Star Wars Trading Card Game

The Star Wars Trading Card Game is a game that was produced by Wizards of the Coast after the license for collectible card games was given to that company at the end of 2001. Prior to this, Decipher held the license, and used it to produce the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, Young Jedi Collectible Card Game, and Jedi Knights Trading Card Game. Near the end of 2005, Wizards of the Coast announced that the Star Wars Trading Card Game would be put on indefinite hold, although they would still retain the license. However, an announcement was made on January 28, 2010, stating that, "with the economic downturn," the license to produce all of their Star Wars lines would be allowed to expire in May of that year with no renewal. After the license expired, Wizards of the Coast no longer produced any Star Wars–related material.

After Wizards of the Coast stopped making the cards, a nonprofit, player-elected community called the Independent Development Committee, or IDC for short, began making virtual cards that can be downloaded and printed out to continue game play. They currently have fifty-three expansions available for download, including the officially released cards by Wizards of the Coast.

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