Who’s the Beatdown: Star Wars Unlimited Edition

I want to direct your attention to the concepts from a classic Magic: the Gathering strategy article that is relevant in many card games — Michael Flores’s “Who’s the Beatdown”, written all the way back in 1999 (perhaps before some readers were even born!) but still extremely useful! Michael truly did a service to the TCG community with this writing.
However, his article was written using Magic: the Gathering examples, and old Magic: the Gathering examples at that — so I’m setting forth to write my own version that should hopefully be more clear to Star Wars: Unlimited players. Credit for the original articulation of the core concepts here should rest with Michael!
Why You (Might Be) Losing Games: “Win Condition Ignorance”

Let’s take a look at another common reason to find yourself with a big L at the end of a hard fought match. You asked
Star Wars Legion: Born to Strategize

Star Wars Legion Players! “Ten Hut(t)!” (It will make the reading process more bearable if you use your best drill sergeant voice. I apologize in