Tyler Parrott
@davflamerock.bsky.social
Game designer. He/Him. Poly. I talk Star Wars Unlimited, Magic the Gathering, Halo, and social justice.
*My opinions are strictly my own*
*My opinions are strictly my own*
We had done capture before, so when we brought it back we asked ourselves how we could evolve the mechanic. Ryan had the brilliant idea of self-capture, hiding a unit inside another unit to survive enemy removal. After MANY revisions, we ended up using it on DJ to great effect! #FFGStaff
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We had done capture before, so when we brought it back we asked ourselves how we could evolve the mechanic. Ryan had the brilliant idea of self-capture, hiding a unit inside another unit to survive enemy removal. After MANY revisions, we ended up using it on DJ to great effect! #FFGStaff
Ya'll are gonna want to play this set. I'm obsessed with the new bases we designed the draft format around (not to mention the deckbuilding possibilities for Premier) #FFGStaff
Step into A Lawless Time! A time filled with bounty hunters, smugglers and fearless outlaws in the epic seventh set of Star Wars™: Unlimited.
Read our First Look article here: starwarsunlimited.com/articles/a-l...
Read our First Look article here: starwarsunlimited.com/articles/a-l...
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Ya'll are gonna want to play this set. I'm obsessed with the new bases we designed the draft format around (not to mention the deckbuilding possibilities for Premier) #FFGStaff
Ryan had a cute idea for a top-down design for One In A Million, one that was optimized by the use of the Plot keyword. Defeating a unit for 1 resource (& no cards) is an unbelievable rate, & with most units having more HP than power, you can use damage to line them up for the right moment #FFGStaff
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Ryan had a cute idea for a top-down design for One In A Million, one that was optimized by the use of the Plot keyword. Defeating a unit for 1 resource (& no cards) is an unbelievable rate, & with most units having more HP than power, you can use damage to line them up for the right moment #FFGStaff
My article all about Designing Secrets of Power came out today! (Earlier than I expected, but it makes sense given the holiday.) This one was significantly more personal to me #FFGStaff starwarsunlimited.com/articles/beh...
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Star Wars: Unlimited | Tyler Parrott on Designing Secrets of Power
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November 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My article all about Designing Secrets of Power came out today! (Earlier than I expected, but it makes sense given the holiday.) This one was significantly more personal to me #FFGStaff starwarsunlimited.com/articles/beh...
We often want to have leaders who encourage you to build a deck around new mechanics. Palpatine and Bail were our Plot leaders in this set. But to ensure that we had more inter-set synergy, we designed Bail in a way that he didn't call out the mechanic, so he can do more than just plot #FFGStaff
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We often want to have leaders who encourage you to build a deck around new mechanics. Palpatine and Bail were our Plot leaders in this set. But to ensure that we had more inter-set synergy, we designed Bail in a way that he didn't call out the mechanic, so he can do more than just plot #FFGStaff
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Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
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November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
The original plot upgrade was a 4 cost +3/+3 in blue. Eventually we would overhaul the mechanic in a way that directed us towards wanting more common plot upgrades specifically, so we made several more with unique stats. What surprised me was that the expensive +3/+3 was too strong! #FFGStaff
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The original plot upgrade was a 4 cost +3/+3 in blue. Eventually we would overhaul the mechanic in a way that directed us towards wanting more common plot upgrades specifically, so we made several more with unique stats. What surprised me was that the expensive +3/+3 was too strong! #FFGStaff
Some kids were playing cards on the steps at my outdoor Shakespeare summer camp, and it seemed like a fun game for me to try. We didn't correctly know what any of the keywords did for several months
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Some kids were playing cards on the steps at my outdoor Shakespeare summer camp, and it seemed like a fun game for me to try. We didn't correctly know what any of the keywords did for several months
Today was cube day, and there were few enough of us that we got two drafts in! First went 3-0 with izzet in a rebalanced Bloomburrow draft, then 2-1 in "bar cube with great mana." Started both as UB Control and ended up in izzet, though I was able to splash a Seige Rhino the second time 🤣 #mtg
November 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Today was cube day, and there were few enough of us that we got two drafts in! First went 3-0 with izzet in a rebalanced Bloomburrow draft, then 2-1 in "bar cube with great mana." Started both as UB Control and ended up in izzet, though I was able to splash a Seige Rhino the second time 🤣 #mtg
Two independent goals we had for the set were to support go-wide strategies and to make the initiative minigame more interesting. After struggling with a lot of failed designs for this card, I wondered if we could make an anti-token card that also called out the initiative? #FFGStaff
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Two independent goals we had for the set were to support go-wide strategies and to make the initiative minigame more interesting. After struggling with a lot of failed designs for this card, I wondered if we could make an anti-token card that also called out the initiative? #FFGStaff
Designing sets with token units can sometimes feel strange, because common units have a tight complexity budget. It may feel repetitive to have similar variations on "When Played/Defeated: Create a token" but changing the numbers and aspects can make even similar cards feel very different #FFGStaff
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Designing sets with token units can sometimes feel strange, because common units have a tight complexity budget. It may feel repetitive to have similar variations on "When Played/Defeated: Create a token" but changing the numbers and aspects can make even similar cards feel very different #FFGStaff
Captain Dare got to commend four Spartans in pursuit of the Oddball, but they weren't brawny enough to fistfight a brute chieftain and an elite with an energy sword (and two other banished) 😞
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Captain Dare got to commend four Spartans in pursuit of the Oddball, but they weren't brawny enough to fistfight a brute chieftain and an elite with an energy sword (and two other banished) 😞
There was some debate as to whether her ability should cost 1 or have a big condition. It was important that this first version of this effect be simple, and there are plenty of ways to buff tokens and re-use those buffs...not to mention what future tokens we may make! #FFGStaff
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
There was some debate as to whether her ability should cost 1 or have a big condition. It was important that this first version of this effect be simple, and there are plenty of ways to buff tokens and re-use those buffs...not to mention what future tokens we may make! #FFGStaff
I've built various Radha, Heir to Keld decks before and now that Avatar exists I wish she could be errata'ed to have Firebending 2 (so her mana is more useful). #mtg
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I've built various Radha, Heir to Keld decks before and now that Avatar exists I wish she could be errata'ed to have Firebending 2 (so her mana is more useful). #mtg
Come join us on the livestream for Secrets of Power draft! #FFGStaff www.youtube.com/live/_IAQ70W...
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Come join us on the livestream for Secrets of Power draft! #FFGStaff www.youtube.com/live/_IAQ70W...
Leia had this ability for most of development, but you could reveal any card. We kept running into a problem: it was too easy to draft a couple neutral cards and then she'd be online the rest of the game. Disclose solved the neutral problem and also made her feel more integrated to the set #FFGStaff
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Leia had this ability for most of development, but you could reveal any card. We kept running into a problem: it was too easy to draft a couple neutral cards and then she'd be online the rest of the game. Disclose solved the neutral problem and also made her feel more integrated to the set #FFGStaff
Some of my favorite designs are the subtle ones. C-3PO was perfect at that from the beginning: on his own, he's a very straightforward repeatable +2/+2 engine (slow, but effective). But with disclose in the set, he's also a way to have a G/H card in your hand on demand #FFGStaff
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Some of my favorite designs are the subtle ones. C-3PO was perfect at that from the beginning: on his own, he's a very straightforward repeatable +2/+2 engine (slow, but effective). But with disclose in the set, he's also a way to have a G/H card in your hand on demand #FFGStaff
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
When we commissioned the art for Scanning Officer in SHD, Elia Kane was an unnamed background character. Ryan & I wanted to put her in SEC, since her storyline was full of intrigue, so Ryan pitched a mechanical callback to the first card that had her art. Now she can hit smuggle OR plot! #FFGStaff
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
When we commissioned the art for Scanning Officer in SHD, Elia Kane was an unnamed background character. Ryan & I wanted to put her in SEC, since her storyline was full of intrigue, so Ryan pitched a mechanical callback to the first card that had her art. Now she can hit smuggle OR plot! #FFGStaff
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Zohran Mamdami is an exceptional political operator with an exceptional team, fighting and winning against exceptional odds.
He, or someone just like him, will be President someday—mark my words.
Be radically optimistic. Change what you can in the world for the better.
He, or someone just like him, will be President someday—mark my words.
Be radically optimistic. Change what you can in the world for the better.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Zohran Mamdami is an exceptional political operator with an exceptional team, fighting and winning against exceptional odds.
He, or someone just like him, will be President someday—mark my words.
Be radically optimistic. Change what you can in the world for the better.
He, or someone just like him, will be President someday—mark my words.
Be radically optimistic. Change what you can in the world for the better.
ICE are terrorists. #abolishICE
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
ICE are terrorists. #abolishICE
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
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We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I didn't get to finish my MESBG game tonight because we ran out of time but man it was an absolute blast, between how lethal both sides were and how much of an absolute house the Witch King got to be as he fought off waves of warg riders being thrown at him
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I didn't get to finish my MESBG game tonight because we ran out of time but man it was an absolute blast, between how lethal both sides were and how much of an absolute house the Witch King got to be as he fought off waves of warg riders being thrown at him