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Cantina Backup Band - All Things Star Wars Unlimited

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Join us a trio of gamers dive into Star Wars Unlimited. We will approach this podcast largely from the competitive lens, but nothing is off limits!
Questions, comments & feedback always welcome:
cantinabackupband@gmail.com
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Podcast Update

2024-08-3006:23

Thanks for stopping by.  Due to some life circumstances, we are putting the podcast on a temporary hiatus. We should be back, but in case we don't, thank for the support messages and listening!  Keep playing SWU! We still are! Cantina Backup Band
Welcome Back! (Sorry I'm a day and half late!!!!) On the 29th episode of the Cantina Backup Band we take a look at the market which continues to surprise. We go into some playtesting we have begun doing for the upcoming Planetary Qualifier Season. Competitive OP is almost here! We then look at all the Gen Con News and toss out some speculation.  Always reach out at  Cantinabackupband@gmail.com or on the main SWU discord. 
Welcome Back! Sorry for the one week delay. Life has been swinging for the fences as I (David) talk about in a quick Life Update section.  On this episode we take a quick look back at our Legendary price prediction and talk about the current state of market prices. (Spoiler, if you want to buy singles, we think now is the time) We then go through the big OP announcement from FFG! As always reach out to us on the main SWU Discord, or the best way is email at cantinabackupband@gmail.com
Welcome back! On the 27th episode, the band recaps their Pre-Release weekend...... (David was on the struggle bus). We cover some early testing results. We talk about current market trends with the Set 2 Legendary cards and answer another fantastic reader question.   Ping us a cantinabackupband@gmail.com
Welcome Back!   On the 26th episode of the Cantina Backup Band we take some time to reflect on our experiences with Spark of Rebellion and send it off into the sunset as we know it. We also take a look at the last 6 legendary cards from Shadows and do a very quick pre-release primer.  Ping us on the main SWU discord or email at cantinabackupband@gmail.com
Episode 26 Delayed

Episode 26 Delayed

2024-06-3001:21

A few things have come up and episode 26 will be a week behind.  Catch up with everyone soon.  
Welcome Back! We've made it to a quarter century of episodes. This go around the band answers another reader question that turned into a rather long and productive discussion! We then review all of the spoiled legendary cards revealed so far during Market Watch. As always reach out to us on the main SWU discord or via email at Cantinabackupband@gmail.com
Welcome Back! On the 24th episode of the Cantina Backup Band, we cover a wide array of topics. We got our first piece of actual fan mail with an ultimatum that we had to answer! We talk about a recent showdown tournament, deep dive into some new leaders that have been spoiled that we are extremely excited about and introduce a new segment to the cast called "market watch." Please shoot your ultimatums over to us at  cantinabackupband@gmail.com or ping us on the main Star Wars Unlimited discord server.
Welcome back! This week the backup band takes a look and when/why you might want to pay the out of aspect penalty to play cards not in your main aspects.  We then start to dive into set 2 mechanics and talking about some cards. Please ping us on the main SWU discord with any questions or email at cantinabackupband@gmail.com
Welcome Back! Sorry for the delay!! In my hurry to head out for SCG Richmond I did not get the episode out on Friday.  We take a look at the current state of the metagame and have a conversation on deck selection. When should you swap decks vs when you stay on current.  Please reach out with questions/comments on the Main SWU discord or at cantinabackupband@gmail.com
Welcome back! On the 21st episode of the Cantina Backup Band Podcast we recap our our adventure to the Atlanta Star City Games $1k where both David and Rob made Top 8. The event was wildly successful for their first foray into Star Wars Unlimited. We then discuss the announcement from Jim at FFG about product availability and what that means in the short to mid future.  As always reach out to us on discord or at  cantinabackupband@gmail.com
On our 20th episode we conclude our evaluation of the leaders currently available to us and talk about some upcoming events we will be attending. **Apologies from David on this episode. I am getting over a cold so I sound a bit raspy, but if we didn't record on this night we would not have** Reach out with questions, comments or show topics on the SWU discord or at cantinabackupband.com
Welcome back!  On this episode we talk about where the game stands about two weeks in. We touch on the market supply as well as potential increase in supported organized play with Star City. We then start a deep dive on leaders per a request! Reach out to us on Discord or at  cantinabackupband@gmail.com
Welcome back! On this episode Perry introduces a new segment about which band we will be the backup for this time! Then we discuss our experiences at Pre-Release weekend! Our 2nd topic we talk about a few of the interesting points in the in the tournament rules and event rules documents that FFG released. As always we can be found in the Star Wars Unlimited discord or you can contact us at cantinabackupband@gmail.com
The band is back! Unfortunately we were fired by Jabba. At least he didn't toss us to the Rancor! We've found new work over at the Cantina! We are pivoting the cast to focus on the upcoming Fantasy Flight TCG Star Wars Unlimited that we are really excited about. On this episode we re-introduce ourselves and talk about our impressions of how FFG has handled the launch and how well they have restored confidence in the community to their brand. We absolutely are happy to engage the community about topics debates, or really anything as long as it pertains to Star Wars Unlimited. Find us on the SWU discord at "our name" - Cantina Backup Band or email at: cantinabackupband@gmail.com   As always the cast is available on Apple, Spotify & Podbean
We wrap up our discussion on the Worlds format, and our future. As always please never hesitate to reach out to us at: jabbasbackupband@gmail.com
The week David does a brief recap of his very middling performance at PAX. Then we discuss how abysmal the Worlds format is that was announced. It is time for the community to speak up and start holding AMG accountable.  As always feel free to reach out for continuing discussions at jabbasbackupband@gmail.com
On the 14th episode of the backup band, we take a sneak peek at our thoughts on PAX coming up, including discussing David's 11th hour audible. Shawn then pulls up 5 lists from around the globe that have gone undefeated in tournaments that are not Yoda and we discuss different types of lists and ways they attacked the meta.  Contact us with any questions, opinions or show topics at jabbasbackupband@gmail.com
Lucky episode 13th sees us welcome a new member to the band!  We take a look back at Store Championships as we've now had them for about a full season. What we like and what we don't. We also talk about countering the GAR Fortress lists. As always reach out to us at: jabbasbackupband@gmail.com
Shawn and David are back to talk about the two most recent events they played in and then talk about the current state that legion is in right now. As always reach out to us on discord or via email for ideas and questions. Email: Jabbasbackupband.com    
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