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Asymmetric Warfare, Issue #2 – The Star Wars LCG Hoth Cycle Revisited

The Star Wars LCG game designers and developers certainly had a variety of choices to explore for development after the release of the Core Set. The universe is filled with iconic moments and locations. Given the fact The Empire Strikes Back is often viewed as the most popular of all Star Wars films, it was not too surprising that the first cycle of the game focused on themes from events on Hoth. The Hoth Cycle packs started releasing in late 2012 and finished in mid-2013.

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Asymmetric Warfare, Issue #1 – Star Wars LCG Intro and Core Set

I have played Star Wars: Destiny since it first came out in 2016 and have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to contribute articles about the game to I Rebel’s website. Before that, however, for years my main game was another Star Wars game produced by FFG; Star Wars: The Card Game aka the Star Wars LCG

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The Last NC Destiny Prime – A Yodaman Story: Episode II – The Top 4 Run

Written by Bill Yankosky (aka Yodaman) (This the second of two articles about my experience at the last ever NC Destiny Prime.) RENDEZVOUS POINT After getting some rest, I realized that I definitely didn't want to play 5-die Chopper Droids(eChopper/eC-3PO/R2) at the Game Theory Prime. I agreed with Derek's assessment that everyone was tired of… Continue reading The Last NC Destiny Prime – A Yodaman Story: Episode II – The Top 4 Run

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The Last NC Destiny Prime – a Yodaman Story: Episode I – The Prequel

For the past year or so, I Rebel has been kind enough to let me contribute articles about Star Wars: Destiny. As a college math professor, I'm always interested in doing some number crunching so most of my articles have focused on data and statistics. However, this time I decided to write about my experience leading up to, playing in, and ultimately making the Top 4 at the 2020 Destiny Prime at Game Theory in Raleigh, NC.

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Star Wars: Destiny Las Vegas Open Top 16 Card Data – Comparing Diversity and Top 10 Lists

A Star Wars: Destiny Grand Championship was held Jan. 24-26, 2020 at the Las Vegas Open. Nick Nelson (aka The Gandork) shared a file with the decklists for everyone who played in the event.  Following the approach we took with other major events over the past several months, this article will just focus on the decks for players who made the Top 16 at LVO in order to compare similar amounts of data.