Released on 11th July, Legends of the Force is Star Wars Unlimited‘s 5th set which contains 264 cards (116 Common, 60 Uncommon, 58 Rare, 20 Legendary and 10 Special), and in this set the focus is on characters and content from multiple eras with the focus Jedi, Sith and other Force users. Available as a pre-release box containing six booster packs, the regular booster packs (which contain 9 common cards, 3 uncommon cards, 1 rare or legendary card, 1 leader, 1 base/token, and 1 foil card), the special premium Carbonite Edition booster packs loaded with variant cards and two spotlight decks focusing on Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul which contain a pre-built, ready-to-play 50-card deck. As a starter to Unlimited (which I very much am) this is the easiest way to dive in, although most folks buying Legends of the Force will likely already be well into the game, having originally launched with the first set Spark of Rebellion back in March 2024.
The rules of the game see players setup their game by laying down their Base and Leader cards, choose who starts the game, shuffle and then draw 6 cards, choosing 2 to keep as resources to be used to pay for cards through the game. So, the Base card, the Leader, your two resources, the Hand of 4 cards and the remainder of your Deck, and then the Action phase which sees the player either play a card, attack with a unit, use an action ability, take the initiative or pass. The regroup Phase sees the players draw cards, fresource a card from their hand and ready their cards (including exhausted cards, units, resources, and leaders). Once the cards are readied, go back to the action phase and continue.
This fifth set brings in the Force in a major way, along with Force Tokens, something certain cards in the set have that can dole out significant damage and even be retrieved once used. In addition, the artwork and design is superb as always, 264 beautiful additions to the Star Wars art gallery, which quite apart from the game are worth owning as Star Wars fans.
I’m interested in knowing and playing more, so I’ll be looking for opportunities to ease myself into games wherever I can, as this card game is so attractive to my collectors eye I’m keen to know more.
You can hear me chat with Unlimited designer John Leo at UK Games Expo 2025, and as ever stay Tuned to Fantha Tracks for new release info as it arrives.
