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Battle
of Endor - You Make The Card - Part 5
by
Brian Weeks
 From
across the starry heavens to the lowest levels of the forest floor,
an epic battle rages. Planet side, Imperial scout troopers, rebel
commandos, and even the indiginous furry Ewoks fight for dominance
and their own survival. Far above, in the cold reaches of space,
two Jedi fight to fulfill their destinies. The ultimate battle of
good versus evil is about to begin, and this time, YOU are 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. The IDC rectified this oversight
by allowing you to help create the Equipment card, Thermal Detonator
for Scum
and Villainy. So, today and in the following weeks, YOU, the
loyal TCG player, will again help us create a card for our next
expansion, Battle
of Endor.
And
the winners are...
If you've been following us along our journey each step, you can
see that our card is slowly taking shape as you help to make design
decisions. First you decided to make a Space Unit card, then decided
that it should be affiliated with the Dark side. Then in huge win,
you decided that the Space unit you wanted to make would be Fel's
TIE Interceptor (A). Last week, we asked you to submit your own
ideas for what the card rules text should be.
In a trading card game, the card
text is where you define and redefine the rules of the game. It
is where a card finds it's unique individuality and special purpose.
The Card Development Committee
of the IDC took an extra week to read through all of the ideas that
were submitted and found that there were a lot of great concepts
to go over! In the final analysis, they selected four card concepts
that they felt would work well with the set. They then sent them
to the Rules Committee and they've re-worded them in a way that
makes sense with the game rules. The Playtesting Committee then
looked the abilities over to make sure they wouldn't unbalance the
current game environment. Now it's time for you to decide which
one will be Fel's TIE Interceptor (A)!
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