By: Scott Johnson
After covering the background and all the expansions from Decipher’s Star Wars CCG, I decided to create a summary overview of what I consider to be the “must have essentials” or the “key takeaways” of the game specifically from the perspective of an EU fan. While I encourage all Star Wars fans to try playing the game itself, since it beautifully captures the feel of the universe and cinematic nature of the franchise to the point where you feel like you are playing out scenarios from the films, I realize card games may not be for everyone. What are some of the most important cards would you want as an EU fan and why? Well, the answer to that depends largely on who your favorite characters are. While some cards from the game feature characters and starships which were originally created by the EU, others feature less prominent background characters that either were given official names from this game or had significant prominence in the EU despite their minor role in the films. Although these lists are not exhaustive, some of the most important in each category are the following:
Key Cards w/ EU-Created Content
Tycho Celchu- Death Star II
Corran Horn-Reflections II
Mirax Terrik- Reflections II
Pulsar Skate-Reflections II
Talon Karrde- Reflections II
Colonel Cracken- Death Star II
Dash Rendar- Reflections II
LE-BO2D9 (Leebo)- Reflections II
Outrider- Reflections II
Z-95 Headhunter- Official Tournament Sealed Deck
Arica- Reflections II
Mara Jade, The Emperor’s Hand- Enhanced Jabba’s Palace
Guri- Reflections II
Prince Xizor- Reflections II
Jodo Kast- Enhanced Jabba’s Palace
Captain Gilad Pellaeon- Reflections II
Grand Admiral Thrawn- Reflections II
Baron Soontir Fel- Death Star II
Major Turr Phennir- Death Star II
Commander Brandei- Dagobah
Dreadnaught-Class Heavy Cruiser- Official Tournament Sealed Deck
Chimaera- Death Star II
Judicator- Death Star II
Accuser- Death Star II
TIE Defender Mark I- Special Edition
Lieutenant Page- Endor
General Walex Blissex- Death Star II
Key Cards w/ Minor film Roles But Notable EU Roles
Depa Billaba- Coruscant
Aurra Sing- Tatooine
Ki-Adi-Mundi- Coruscant
Plo Koon- Coruscant
Passel Argente – Coruscant
Orn Free Taa- Coruscant
Hound’s Tooth- Dagobah (Decipher also made first 3D rendering)
Mist Hunter- Dagobah (Decipher also made first 3D rendering)
IG-2000- Dagobah (Decipher also made first 3D rendering)
Punishing One- Dagobah (Decipher also made first 3D rendering)
Major Bren Derlin- Hoth
Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian- Hoth
Wes Janson- Hoth
General Carlist Rieekan- Hoth
General Crix Madine- Endor
General Dodonna- Premiere
Stalker- Hoth
Feltipern Trevagg- Premiere
Prophetess- Premiere
Tonnika Sisters- Premiere
Momaw Nadon- Premiere
BoShek- Premiere
Mosep- Premiere
Logray- Endor
Teebo- Endor
Key Cards w/ Offical Names Given By Game
Colonel Wullf Yularen- Premiere
Lieutenant Pol Treidum- Premiere
Janus Greejatus- Death Star II
Sim Aloo- Death Star II
Captain Sarkli- Death Star II
Karie Neth- Death Star II
Toryn Farr- Hoth
Tigran Jamiro- Hoth
Captain Lennox- Hoth
Lieutenant Cabbel- Hoth
Tyrant- Hoth
Lieutenant Sheckil- Cloud City
Bane Malar- Jabba’s Palace
Commander Igar-Endor
Admiral Chiraneau- Death Star II
Caldera Righim- Tatooine
Deneb Both- Tatooine
Another aspect of the SWCCG besides of playing the game is autographed cards. Because almost every background extra from the film has their own game card, fans who collect Star Wars autographs often use the SWCCG as an official photo for less prominent actors and actresses from the films to sign. Many of these minor film characters happily sign for free or minimal fee at conventions or if sent a prepaid return envelope to their address. EU fans can get authors such as Michael A. Stackpole to sign Corran Horn cards or Timothy Zahn to sign Talon Karrde cards which they portrayed. Similarly, Steve Perry could sign cards featuring Prince Xizor or Guri which are characters he created or West End Games writers like Bill Slavicsek to sign more obscure cards like General Walex Blissex. Due to the pleathora of character cards available from the Tales short story anthologies such as Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Tales from the Bounty Hunters, and Tales from Jabba’s Palace, fans could theoretically have Kevin J. Anderson sign an IG-88 card for his authorship of “Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88” or Barbra Hambley could sign a M'iiyoom Onith card or Feltipern Trevagg card due to their appearance in her short story “Nightlily.” The collecting possibilities are endless. Just don’t have Dave Filoni sign a Colonel Wullf Yularen card! He might think he created the character all by himself, oh wait…
This concludes my coverage of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game. Let me know your thoughts on the game, if you have played it, or collect any of the cards as an EU fan. Would you be interested in a deckbuilding profile article for the game? Let me know in the comments below. If there is interest, I may do some in the future. Join me next time as I cover the next major Star Wars card game: Star Wars TCG by Wizards of the Coast. See you soon!
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