Andy Talaga

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Andy Talaga, from the community card Andy T.

Andy Talaga (GEMP handle andytalaga)[1] played the 2026 Retro U.S. Nationals.[2] He organized the 2025 Retro Invitational Player's Ball.[3] He won the 2025 Scavenger Superbowl Showcase.[4]

Service

Dates Service
May–July 2025 2025 Retro GEMP Match Play Championship (Premiere to DSII) tournament director[5]

Appearances

Date Outlet Title Role
10 December 2021 Darth Grader Star Wars CCG Super Collector - Most Expensive Sealed, Reflections Gold, Misprints, Grading & more![6] guest
20 March 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG Cube Discussion[7] guest
3 April 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Japanese Card Overview[8] guest
29 May 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Most Interesting and Strangest Things in Our Collections with Special Guest Andy[9] guest
26 June 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Guide for New Players and Beginners - Part 1![10] guest
3 July 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Guide for New Players and Beginners - Part 2![11] guest
3 August 2022 BoardMatt What do you do when you've collected it all? Thinking about why we collect featuring Andy.[12] guest
21 August 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - How to Start Your Collection[13] guest
2 October 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - How to Build an ISB Operatives Deck![14] guest
9 October 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Court of the Vile Gangster[15] guest
16 November 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Profit[16] guest
27 November 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Bring Him Before Me[17] guest
11 December 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG Misprints, Miscuts and Oddities[18] guest
14 December 2022 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Echo Base Operations[19] guest
11 January 2023 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Wookies!!!![20] guest
28 April 2023 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG - Ranking Retro Formats[21] guest
5 January 2025 BoardMatt Star Wars CCG RETRO LEAGUE IS BACK! All You Need to Know for 2025![22] panelist
3 May 2025 PDS2 SWCCG: PDS2 Meta Discussion: Which Decks Beat Which Decks with Andy Talaga[23] guest
4 May 2025 PDS2 SWCCG: PDS2 Meta Discussion: Which Decks Beat Which Decks PART 2 with Andy Talaga[24] guest
9 May 2025 PDS2 SWCCG: PDS2 Meta Discussion: Which Decks Beat Which Decks PART 3 with Andy Talaga[25] guest
5 November 2025 PDS2 SWCCG: DCOM, 2025 Retro League Event 5 Week 5: Andy Talaga vs DirtyRandy with WormTime[26] guest

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
1 August 2026 2026 Retro U.S. Nationals Premiere - Death Star II #4 BHBM Hidden Base
March–April 2025 2025 Scavenger Superbowl Showcase[4] Scavenger Format #1 Dark deck
December 2025 2025 Retro Online Championship Series (Semifinals)[27] Premiere - Death Star II (from the card pool) #3 Ralltiir Operations Hidden Base
May–July 2025 2025 Ninth Annual GEMPC (Day 1) Open — Hunt Down And Destroy The Jedi (V) Yavin 4 Base Operations
April–June 2023 2023 Online Retro Event Premiere - Special Edition 7 Hunt Down And Destroy The Jedi Hidden Base
13 August 2022 2022 Regional Championships (Coruscant) Open — Ralltiir Operations Old Allies
May–July 2025 2025 Retro GEMP Match Play Championship (Premiere to DSII) Premiere - Death Star II 13[28]
1 September 2001 2001 DragonCon Open Premiere - Coruscant 7th[29] Cheese[30]
24 June 2001 June 2001 Jenkintown tournament Premiere - Tatooine 1st[31]
24 June 2001 June 2001 Jenkintown tournament Premiere - Tatooine 1st[32] Hidden Mains
27 August 2000 August 2000 Glenside tournament Premiere - Death Star II 3rd[33]
27 August 2000 August 2000 Glenside tournament Premiere - Death Star II [34] ISB Endor mains
6 August 2000 August 2000 Marlton tournament Premiere - Death Star II 8th[35]
15 July 2000 2000 Origins Open Premiere - Endor [36] ISB Hoth
28 May 2000 May 2000 Cornwells Heights tournament Premiere - Endor [37] Hunt Down deck
7 May 2000 RamapoCon II Team Championship Premiere - Endor 18th, 6 (+7)[38]
7 May 2000 RamapoCon II Team Championship Premiere - Endor [39] Throne Room mains
6 May 2000 RamapoCon II Booster Draft Booster Draft 4th, 6 (+24), Dark[39]
6 May 2000 RamapoCon II Premiere - Endor 26th, 6 (+31) after six games[40]
24 October 1999 October 1999 Glenside tournament Premiere - Endor [41] Multi-planet drain deck Revolution
7 August 1999 1999 Battle of Midway Premiere - Endor 12th, 10 (+31), 5–3[42]

Retro League

Andy Talaga played in the Retro League on GEMP.

Year Event Format Place
2026 Event 1 Premiere - Hoth 76[43][44]
2025 ROCS Premiere - Death Star II (from the card pool) 3[27]
2025 Event 5 Decipher Cards Only (Modified) 17 (tie)[45][46]
2025 Event 4 Classic (no v-cards) 3[47][48]
2025 Event 3 Premiere - Death Star II 15[49][50]
2025 Event 2 Premiere - Cloud City (Modified) 2[51][52]
2025 Event 1 Premiere - Hoth 1 (winner)[53][54]
2024 Event 5 Premiere - Reflections II (Modified) 28[55][56]
2024 Event 4 Premiere - Death Star II 25 (tie)[57][58]
2024 Event 3 Premiere - Endor 23[59][60]
2024 Event 2 Premiere - Cloud City (Modified) 10[61][62]
2024 Event 1 Premiere - Hoth 18 (tie)[63][64]
2023 Event 3 Premiere - Death Star II 6[65]
2023 Event 2 Premiere - Endor 29[66]
2023 Event 1 Premiere - Hoth 21[67]
2022 Season standings 2[68]
2022 Event 5 Premiere - Reflections II 9[69]
2022 Event 4 Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck 12[70]
2022 Event 3 Premiere - Death Star II 12[71][72]
2022 Event 2 Premiere - Hoth 1 (winner)[73]
2022 Event 1 Premiere - A New Hope 4[74][68]

Top-3 finishes in 2025: Event 1 (1st); Event 2 (2nd); Event 4 (3rd). Top-3 finishes in 2022: Event 2 (1st); Season standings (2nd).

Community card

Andy Talaga appears on the community card Andy T (2025 Advocate Award), which lists his GEMP handle andytalaga.[1]

  • Andy T (2025 Advocate Award)
    Andy T (2025 Advocate Award)

Collecting

Talaga's collection includes Decipher holiday cards, the 1995 Experience the Force pamphlet, convention velcro display cards and Cartamundi proof sheets.[75]

Card credits

Andy Talaga is credited on Players Committee Virtual cards for the original concept of one card.[76] The card is in Virtual Set 25, released 8 August 2025. One card in all (Concept: 1).[76] The tables give each card, its side, its set and the set's release date, the card it was made from (the title in the strip along the card's bottom edge, when it differs), and the credit exactly as printed. The same credits are listed under Andy Talaga on the Card Credits page.[77]

Concept (one card)

Card Side Set Set released Made from Credit as printed
•Baylan Skoll Dark Virtual Set 25 8 August 2025 Mercenary Pilot "Original concept by Andy Talaga"


Fan projects

A stickied post of 9 January 2021 on the Reddit community r/starwarsccgalters listed SWCCG, a Google Drive folder of fan expansions and Alternate Image cards, under the name AndyTalaga.[78][79]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andy T (2025 Advocate Award), SWCCG Community Awards, res.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  2. ↑ 2026 Retro U.S. Nationals (preserved copy: Internet Archive), starwarsccg.org
  3. ↑ 2025 Retro Invitational Player's Ball, andytalaga1, forum.starwarsccg.org (21 October 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scavenger Superbowl Showcase 2025, Domestique, forum.starwarsccg.org (11 April 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  5. ↑ 2025 Retro Gemp Match Play Championship, forum.starwarsccg.org (22 March 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  6. ↑ Star Wars CCG Super Collector - Most Expensive Sealed, Reflections Gold, Misprints, Grading & more!, Darth Grader, YouTube (10 December 2021). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Star Wars CCG Cube Discussion, BoardMatt, YouTube (20 March 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  8. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Japanese Card Overview, BoardMatt, YouTube (3 April 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Most Interesting and Strangest Things in Our Collections with Special Guest Andy, BoardMatt, YouTube (29 May 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  10. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Guide for New Players and Beginners - Part 1!, BoardMatt, YouTube (26 June 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  11. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Guide for New Players and Beginners - Part 2!, BoardMatt, YouTube (3 July 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  12. ↑ What do you do when you've collected it all? Thinking about why we collect featuring Andy., BoardMatt, YouTube (3 August 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  13. ↑ Star Wars CCG - How to Start Your Collection, BoardMatt, YouTube (21 August 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  14. ↑ Star Wars CCG - How to Build an ISB Operatives Deck!, BoardMatt, YouTube (2 October 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Court of the Vile Gangster, BoardMatt, YouTube (9 October 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Profit, BoardMatt, YouTube (16 November 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  17. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Bring Him Before Me, BoardMatt, YouTube (27 November 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  18. ↑ Star Wars CCG Misprints, Miscuts and Oddities, BoardMatt, YouTube (11 December 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  19. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Echo Base Operations, BoardMatt, YouTube (14 December 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  20. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Deck Video Wookies!!!!, BoardMatt, YouTube (11 January 2023). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Ranking Retro Formats, BoardMatt, YouTube (28 April 2023).
  22. ↑ Star Wars CCG RETRO LEAGUE IS BACK! All You Need to Know for 2025!, BoardMatt, YouTube (5 January 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  23. ↑ SWCCG: PDS2 Meta Discussion: Which Decks Beat Which Decks with Andy Talaga, Bill Bisco (BillBisco2) (3 May 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  24. ↑ SWCCG: PDS2 Meta Discussion: Which Decks Beat Which Decks PART 2 with Andy Talaga, Bill Bisco (BillBisco2) (4 May 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  25. ↑ SWCCG: PDS2 Meta Discussion: Which Decks Beat Which Decks PART 3 with Andy Talaga, Bill Bisco (BillBisco2) (9 May 2025).
  26. ↑ SWCCG: DCOM, 2025 Retro League Event 5 Week 5: Andy Talaga vs DirtyRandy with WormTime, Bill Bisco (BillBisco2) (5 November 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 2025 Retro Online Championship Series, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  28. ↑ (final standings for all 96 players; provided by Bill). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  29. ↑ dragoncon-2k1-aka-timed-wins-suck, Paul "lbmyers1" Myers, DeckTech (5 September 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  30. ↑ dragoncon-2k1-aka-timed-wins-suck, DeckTech (Paul "lbmyers1" Myers, 5 September 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  31. ↑ jenkintown-pa-6-24-01, DeckTech (Ted "Rogue15" Panczyszyn, 24 June 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  32. ↑ glenside-jenkintown-pa-06-24-01, DeckTech (Greg "TychoCelchu" Shaw, 26 June 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  33. ↑ glenside-pa-8-27-00, DeckTech (Ted "Rogue15" Panczyszyn, 27 August 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  34. ↑ glenside-pa-8-27-00, DeckTech (Rich "JekPorkins" Baliban, 27 August 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  35. ↑ mt-laurel-nj-8-6-00, DeckTech (Pete "Ghetto 13" Flamini, 16 August 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  36. ↑ orgins-2000, DeckTech (Josh "Jizosh003" Paterniti, 18 July 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  37. ↑ memorial-day-bbq-5-28-00, DeckTech (Doug "Phrim" Faust, 10 June 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  38. ↑ ramapocon-ii-day-3-director-report, DeckTech (Scott "CRingwell" Lingrell, 9 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 ramapocon-ii-5-5-5-7, DeckTech (Doug "Phrim" Faust, 10 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  40. ↑ ramapocon-ii-day-2-director-s-report, DeckTech (Scott "CRingwell" Lingrell, 13 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  41. ↑ glenside-pa-10-24-99, DeckTech (Kimberly "Arwen Even*" Caton, 25 October 1999). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  42. ↑ binghamton-new-york-8-7-99, DeckTech (Brian "twigg" Terwilliger, 12 August 1999). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  43. ↑ Email from Stephen Sanders to Retro League players, "2026 SWCCG Retro League Event 1 Premiere - Hoth Final Result" (20 March 2026).
  44. ↑ Event #1 - 2026 Retro GEMP League - P-Hoth Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  45. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #5 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - Decipher Cards Only (modified) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  46. ↑ Event #5 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - Decipher Cards Only (modified) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  47. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #4 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - Classic No-V Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  48. ↑ Event #4 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - Classic No-V Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  49. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #3 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - P-Death Star II Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  50. ↑ Event #3 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - P-Death Star II Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  51. ↑ Final standings posts (places 1–2 in text; 3–39 and 76–83 as images; 40–75 in a PDF attachment), in Event #2 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - P-Cloud City (modified) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  52. ↑ Event #2 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - P-Cloud City (modified) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  53. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #1 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - P-Hoth Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  54. ↑ Event #1 - 2025 Retro GEMP League - P-Hoth Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  55. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #5 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P-Reflections II (w/ WYS and AOBS banned) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  56. ↑ Event #5 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P-Reflections II (w/ WYS and AOBS banned) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  57. ↑ Cumulative Standings Updated on October 14 after Event 4 (images), in 2024 Retro League Cumulative Standings, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  58. ↑ Event #4 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P-Death Star II Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  59. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #3 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P-Endor (w/ ECC and EJP) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  60. ↑ Event #3 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P-Endor (w/ ECC and EJP) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  61. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #2 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P - Cloud City (w/ Ban List) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  62. ↑ Event #2 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P - Cloud City (w/ Ban List) Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  63. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #1 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P-Hoth Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  64. ↑ Event #1 - 2024 Retro GEMP League - P-Hoth Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  65. ↑ Event #3 - 2023 Retro GEMP League - P-Death Star II Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  66. ↑ Event #2 - 2023 Retro GEMP League - P-Endor Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  67. ↑ Event #1 - 2023 Retro GEMP League - P-Hoth Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 2022 Retro League Cumulative Standings, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  69. ↑ Event #5 - 2022 Retro GEMP League - P-REFII Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  70. ↑ Event #4 - 2022 Retro GEMP League - P-JPSD Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  71. ↑ Final standings post, in Event #3 - 2022 Retro GEMP League - P-DS2 Constructed (page 2), forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  72. ↑ Event #3 - 2022 Retro GEMP League - P-DS2 Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  73. ↑ Event #2 - 2022 Retro GEMP League - P-Hoth Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  74. ↑ Opening post, updated with "Final standings for Event #1" (image Retro1PANHStandings.png), in Event #1 - 2022 Retro GEMP League - P-ANH Constructed, forum.starwarsccg.org; the update is announced in a post of 29 March 2022. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  75. ↑ Star Wars CCG - Most Interesting and Strangest Things in Our Collections with Special Guest Andy, BoardMatt with Andy Talaga (29 May 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive; Internet Archive item.
  76. ↑ 76.0 76.1 card_labels.json in billbisco/swccg-gemp (commit 0bc4377d9): the printed labels of every Players Committee Virtual card, transcribed from the PC's card images (res.starwarsccg.org). Field definitions: docs/card_labels.md.
  77. ↑ Card Credits, SWCCG Wiki (generated from card_labels.json at commit 0bc4377d9).
  78. ↑ MPC Print Ready Cards - Links to drives and community disclaimer, r/starwarsccgalters, sharedmod, 9 January 2021. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  79. ↑ SWCCG, Google Drive folder. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
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