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	== Path into Decipher / SWCCG ==		== Path into Decipher / SWCCG ==

	TheOneRing's May 2002 interview states that Kallenbach was a playtester for the premiere ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs and joined Decipher full-time in 1997, later helping develop ''Young Jedi'', ''Jedi Knights'', and the ''Lord of the Rings'' TCG.<ref name="tor-lotr1" /> A October 2001 TheOneRing chat bio likewise places him on STCCG, SWCCG, Young Jedi, Jedi Knights, and LOTR TCG work (including LOTR rules editing).<ref name="tor-chat">[http://archives.theonering.net/events/logs/201001.html TheOneRing Chat — Tom Lischke and Chuck Kallenbach], 20 October 2001 (archives)</ref>		TheOneRing's May 2002 interview states that Kallenbach was a playtester for the premiere ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs and joined Decipher full-time in 1997, later helping develop ''Young Jedi'', ''Jedi Knights'', and the ''Lord of the Rings'' TCG.<ref name="tor-lotr1" /> An October 2001 TheOneRing chat bio likewise places him on STCCG, SWCCG, Young Jedi, Jedi Knights, and LOTR TCG work (including LOTR rules editing).<ref name="tor-chat">[http://archives.theonering.net/events/logs/201001.html TheOneRing Chat — Tom Lischke and Chuck Kallenbach], 20 October 2001 (archives)</ref>

	Wikipedia's SWCCG designer line lists [[Tom Braunlich]], [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]] — not Kallenbach.<ref name="wp-swccg">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia (designer credit line)</ref> An old CardGuide-derived listing that named him among SWCCG designers is treated on [[Creators of SWCCG]] as a '''conflict / likely error''' unless a primary Decipher credit sheet is cited.<ref name="creators">[[Creators of SWCCG]] (wiki note on CardGuide conflict)</ref>		Wikipedia's SWCCG designer line lists [[Tom Braunlich]], [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]] — not Kallenbach.<ref name="wp-swccg">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia (designer credit line)</ref> An old CardGuide-derived listing that named him among SWCCG designers is treated on [[Creators of SWCCG]] as a '''conflict / likely error''' unless a primary Decipher credit sheet is cited.<ref name="creators">[[Creators of SWCCG]] (wiki note on CardGuide conflict)</ref>

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'''Chuck Kallenbach''' is a Decipher game designer and former SWCCG playtester who later worked full-time on Decipher card games including ''Young Jedi'', ''Jedi Knights'', and ''The Lord of the Rings'' TCG.<ref name="tor-lotr1">[https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2002/05/17/26593-decipher-talks-lotr-part-1-chuck-kallenbach/ Decipher Talks LOTR Part 1: Chuck Kallenbach], TheOneRing.net, 17 May 2002</ref>

This page is a '''fan encyclopedia''' stub focused on SWCCG-related, sourced roles. It does '''not''' treat Kallenbach as a founding SWCCG designer (see [[Creators of SWCCG]] and Gaps).

== Path into Decipher / SWCCG ==

TheOneRing's May 2002 interview states that Kallenbach was a playtester for the premiere ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs and joined Decipher full-time in 1997, later helping develop ''Young Jedi'', ''Jedi Knights'', and the ''Lord of the Rings'' TCG.<ref name="tor-lotr1" /> A October 2001 TheOneRing chat bio likewise places him on STCCG, SWCCG, Young Jedi, Jedi Knights, and LOTR TCG work (including LOTR rules editing).<ref name="tor-chat">[http://archives.theonering.net/events/logs/201001.html TheOneRing Chat — Tom Lischke and Chuck Kallenbach], 20 October 2001 (archives)</ref>

Wikipedia's SWCCG designer line lists [[Tom Braunlich]], [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]] — not Kallenbach.<ref name="wp-swccg">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia (designer credit line)</ref> An old CardGuide-derived listing that named him among SWCCG designers is treated on [[Creators of SWCCG]] as a '''conflict / likely error''' unless a primary Decipher credit sheet is cited.<ref name="creators">[[Creators of SWCCG]] (wiki note on CardGuide conflict)</ref>

== Decipher design appearances (sourced labels) ==

Radio Free Decipher episode indexes place Kallenbach with Darcy and [[Tom Lischke]] on early SWCCG-related broadcasts, and later as a guest on Young Jedi, Jedi Knights, and LOTR topics.<ref name="rfd">[https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/wiki/Radio_Free_Decipher Radio Free Decipher episode index], LOTR-TCG PC wiki</ref> Decipher WARS Radio later billed him in a WARS Brand Manager capacity.<ref name="wars">[https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/wiki/Radio_Free_Decipher Radio Free Decipher / Decipher WARS Radio index notes], LOTR-TCG PC wiki (WARS Radio playlist cross-refs)</ref>

Modern interviews (Booster Pack, KendallCast / Corran on the Horn, BoardMatt) discuss his Decipher career across SWCCG, ''Star Trek'', Young Jedi, LOTR, and later titles; those shows do not replace primary packaging bylines.<ref name="booster07">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvVRth2CIwQ THE BOOSTER PACK #07 — Chuck Kallenbach PART 1], YouTube</ref><ref name="booster08">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uupsqSIY9U THE BOOSTER PACK #08 — Chuck Kallenbach PART 2], YouTube</ref><ref name="kendall16">[https://www.kendallcast.ninja/2022/11/corran-on-horn-15-chuck-kallenbach.html Corran On The Horn - 16 - Chuck Kallenbach], KendallCast, 22 November 2022</ref><ref name="boardmatt">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00zEbUKIGRQ Interview with Game Designer Chuck Kallenbach], BoardMatt, YouTube, 28 January 2024</ref>

== Interviews and audio (selected) ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Title / episode
! Date
! Link
|-
| Decipher Talks LOTR Part 1: Chuck Kallenbach (TheOneRing)
| 2002-05-17
| [https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2002/05/17/26593-decipher-talks-lotr-part-1-chuck-kallenbach/ theonering.net]
|-
| TheOneRing Chat — Tom Lischke and Chuck Kallenbach
| 2001-10-20
| [http://archives.theonering.net/events/logs/201001.html archives.theonering.net]
|-
| RFD Broadcast 2 — Darcy / Lischke / Kallenbach
| 1998-12-11
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Ao759YJlk YouTube <code>w2Ao759YJlk</code>]
|-
| RFD Broadcast 7 — Chuck Kallenbach
| 1999-01-29
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7OxVn3HP_k YouTube <code>Y7OxVn3HP_k</code>]
|-
| RFD Broadcast 39 — Chuck Kallenbach (Young Jedi)
| 2000-06-23
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5SfiJExRV0 YouTube <code>D5SfiJExRV0</code>]
|-
| RFD Broadcast 68 — Chuck Kallenbach (Young Jedi Reflections)
| 2001-02-16
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10NJHt-PIes YouTube <code>10NJHt-PIes</code>]
|-
| RFD Broadcast 85 — Tom Lischke & Chuck Kallenbach (Jedi Knights)
| 2001-06-15
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbU2GxNNcd4 YouTube <code>CbU2GxNNcd4</code>]
|-
| RFD Broadcast 97 — Chuck Kallenbach (LOTR / Reflections III spoilers)
| 2001-09-21
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1O9ux-aHhw YouTube <code>T1O9ux-aHhw</code>]
|-
| Decipher WARS Radio 21 — Chuck Kallenbach
| 2004-12-10
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJN_3q0vhYA YouTube <code>mJN_3q0vhYA</code>]
|-
| Decipher WARS Radio 22 — Chuck Kallenbach
| 2005-01-07
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT1ZvdscXa8 YouTube <code>hT1ZvdscXa8</code>]
|-
| THE BOOSTER PACK #07 — Chuck Kallenbach PART 1
| ~2021-05
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvVRth2CIwQ YouTube <code>BvVRth2CIwQ</code>]
|-
| THE BOOSTER PACK #08 — Chuck Kallenbach PART 2
| ~2021-06
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uupsqSIY9U YouTube <code>1uupsqSIY9U</code>]
|-
| Corran On The Horn - 16 - Chuck Kallenbach
| 2022-11-22
| [https://www.kendallcast.ninja/2022/11/corran-on-horn-15-chuck-kallenbach.html KendallCast] · [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HPpgtakUTjkpcAqD7VHYt Spotify]
|-
| Interview with Game Designer Chuck Kallenbach (BoardMatt)
| 2024-01-28
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00zEbUKIGRQ YouTube <code>00zEbUKIGRQ</code>]
|}

Episode titles and guest labels above follow the Radio Free Decipher index and the research pack YouTube ID list; do not invent additional episode titles.

== See also ==

* [[Creators of SWCCG]] — related Decipher people (not founding SWCCG designer)
* [[Jerry Darcy]] · [[Tom Lischke]]
* [[Tom Braunlich]] · [[Rollie Tesh]]
* [[Justin Pakes]] · [[Joe Alread]]
* [[Decipher]] · [[Star Wars CCG]]
* [[History of the Players Committee]]

== Gaps ==

* Primary Premiere packaging / rulebook byline naming Kallenbach (if any) not transcribed here.
* Exact SWCCG set-by-set design credits beyond playtest → 1997 staff path remain secondary (TOR + RFD/interview corpus).
* BoardGameGeek / Wookieepedia person pages not fetched (host 403 this research pass).
* CardGuide ''founding designer'' listing conflicts with Wikipedia and with Kallenbach's own TOR playtester timeline — not copied as fact.

== Sources ==

* [https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2002/05/17/26593-decipher-talks-lotr-part-1-chuck-kallenbach/ Decipher Talks LOTR Part 1: Chuck Kallenbach] (TheOneRing, 2002)
* [http://archives.theonering.net/events/logs/201001.html TheOneRing Chat — Lischke and Kallenbach] (2001)
* [http://archives.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1021686000 Decipher Talks LOTR Part 1] (archive mirror)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game] (Wikipedia designer line)
* [https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/wiki/Radio_Free_Decipher Radio Free Decipher episode index] (LOTR-TCG PC wiki)
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLMRQ0b_feBmwx60mQf1kO7fv09DfnrE RFD YouTube playlist] (Player's Council)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvVRth2CIwQ Booster Pack #07] · [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uupsqSIY9U Booster Pack #08]
* [https://www.kendallcast.ninja/2022/11/corran-on-horn-15-chuck-kallenbach.html KendallCast / Corran on the Horn 16]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00zEbUKIGRQ BoardMatt interview] (2024)
* [http://jadecrusades.blogspot.com/2011/08/chuck-kallenbach-interview.html Jade Crusades: Chuck Kallenbach Interview] (~2011; secondary)

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