From the darkest corner of Jabba's palace to the seediest of cantinas, the galaxy is full of the lowest breeds of scum and villainy. Bounty hunters, assassins, and spies, all are part of the criminal underworld. Either by slinking in the shadows or displaying powerful weapons, these beings are for hire. Only this time, you're in control.

The first and only time Wizard of the Coast allowed Star Wars TCG players world-wide to help develop a card for the TCG was for the Empire Strikes Back expansion. After seven online polls, Mara Jade (A) was created. In three years and ten WOTC expansions, the TCG fan got to help make one card. We at the IDC hope to rectify this oversight. So, today and in the following weeks, YOU, the loyal TCG player, will help us create a card for our next expansion, Scum and Villainy.

Time to Cast Your Vote
Well, I personally was very surprised that Equipment won. Next to Locations, Equipment would have to be the least favorite card of TCG players. Not many people include them in their decks. But, maybe with your help, we can make an Equipment card that everyone will want to play.

So Equipment it is. Even though we now know the basic idea of what we're going to make together, there's still a lot more steps we have to complete before we're finished. The first of which is we have to decide what affiliation to make this Equipment card. Since Scum and Villainy will cover all aspects of the Star Wars criminal underworld and handsome "scoundrels", both Light, Dark and Neutral, its going to be a hard choice deciding which one to pick.

We just can't stress enough how important this choice is. This is all up to you. We urge you to take some time and really think about what you want. You should be thinking down the road as well... who's equipment would you like to see...what kind of abilities do you think this equipment would have... what ideas come to your head depending on what affiliation you choose?

Once you've come to a decision, then cast your vote and we'll start tracking. We'll tally your votes and announce next week what you've decided and go from there.

So join us each week as You Make The Card!

You Make The Card - Step Two

For those who are curious, here's the results from Step One.

About the Author

Brian Weeks (aka Skywlkr) has been playing the Star Wars TCG since its introduction at Celebration 2 in 2002. After playing the demo game and introducing it to RedneckJedi and Darthwalls, Team 'Dude Where's My Card' was created. He competed in three qualifiers, yet the closest he ever ranked was eighth. As a member on Rebelbasers, SWDuelist and a writer for the now defunct Diehard Online, he has tried to promote the game through information and interaction.

He is married, has a three year old son, is an architect, has been the Treasurer and Newsletter Editor for five years for JediOKC (an Oklahoma City based Star Wars Fan Club), was the IDC Card Development Chairperson for Fall of the Republic and is now the IDC Public Affairs Chairperson. Despite all that, he still has time to introduce the game to new players…KEEP THE GAME ALIVE!