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Meta Monday – August 25th, 2025
This weekend continued the Planetary Qualifier season for Legends of the Force in earnest with events all over the globe. Including the first limited PQs! With FFG declining to make adjustments to the meta (specifically Force Throw) we’re probably looking at a stable meta for the remainder of the season. The decks winning events largely… Read more
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“Bringing Sexy Back” – Mechanics from SWU’s Previous Sets
One of the most common complaints I hear from players about SWU is that the mechanics of one set don’t get support down the line. For example, FFG makes the Smuggle mechanic in Shadows of the Galaxy, players love it, and then… poof… it’s never seen again. There are some really good motivations for FFG… Read more
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Meta Monday – August 11th, 2025
This weekend began the Planetary Qualifier season for Legends of the Force in earnest with events all over the globe. The winningest deck was one we’ve resisted adding to the snapshot for a considerable time now, Boba4/Data Vault. Our initial take on this deck was that burn wouldn’t be a viable strategy in set 5… Read more
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Meta Monday – August 4th, 2025
After experiencing the first Galactic Championship last weekend, we’re back to update our meta snapshot to reflect the results! The big surprise of the tournament was the rise of Kylo/Red driven by the Bothan Network crew who took the deck to the championship finals. While we foresaw Kylo being a force, we didn’t see the… Read more
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From Puzzles to Board Games to TCGs w/ Logan Giannini
Good morning! While at the Galactic Championship this past weekend, we sat down with Game Designer Logan Giannini and discussed his journey from designing Escape rooms, puzzles, board games, and now Star Wars Unlimited! You can watch the interview on youtube below, or scroll down further to read a transcript of the interview. Justin:What’s up,… Read more
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Game Design & Balance Interview with Design Lead Danny Schaefer
Good morning! While at the Galactic Championship this past weekend, we sat down with Game Design Lead Danny Schaefer and discussed SWU design, balance, and several other topics. Feel free to watch the interview, or read the transcript further below! Justin – What’s up everybody everybody? It’s Justin with the Garbage Rollers. I’m here with… Read more
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Galactics Meetup & Freebies!
If you’re heading to the Galactic Championship later this week, please find us! We’d love to meet you, talk SWU, sign your Jawa cards, and play games of SWU! For more details on how you can do that, keep reading! For the whole weekend, we will have a table setup in the Content Creator area… Read more
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Meta Monday – July 21st, 2025
With only 4 days left until the start of the 1st Galactic Championship, everyone is looking for clues as to what the meta will be. This past weekend provided some glimpses thanks to a number of smaller tournaments around the world. While all of these are small sample sizes, it does give us some hope… Read more
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Meta Monday – July 14th, 2025
We hope everyone had a wonderful pre-release/release weekend and got their hands on the Ls they were chasing! With only 11 days left until the start of the 1st Galactic Championship, everyone is looking for clues as to what the meta will be. This past weekend provided some glimpses thanks to a win-a-box and $1K… Read more
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Understanding the Cost Curve: Legends Edition
When SWU launched, I wrote an article on SWU’s cost curve and how units from that set fit into it. Now that Legends of the Force is upon us, it’s time to expand that series with an examination of Set 5’s cards and mechanics. Let’s have a look at the new mechanics and cost trends… Read more
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