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'''Warren Holland''' is the founder of [[Decipher|Decipher, Inc.]] and is credited on Wikipedia's ''Star Wars'' Customizable Card Game (SWCCG) article as one of the game's designers.<ref name="wp-decipher">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decipher,_Inc. Decipher, Inc.], Wikipedia</ref><ref name="wp-swccg">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia (designer credit line)</ref>

This page is a '''fan encyclopedia''' stub focused on SWCCG-related, sourced roles. It does not invent unpublished agreements.

== Decipher founder / executive ==

Wikipedia identifies Holland as founder of Decipher (1983, Norfolk, Virginia area) and a key executive alongside Cindy Thornburg.<ref name="wp-decipher" /> Decipher published SWCCG from December 1995 through 2001 after earlier success with ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' CCG.<ref name="wp-decipher" /><ref name="wp-swccg" />

== SWCCG designer credit (read carefully) ==

Wikipedia's SWCCG infobox lists designers '''Tom Braunlich, Rollie Tesh, Warren Holland, and Jerry Darcy'''.<ref name="wp-swccg" /> Narrative histories emphasize that Braunlich and Tesh approached Decipher in 1993 with the licensed-CCG concept and designed the early Decipher CCGs, while Holland led the company that acquired licenses and published them.<ref name="wp-decipher" /><ref name="wp-braunlich">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Braunlich Tom Braunlich], Wikipedia</ref>

This wiki therefore:

* '''Includes''' Holland on [[Creators of SWCCG]] because Wikipedia's designer credit line names him.
* '''Labels''' the day-to-day design vs. publisher/executive split as only partly resolved in secondary sources (see Gaps).

The Ringer's 2018 feature interviews Holland about losing the Lucasfilm license and forming a player-advocate structure; treat that article as secondary journalism, not a primary Decipher credit sheet.<ref name="ringer">[https://www.theringer.com/2018/05/21/star-wars/star-wars-customizable-card-game-player-community The Force Is Strong With This ''Star Wars'' Subculture], The Ringer, 21 May 2018</ref>

== Players' Committee announcement ==

In January 2002, Decipher CEO Warren Holland announced formation of a Players' Committee / player-advocate structure so fans could continue organized play and virtual support after the license ended.<ref name="wp-swccg" /><ref name="pc-hist">[[History of the Players Committee]] (wiki summary with Wayback cites of Decipher/GPN announcements)</ref> Details of that handoff belong on the history page; do not invent terms of unpublished private agreements here.

== See also ==

* [[Creators of SWCCG]]
* [[Tom Braunlich]] · [[Rollie Tesh]] · [[Jerry Darcy]]
* [[Decipher]] · [[Star Wars CCG]]
* [[History of the Players Committee]] · [[Players Committee]]

== Gaps ==

* Primary Premiere packaging credit line naming Holland as "designer" not yet transcribed here.
* Relative design labor vs. Braunlich/Tesh/Darcy remains ambiguous in secondary narratives.
* BoardGameGeek person page not fetched (host 403).
* Corporate/financial controversies involving Decipher after the SWCCG era are out of scope unless needed to cite a SWCCG fact.

== Sources ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decipher,_Inc. Decipher, Inc.] (Wikipedia)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game] (Wikipedia)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Braunlich Tom Braunlich] (Wikipedia)
* [https://www.theringer.com/2018/05/21/star-wars/star-wars-customizable-card-game-player-community The Ringer] (2018; secondary)
* [[History of the Players Committee]] (local; Wayback Decipher/GPN sources)

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