Tobar said:

In this case it would be the EU save-ifing a concept. =P Also, Sabaac is wholly an EU creation so how could it ruin itself?

Alright, perhaps I'm being too harsh. I give the earliest EU much more legitimacy in my own mind than the later stuff--not saying that's right, but I tend to. When younger, I considered Sabacc a legitimate part of Star Wars lore, but when I finally got around to reading the Jedi Academy Trilogy, I was deeply disappointed at the "rules". Oh, and "Sabacca" was initially developed in the ESB 2nd draft, which also lends it legitimacy in my mind.

As for EU, I really like the idea of the Kaiburr crystal, as it's truly a mystical, magical gem, and it brings the Force more to that level. The lightsabers are fairly common and need no Force enhancement to be used. As much as I like a number of ideas from TCW, I don't like that it turned this rare magical stone into little more than a glowing quartz. I hope Mr. Chee, with whatever godlike powers George has granted him, officially declares that to be hogwash, but if not, I will choose to disregard it.

In any case, I worry enough about VII-IX adhering too closely to existing EU. I hope it will create its own mythology. If they were to choose to use the Kaiburr Crystal (though my guess is they will not), then the idea that there are many dime-a-dozen crystals might be preserved for the new films.