Pimp Padmè's Ride
By Brian Weeks

This weeks preview card from the Invasion of Naboo expansion looks familiar, but has a new name and some new abilities.

The Queen's Royal Starship (A), has some interesting abilities. But first, you should notice it's subtype. This unit has a Naboo Diplomat Transport subtype, so it can take advantage of alot of various card combo's. Captain Panaka (A), Han Solo (G), Padme Amidala (H), Palpatine's Office and even Ric Olie (A), can all provide a benefit to the Queen's Royal Starship (A).

But the Queen's Royal Starship (A) can also give a benefit. Tap it and you can give one of your Diplomats Shields 2 until end of turn. Imagine this unit in a Han/Leia Diplomat deck giving Leia Shields 2 each turn. And...like previous preview cards, this one card has so many possible uses, that I look foward to seeing what suggestions you might have in the forums.

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About the Author
Brian Weeks (aka Skywlkr) has been playing the Star Wars TCG since its introduction at Celebration 2 in 2002. After playing the demo game and introducing it to RedneckJedi and Darthwalls, Team 'Dude Where's My Card' was created. He competed in three qualifiers, yet the closest he ever ranked was eighth. As a member on Rebelbasers, SWDuelist and a writer for the now defunct Diehard Online, he has tried to promote the game through information and interaction.

He is married, has a five year old son, is an architect, has been the Treasurer and Newsletter Editor for eight years for JediOKC (an Oklahoma City based Star Wars Fan Club), was the IDC Card Development Chairperson for Fall of the Republic and is now the IDC Public Affairs Chairperson through all five expansions. Despite all that, he still has time to introduce the game to new players…KEEP THE GAME ALIVE!