'I turned C-3PO into a lightsaber-wielding psychopath': a week with the Star Wars Unlimited card game

One of the most appealing aspects of games set in the Star Wars universe is that you get to concoct scenes and stories we would never see in the movies. Whether you're playing Knights of the Old Republic, Jedi: Fallen Order or the old Star Wars role-playing board game designed by Greg Costikyan in the 1990s, there will be individual moments unrepeatable on the big screen. I know this, because I just won a round of the new trading card game Star Wars Unlimited thanks to a heroic C-3PO wielding Luke Skywalker's lightsaber. On a basic level, Star Wars Unlimited works like most modern trading card games, such as Yu-Gi-Oh! You and an opponent each have a deck of cards, most of which feature a single character or vehicle, with a number for health and another number for power/damage.