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Chief cites: live+Wayback Reset of Standard Format (25 Jul 2014); only one Polish niewydany=Galaxy at War; 9.2 != Galaxy at War; VB 9.1 Republic at War 10 Jan 2014
Fifth Anthology: naming/PDF note only (previewed VS18, no VirtualCards18.pdf, released via Reflections IV); keep Galaxy at War as niewydany cancel
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This hub keeps virtual cancellations out of [[:Category:Cancelled sets]] (Decipher-only on this wiki). For Decipher cancelled product, see [[Cancelled Expansions]].
This hub keeps virtual cancellations out of [[:Category:Cancelled sets]] (Decipher-only on this wiki). For Decipher cancelled product, see [[Cancelled Expansions]].


This is a '''fan encyclopedia''' page. It cites Players Committee posts (live + Wayback) and a Polish fan list; it does '''not''' invent set names, release dates, or a second cancelled Virtual Set without a source.
This is a '''fan encyclopedia''' page. It cites Players Committee posts (live + Wayback), Polish fan sources, and Legacy PDF / cardlist evidence. It does '''not''' invent set names or release dates.


== Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War (unreleased) ==
== Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War (unreleased) ==
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* '''Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War (niewydany)''' &mdash; Polish ''niewydany'' = '''unreleased'''.<ref name="pl-vs">[https://star-wars.pl/Tekst/1963,Star_Wars_CCG_Virtual_Sets.html Star Wars CCG &mdash; Virtual Sets], Bastion Polskich Fan&oacute;w Star Wars (star-wars.pl)</ref>
* '''Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War (niewydany)''' &mdash; Polish ''niewydany'' = '''unreleased'''.<ref name="pl-vs">[https://star-wars.pl/Tekst/1963,Star_Wars_CCG_Virtual_Sets.html Star Wars CCG &mdash; Virtual Sets], Bastion Polskich Fan&oacute;w Star Wars (star-wars.pl)</ref>


On that Polish page, '''only one''' entry is marked ''(niewydany)''. That sole marked item is Original-era '''Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War'''. This research pass found '''no second''' cancelled Virtual Set labeled on that list. Do not invent another.
On that Polish page, '''only one''' entry is marked ''(niewydany)''. That sole marked item is Original-era '''Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War'''. Status on this wiki: '''planned Original-era Virtual Set 19, unreleased''' per the Polish list. No primary starwarsccg.org &ldquo;Galaxy at War cancelled&rdquo; announce was recovered beyond that Polish marking.
 
No primary starwarsccg.org &ldquo;Galaxy at War cancelled&rdquo; announce was found in the same research pass beyond that Polish marking. Status on this wiki: '''planned Original-era Virtual Set 19, unreleased''' per the Polish list.


=== Naming collision: modern Virtual Set 19 ===
=== Naming collision: modern Virtual Set 19 ===


The modern set titled [[Virtual Set 19]] (Players Committee Current Virtual / Rebels-themed product, announced August 2022)<ref name="vs19-modern">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/the-beautiful-and-thematic-virtual-set-19-has-arrived/ The Beautiful and Thematic Virtual Set 19 Has Arrived], starwarsccg.org</ref> is a '''different product''' from the Original-era '''Galaxy at War''' plan. Do not merge the two.
The modern set titled [[Virtual Set 19]] (Players Committee Current Virtual / Rebels-themed product, announced August 2022)<ref name="vs19-modern">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/the-beautiful-and-thematic-virtual-set-19-has-arrived/ The Beautiful and Thematic Virtual Set 19 Has Arrived], starwarsccg.org</ref> is a '''different product''' from the Original-era '''Galaxy at War''' plan. Do not merge the two.
== Original VS18 / Fifth Anthology (naming &amp; PDF note &mdash; not a full cancel) ==
'''Do not treat Fifth Anthology like Galaxy at War.''' It is '''not''' the Polish ''(niewydany)'' row.
* '''Previewed''' as Original-era '''Virtual Set 18: Fifth Anthology''' (Polish preview '''8 June 2009'''; planned July 2009 premiere), with six cards marked '''Virtual Set 18'''.<ref name="pl-fifth">[https://star-wars.pl/News/10466,Preview_Fifth_Anthology.html Preview Fifth Anthology], star-wars.pl, 8 June 2009</ref>
* '''No standalone set PDF:''' [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards18.pdf VirtualCards18.pdf] returns '''HTTP 403''' on the PC CDN (VirtualCards17.pdf is present). Players Committee [[V-slips|virtual-slips]] Legacy Virtual Sets still list '''VS1&ndash;VS17 only'''.<ref name="vslips">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual slips], starwarsccg.org</ref><ref name="vc17">[https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards17.pdf VirtualCards17.pdf], res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks</ref>
* '''Released via Reflections IV:''' The same preview '''titles''' appear under '''Virtual Set 6: Reflections IV''' / later [[Virtual Block 6]] (PDF official text '''4 September 2009'''; cardlist [https://res.starwarsccg.org/cardlists/VBlock6.html VBlock6.html]). Spot-checks of [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualBlock6_1.pdf VirtualBlock6_1.pdf] show '''Luke Skywalker, Strong In The Force''' (#67) and '''Maneuvering Flaps &amp; Nick Of Time''' (#81) gametext matching the June preview.<ref name="vb6pdf">[https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualBlock6_1.pdf VirtualBlock6_1.pdf] (Virtual Set 6: Reflections IV; official text as of 4 September 2009)</ref><ref name="vb6list">[https://res.starwarsccg.org/cardlists/VBlock6.html Virtual Block 6 cardlist], res.starwarsccg.org</ref>
* Polish inventory lists Fifth Anthology '''without''' ''(niewydany)''.<ref name="pl-vs" />
* Block intros count &ldquo;previous '''18''' virtual sets&rdquo; even without a hosted VirtualCards18.pdf.<ref name="blockreorg">[https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualBlock1.pdf VirtualBlock1.pdf] (official text as of 7 December 2009)</ref>
* The [[2014 Virtual Card Pool Reset]] (25 July 2014) is '''unrelated''' (~5 years later) and does '''not''' explain the missing VS18 PDF.
* Modern [[Virtual Set 18]] (released '''21 April 2022''') is a '''different''' Current Virtual product &mdash; not Fifth Anthology.
'''Framing:''' previewed as VS18 / '''no''' standalone VirtualCards18.pdf / '''folded into Reflections IV''' (Virtual Set 6 &rarr; Virtual Block 6). Full narrative: [[Virtual Sets (2002-2009)]] and [[Virtual Block 6]].


== V-set / Virtual Block 9.2 ==
== V-set / Virtual Block 9.2 ==
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Related (but '''not''' a second Polish ''niewydany'' Virtual Set row, and '''not''' Galaxy at War): Virtual Block / V-set '''9.2'''.
Related (but '''not''' a second Polish ''niewydany'' Virtual Set row, and '''not''' Galaxy at War): Virtual Block / V-set '''9.2'''.


* Players Committee virtual-slips still lists Legacy Blocks including '''9.1''' and '''9.2'''. VB '''9.1''' (''Republic at War'') shipped '''10 January 2014'''. Listing of '''9.2''' on virtual-slips is '''not''' by itself proof that 9.2 shipped as a full released set.<ref name="vslips">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual slips], starwarsccg.org</ref>
* Players Committee virtual-slips still lists Legacy Blocks including '''9.1''' and '''9.2'''. VB '''9.1''' (''Republic at War'') shipped '''10 January 2014'''. Listing of '''9.2''' on virtual-slips is '''not''' by itself proof that 9.2 shipped as a full released set.<ref name="vslips" />
* Official PC announce '''Reset of Standard Format''' ([https://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ live]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20170306155342/http://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Wayback 6 Mar 2017]; byline '''July 25th, 2014''') states: &ldquo;'''9.2 will not be released in its current form.''' We are planning on releasing a mini, 12 card set for Worlds&hellip;&rdquo;<ref name="reset-announce">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Reset of Standard Format] (live) &mdash; [https://web.archive.org/web/20170306155342/http://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Wayback, 6 Mar 2017]; byline darkjediknight11, July 25th, 2014</ref> That wording is about '''VB/V-set 9.2''', '''not''' about Original-era Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War. Do not equate 9.2 with Galaxy at War.
* Official PC announce '''Reset of Standard Format''' ([https://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ live]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20170306155342/http://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Wayback 6 Mar 2017]; byline '''July 25th, 2014''') states: &ldquo;'''9.2 will not be released in its current form.''' We are planning on releasing a mini, 12 card set for Worlds&hellip;&rdquo;<ref name="reset-announce">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Reset of Standard Format] (live) &mdash; [https://web.archive.org/web/20170306155342/http://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Wayback, 6 Mar 2017]; byline darkjediknight11, July 25th, 2014</ref> That wording is about '''VB/V-set 9.2''', '''not''' about Original-era Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War, and '''not''' about Fifth Anthology. Do not equate 9.2 with Galaxy at War.


This wiki does '''not''' claim that VB/V-set 9.2 was fully released, and does '''not''' invent a second Polish cancelled Virtual Set from the 9.2 note. Exact fate/title of any Worlds &ldquo;mini ~12-card&rdquo; product vs the virtual-slips &ldquo;9.2&rdquo; listing remains an open gap. Full Reset context: [[2014 Virtual Card Pool Reset]].
This wiki does '''not''' claim that VB/V-set 9.2 was fully released. Exact fate/title of any Worlds &ldquo;mini ~12-card&rdquo; product vs the virtual-slips &ldquo;9.2&rdquo; listing remains an open gap. Full Reset context: [[2014 Virtual Card Pool Reset]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Cancelled Expansions]] &mdash; Decipher cancelled expansions (parallel hub)
* [[Cancelled Expansions]] &mdash; Decipher cancelled expansions (parallel hub)
* [[2014 Virtual Card Pool Reset]]
* [[2014 Virtual Card Pool Reset]]
* [[Virtual Sets (2002-2009)]] &mdash; Original VS18 / Fifth Anthology row
* [[Virtual Block 6]] &mdash; Reflections IV packaging that absorbed Fifth Anthology preview material
* [[Virtual Set 18]] &mdash; modern (2022) set; not Fifth Anthology
* [[Main Page]] &mdash; Virtual Original / Virtual Legacy / Virtual Modern hubs
* [[Main Page]] &mdash; Virtual Original / Virtual Legacy / Virtual Modern hubs
* [[Virtual Sets (2002-2009)]]
* [[Formats]]
* [[Formats]]
* [[History of the Players Committee]]
* [[History of the Players Committee]]
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==


* [https://star-wars.pl/Tekst/1963,Star_Wars_CCG_Virtual_Sets.html Star Wars CCG &mdash; Virtual Sets] (star-wars.pl) &mdash; '''only''' ''niewydany'' row: Galaxy at War
* [https://star-wars.pl/Tekst/1963,Star_Wars_CCG_Virtual_Sets.html Star Wars CCG &mdash; Virtual Sets] (star-wars.pl) &mdash; '''only''' ''niewydany'' row: Galaxy at War; Fifth Anthology listed without that mark
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Reset of Standard Format] (live) &mdash; [https://web.archive.org/web/20170306155342/http://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Wayback] &mdash; 9.2 wording; July 25th, 2014
* [https://star-wars.pl/News/10466,Preview_Fifth_Anthology.html Preview Fifth Anthology] (8 June 2009)
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual slips] &mdash; Legacy Blocks still list 9.1 / 9.2
* [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualBlock6_1.pdf VirtualBlock6_1.pdf] / [https://res.starwarsccg.org/cardlists/VBlock6.html VBlock6 cardlist] &mdash; Reflections IV release path
* [https://res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks/VirtualCards18.pdf VirtualCards18.pdf] &mdash; CDN '''403''' (no standalone VS18 PDF)
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Virtual slips] &mdash; Legacy VS1&ndash;17; Blocks list 9.1 / 9.2
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Reset of Standard Format] (live) &mdash; [https://web.archive.org/web/20170306155342/http://www.starwarsccg.org/reset-of-standard-format/ Wayback] &mdash; 9.2 wording; July 25th, 2014 (unrelated to Fifth Anthology)
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/the-beautiful-and-thematic-virtual-set-19-has-arrived/ Modern Virtual Set 19 announce] (Aug 2022) &mdash; naming collision
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/the-beautiful-and-thematic-virtual-set-19-has-arrived/ Modern Virtual Set 19 announce] (Aug 2022) &mdash; naming collision


== Gaps (labeled) ==
== Gaps (labeled) ==


* Second cancelled '''Virtual Set''' beyond Galaxy at War &mdash; '''not found''' on the Polish list (only one ''niewydany'').
* Primary PC cite for Galaxy at War plan/cancel beyond Polish ''niewydany''.
* Primary PC cite for Galaxy at War plan/cancel beyond Polish ''niewydany''.
* Full six-card gametext parity (Polish June preview &harr; Reflections IV PDF) beyond the two spot-checked cards.
* Exact fate/title of the Worlds mini ~12-card set vs virtual-slips &ldquo;9.2&rdquo;.
* Exact fate/title of the Worlds mini ~12-card set vs virtual-slips &ldquo;9.2&rdquo;.



Revision as of 01:32, 24 September 2026

Cancelled Virtual Sets
Game Star Wars CCG
Publisher Players Committee
Scope Unreleased / cancelled Virtual products (not Decipher)

Cancelled Virtual Sets are Players Committee Virtual products that were planned or listed but not released in the form described — as opposed to Cancelled Expansions, which covers Decipher expansions announced after Death Star II and never published.

This hub keeps virtual cancellations out of Category:Cancelled sets (Decipher-only on this wiki). For Decipher cancelled product, see Cancelled Expansions.

This is a fan encyclopedia page. It cites Players Committee posts (live + Wayback), Polish fan sources, and Legacy PDF / cardlist evidence. It does not invent set names or release dates.

Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War (unreleased)

A Polish fan overview of Star Wars CCG Virtual Sets lists, under previous virtual expansions:

  • Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War (niewydany) — Polish niewydany = unreleased.[1]

On that Polish page, only one entry is marked (niewydany). That sole marked item is Original-era Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War. Status on this wiki: planned Original-era Virtual Set 19, unreleased per the Polish list. No primary starwarsccg.org “Galaxy at War cancelled” announce was recovered beyond that Polish marking.

Naming collision: modern Virtual Set 19

The modern set titled Virtual Set 19 (Players Committee Current Virtual / Rebels-themed product, announced August 2022)[2] is a different product from the Original-era Galaxy at War plan. Do not merge the two.

Original VS18 / Fifth Anthology (naming & PDF note — not a full cancel)

Do not treat Fifth Anthology like Galaxy at War. It is not the Polish (niewydany) row.

  • Previewed as Original-era Virtual Set 18: Fifth Anthology (Polish preview 8 June 2009; planned July 2009 premiere), with six cards marked Virtual Set 18.[3]
  • No standalone set PDF: VirtualCards18.pdf returns HTTP 403 on the PC CDN (VirtualCards17.pdf is present). Players Committee virtual-slips Legacy Virtual Sets still list VS1–VS17 only.[4][5]
  • Released via Reflections IV: The same preview titles appear under Virtual Set 6: Reflections IV / later Virtual Block 6 (PDF official text 4 September 2009; cardlist VBlock6.html). Spot-checks of VirtualBlock6_1.pdf show Luke Skywalker, Strong In The Force (#67) and Maneuvering Flaps & Nick Of Time (#81) gametext matching the June preview.[6][7]
  • Polish inventory lists Fifth Anthology without (niewydany).[1]
  • Block intros count “previous 18 virtual sets” even without a hosted VirtualCards18.pdf.[8]
  • The 2014 Virtual Card Pool Reset (25 July 2014) is unrelated (~5 years later) and does not explain the missing VS18 PDF.
  • Modern Virtual Set 18 (released 21 April 2022) is a different Current Virtual product — not Fifth Anthology.

Framing: previewed as VS18 / no standalone VirtualCards18.pdf / folded into Reflections IV (Virtual Set 6 → Virtual Block 6). Full narrative: Virtual Sets (2002-2009) and Virtual Block 6.

V-set / Virtual Block 9.2

Related (but not a second Polish niewydany Virtual Set row, and not Galaxy at War): Virtual Block / V-set 9.2.

  • Players Committee virtual-slips still lists Legacy Blocks including 9.1 and 9.2. VB 9.1 (Republic at War) shipped 10 January 2014. Listing of 9.2 on virtual-slips is not by itself proof that 9.2 shipped as a full released set.[4]
  • Official PC announce Reset of Standard Format (live; Wayback 6 Mar 2017; byline July 25th, 2014) states: “9.2 will not be released in its current form. We are planning on releasing a mini, 12 card set for Worlds…”[9] That wording is about VB/V-set 9.2, not about Original-era Virtual Set 19: Galaxy at War, and not about Fifth Anthology. Do not equate 9.2 with Galaxy at War.

This wiki does not claim that VB/V-set 9.2 was fully released. Exact fate/title of any Worlds “mini ~12-card” product vs the virtual-slips “9.2” listing remains an open gap. Full Reset context: 2014 Virtual Card Pool Reset.

See also

Sources

Gaps (labeled)

  • Primary PC cite for Galaxy at War plan/cancel beyond Polish niewydany.
  • Full six-card gametext parity (Polish June preview ↔ Reflections IV PDF) beyond the two spot-checked cards.
  • Exact fate/title of the Worlds mini ~12-card set vs virtual-slips “9.2”.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Star Wars CCG — Virtual Sets, Bastion Polskich Fanów Star Wars (star-wars.pl)
  2. The Beautiful and Thematic Virtual Set 19 Has Arrived, starwarsccg.org
  3. Preview Fifth Anthology, star-wars.pl, 8 June 2009
  4. 4.0 4.1 Virtual slips, starwarsccg.org
  5. VirtualCards17.pdf, res.starwarsccg.org/legacyblocks
  6. VirtualBlock6_1.pdf (Virtual Set 6: Reflections IV; official text as of 4 September 2009)
  7. Virtual Block 6 cardlist, res.starwarsccg.org
  8. VirtualBlock1.pdf (official text as of 7 December 2009)
  9. Reset of Standard Format (live) — Wayback, 6 Mar 2017; byline darkjediknight11, July 25th, 2014