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January 11, 2008 was one of the worst days for
me this year. This was the date the Independent Development Committee’s
fourth expansion Clone
Wars: Republic At War was scheduled for release. When it passed
I had to look back and find the reason why the IDC was so far behind
schedule. CW:RAW had the least number of people working on it out
of the 4 expansions the IDC has produced. It also had the biggest
ambitions and goals planned for it. These two aspects of CW:RAW’s
production have proven to be a bad combination. Luckily for the
SWTCG community instead of releasing a lackluster set in a timely
manner, the IDC decided that even with few numbers we would produce
our best work!
Let’s fast-forward a little too where we are today. It’s
April 4, 2008 and the biggest SWTCG release is here! The IDC started
humbly back with FOTR
with some spoiler articles, then in SAV
we brought you the ‘You Make The Card’ series, and in
last expansion, BOE,
built on all the groundwork of FOTR and SAV and then took things
to the next level with a spoof expansion (Battle
For Endor) and the largest number of previews to date! CW:RAW
blow the rest of the IDC expansions away!
The build up to CW:RAW, we started with a poll where you got to
decide the name of the expansion and a hidden preview in the BOE
PDF documents. CW:RAW has banners, wallpapers, promotional posters,
preview cards, a jumbled puzzle, a scavenger hunt, a new subtype,
and on top of that CW:RAW has two new Keyword abilities and the
first ever unit to have unique versions in more than one arena!
All these things have made the IDC’s fourth expansion, CW:RAW,
the biggest SWTCG release in the IDC’s short history!
Republic
At War, the IDC’s fourth and most ambitious expansion for
the SWTCG, is set during the Clone Wars. Based on the award winning
cartoon, Clone
Wars Volume 1, this expansion focuses on some of the major battles
early in the Clone Wars and Anakin Skywalker’s Skirmish with
Asajj Ventress. The IDC took a huge risk developing an expansion
that uses a cartoon as the sole source of card images, but now the
expansion is here it looks as great, if not better then the IDC’s
previous expansions.
In the Clone
Wars: Republic At War expansion, the IDC has boldly gone forward
and dived head first into Expanded Universe material. If this expansion
proves successful look to the future for more Expanded Universe
expansions based on the Clone
Wars Cartoon, Clone
Wars Animated Series and eventually the Live
Action Star Wars TV show!
The wait is over! The Storm has come! Clone Wars:
Republic At War is here!
FEAR. CONFLICT. DUTY. GLORY. CONTROL. POWER. DISCIPLINE.
For quick access, click on the following links:
Republic
At War Checklist (PDF’s can be found on this page)
Republic
At War Thumbnails (PDF’s can be found on this page)
Republic At War LackeyCCG Plugin (NOT YET AVAILABLE)
Republic
At War Rulebook
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the message board thread for this article here.
About the Author
Trent is currently doing what
he loves best and that is be involved with the SWTCG and the IDC in
particular. He is a reporter at Rebelbasers.com and is looking to
revive the RB community in the near future. After his break from the
IDC while he was teaching English in Hong Kong for a month Trent returned
home and moved back to College, where he is currently studying a Bachelor
of Theology / Bachelor of Ministry. He also has no friends so you
should add him to MySpace… http://www.myspace.com/proph37 Despite
all that, he still has time to introduce the game to new players…KEEP
THE GAME ALIVE!
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