Translations of SWCCG
Translations of SWCCG are the language editions of Star Wars CCG. Decipher printed the English game from 1995 through 2001. Takara printed Japanese sets. Further language editions were planned, including German-language and Spanish-language releases, and were later cancelled.[1][2]
| Language | What shipped | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| English | Full game, Premiere Limited (December 1995) through Theed Palace (December 2001) | Decipher; Parker Brothers in North America; Waddingtons in Europe |
| Japanese | Premiere Limited, A New Hope Limited, Hoth Limited, Premiere Two-Player Introductory Game, The Empire Strikes Back Introductory Two-Player Game | Takara, from April 1997 |
| German | Cancelled | Queens Games. 1998 magazine advertisements; Modern Graphics two-player rulebook. Cancelled German release of SWCCG |
| Spanish | Cancelled | Spanish Premiere Two-Player Game rules booklet reached prepress on 2 July 1998 |
Japanese
Takara printed Japanese Premiere Limited in April 1997 (black border; 基本カード): 15-card packs and 60-card starters with a Japanese rulebook. Product photos and the Japanese Help Me Obi-Wan Kenobi Effect-template printing are on Premiere Limited. Japanese A New Hope, Hoth, and both Two-Player games followed. Anime-style cards were considered for Japan and were not released.[2]
Cancelled German release
Queens Games was in charge of the German translation. The company pulled the contract after Japanese sales, and the edition was not released. Surviving artifacts are 1998 magazine advertisements (Offizielles Star Wars Magazin #8–#11)[3] and a Modern Graphics German two-player rulebook. The full account is on Cancelled German release of SWCCG.[4][5]
German players promoted and won the English game. Philipp Jacobs of Germany won the 1997 Decipher World Championship. Bastian Winkelhaus of Germany won the 2001 replacement Worlds at FreedomCon. Decipher Squadron Members in Germany included Winfried Sommerfield in Bochum (Red 41 FL) and Michael Krause in Aachen (Red 67). Others were Michael Lierheimer in Langenbach (Red 102) and Lars Malcharek in Duisburg (Red 114).[6]
Cancelled Spanish release
Decipher prepared a Spanish-language Premiere Two-Player Introductory Game rules booklet for a planned Spanish release. The surviving printer proof, dated 2 July 1998, is on Spanish Premiere Two-Player Game rules booklet.[7]
Decipher Squadron Members in Spain promoted the English game. They were Sergio Domenech in Madrid (Red 49 FL), Guillermo Ruiz in Barcelona (Red 42 / Gold 17), and Unai Herran in Zaragoza (Red 48).[6] On 10 October 2012 a Spanish hobby thread on labsk.net said SWCCG had little acceptance in Spain, perhaps because it was only in English.[8]
Fan translations
CardGuide Wiki has a fan checklist of Spanish card titles for Premiere Limited.[9] Its titles do not match the 1998 booklet. The booklet prints Barrera Imperial and leaves Caller, Jawa, Blaster, and LIN-V8K in English. CardGuide uses names such as Imperial Barrera, Ilamador (Caller), Holandés (Dutch), and Beru Estofado (Beru Stew).
Renato Tenorio's 2009 fan translations on the Players Committee site, a Spanish glossary of game terms and a Death Star II rules supplement, call the game Juego de Cartas Seleccionables. The 1998 booklet uses Juego de Cartas Coleccionables (SW-JCC).[10]
See also
- Cancelled German release of SWCCG
- Spanish Premiere Two-Player Game rules booklet
- Premiere Limited
- Premiere Two-Player Introductory Game
- Unreleased cards
- Cancelled Expansions
- Rulebooks
- Sergio Domenech
References
- ↑ Diane Tennant, House of Cards, The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Break p. E1 (11 December 1995; TAG 9512090048). Google's public index of the Virginia Tech electronic copy (22 February 2018): File:Virginian_Pilot_House_of_Cards_Google_index_2018-02-22.txt. Unique-phrase search: google.com. Preserved copy: File:Virginian_Pilot_House_of_Cards_Google_unique-phrase_2018-02-22.pdf; Internet Archive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SWCCG Collecting Encyclopedia 3.2, p.201 (Other Foreign Language Releases). Preserved copy: Wayback, 9 October 2026. Collecting hub: starwarsccg.org/collecting/, Internet Archive.
- ↑ Offizielles Star Wars Magazin #8, Jedi-Bibliothek (14 January 1998). #9 (15 April 1998); #10 (15 July 1998); #11 (10 October 1998). Preserved copies: Wayback #8, 9 October 2026; Wayback #9, 23 December 2024; Wayback #10, 23 December 2024; Wayback #11, 9 October 2026. Covers: #8; #9; #10; #11
- ↑ Star Wars CCG - Japanese Card Overview, BoardMatt, guest Andy Talaga (3 April 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive. Advertisement frames: File:OSWM_German_Premiere_ad_BoardMatt_2022.png; File:OSWM_German_Premiere_booster_spread.png.
- ↑ Star Wars CCG - Most Interesting and Strangest Things in Our Collections with Special Guest Andy, BoardMatt, guest Andy Talaga (29 May 2022). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Decipher SWCCG Squadron Members, starwarsccg.org. Fan-site table: geocities.ws/plarathas/SMs.html. Preserved copies: Wayback, 9 April 2016; Wayback, 9 October 2026.
- ↑ SWCCG Two-Player Game Rulesbook (Spanish).pdf, Sergio Domenech, Star Wars CCG Facebook group (8 September 2021). Preserved copy: Internet Archive; File:Spanish_Premiere_Two-Player_Game_rules_booklet.pdf.
- ↑ Star Wars CCG, rediseñado, labsk.net, LeBastard (10 October 2012). Print view: labsk.net print.
- ↑ Premiere Limited (Star Wars CCG) (ES), CardGuide Wiki. Star Wars CCG at CardGuide Wiki.
- ↑ Equivalencias inglés – español, Renato Tenorio, version 1.5 (© 2009). Death Star II rules supplement (Spanish), Renato Tenorio (© 2009). Preserved copy of the Death Star II PDF: Wayback, 9 October 2026. Index: starwarsccg.org/rules/.
