Author : kennon

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Kennon (sometimes known as Will) is a 20+ year veteran of competitive cardgaming, with most of that dedicated to the A Game of Thrones card game. He was host of the 500+ episode White Book podcast for that game and author of numerous articles for CardgameDB and Fantasy Flight Games. Unfortunately, he could never quite clinch a championship and so, earned the "Championship Level Player" moniker, bestowed by FFG themselves. Formerly of the Golden Company, currently of the SWU-Tang Clan.

A Mea Culpa on Trend Data

kennonMay 1, 2026May 1, 2026

by kennonMay 1, 2026May 1, 20260247

A commenter on Reddit made a fair point after this week’s article: the cumulative APR numbers I’ve been publishing don’t account well for a deck...

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The Big Three

kennonApril 29, 2026April 29, 2026

by kennonApril 29, 2026April 29, 20262 422

Five weeks in. Fifty-eight events. 3,686 players. Fifty-eight winners. Atlanta reshaped the format and week five confirmed it. The format currently has three pillars. Boba...

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Atlanta Changes Everything (Or Does It?)

kennonApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026

by kennonApril 22, 2026April 22, 20264 605

Four weeks in. One Sector Qualifier. Forty-three qualifying events, 2,831 players, 43 winners. The Atlanta Sector is the first real data break we’ve gotten since...

Article Deck Tech

Collateral Damage: A Saw Gerrera Deck Tech

kennonApril 17, 2026April 17, 2026

by kennonApril 17, 2026April 17, 20260408

Welcome back to The SWU Report. If you’ve been following along lately, you know I’ve been spending this post-rotation window doing what I love most:...

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What Are We Looking At Now? LAW PQs Three Weeks In

kennonApril 14, 2026April 14, 2026

by kennonApril 14, 2026April 14, 20260715

Thirty-one Premier PQs. Seventeen hundred and eighty-four players. Thirty-one winners to analyze. Week three is now fully in the books, and we have more data...

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Applying Championship Metrics to the LAW PQ Season

kennonApril 8, 2026April 8, 2026

by kennonApril 8, 2026April 8, 20264 811

Back in August, I wrote a piece arguing that Conversion Rate, the go-to metric for most tournament post-mortems, was telling an incomplete story. The short...

Article Deck Tech

The Hutt Economy: A Jabba the Hutt Deck

kennonApril 5, 2026April 5, 2026

by kennonApril 5, 2026April 5, 20263 826

The Hutt Economy: A Jabba the Hutt Deck Tech By Kennon | The SWU Report Welcome back to The SWU Report. After rotation, we’re still...

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Die Forward: A Luthen Rael Deck

kennonMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026

by kennonMarch 12, 2026March 12, 20261416

Welcome back to The SWU Report, where we explore whatever strikes my fancy about Star Wars Unlimited. With rotation on the horizon for Premier (sets...

Article Opinion and Experience

Twin Suns Precons: A Product at War with Itself

kennonMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

by kennonMarch 4, 2026March 4, 20262 163

At GAMA 2026, Fantasy Flight Games pulled back the curtain on the upcoming Twin Suns preconstructed decks for Star Wars Unlimited. May 8th release date....

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All Things LAW Sealed: Your A Lawless Time Prerelease Survival Guide

kennonMarch 2, 2026March 2, 2026

by kennonMarch 2, 2026March 2, 20262 2576

Hey everyone, welcome back to the SWU Report! It’s prerelease season again, arguably the best weekend on the Star Wars: Unlimited calendar, and I am...

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