Rulebooks
Rulebooks are the rules documents for Star Wars CCG across every era this wiki covers. Decipher published rule booklets, a Glossary, a Glossary Supplement, and expansion rulesheets. The Players Committee later published Advanced Rulebooks for Virtual Legacy and for current Virtual play.
This wiki supports playing all eras - Decipher constructed, Legacy Virtual (pre-2014 Reset), and current Virtual / Players Committee tournament play. Use the chronological bands below to pick the rules document that matches the cards and format you are playing.
This page is the PDF library and transcription index. Files are cited to the Decipher rules index (archive) and, where a working copy still serves, to starwarsccg.org/rules/.
Wiki rulebooks (quick list)
| Wiki page | Era band | Original | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars Customizable Card Game RULEBOOK 2.0 | Decipher | Special Edition rules booklet, Version 2.0 | November 1998 |
| Decipher Glossary 2.0 | Decipher | Glossary Version 2.0 | November 1998 |
| Decipher Glossary Supplement | Decipher | Glossary Supplement (companion to Glossary 2.0) | 29 January 2002 |
| Decipher Comprehensive Rules | Decipher | Amalgam of the Decipher documents below. No Players Committee modifications. | - |
| Players Committee Advanced Rulebook 2.0 | Legacy Virtual | PC Advanced Rulebook version 2.0 (pre-Reset / Virtual Legacy) | AR 2.0 final (archived 2015; used for Legacy Virtual play) |
| Players Committee Advanced Rulebook | Virtual / current | PC Advanced Rulebook (current tournament document) | 2023 edition |
1. Decipher
Core printed rules and expansion rulesheets from Decipher (1995-2001). No Players Committee modifications.
Decipher core documents
These three are the last widely used Decipher core rules. Glossary 2.0 told players to discard all rules documents dated before November 1998. The Glossary Supplement is the later official companion (Decipher called it the CRD companion to Glossary 2.0).
| Document | Wiki | Archive PDF | Working PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rulebook Version 2.0 | Star Wars Customizable Card Game RULEBOOK 2.0 | serules.pdf | rulebookv2.pdf |
| Glossary Version 2.0 | Decipher Glossary 2.0 | swccgglossary.pdf | swccgglossary.pdf |
| Glossary Supplement | Decipher Glossary Supplement | swccgglossarysupplement.pdf | swccgglossarysupplement.pdf |
Decipher expansion rulesheets
Published after Rulebook / Glossary 2.0. They are Decipher documents and belong in the Decipher comprehensive amalgam.
| Document | Date | Wiki | Archive PDF | Working PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Premiere Rulesheet | November 1998 | Enhanced Premiere Rulesheet | enhancedpremiererules.pdf | enhancedpremiererules.pdf |
| Endor Rulesheet | June 1999 | Endor Rulesheet | endorrules.pdf | endorrules.pdf |
| Death Star II Rulesheet | June 2000 | Death Star II Rulesheet | deathstar2.pdf | |
| Reflections II Rulesheet | December 2000 | Reflections II Rulesheet | reflections2rules.pdf | reflections2rules.pdf |
| Tatooine Rule Cards | May 2001 | Tatooine Rulesheet | tatooinerules.pdf | tatooinerules.pdf |
| Coruscant Rule Cards | August 2001 | Coruscant Rulesheet | coruscantrules.pdf | coruscantrules.pdf |
| Reflections III Rulesheet | October 2001 | Reflections III Rulesheet | r3rules.pdf | r3rules.pdf (2004 snapshot) |
| Theed Palace Card List / Rule Cards | November 2001 | Theed Palace Rulesheet | theedcardlistcards.pdf |
The Empire Strikes Back Introductory Two-Player Game compiled Premiere rules with selected A New Hope and Hoth supplements: esb2prules.pdf.
2. Legacy Virtual
Players Committee rules used with Virtual Legacy cards (2002 through the 2014 Reset). These are not Decipher publications and are not the current tournament Advanced Rulebook.
| Document | Wiki | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Rulebook 2.0 (Legacy Virtual era) | Players Committee Advanced Rulebook 2.0 (redirect: Legacy Virtual Advanced Rulebook) | File:AR-version-2-0-final.pdf - also Wayback archive |
AR 2.0 introduced the Mission card type and other Virtual Legacy-era revisions. Use it when playing or researching pre-Reset PC virtual cards. Do not use it as a substitute for the 2023 Advanced Rulebook in current tournament play.
3. Virtual / current
Players Committee documents for post-Reset (2014-) Virtual play and current tournaments. These are not Decipher publications.
| Document | Wiki | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Rulebook (2023 edition) | Players Committee Advanced Rulebook | SWCCG_2023_AdvancedRulebook.pdf |
| Beginner's Rulebook (2nd Edition, August 2021) | SWCCG-Beginners-Rulebook-v2.pdf | |
| Tournament Guide 2.2 | Tournament Guide 2.2 |
Index: https://www.starwarsccg.org/rules/
See also
Sources
- Star Wars CCG rules index at Decipher.com (archive, 21 December 2008)
- Star Wars CCG Rules at the Players Committee
- Advanced Rulebook 2.0 (Wayback)