Star Wars: Unlimited TCG feels quick and punchy, like a great Star Wars video game

polygon.com:

Hot on the heels of the launch of Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Gamecomes Star Wars: Unlimited, one of Fantasy Flight Games’ biggest titles for 2024. Polygon had a chance to play the game ahead of its release at this year’s Gen Con, and what we found is a punchy little TCG with great potential. In fact, it reminds me a lot of modern Star Wars video games.

We’ve been spoiled of late for great Star Wars video games. From the impeccable spaceflight simulation of Star Wars: Squadrons to the robust multiplayer FPS action of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 to the action role-playing universe of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderand Survivor, it’s been a pretty great decade for fans of the Force. All those games have one thing in common — they’re approachable for players who might be new to these games’ respective genres. They also all provide a good balance between challenging high-level gameplay and fan service. Seen in that light, Unlimited seems destined to fit right in.

Unlimited is a two-player dueling game that uses 50-card decks, as opposed to the 60-card decks more common in TCGs. Each player takes on the role of a classic character from the Star Wars universe. The starter set, for instance, will include Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Those characters start each game already on the table, along with a separate card representing their base of operations. From there, it’s a race to inflict 30 damage on that base, and the first to do so wins the game. Again, that stands in stark contrast to games like Magic: The Gathering and Disney Lorcana, where players try to hit 20 damage (or “lore,” in Lorcana’s case) before their opponent.

Resources, which operate like mana in Magic: The Gathering or ink in Disney Lorcana, are your fuel to play