‘Star Wars: Unlimited’ New Trading Card Game Announced by Fantasy Flight Games, Featuring New Art
Fantasy Flight Games has announced a new trading card game called Star Wars: Unlimited, featuring characters, ships, and stages from all across the franchise. The company describes it as a “fast-paced, dynamic game that is both easy to learn and strategically deep”. It will be released through three sets per year once it launches globally in 2024, and will include new art.
Additionally, Organized Play was built into the game experience from the very beginning, to the point that it will appear to all players, from those looking to build community at their store level, to creating worldwide-scale events. Jim Cartwright, Product Strategy Director for Fantasy Flight Games, described in a statement how important this was for them:
“Ensuring this game was accessible to all players was key for us, so whether you are a casual player, competitor, or collector, there’s something for everyone in this game. Straightforward mechanics are the driving force behind the design. It’s clean and concise with no gimmicks – a card game in its purest form.”
Chris Gerber, Fantasy Flight Games Head of Studio, added the following in a statement:
“Star Wars: Unlimited is the culmination of FFG’s rich history mixed with the celebrated Star Wars brand. As a studio, we are putting unprecedented resources across every department into this game. We could not be more excited to get this out into the world for everyone to experience. We can’t wait to show you more.”
Notice that this is a trading card game, where the cards included in each pack are completely randomized and the customer does not know what is inside it. Fantasy Flight Games also develop what they call living card games, where the cards are not randomized, and the customer knows exactly what they are buying (like The Lord of the Rings, Marvel and Arkham Horror LCGs). Star Wars: Unlimited belongs to the former category.
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.
