see it looking very stylish indeed. As this is a trading card game, there are also going to be alternate cards featuring different treatments and visual design cues.
The proof will be in the pudding when it comes to Star Was: Unlimited but now we've come out of the dark times of the last few years, it makes sense to try and get folks back to the tabletop with card games being played weekly in stores.
Is a new trading card game the way to go? I'm not so sure. We don't have news on how much Star Wars: Unlimited is going to cost and such yet but that could well be the killer. It seems a real shame that they're not revisiting Star Wars: Destiny as that was a stellar game and I absolutely loved the way they crafted that. "No gimmicks" seems to be the mantra of Unlimited though which could end up being a very good thing indeed in terms of getting the game out to customers.
Will you be keeping an eye on Star Wars: Unlimited?
"Is a new trading card game the way to go? I'm not so sure..."
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I’m sure it’s going to be horrible and expensive and absolutely not fun at all.
pray for my wallet.
Nope.
Amazing to think that in the 90’s there was a new CCG released every other day, and the market was robust enough to support at least a good half-dozen consistently. Fast forward to today, and I look at a Star Wars CCG with one of the biggest, most recognizable IP licenses in the world, and I think: “Ehh… this will probably do poorly & die within 18 months.”
This is FFG’s third attempt at Star Wars card game.
Killed one off few years ago. Got another still expanding now and planning a new one (that will probably replace the current one).
They need a new IP instead of milking Descent, Star Wars and Cthulhu (and milking cthulhu is very dangerous)!
It’s not lost on me that they’re using the OG characters to try to stoke the embers of nostalgia, rather than the all-new, super-cool Disney…”characters.” Nice try.
#StillBitterAfterAllTheseYears
#TheatricalCutsForLife
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