Star Wars: Unlimited

Star Wars: Unlimited Card Scanner

Hold a card under your phone's camera and it's in your collection. TurnZero HQ reads the set code and collector number printed along the bottom, the one part of a Star Wars: Unlimited card that says exactly which printing it is.

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Free on iPhone and Android, with a typed option on the web.

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How it works

1. Open the scanner

In My Library, switch the game menu to Star Wars: Unlimited and tap Scan, beside the My cards and Add cards tabs. The camera opens with a running list of what has been added this session underneath it.

2. Hold up one card at a time

Keep the bottom edge of the card in view, where the set code and number are printed. The name helps too, but the number is what identifies the card.

3. Watch it land

Each recognized card is added to your collection the moment it is read, so switching apps halfway through a stack loses nothing. Undo on any row takes that copy back off.

4. Pick when it asks

If a read could be more than one card, the scanner shows the candidates and waits for you to tap the right one. Nothing is added on a guess.

What it reads, and in what order

A Magic scanner looks at the title, because a Magic card's name is its identity. A Star Wars: Unlimited scanner has to do the opposite. The phone reads the text on the card on the device itself, and TurnZero HQ works through those lines in this order:

What's printedExampleWhat happens
Set code and numberSOR • EN 010/252One card has that code and number, so it's the answer, even if the name was misread.
Number over set total010/252No set code was read: the sets with that total, then the card whose name was also read.
A name with no numberLuke SkywalkerCan't name a printing, so you're shown every printing of that name to pick from.

That's why the bottom edge matters most: keep the collector line in frame and out of glare, and most cards resolve on the first read. Where the set code and number are on a card →

Duplicates

The scanner reads a new frame about once a second, so it needs a rule for when a card is new. The rule is simple: a new card is one that reads differently from the last card added. Holding the same card up adds it once. For a second copy of the same card, tap +1 on its row.

Hyperspace and foil

Hyperspace, Showcase and Prestige versions carry collector numbers of their own, so the scanner adds the right one from the number alone. Foil is different: a foil copy has the same number as the normal one, and a camera can't reliably tell them apart, so each card is added in its headline finish (Normal, else Foil). Open the card from your collection and move the copy to Foil if that's what you have, and its price follows. How to tell the versions apart →

Typing instead of scanning

Everything the camera does from a card's text also works from what you type. Enter the set code and number, and the card is found the same way:

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SOR 59: set code and number

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SOR 059/252: leading zeros and the printed total are fine too

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sor 59: capitals don't matter

That's how the web app adds cards, since a browser has no scanner camera, and it's often quicker on a phone for a card in a sleeve with glare across the bottom.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the scanner read the bottom of a Star Wars: Unlimited card rather than the name?

Because the name doesn't identify the card. The same character can be a leader, several different units, and a Hyperspace or Showcase version of each, while the set code and collector number at the bottom are printed on exactly one printing. TurnZero HQ reads the set code and number first and uses the name only to break ties.

Can it tell a Hyperspace card from the standard one?

Yes, by its number. A Hyperspace, Showcase or Prestige version has a collector number of its own, so reading the number is enough to add the right printing.

Does the scanner know if my card is a foil?

No, and it doesn't pretend to. A camera can't reliably see the difference between a foil and a normal copy, so a scanned card is added in its headline finish (Normal, or Foil for a printing that only comes in foil). Change the finish on the card's page afterward if yours is different.

What if I scan two copies of the same card?

A card that reads the same as the one just added is treated as still being in the frame, so holding a card up doesn't add it over and over. To add a second copy, tap +1 on its row, or scan a different card in between.

Can I scan Star Wars: Unlimited cards on a computer?

The camera scanner is for iPhone and Android. On the web you type what's printed at the bottom of the card instead, like "SOR 59", and the same matching finds it.

Does TurnZero HQ keep a photo of my cards?

No. The text on the card is read on your phone, and only those lines of text are sent to TurnZero HQ to match against the catalog. No picture of the card is uploaded or stored.

Turn a box of Star Wars: Unlimited cards into a priced collection.

Scan them in one at a time and TurnZero HQ keeps the count and the value. Free to start.

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Star Wars: Unlimited card names and images are the property of Lucasfilm Ltd. and Fantasy Flight Games. © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. TurnZero HQ is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd., Disney, Fantasy Flight Games, or Asmodee. Card data comes from swu-db.com, and prices from TCGplayer.