Star Wars PocketModel TCG



The Star Wars PocketModel TCG (Trading Card Game) is manufactured by WizKids, Inc. The trading card game incorporates the use of constructible starship models, punched out of styrene cards, as well as special gameplay cards and dice rolls. The game was officially released in June 2007. Ship models include ship classes from all six films, representing Rebel, Imperial, Republic, and Separatist forces.

Sets
Each set, the first set (also name as the Base Set) and any subsequent expansion sets, are available in foil packs, which have a MSRP of $4.99. Designed to be playable in a mini-version of the game right out of the pack, each pack of the Star Wars PocketModel TCG includes:
 * 4-8 PocketModels on 2 styrene cards (usually one common card, and one uncommon or rare card)
 * 6 game cards
 * 2 micro dice
 * Rules

The full game is played with a fleet of PocketModels of up to 30 "build stars" (a fleet size point limiter with units ranging in point values from 1 to 5), and a deck of 30 cards.

The Base Set and the Ground Assault expansion contain 120 game cards (some of which are printed as foils), and 36 styrene cards of units (larger units filled an entire card, while smaller units fit 2 to 4 on a card). Units available in these packs include ground units with biege bases, and space units with black bases. Silver or gold borders around the bases indicate uncommon and rare trade value respectively, but have no bearing on gameplay. Units without a colored border on its base are common.

Beginning with the third set (or second expansion), Order 66, sets are comprised of 60 cards as well as a fewer number of styrene sheet of units.

Base Set
The Base Set was comprised of 83 space-only units of the following types:
 * ARC-170
 * A-wing
 * Corellian Corvette
 * Droid Fighter
 * Droid Tri-Fighter
 * Eta-2 Interceptor
 * Geonosian Fighter
 * Lambda-class Shuttle
 * Nebulon-B Escort Frigate
 * Providence-class Carrier/Destroyer
 * TIE Advanced
 * TIE Fighter
 * TIE Interceptor
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer
 * V-wing
 * X-wing
 * YT-1300
 * Y-wing

Ground Assault
The Ground Assault expansion set was released on November 14, 2007. This expansion includes ground units, such as AT-ATs and Spider Droids, and new rules for the use of ground units. The expansion includes 120 cards and 67 units.

Products for this expansion will include the Battle for Hoth Tin (MSRP $19.99), which will include a fixed 30 card deck focusing on the Battle of Hoth, and AT-AT, AT-ST, snowspeeder and tauntaun PocketModels. There will also be Ground Assault expansion packs (MSRP $4.99) containing 2 styrene cards (4-8 PocketModels), 6 cards, 2 dice and a rules sheet.

The pre-release tournament for Ground Assault was held at GenCon 2007. The expansion was originally scheduled for release in September 2007, but the release date was postponed to November. A promotional playmat poster was made available through mail-in offer with the purchase of five packs from participating retailers.

New gameplay rules and concepts in the Ground Assault expansion include:
 * Rules for ground units
 * New icons: Battle Droid, Blaster, Transport, Trooper, and Armor

Unit types include:
 * Acclamator-Class Landing Craft
 * AT-AP
 * AT-AT
 * AT-ST
 * AT-TE
 * B-Wing Starfighter
 * Clone Turbo Tank
 * Imperial Landing Craft
 * Jedi/Republic Fighter Tank
 * Shield Generators (exclusive to the Battle of Hoth tin)
 * Snowspeeder
 * Speeder Bikes (trio)
 * Spider Droid
 * Tank Droid
 * Tauntaun Riders (pair)
 * TIE Bomber
 * TIE Crawler
 * Trade Federation AAT
 * Trade Federation Battleship
 * Trade Federation Landing Craft

Order 66

 * ARC-170
 * Droid Tri-Fighter
 * Droid Gunship (Confederacy HMP - Heavy Missile Platform)
 * Jedi Starfighter (Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor)
 * Jedi Interceptor
 * Geonosian Fighter
 * Swamp Speeder
 * BARC Speeders
 * Republic Gunship (LAAT/i - Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry)
 * AT-TE
 * AT-RT
 * AT-OT
 * UT-AT
 * Acclamator-class Landing Craft

In addition to units found in this collection, an additional oversize unit called a Mega Model was available during April as a prize for one of the tournaments scheduled for that month. It is a reprint of a unit with the same name form the collection (with the same statistics and markings), but printed on a 1/4" styrene sheet. Though a third taller than a 12 fl. oz. (355 mL) aluminum can, the unit is considered competition legal and may be used in games and tournaments.


 * 212th Attack Battalion Republic Gunship

Scum and Villainy

 * Dewback Riders
 * Slave I Firespray-31 (Jango Fett's)
 * Slave I Firespray 31 (Boba Fett's)
 * Padme Amidala's J-Type 327 Nubian Starship (rare chrome game piece)
 * T-16 Skyhopper
 * Cloud Car (Storm IV Twin-Pod Cloud Car)
 * Sandcrawler (Jawa Transport)
 * Z-95 Headhunter
 * Jabba the Hutt's Sail Barge
 * Bantha-II Cargo Skiff (Sand Skiff)

In addition to units found in this collection, an additional Mega Model is available during May as a prize for one of the tournaments scheduled for that month. This unit is also considered competition legal and may be used in games and tournaments.


 * Slave I Firespray-31 (Jango Fett's)

Clone Wars

 * Twilight (Starfighter)
 * Munificent-class Star Frigate
 * General Grievous' Starfighter
 * Palpatine's Theta-class Shuttle
 * Republic Y-wing starfighter
 * V-19 Torrent Starfighter

Promotions
The following is a list of promotional offers and releases that were available in addition to the game's expansion updates:

Demo Pack

 * X-Wing w/2 TIE Fighters and 2 Cards (Star Wars Celebration IV WizKids Booth. Note: also available in Series 1 booster packs)
 * X-Wing w/2 TIE Fighters and 2 Cards (participating stores on launch date only. Note: these had different colors)

Star Wars Celebration IV Tin

 * Millennium Falcon YT-1300 Light Freighter Episode III - Revenge of the Sith variant (called the CIV Falcon by collectors to differentiate it from the Millennium Falcon game piece in the Base Set)

Imperial Power-Up Pack
The units exclusive to the IPuP are: The promotional mail-aways are redeemable with three booster pack wrappers - the LGS IPuP has no such coupon.
 * The Imperial Power-up Pack (IPuP) come in three versions, all with exclusive ships and a 30 card Imperial-themed deck.
 * Devastator Imperial-class Star Destroyer
 * Darth Vader's Lambda-class Shuttle
 * Talon Squadron X-wing
 * Ebon Squadron TIE Fighter
 * Spear Squadron TIE Fighter
 * 2 Dice (Red or Black)
 * The Target version came with three "No Disintegrations" combat cards, plus a mail-in form for Bull's Eye Squadron ARC-170, Wing 20 Droid Tri-Fighter, Wing 38 Droid Tri-Fighter
 * The Walmart and Meijer version came with three "I Am Your Father" combat cards, plus a mail-in form for Razor Squadron ARC-170, Wing 85 Droid Tri-Fighter, Wing 57 Droid Tri-Fighter
 * The local game shop (LGS) version came with three "Meditation Chamber" combat cards

Battle of Hoth Tin
This Star Wars 30th Anniversary commemorative tin introduced a new type of playable piece called an emplacement that was deployable with an included exclusive Echo Base objective card.


 * 1 Blizzard Force AT-AT
 * 2 Blizzard Force AT-ST
 * 2 Blizzard Force Speeder Bikes
 * 4 Echo Tauntaun Riders
 * 4 Rogue Recon Snowspeeders
 * 1 Hoth Shield Generator

Battle of Hoth Playmat
A mail-away coupon for a promotional Battle of Hoth-themed playmat was available on the official WizKids site, or at an LGS upon the purchase of five booster packs, and redeemable when sent in with five wrappers with the corresponding receipts for them. The playmat is divided into zones for use in playing the game, with other areas labeled for placement of cards and game pieces held in reserve.

The Force Unleashed Tin
Among the PocketModel units that will be available in Lucasfilm's multimedia release, the following are three units exclusive to The Force Unleashed Tin (TFU):
 * Rogue Shadow (Juno Eclipse's starfighter)
 * Bull Rancor
 * Rancor Rider (Felucian on Rancor)

Also introduced with this special release is a cloaking ability not yet elaborated on by WizKids.