Star Wars Customizable Card Game

This article is about Star Wars Customizable Card Game (SWCCG).
You may be looking for the other card game, Star Wars Trading Card Game.

The Star Wars Customizable Card Game (SWCCG) is a collectible card game based on the original trilogy (including Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire) as well as The Phantom Menace. It was created and released by Decipher; however, Decipher lost its license to publish official Star Wars products in 2001.

Gameplay

Compared to other trading card games (TCGs), SWCCG is complex and has a steep learning curve. It has more rules than other TCGs, with some of these rules being obscure and seldom-needed. Some of the basic concepts (such as the distinction between "battle damage" and "attrition" in battle) can be counterintuitive. On the other hand the basic mechanics are innovative and flexible, giving SWCCG a game depth that appeals to serious gamers.

One other feature distinguished SWCCG from many other TCGs: while Decipher oversaw the game, no card was ever banned from tournament play. Instead, when a card or strategy was deemed abusive or too powerful, Decipher chose to release "magic bullets," new cards which were specifically designed to counter the offending strategy. In some cases, Decipher also used errata, modifications to game text of a card that supersede the actual printed version. The use of errata also contributes to the steep learning curve, since players need to be aware of errata in order to use the affected cards properly. While other formats have been created, using a limited card pool, the original open format still has no card banned from play.

Card types

Star Wars CCG had more basic card types than most CCGs; the game began with 8 card types, most of which contained several subtypes. Later expansions added new basic card types.

The original card types were:

Character
Starship
Vehicle
Device
Weapon
Interrupt
Effect
Location

Card types introduced later:

Epic Event
Creature
Jedi Test
Objective
Admiral's Order
Podracer
Defensive Shield

Complete list of card types and subtypes

Character
- Rebel
- Imperial
- Alien
- Droid
- Republic
- Jedi Master
- Dark Jedi Master
- Alien / Imperial
- Alien / Rebel
- Darth Maul
Location
- Site
  - Underground
  - Underwater
  - Cave
  - Exterior
  - Interior
  - Vehicle
  - Creature
- Sector
  - Cloud
  - Asteroid
- System
  - Space
Effect
- Mobile
- Utinni
- Immediate
- Starting
- Political
Admirals Order
Podracer
Devices
Weapons
- Character Weapons
- Vehicle Weapons
- Starship Weapons
Interrupt
- Used Interrupt
- Lost Interrupt
- Starting Interrupt
- Out of Play Interrupt
- Used or Lost Interrupt
- Used or Starting Interrupt
- Lost or Starting Interrupt
Epic Event
Jedi Test
Objective
Creature
Vehicle
- Transport
  - Enclosed
  - Open
- Battle
- Creature
Starship
- Starfighter
- Capital
Defensive Shields