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Star Wars characters by debut

Order by the year each character first appeared on screen in a Star Wars film or TV show. You place all 40 cards on one timeline, one at a time. You start with three lives, and ten right in a row wins a lost one back.

Star Wars characters by debut
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Order by the year each character first appeared on screen in a Star Wars film or TV show. Drag or tap it onto the line
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How to play the Star Wars characters timeline

Each card is a Star Wars character, with a short description under the name, and you sort them by the year they first appeared on screen in a film or TV series. The first card sits on the timeline with its year shown. Each new character then needs a home, somewhere before, after or between the ones you have. Find the right one and their debut year shows; miss it and the character is moved to the true spot, costing you one of three lives.

The deck spans the original trilogy, the prequels, the animated series, the sequel films and the live-action shows. On-screen debut is what counts, not where a character sits in the story's own chronology, so someone from the galaxy's distant past can be a recent arrival. A few characters showed up in cartoons or specials before they were famous in live action, and that is where people slip.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 40 cards you might be dealt, with 12 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Luke Skywalker Farm boy from Tatooine
  • Princess Leia Rebel leader from Alderaan
  • Han Solo Smuggler captain of the Millennium Falcon
  • Darth Vader Masked Sith Lord
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi Jedi Master, also known as Ben
  • C-3PO Fussy protocol droid
  • Boba Fett Armored bounty hunter
  • Lando Calrissian Smooth-talking administrator of Cloud City
  • Emperor Palpatine Sith Lord who rules the Empire
  • Jabba the Hutt Crime lord of Tatooine
  • Qui-Gon Jinn Jedi Master who finds young Anakin
  • Padme Amidala Queen of Naboo
  • Darth Maul Sith with a double-bladed lightsaber
  • Count Dooku Fallen Jedi who leads the Separatists
  • General Grievous Cyborg Separatist commander
  • Ahsoka Tano Anakin's Togruta apprentice
  • Cad Bane Duros bounty hunter in a wide-brimmed hat
  • Ezra Bridger Street orphan from Lothal
  • Rey Scavenger from Jakku
  • Kylo Ren Masked First Order warrior
  • BB-8 Rolling orange-and-white droid
  • K-2SO Reprogrammed Imperial security droid
  • Grand Admiral Thrawn Blue-skinned Chiss strategist
  • Rose Tico Resistance maintenance tech
  • Din Djarin Beskar-armored bounty hunter
  • Grogu Force-sensitive foundling of Yoda's species
  • Luthen Rael Antiques dealer and rebel spymaster
  • Baylan Skoll Former Jedi turned mercenary

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