Star Wars: Unlimited won Game of the Year at the first TCG Awards, held Thursday evening, October 22, 2026, at SPIEL Essen in Germany. Fantasy Flight Games’ Star Wars trading card game also won Newcomer of the Year, and it took four awards in total on the night. The TCG Awards are the first global awards for the trading card game industry, with 13 categories and fans voting in 9 of them.
Name: TCG Awards 2026 (first edition)
Game of the Year: Star Wars: Unlimited (Fantasy Flight Games)
Announced: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Where: SPIEL Essen, Essen, Germany
Full winners: table below
Link: the official TCG Awards announcement
What did Star Wars: Unlimited win?
Four awards: Game of the Year; Newcomer of the Year; Set of the Year for A Lawless Time, the game’s seventh set; and Event of the Year for the Galactic Championship. That made Star Wars: Unlimited the most awarded game of the night.
Who won the other TCG Awards categories?
Here is the full list of winners from the first TCG Awards:
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Game of the Year | Star Wars: Unlimited |
| Newcomer of the Year | Star Wars: Unlimited |
| Campaign of the Year | Cyberpunk TCG Kickstarter (WeirdCo and CD Projekt Red) |
| Set of the Year | A Lawless Time (Star Wars: Unlimited) |
| Accessory of the Year | Dragon Shield Matte Sleeves |
| Artwork of the Year | N’s Zoroark ex, illustrated by Raita Kazama (Pokémon TCG) |
| Brand Partnership of the Year | Red Bull Double DON!! (One Piece Card Game) |
| Event of the Year | Galactic Championship (Star Wars: Unlimited) |
| Content Creator of the Year | Pleasant Kenobi |
| Equality Impact of the Year | Women+ in Magic |
| Local Game Store of the Year | Mulligan TCG Shop, Hamburg, Germany |
| Player of the Year | Julien Kehon |
| Service Provider of the Year | PPG Event Management |
Where can I see the full Essen guide?
The winners are also listed in our SPIEL Essen 2026 guide, which covers tickets, hours and the top new games. Fantasy Flight Games is having a big week: the Arkham Horror Remastered campaign is another Fantasy Flight Games headline this week.
Source: TCG Awards official announcement.
Image credit: Fantasy Flight Games.
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