Eighteen years ago today, Star Wars released an expansion for a card game that did not trust cards to be interesting enough on their own. On July 26, 2008, WizKids launched the Clone Wars expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel Trading Card Game. It was a collectible game where players opened packs, pushed tiny plastic pieces out of cards, assembled miniature starfighters, and then used those ships in battle. So before you could play, you first had to prove you were capable of building an ARC-170 without snapping off something important. A Card Game with Actual Ships Inside The Star Wars PocketModel TCG combined trading cards with constructible miniatures. Each pack contained flat plastic model sheets. Players punched out the pieces and slotted them together to create small ships, vehicles, and other units. Those models were then placed directly on the table and used in a simplified miniatures game with…
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Star Wars: Unlimited Showcase Prices Are Already Moving During Galactic Championship Week
Star Wars: Unlimited is heading into its biggest competitive weekend of the year, and the card market is already doing what card markets do best. Getting weird. The 2026 Galactic Championship runs July 24–26 in Las Vegas, giving Star Wars: Unlimited its largest event stage of the year. The official event site describes it as the game’s biggest event, with more than 3,000 fans expected across competition, panels, trading, side events, and prize hunting. And now, with championship week here, players are watching Showcase card prices for clues. The Market Is Watching the Meta A recent community post on the Star Wars: Unlimited subreddit pointed directly at the timing: “It’s Galactic Championship week,” with Showcase price movement potentially offering hints about the decks players expect to see at the event. That does not mean prices perfectly predict the tournament. They do not. Card markets are powered by demand, speculation, collector…
Star Wars: Unlimited’s Galactic Championship Is This Week, and the TCG Scene Gets Its Big Moment
Star Wars: Unlimited gets its biggest stage of the year this week. The 2026 Galactic Championship runs July 24–26 in Las Vegas, with the official event site calling it the largest Star Wars: Unlimited event of the year. More than 3,000 fans are expected across the three-day weekend, with competition, panels, trading, side events, and plenty of prize hunting. That is a serious step for a Star Wars card game that only launched in 2024. The Main Event Is the Big Draw The championship tournament is the headline. The official competitor guide says the elimination rounds begin Sunday afternoon, with the Galactic Champion crowned around the end of the event. It is also positioned as the final major tournament of Star Wars: Unlimited Organized Play Season One. That gives the weekend real weight. This is where the current meta gets tested properly, not just debated endlessly in Discord, Reddit, and…
Star Wars: Unlimited Galactic Championship Collector Guide: Exclusive Cards, Prize Wall, and What to Chase
Star Wars: Unlimited is not just a card game anymore. Not really. At this point, it is also a collector ecosystem with promos, variants, event packs, prize walls, exclusive accessories, and the kind of limited-card anxiety that makes perfectly normal people start checking flight prices to Las Vegas. The Star Wars: Unlimited Galactic Championship 2026 runs July 24-26 in Las Vegas, and the official event site describes it as the game’s biggest annual event, bringing together more than 3,000 players who collect, connect, and compete across three days. That “collect” part is doing a lot of work. This Is More Than a Tournament The Galactic Championship is obviously built around competitive play. The main event is the culmination of a full season of Organized Play, with top players battling for the Galactic Champion title. There are also Premier Open and Eternal Open side tournaments, scheduled Draft, Sealed, Twin Suns, and…
Secrets of Power Game Mats Set to Level Up Star Wars™: Unlimited in November 2025
The galaxy just got a little softer under your cards—and no, that’s not a Force trick. The upcoming Secrets of Power expansion for Star Wars™: Unlimited isn’t just bringing fresh strategies to the table—it’s also rolling out four brand-new iconic Game Mat designs in November 2025. And trust me, these aren’t your average slabs of stitched fabric. Premium Feel Meets Practical Play Gamegenic, the official accessories partner for Star Wars™: Unlimited, has confirmed the mats will feature flat premium stitching. This isn’t just marketing jargon—it means your cards won’t snag on edges when you’re in the middle of a galaxy-shaking combo. Each mat also packs: Basically, it’s the tabletop equivalent of giving your cards a luxury penthouse instead of a drafty garage. 🪐SECRETS OF POWER🎭Four new iconic designs for our STAR WARS ™️: Unlimited Game Mats!Their flat premium stitching prevents cards from getting stuck on the edges.Each Game Mat has…