Tom Braunlich - Revision history

Admin: See also: soft links to later Decipher design staff

2026-09-24T02:14:18Z

See also: soft links to later Decipher design staff

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	Wikipedia lists Braunlich among SWCCG's designers, together with [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]].<ref name="wp-swccg" /> Wikipedia's Braunlich article states that he worked for [[Decipher\|Decipher, Inc.]] and helped create SWCCG, calling it Decipher's most monetarily successful CCG and second-most successful game by longevity.<ref name="wp-braunlich" />		Wikipedia lists Braunlich among SWCCG's designers, together with [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]].<ref name="wp-swccg" /> Wikipedia's Braunlich article states that he worked for [[Decipher\|Decipher, Inc.]] and helped create SWCCG, calling it Decipher's most monetarily successful CCG and second-most successful game by longevity.<ref name="wp-braunlich" />

	Booster Pack ~~interviews present~~ Braunlich (with design partner Tesh) as designers of Decipher's ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs, discussing ~~the move~~ from ''Star Trek'' design into ''Star Wars'' and aiming for a cinematic feel in the rules.<ref name="~~bp27~~">[https://~~www~~.~~youtube~~.com/~~watch?v=zK_94pNOPTU THE BOOSTER PACK #27 — The making of the STAR TREK CCG with Tom Braunlich], YouTube, 10 August 2022<~~/~~ref><ref name="bp28">[https://www.youtube.com~~/~~watch?v=AXdIdJwnjgc THE BOOSTER PACK #~~28 — ~~The making of the STAR WARS~~ CCG with Tom Braunlich], ~~YouTube, 24 August~~ 2022</ref>		A 2022 Booster Pack interview presents Braunlich (with design partner Tesh) as designers of Decipher's ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs, discussing moving from ''Star Trek'' design into ''Star Wars'' and aiming for a cinematic feel in the rules.<ref name="booster">[https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback — Decipher's Star Wars CCG with designer Tom Braunlich], 2022</ref>

	== Path into Decipher CCGs ==		== Path into Decipher CCGs ==
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	Former Decipher staffer Mark Tuttle later described SWCCG as "Tom and Rollie's … game," recalling Braunlich recruiting him from ''Star Trek'' CCG community work into ''Star Wars'' playtesting.<ref name="fantha">[https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Guest Interview: Mark Tuttle], Fantha Tracks, 15 March 2018</ref>		Former Decipher staffer Mark Tuttle later described SWCCG as "Tom and Rollie's … game," recalling Braunlich recruiting him from ''Star Trek'' CCG community work into ''Star Wars'' playtesting.<ref name="fantha">[https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Guest Interview: Mark Tuttle], Fantha Tracks, 15 March 2018</ref>

	~~== Interviews ==~~

	~~=== The Booster Pack ===~~

	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_94pNOPTU THE BOOSTER PACK #27] (10 August 2022) — making of the ''Star Trek'' CCG with Tom Braunlich.<ref name="bp27" /> Podcast mirror: [https://castro.fm/episode/Q8hodM Castro.fm Throwback 27].
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXdIdJwnjgc THE BOOSTER PACK #28] (24 August 2022) — making of the ''Star Wars'' CCG with Tom Braunlich.<ref name="bp28" /> Podcast mirror: [https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Buzzsprout Throwback 28].

	~~=== Radio Free Decipher (with Rollie Tesh) ===~~

	Player's Council YouTube uploads; episode index on the LOTR-TCG PC wiki:<ref name="rfd-index">[https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/wiki/Radio_Free_Decipher Radio Free Decipher episode index], LOTR-TCG PC wiki</ref><ref name="rfd-yt">[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLMRQ0b_feBmwx60mQf1kO7fv09DfnrE Radio Free Decipher YouTube playlist], Player's Council</ref>

	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsJ-sWiL1Iw RFD Broadcast 14] (16 April 1999) — Rollie Tesh and Tom Braunlich (Part 1); billed as game creators in the index.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy8IGS_I1UI RFD Broadcast 16] (30 April 1999) — Rollie Tesh and Tom Braunlich (Part 2).

	== Other activity (brief) ==		== Other activity (brief) ==
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	* [[Creators of SWCCG]]		* [[Creators of SWCCG]]
	* [[Rollie Tesh]] · [[Jerry Darcy]] · [[Warren Holland]]		* [[Rollie Tesh]] · [[Jerry Darcy]] · [[Warren Holland]]
			* [[Chuck Kallenbach]] · [[Tom Lischke]] · [[Justin Pakes]] · [[Joe Alread]] — related later Decipher design staff
	* [[Decipher]] · [[Star Wars CCG]] · [[Premiere Limited]]		* [[Decipher]] · [[Star Wars CCG]] · [[Premiere Limited]]
	* [[History of the Players Committee]]		* [[History of the Players Committee]]
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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821113824/http://decipher.com/content/2004/st10/sttimeline.html Decipher ''Star Trek'' CCG timeline] (Wayback)		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821113824/http://decipher.com/content/2004/st10/sttimeline.html Decipher ''Star Trek'' CCG timeline] (Wayback)
	* [https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Fantha Tracks interview with Mark Tuttle] (2018)		* [https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Fantha Tracks interview with Mark Tuttle] (2018)
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_94pNOPTU Booster Pack #27] (YouTube, 2022)		* [https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback interview] (2022)
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXdIdJwnjgc Booster Pack #28] (YouTube, 2022)
	* [https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback ~~28 podcast page]~~
	* [https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/wiki/Radio_Free_Decipher Radio Free Decipher episode index] (~~LOTR-TCG PC wiki~~)
	* Shannon Appelcline, ''Designers & Dragons'' (Mongoose, 2011) — cited via Wikipedia Braunlich/Decipher articles		* Shannon Appelcline, ''Designers & Dragons'' (Mongoose, 2011) — cited via Wikipedia Braunlich/Decipher articles

Admin: Expand Interviews: Booster Pack #27+#28 YouTube; RFD 14/16 with Tesh

2026-09-24T02:13:24Z

Expand Interviews: Booster Pack #27+#28 YouTube; RFD 14/16 with Tesh

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	Wikipedia lists Braunlich among SWCCG's designers, together with [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]].<ref name="wp-swccg" /> Wikipedia's Braunlich article states that he worked for [[Decipher\|Decipher, Inc.]] and helped create SWCCG, calling it Decipher's most monetarily successful CCG and second-most successful game by longevity.<ref name="wp-braunlich" />		Wikipedia lists Braunlich among SWCCG's designers, together with [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]].<ref name="wp-swccg" /> Wikipedia's Braunlich article states that he worked for [[Decipher\|Decipher, Inc.]] and helped create SWCCG, calling it Decipher's most monetarily successful CCG and second-most successful game by longevity.<ref name="wp-braunlich" />

	~~A 2022~~ Booster Pack ~~interview presents~~ Braunlich (with design partner Tesh) as designers of Decipher's ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs, discussing ~~moving~~ from ''Star Trek'' design into ''Star Wars'' and aiming for a cinematic feel in the rules.<ref name="~~booster~~">[https://~~theboosterpack~~.~~buzzsprout~~.com/~~1692574~~/~~episodes~~/~~10935581-booster-pack-throwback-~~28~~-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback~~ — ~~Decipher's Star Wars~~ CCG with ~~designer~~ Tom Braunlich], 2022</ref>		Booster Pack interviews present Braunlich (with design partner Tesh) as designers of Decipher's ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs, discussing the move from ''Star Trek'' design into ''Star Wars'' and aiming for a cinematic feel in the rules.<ref name="bp27">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_94pNOPTU THE BOOSTER PACK #27 — The making of the STAR TREK CCG with Tom Braunlich], YouTube, 10 August 2022</ref><ref name="bp28">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXdIdJwnjgc THE BOOSTER PACK #28 — The making of the STAR WARS CCG with Tom Braunlich], YouTube, 24 August 2022</ref>

	== Path into Decipher CCGs ==		== Path into Decipher CCGs ==
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	Former Decipher staffer Mark Tuttle later described SWCCG as "Tom and Rollie's … game," recalling Braunlich recruiting him from ''Star Trek'' CCG community work into ''Star Wars'' playtesting.<ref name="fantha">[https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Guest Interview: Mark Tuttle], Fantha Tracks, 15 March 2018</ref>		Former Decipher staffer Mark Tuttle later described SWCCG as "Tom and Rollie's … game," recalling Braunlich recruiting him from ''Star Trek'' CCG community work into ''Star Wars'' playtesting.<ref name="fantha">[https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Guest Interview: Mark Tuttle], Fantha Tracks, 15 March 2018</ref>

			== Interviews ==

			=== The Booster Pack ===

			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_94pNOPTU THE BOOSTER PACK #27] (10 August 2022) — making of the ''Star Trek'' CCG with Tom Braunlich.<ref name="bp27" /> Podcast mirror: [https://castro.fm/episode/Q8hodM Castro.fm Throwback 27].
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXdIdJwnjgc THE BOOSTER PACK #28] (24 August 2022) — making of the ''Star Wars'' CCG with Tom Braunlich.<ref name="bp28" /> Podcast mirror: [https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Buzzsprout Throwback 28].

			=== Radio Free Decipher (with Rollie Tesh) ===

			Player's Council YouTube uploads; episode index on the LOTR-TCG PC wiki:<ref name="rfd-index">[https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/wiki/Radio_Free_Decipher Radio Free Decipher episode index], LOTR-TCG PC wiki</ref><ref name="rfd-yt">[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYLMRQ0b_feBmwx60mQf1kO7fv09DfnrE Radio Free Decipher YouTube playlist], Player's Council</ref>

			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsJ-sWiL1Iw RFD Broadcast 14] (16 April 1999) — Rollie Tesh and Tom Braunlich (Part 1); billed as game creators in the index.
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy8IGS_I1UI RFD Broadcast 16] (30 April 1999) — Rollie Tesh and Tom Braunlich (Part 2).

	== Other activity (brief) ==		== Other activity (brief) ==
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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821113824/http://decipher.com/content/2004/st10/sttimeline.html Decipher ''Star Trek'' CCG timeline] (Wayback)		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821113824/http://decipher.com/content/2004/st10/sttimeline.html Decipher ''Star Trek'' CCG timeline] (Wayback)
	* [https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Fantha Tracks interview with Mark Tuttle] (2018)		* [https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Fantha Tracks interview with Mark Tuttle] (2018)
	* [https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback ~~interview~~] (~~2022~~)		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_94pNOPTU Booster Pack #27] (YouTube, 2022)
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXdIdJwnjgc Booster Pack #28] (YouTube, 2022)
			* [https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback 28 podcast page]
			* [https://wiki.lotrtcgpc.net/wiki/Radio_Free_Decipher Radio Free Decipher episode index] (LOTR-TCG PC wiki)
	* Shannon Appelcline, ''Designers & Dragons'' (Mongoose, 2011) — cited via Wikipedia Braunlich/Decipher articles		* Shannon Appelcline, ''Designers & Dragons'' (Mongoose, 2011) — cited via Wikipedia Braunlich/Decipher articles

Admin: new: sourced SWCCG designer stub

2026-09-23T23:19:32Z

new: sourced SWCCG designer stub

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'''Tom Braunlich''' is an American customizable card game designer credited as a designer of Decipher's ''Star Wars'' Customizable Card Game (SWCCG).<ref name="wp-swccg">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia (designer credit line)</ref><ref name="wp-braunlich">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Braunlich Tom Braunlich], Wikipedia</ref>

This page is a '''fan encyclopedia''' stub focused on SWCCG. It is not a full biography.

== SWCCG role ==

Wikipedia lists Braunlich among SWCCG's designers, together with [[Rollie Tesh]], [[Warren Holland]], and [[Jerry Darcy]].<ref name="wp-swccg" /> Wikipedia's Braunlich article states that he worked for [[Decipher|Decipher, Inc.]] and helped create SWCCG, calling it Decipher's most monetarily successful CCG and second-most successful game by longevity.<ref name="wp-braunlich" />

A 2022 Booster Pack interview presents Braunlich (with design partner Tesh) as designers of Decipher's ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' CCGs, discussing moving from ''Star Trek'' design into ''Star Wars'' and aiming for a cinematic feel in the rules.<ref name="booster">[https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback — Decipher's Star Wars CCG with designer Tom Braunlich], 2022</ref>

== Path into Decipher CCGs ==

Braunlich is from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a journalism graduate.<ref name="wp-braunlich" /> With Rollie Tesh he was a world champion of ''Pente'' (later published by Decipher).<ref name="wp-braunlich" /><ref name="wp-decipher">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decipher,_Inc. Decipher, Inc.], Wikipedia</ref> In 1993 Braunlich and Tesh approached Decipher with an idea for a licensed collectible card game; the result was ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' CCG (1994).<ref name="wp-braunlich" /><ref name="wp-decipher" /><ref name="st-timeline">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821113824/http://decipher.com/content/2004/st10/sttimeline.html The History of Star Trek CCG: The Timeline], Kathy McCracken, Decipher (Wayback)</ref> Virginian-Pilot coverage of the December 1995 ''Star Wars'' launch is cited on Wikipedia's Braunlich page.<ref name="wp-braunlich" />

Former Decipher staffer Mark Tuttle later described SWCCG as "Tom and Rollie's … game," recalling Braunlich recruiting him from ''Star Trek'' CCG community work into ''Star Wars'' playtesting.<ref name="fantha">[https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Guest Interview: Mark Tuttle], Fantha Tracks, 15 March 2018</ref>

== Other activity (brief) ==

Wikipedia summarizes additional work as a games writer (including ''Pente'' and chess) and chess tournament organizer, and notes a USCF Life Master chess rating.<ref name="wp-braunlich" /> Those topics are out of scope for this SWCCG stub.

== See also ==

* [[Creators of SWCCG]]
* [[Rollie Tesh]] · [[Jerry Darcy]] · [[Warren Holland]]
* [[Decipher]] · [[Star Wars CCG]] · [[Premiere Limited]]
* [[History of the Players Committee]]

== Gaps ==

* Primary Premiere rulebook / packaging designer credit line not yet transcribed here.
* BoardGameGeek Braunlich designer page not fetched this pass (host 403).
* Exact division of SWCCG design labor with Tesh, Darcy, and Holland is only partly documented in secondary sources.

== Sources ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Braunlich Tom Braunlich] (Wikipedia)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game] (Wikipedia)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decipher,_Inc. Decipher, Inc.] (Wikipedia)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821113824/http://decipher.com/content/2004/st10/sttimeline.html Decipher ''Star Trek'' CCG timeline] (Wayback)
* [https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/guest-interview-mark-tuttle/ Fantha Tracks interview with Mark Tuttle] (2018)
* [https://theboosterpack.buzzsprout.com/1692574/episodes/10935581-booster-pack-throwback-28-decipher-s-star-wars-ccg-with-designer-tom-braunlich Booster Pack Throwback interview] (2022)
* Shannon Appelcline, ''Designers & Dragons'' (Mongoose, 2011) — cited via Wikipedia Braunlich/Decipher articles

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