Buzz Break: 2022 Topps 206 Star Wars Wave 1 (two packs)

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The packs: 2022 Topps 206 Star Wars Wave 1 (two packs)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.

Cards per pack: 10
Cards per lot: 20
Base set completion: 
14 of 50 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 2

Base cards: Princess Leia Organa, Lando Calrissian, D.J., Chancellor Villecham, Sy Snootles, Tusken Chief, Clone Trooper, Bail Organa (2), Nien Nunb (2), Lobot, Jabba The Hutt, Bib Fortuna, Dengar, Bazine Netal

Insert cards: 4 (everything in the gallery below)
Blue Starfield parallel (3) – Qui-Gon Jinn, Vice Admiral Holdo, The Twins
Orange Starfield parallel (1) – Bib Fortuna

Autographs/Memorabilia: None in this wave.

What's Buzz-worthy: My second pairing here in a run of about seven boxes for Wave 1 was in the ballpark of my past pair but not as good on the parallels front in terms of rarer cards ... but I might have landed better Blue names this time. So, ultimately, about the same in my book ... though, oddly, I have yet to land Luke Skywalker or Han Solo in four boxes. (There are only 50 cards in the wave and I've seen dupes in this pairing as well as these vs. my past two.) This one sold 25,102 packs on Topps.com -- not bad for just plain cardboard. I'm sold on this concept -- it's weird enough to work in my eyes, though I like minis -- and the third wave is winding down its sale window now, meaning Wave 4 is coming tomorrow. Will I do more? It depends who shows up on the checklists -- I actually passed on the second and third waves since key names I'd want didn't make the cut. (Yet.) ... This one is arriving in multiple 50-card waves with 10 cards per pack and most having eight base cards and two Blue parallels but one of my packs here slightly over-delivered on that as the Orange are one in five. ... The color is a winner here as the nicer cards but the basics are true to the originals.

Product Grade: A-
Lot Grade: A- (more Leia ... but no Solo or Skywalker through four boxes for me is a bummer)
Fun Grade: B (small with two inserts per ... but the checklist is deep)

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2022 Topps 206 Star Wars Wave 1 Gallery | Click for a closer look