Battle of Endor - You Make The Card - Part 6
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 winner is...
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).

Two weeks ago, we asked you to submit your own ideas for what the card rules text should be. Then, the Card Development Committee looked over all of the ideas that were submitted and they selected four card concepts that they felt would work well with the set. Last week, you voted on which concept would be the text for Fel's TIE Interceptor (A)! The winner by a close vote was:

Choice D:
Armor
Pay F -> Choose a unit attacking Fel's TIE Interceptor. The attack ends and that unit can't attack Fel's TIE Interceptor until end of turn. Play only when Fel's TIE Interceptor is attacked and only if you have another unit in the Space arena that the unit can attack.

For those that are curious, the results from Five were as follows:

   
   
   
   

You Make The Card - Step Six

We are now nearing the completion of the Battle of Endor - You Make The Card that will be included in the new IDC expansion. The Card Development Committee has provided four sets of unit stats for Fel's TIE Interceptor. One of them will be the stats for this card. This is your last chance to provide your input for the You Make The Card for Battle of Endor. Vote now!

 
Build
Speed
Power
Health
Choice A
4
70
2
2
Choice B
4
60
2
3
Choice C
5
70
2
3
Choice D
5
60
3
3
   
   
   
   

One thing to keep in mind is that the selected stats will be Fel's TIE Interceptor (A). Another thing to remember is that this card will appear in the Battle of Endor expansion, so feel free to speculate on how these stats would interact with what you think might be in that set.

The completed poll results for Step Six were as follows:

   
   
   
   

Voting for Step Six ends 12:00pm CST, Thursday, March 22nd, 2007.
The final card design will then be posted on Friday, March 23rd, 2007.

We're very glad that you've joined us for this fun and exciting process and we look forward to seeing what kind of card the TCG fan community can create!

So join us each week as You Make The Card.

Thoughts or comments? Visit the message board thread for this article here.

   
   
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.

   
     
         

 

 
 


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