Highlights

  • Star Wars Unlimited is a new TCG releasing soon, paving the way for potential video game adaptations.
  • Early reviews suggest Star Wars Unlimited will have accessible yet challenging gameplay, which could make it a big TCG.
  • Star Wars Unlimited could appear in future Star Wars games as a TCG minigame, much like Witcher's Gwent.

With a brand as big as Star Wars, it's a mere expectation that there are going to be countless spinoffs and products based on the license, and that's certainly been true so far. Over the last 47 years, Star Wars has gotten many video games, animated shows, and live-action spinoffs, all of which have seen more than their own fair share of merchandise, from action figures to collectibles to board games. This cycle shows absolutely no sign of stopping, with Star Wars Unlimited being just the latest spinoff project.

Set for release at the beginning of March, Star Wars Unlimited is a brand-new trading card game being created by Fantasy Flight Games, a prolific name in the world of board games and TCGs, having made beloved games like Marvel Champions and Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Though this is far from the first Star Wars card game, Star Wars Unlimited is getting a lot of buzz right now, and it could end up paving the way for a future Star Wars video game to have its own version of Gwent.

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Fantasy Flight Games doesn't just have excellent credentials in the TCG market; it also has an extensive history with the Star Wars license. Back in 2012, Fantasy Flight released the X-Wing miniatures game. It was eventually succeeded by Star Wars: Armada, which itself paved the way for the ground combat-focused Star Wars: Imperial Assault and Star Wars: Legion. All of these Star Wars Fantasy Flight games showed great reverence for the source material, and the gameplay for each felt suitably accessible, yet challenging.

Star Wars Unlimited seems to be following the same pattern. According to some recent previews, Star Wars Unlimited is shaping up to be a fairly impressive TCG. While Star Wars Unlimited's many different card types, multiple arenas, and assortment of various tokens might look off-putting for newcomers, most previews of Star Wars Unlimited have gone out of their way to express just how beginner-friendly the game is, and how fast-paced the action is. Though the card artwork itself could use a bit of a touch-up in some areas, Star Wars Unlimited could be the next big thing in the trading card game world, reportedly already having some impressive pre-order sales.

Future Star Wars Games Should Implement a Card Game Like Unlimited

Card minigames inside of video games have been a relatively popular thing for the best part of a decade now, with The Witcher 3's Gwent becoming one of the most talked about aspects of the game upon its initial release in 2015. Since then, card games have cropped up in a number of popular AAA games, though few have managed to live up to Gwent's legacy. Even Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has an extensive card game, among its plethora of other fleshed-out minigames.

If Star Wars Unlimited ends up being the next Disney Lorcana, then that could easily end up influencing future Star Wars video game developers to include a card minigame inside their game. While it may be a tad too late to include one, Star Wars Outlaws would be the perfect title to receive a card minigame, with its open-world gameplay structure and criminal underworld-centered narrative being the perfect fit for sleazy card games. In fact, Star Wars Outlaws already has the perfect card game blueprint with Sabacc, which Kay Vess is seen playing in the cinematic trailer. Sabacc's gameplay is closer to poker than Gwent, but it would make more sense in-universe.