Explore every episode of the podcast The Force Unlimited | Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 54: Eat Dessert First | 28 avr. 2026 | 01:01:18 | |
We have Ned Math, and it's LAWLESS. Also, more pie. | |||
| Episode 53: More Pie | 24 mars 2026 | 01:00:34 | |
If there's one thing Parker hates, it's an incomplete cycle. MORE PIE. #starwarsunlimited #yaswup | |||
| Episode 52: F.U.G.S.I. Wedding | 24 févr. 2026 | 00:54:29 | |
What's this? A NEW MATH METRIC?! As a gift for our renewing our wedding vows, Parker calculated a new metric for evaluating #StarWarsUnlimited sets: The F.U.G.S. Index. How does A Lawless Time compare?Also our vows for A Lawless Time. #yaswup | |||
| Episode 51: Zeitgeist Adjacent - Stacks of Pie: First Slices | 03 févr. 2026 | 00:52:08 | |
Ned gives us the color pie deep dive that we wish someone else made for us. And it's us, so it's Part 1 of... 7? Who cuts a pie into seven slices? #starwarsunlimited | |||
| A Lawless Time Preview Cards - NO BIT | 23 janv. 2026 | 00:10:00 | |
No fluff, just the card info, right now. | |||
| Episode 50: Preview Cards | 20 janv. 2026 | 00:47:53 | |
Ned and Parker talk about The Force Unlimited #starwarsunlimited preview cards!Not the ones from this set. The other ones. IT'S EPISODE 50! | |||
| Episode 49: More Value Poggles | 07 janv. 2026 | 01:08:49 | |
Ned and Parker talk about what makes an interesting choice, what doesn't, and what #StarWarsUnlimited can do about it. | |||
| Episode 48: HANukkah Revisited | 23 déc. 2025 | 00:50:45 | |
Ned and Parker revisit some claims made two years ago on the final night of Hanukkah. #yaswup #starwarsunlimited | |||
| Episode 47: When Is A Token A Token | 09 déc. 2025 | 01:06:58 | |
Ned Math, tackling the leaders* for the first time! Also, Ned and Parker talk the newness and not-newness of Secrets of Power mechanics. #StarWarsUnlimited* Bodies only! | |||
| Episode 46: The Obligatory Riftbound Episode | 24 nov. 2025 | 01:10:19 | |
(Bad Audio Alert: Parker recorded through his webcam, not his mic. Which is too bad, because this is a great conversation.) We had to do one. Them's the rules. Ned and Parker talk Riftbound, and how we feel about it vis a vis Star Wars: Unlimited. | |||
| Episode 45: Secret Vows | 28 oct. 2025 | 00:54:43 | |
For Secrets of Power, Ned and Parker share vows, and Parker spices it up with some strong opinions on Blue Leaders. #StarWarsUnlimited | |||
| Episode 44: Operation Big Butt | 14 oct. 2025 | 01:07:40 | |
Ned took 23rd at Sectors, so he and Parker sit down to talk about literally everything else. IT'S A POTPOURRI EPISODE. #yaswup #starwarsunlimited | |||
| Episode 43: Everything We Can Say (About Intro Battle: Hoth) | 24 sept. 2025 | 00:40:16 | |
FFG was kind enough to send us, a podcast about statistical analysis of #StarWarsUnlimited, a beginner box....We did our best.(My wife's name is off by a year because I wanted to see if she actually looked at the video.) | |||
| Episode 42: The Meanest Match feat. Fee | 09 sept. 2025 | 01:11:07 | |
What is jank? Why is jank? Most importantly, where is jank? Ned, Parker, and special guest Fee talk about jank. Also, Parker is a terrible host and is ashamed of himself.Metal Marshmallow: https://www.youtube.com/@moltenglassheart | |||
| Episode 41: Good Things Come In Threes | 27 août 2025 | 01:01:50 | |
What did Parker discover at Galactics? And what is Parker's very special, probably unique, SWU collection?Axel Hutt Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716327196/angels-power-chapter-5-the-diabolics-painted-fantasy-epic | |||
| Episode 40: Turkey and the Wolf - RISE and SHINE | 12 août 2025 | 01:08:50 | |
NedMath is back, for Legends of the Force and Intro Battle: Hoth. Also, we try to make Galactics sound interesting to people who didn't go to Galactics. Also, we got lost in a casino. | |||
| Episode 39: Elvis Officiates | 16 juil. 2025 | 01:03:43 | |
Ned and Parker talk Prerelease, Galactics, and getting married at Taco Bell. | |||
| Episode 38: The Second Episode of the Trilogy | 01 juil. 2025 | 00:45:59 | |
Ned and Parker talk Trilogy Format, our second episode on the topic! | |||
| Episode 37: A Mindnumbing Work of Self-Indulgence | 30 juin 2025 | 01:37:46 | |
This episode is long and bad, but Parker's earned it! | |||
| Episode 36: The Force Unlimited Limited Unlimited Limited | 31 mai 2025 | 01:13:38 | |
Ned and Parker welcome Ben from Unlimited Limited to talk about card evaluation in a limited context and the unexpected richness of the Minneapolis Top 8.Unlimited Limited: https://www.youtube.com/@UnlimitedLimitedSWU | |||
| Episode 35: The Fall of Gideon's Light Cruiser | 13 mai 2025 | 01:09:01 | |
How many episodes do we have to record before Ned wanders into an iconic Star Wars phrase by accident? Ned Math says one of the sets is worse than the others! How wordy is JTL? Is The Force #StarWarsUnlimited's first novel mechanic? | |||
| Episode 34: TIL Coordinate is an Ability Word | 29 avr. 2025 | 01:10:24 | |
What is the deal with keywords? What is the deal with rogue decks? Ned and Parker blather on and on and on. | |||
| Episode 33: What We Talk About When We Talk About Paul Bettany | 15 avr. 2025 | 01:02:15 | |
Ned wants to talk about Nash Equilibria and Metagames, and Parker struggles to count down from 10. I think this is the core of our show. | |||
| Episode 32: Mulldrifters and Capitalism | 18 mars 2025 | 01:01:17 | |
What do these two things have in common? Absolutely nothing! It's segment after segment after segment, dear listener! We've got math, we've got TCG theory, we've got practical jokes. This episode has it all! | |||
| Episode 31 - Vows to Lightspeed | 04 mars 2025 | 00:58:26 | |
What does Ned think about Tyler's article on Year 2 balance? What does Parker think about four more months of podcasting with Ned? FIND OUT. | |||
| Episode 30: The Math Signal | 18 févr. 2025 | 01:10:20 | |
We're a bit late to the party, but we're here to talk about Jump to Lightspeed base math. And then, there's only one person who can talk about Ned Math. And it's Parker | |||
| Episode 29: The Swoodeebee Episode | 28 janv. 2025 | 01:06:41 | |
Ned was on KBOO Community Radio talking about board games! Also, we talk about other stuff. Ned on KBOO: https://kboo.org/media/125231-playtesting-ned-damon Browser Article: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-simple-html/ swudb.net: swudb.net | |||
| Episode 28: Sideboarding for Dummies | 14 janv. 2025 | 00:56:20 | |
Is Twilight wordier than Shadows? Ned and Parker talk applied sideboarding in anticipation of Parker's BIG WIN at the Portland PQ. - KTOD John Tatta SCG Con Columnbus 2K: https://swudb.com/deck/view/oKfgGWcPQbdz - PQ Bologna: https://swudb.com/deck/view/IuTwGYSAwH - PQ Sao Paulo: https://swudb.com/deck/view/AefcrsDdSleJ | |||
| Episode 27: The Philosophy of Fire | 01 janv. 2025 | 00:42:21 | |
What better way to celebrate SWU Year's Eve than listening to Ned and Parker talk about lesser known Star City Games articles from the past? | |||
| Episode 26: All I Want For Christmas Is SWU | 17 déc. 2024 | 01:01:30 | |
Ned talks about PAX Unplugged and then we talk about the tiny things we hope to see in 2025 for SWU. | |||
| Episode 25: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | 19 nov. 2024 | 00:49:30 | |
What were the most unloved cards in Shadows? What are the most popular leaders so far in Twilight? What does a bad math segment look like? STICK AROUND AND FIND OUT. (Our audio quality is better than ever, but Parker finally sat down and learned Squadcast/Descript, which left no time for charts or visual lists. The graphs - as always - are over on Ned's github, found at our website. There's no handy image grab of the Top 10 to post on Discord.) theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 24: Renewing Our Vows | 05 nov. 2024 | 00:47:14 | |
For Twilight of the Republic: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. theforceunlimited.com Ned's Borrowed Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/view/sTBuHjAp Parker's Borrowed Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/view/DJPVUbQPAd | |||
| Episode 23: Nobody Asks Parker Nothing | 22 oct. 2024 | 00:57:13 | |
Ned and Parker are back! It's mostly math. So much math. But it's user-submitted questions getting answered with math! theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 22: PAX West Interview | 16 sept. 2024 | 00:45:02 | |
Ned and Parker interview Alicia and Tyler at PAX West. theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 21: Evil Will Always Triumph Because Good Is Dumb | 27 août 2024 | 01:08:34 | |
Ned and Parker talk about Drafting the Hard Way and Drafting the Correct Way. Then we revisit Ned Math: Are rarer cards better than more common ones? Drafting the Correct Way, by Paolo Vitor Dama di Rosa: https://www.threeforonetrading.com/en/drafting-the-correct-way Drafting the Hard Way, by Ben Stark: https://www.channelfireball.com/article/Stark-Reality-Drafting-the-Hard-Way/397b71cd-11d4-4644-9e77-5c08846d30c0/ | |||
| Episode 20: The Ballad of George R. Binks | 13 août 2024 | 01:17:06 | |
Ned and Parker talk about mapping boxes, the importance of removal effects, and what the Top 10 Leaders on swudb were in the first week of Shadows of the Galaxy for #starwarsunlimited theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 19: Kill It, If You Have To | 23 juil. 2024 | 01:05:25 | |
Ned and Parker talk about mapping boxes, the importance of removal effects, and what the Top 10 Leaders on swudb were in the first week of Shadows of the Galaxy for #starwarsunlimited | |||
| Episode 18: Shadow Wedding | 09 juil. 2024 | 00:50:09 | |
Ned and Parker get married! What does that have to do with Shadows of the Galaxy? theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 17: SORder in the Court | 25 juin 2024 | 00:58:26 | |
Oh no, Ned and Parker are arguing! Don't worry, Dear Listener, it's a bit. Ned and Parker take sides regarding various facets of the first set of Star Wars: Unlimited. (Apologies for the audio, life is life.) | |||
| Episode 16: Topics Tapas | The Force Unlimited | 11 juin 2024 | 01:37:09 | |
Ned and Parker run through a blitz of subjects to short to merit segments of their own. Then Ned takes his first pass at Shadows math. https://www.theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 15: Lines and Heuristics | The Force Unlimited | 01 juin 2024 | 01:09:02 | |
After talking about Parker's showdown experience, Ned and Parker talk Lines of play, and Heuristics for play. https://theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 14: Weird Formats | The Force Unlimited | 15 mai 2024 | 01:13:48 | |
Ned and Parker talk about Winston, Two-Headed Dragon, Padawan and Youngling, Cube, and what the hell is going on with Pokemon formats. https://theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 13: Monte Carlo Magical Christmasland | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast | 23 avr. 2024 | 01:16:24 | |
Parker has questions about "niche" keywords. Ned and Parker talk "better" versus "strictly better". Then Ned talks through the math of 4 card Turn 2 super-combos. https://theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 12: Return of the Math | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast | 09 avr. 2024 | 01:22:39 | |
Ned dives in to the Twickenham results and has thoughts about Boba. Parker talks about girl scout cookies. One of these men is shouldering the entire TFU brand. https://theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 11: Dealing With Mr. Suitcase | 26 mars 2024 | 01:34:26 | |
As Parker nears a complete collection of Spark of Rebellion, Ned talks about how insufferable people with full collections are and gives advice on how to maximize your investment in Star Wars: Unlimited if you're not going to spend a lot of money. https://theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 10: Attention on Deck, with Special Guest Ryan Serrano | The Force Unlimited | 12 mars 2024 | 01:26:42 | |
Ned and Parker sit down with FFG Dev Ryan Serrano to talk about designing Star Wars: Unlimited. https://theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 9: Are We Having Fun Yet? | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast | 28 févr. 2024 | 01:10:05 | |
The quarter zip gang talks about playing for expression versus playing to win. Parker walks through his thoughts on strategies for the prerelease and Ned tries to get a word in edgewise. https://theforceunlimited.com Parker's Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/IyCkyqhDeRof Ned's Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/view/BgEtqIcKyqb | |||
| Episode 8: The Math-Free Zone | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast | 13 févr. 2024 | 01:25:23 | |
Episode 8: The Math-Free Zone | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast Welcome to Episode 8 of The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. Ned and Parker talk about bluffing and misdirection. Ned and Parker talk about their Top 3 respective Mel cards. Ned and Parker talk about their feelings about the first Take the Initiative TTS tourney. Ned and Parker DO NOT talk about math! https://theforceunlimited.com Parker's Deck: https://swudb.com/deck/PAuyCtmDX Ned's Deck: | |||
| Episode 7: Math Sandwich | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast | 30 janv. 2024 | 01:26:41 | |
Welcome to Episode 7 of The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. TWO NEW RECURRING SEGMENTS. Ned and Parker talk about the game design implications of Star Wars Unlimited's starting with two resources. Before that, there's math. After that, there's math. And it breaks Parker. Listen to him break. Episode 8 will be math free. https://theforceunlimited.com | |||
| Episode 6: Double Your Pleasure | The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited Podcast | 16 janv. 2024 | 01:36:24 | |
Welcome to Episode 6 of The Force Unlimited: Yet Another Star Wars Unlimited podcast. Good news! We've leveled up our audio! Bad news! We've lost the ability to stay on target. In this episode, Parker and Ned discuss the pros and cons of different draw mechanics in TCGs, and why we like Star Wars Unlimited's the best. Then Ned evaluates how many hits you need to have in your deck to ensure you successfully fish. https://theforceunlimited.com Parker's Deck:https://swudb.com/deck/NQcpDmYXQDv Ned's Deck: | |||