| SW:CCG Foil Page: A Brief history of the foil card in the Star Wars card game Starting with Endor, Decipher has produced foil cards. Originally, the entire card was foiled, and the foil replaced the rare card found in a pack. Because common and uncommon cards were foiled, players became upset that their rare card was replaced with the foil of a common card that they already had numerous of in its non-foil form. Then starting with Reflections, Decipher foiled previously exisiting cards thru "diffraction foiling." This differs from the Endor foils because only certain potions of the cards were foiled, enhancing the card's look. So rather than being able to blind your opponent with your Endor foils, only certain part of the Reflection foil cards were made shinny, which helped to highlight certain portions of the picture. Overall, most enjoy the new style of foiling much better. Plus these cards tend to "bend" slightly less than the Endor predecessors, simply because there is less "foil juice." Also, rumors say that with the foils from Reflections, you can actually "peel" the image off, creating a "blank" card. (However, I will not be responsible for any ruined foils for those of you who try this :). Tournament foils are foilized versions of existing non-rare cards that are given out to tournament directors, who then give one to the winner of their tournament and the other to a random participant in that tournament. Each month a new card is rotated into the program, with one leaving, meaning that a card is available for two months, and there is usually one Light Side and one Dark Side card. Various other foils have been made as incentives for players, retailers, and distributors to buy products. Below is a list of all of the foil cards created by Decipher. (Credit to Jared Greenwald and Ale Costas for much of this information. If you know of any errors and/or omissions to this list, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thank you.) Endor Reflections Reflections II Reflections III 2000 DecipherCon Promotional Foils (one given to everyone who pre-registered for the Con) Corellian Corvette Imperial-Class Star Destroyer Battle Of Endor Closed Environment Tournament Foils A Few Maneuvers; Dark Maneuvers Battle Plan; Battle Order Episode I Closed Environment Tournament Foils Qui-Gon Jinn With Lightsaber; Darth Maul With Lightsaber Tournament Foils Dark Side: Alter: October/November 2001 Ghhhk: November/December 2001 Imperial Decree: February/March 2001 Imperial Arrest Order: August/September 2001 Masterful Move: January 2001; April/May 2002 Monnnok: March/April 2002 Sense: April/May 2001 Twi'lek Advisor: June/July 2001 Light Side: Alter: March/April 2001 Grimtaash: January/February 2002 Houjix: February/March 2002 Insurrection: September/October 2001 It Could Be Worse: July/August 2001 Sense: December 2001/January 2002 Snowspeeder: May/June 2001 The Signal: January/February 2001; May/June 2002 2000 State Champion Foils (Prize given to State Champions in an exclusive binder) Masterful Move The Signal Imperial-Class Star Destroyer You Are Beaten 2000 State Runner-up Foils (Prize given to runner-ups in an exclusive binder) Masterful Move The Signal Corellian Corvette You Are Beaten 2001 World Championship Open Qualifier Tournament Foil (given to top 75 placers at each open) Rebel Barrier Wrapper Redemption Foils (given to those customers that sent in 30 wrappers from a specified set) You Are Beaten (Death Star II: 11/00) Imperial Barrier (Reflections II: 6/01) (Also available by purchasing a box of a Reflections product from Decipher's Online Store) Masterful Move (Reflections II: 6/01) Distributor/Retailer Foils (given to distributor and retailers who purchased a case of a specified set) Imperial Barrier (Distributor: Death Star II: 12/00) Clash Of Sabers (Retailer: Death Star II: 11/00) Oversized Cards: Magazine Promotions: Princess Leia Organa (InQuest promotion; oversized, but not as large as box topper or Decipher Store promotions) Reflections I Box Toppers: Mind What You Have Learned / Save You It Can Hunt Down And Destroy The Jedi / Their Fire Has Gone Out Of The Universe Decipher Store Giveaways: Given to customers at Summer Conventions for those that spent over $20 Aurra Sing (AI) Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand Mara Jade & Corran Horn & Tallon Karrde Undersized Cards: R'Kik D'nec, Hero Of The Dune Sea (Promotional card for Endor expansion. Available from InQuest magazine. Entire card was regular card size, but the R'Kik portion was perforated and could be 'punched out') Stickers: Boba Fett: Promotional sticker from Scrye. Picture of entire card, with a bottom portion that had the SWCCG logo and "Cloud City Expansion Set" at the bottom. The card oversized, about the same size as the Princess Leia Organa oversized) Moisture Farm Home |