The core gameplay however differs in many fundamental ways, most notably in how movement is handled, and the addition of cards, which adds the strategic element of deck construction which is most often found in CCGs.
In July 2009, National Entertainment Collectors Association, Inc. (NECA) won the bid to purchase the licenses of former WizKids Games products.
Each player has a deck of included trading cards, and a fleet of playing pieces, called units.
If the attack total meets or exceeds the opponent's defense, a hit is scored.
If the damage sustained is greater than the shield value, the opposing unit is destroyed.
These were initially exclusive to combat cards bearing images of prominent characters from the Star Wars universe.
With the release of the second expansion of the game (Order 66), however, foil printed objective cards were introduced.
Reprints of other rare cards in foil with alternate images were issued for the purpose of being used as tournament prizes.
Two versions of the "alternate art" foil cards were printed for prize support.
The word "WINNER" appears in silver letters on the bottom-right side of the card designated for the tournament champion.
Gold Wild Icons grant abilities to a variety of units, such as those with a certain number of build stars.
The playing pieces in the game are made up of different starships, vehicles, and riding creatures from the Star Wars universe.
Affiliations are identified by their respective logos printed either on the base or the support stem.
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: 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.
Silver or gold borders around the bases indicate uncommon and rare trade value respectively, but have no bearing on gameplay.
Products for this expansion included the Battle for Hoth Tin (MSRP $19.99), which included a fixed 30 card deck focusing on the Battle of Hoth, and AT-AT, AT-ST, snowspeeder and tauntaun PocketModels.
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 Scum and Villainy expansion include: Unit types include: 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 Star Wars 30th Anniversary commemorative tin (abbreviated by collectors as BOH) introduced a new type of playable piece called an emplacement that was deployable with an included exclusive Echo Base objective card.
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.
Each release of Star Wars PocketModel TCG includes new units and cards, along with additional features such as new match symbols.