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'''1996 Decipher World Championship''' was the first Star Wars CCG World Championship, played in Vail, Colorado. [[Raphael Asselin]] (Canada) defeated [[Bjørn Sørgjerd]] (Norway) in the final. [[Joe Alread]] finished 3rd and [[Kevin Reitzel]] 4th.<ref name="trando">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050517110350/http://trandosite.mcmail.com/wf00p2.htm History of the World Finals], [[Trandosite]]</ref><ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia</ref>
'''1996 Decipher World Championship''' was the first Star Wars CCG World Championship, played in Vail, Colorado. [[Raphael Asselin]] (Canada) defeated [[Bjørn Sørgjerd]] (Norway) in the final. [[Joe Alread]] finished 3rd and [[Kevin Reitzel]] 4th.<ref name="trando">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050517110350/http://trandosite.mcmail.com/wf00p2.htm History of the World Finals], [[Trandosite]]</ref><ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia</ref>
[[File:1996 World Championship table.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Players at a table during the 1996 World Championship. Posted by the Players Committee, 15 August 2026.<ref name="pc1996">[https://x.com/StarWarsCCG/status/2088719772792062057 1996 Star Wars CCG world champs], @StarWarsCCG (15 August 2026)</ref>]]


The constructed pool was [[Premiere - A New Hope]]. Mains decks dominated: there was still little to counter [[Sense]] / [[Alter]], or the raw power of Obi-Wan and Vader. Trandosite notes Joe Alread using seven [[Dark Maneuvers]] in his Dark deck.<ref name="trando" />
The constructed pool was [[Premiere - A New Hope]]. Mains decks dominated: there was still little to counter [[Sense]] / [[Alter]], or the raw power of Obi-Wan and Vader. Trandosite notes Joe Alread using seven [[Dark Maneuvers]] in his Dark deck.<ref name="trando" />
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| 1 || [[Raphael Asselin]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Raphael Asselin DS|Death Star]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Raphael Asselin LS|Yavin 4: Massassi War Room]]
| 1 || [[Raphael Asselin]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Raphael Asselin DS|Death Star]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Raphael Asselin LS|Yavin 4: Massassi War Room]]
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| 2 || [[Bjørn Sørgjerd]] || — || —
| 2 || [[Bjørn Sørgjerd]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Bjørn Sørgjerd DS|Death Star]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Bjørn Sørgjerd LS|Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room]]
|-
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| 3 || [[Joe Alread]] || — || —
| 3 || [[Joe Alread]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Joe Alread DS|Death Star]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Joe Alread LS|Tatooine: Obi-Wan's Hut]]
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| 4 || [[Kevin Reitzel]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Kevin Reitzel DS|Death Star]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Kevin Reitzel LS|Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room]]
| 4 || [[Kevin Reitzel]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Kevin Reitzel DS|Death Star]] || [[1996 Decipher World Championship Kevin Reitzel LS|Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room]]
|}
|}


Asselin's lists are the Scrye-era championship lists as reconstructed on SWCCGDB (2018). Reitzel published his own 1996 pair in 2025–2026 from the decks he kept; a commenter remembered those lists in Scrye.
Asselin's lists are the Scrye-era championship lists as reconstructed on SWCCGDB (2018). Reitzel published his own 1996 pair in 2025–2026 from the decks he kept; a commenter remembered those lists in Scrye. Sørgjerd and Alread Light and Dark lists are the Scrye-era championship lists as transcribed by Vermithrax (2013). Reitzel's Light on that transcription is 55 cards; this wiki uses the 60-card pair Reitzel later published from the decks he kept.
 
== GEMP import ==
 
[[GEMP importable decklist|GEMP Importable deck]] files. Import in the GEMP deck builder.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Finish !! Player !! Dark !! Light
|-
| 1 || [[Raphael Asselin]] || [[Media:PANH Mains Asselin DS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]] || [[Media:PANH Mains Asselin LS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]]
|-
| 2 || [[Bjørn Sørgjerd]] || [[Media:PANH Mains Sorgjerd DS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]] || [[Media:PANH TRM Sorgjerd LS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]]
|-
| 3 || [[Joe Alread]] || [[Media:PANH DarkMan Alread DS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]] || [[Media:PANH Revolut Alread LS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]]
|-
| 4 || [[Kevin Reitzel]] || [[Media:PANH DeathStar Reitzel DS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]] || [[Media:PANH TRM Reitzel LS 1996 Worlds.txt |Download]]
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Championships]]
* [[Championships]]
* [[GEMP importable decklist]]
* [[List of SWCCG tournaments]]
* [[List of SWCCG tournaments]]
* [[Raphael Asselin]] · [[Bjørn Sørgjerd]] · [[Joe Alread]] · [[Kevin Reitzel]]
* [[Raphael Asselin]] · [[Bjørn Sørgjerd]] · [[Joe Alread]] · [[Kevin Reitzel]]
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* [https://swccgdb.com/decklist/view/1/1996-world-champion-light-1.0 1996 World Champion (Light)], SWCCGDB
* [https://swccgdb.com/decklist/view/1/1996-world-champion-light-1.0 1996 World Champion (Light)], SWCCGDB
* [https://swccgdb.com/decklist/view/2/1996-world-champion-dark-1.0 1996 World Champion (Dark)], SWCCGDB
* [https://swccgdb.com/decklist/view/2/1996-world-champion-dark-1.0 1996 World Champion (Dark)], SWCCGDB
* [https://vermsgameblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/star-wars-ccg-champion-decklists-from.html Star Wars CCG: 1996 Light Side Champion Decklists], Vermithrax's Game Blog (5 April 2013)
* [https://vermsgameblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/star-wars-ccg-1996-dark-side-champion.html Star Wars CCG: 1996 Dark Side Champion Decklists], Vermithrax's Game Blog (7 April 2013)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150729042221/http://vermsgameblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/star-wars-ccg-champion-decklists-from.html Wayback copy of Vermithrax 1996 Light lists]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150729003158/http://vermsgameblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/star-wars-ccg-1996-dark-side-champion.html Wayback copy of Vermithrax 1996 Dark lists]
* [https://www.facebook.com/kevin.reitzel/posts/its-been-30-years-my-star-wars-ccg-1996-championship-deck-lists-that-i-used-at-t/10241711434940142/ Kevin Reitzel, 1996 championship deck lists] (Facebook)
* [https://www.facebook.com/kevin.reitzel/posts/its-been-30-years-my-star-wars-ccg-1996-championship-deck-lists-that-i-used-at-t/10241711434940142/ Kevin Reitzel, 1996 championship deck lists] (Facebook)
* [https://x.com/StarWarsCCG/status/2088719772792062057 1996 Star Wars CCG world champs], Players Committee (@StarWarsCCG), 15 August 2026





Latest revision as of 00:22, 8 October 2026

1996 Decipher World Championship was the first Star Wars CCG World Championship, played in Vail, Colorado. Raphael Asselin (Canada) defeated Bjørn Sørgjerd (Norway) in the final. Joe Alread finished 3rd and Kevin Reitzel 4th.[1][2]

Players at a table during the 1996 World Championship. Posted by the Players Committee, 15 August 2026.[3]

The constructed pool was Premiere - A New Hope. Mains decks dominated: there was still little to counter Sense / Alter, or the raw power of Obi-Wan and Vader. Trandosite notes Joe Alread using seven Dark Maneuvers in his Dark deck.[1]

Format

Finalists

The twelve finalists, alphabetical, from Trandosite (via Alex Tennet): Joe Alread, Raphael Asselin, Sergio Domenech, Paul Todd Feldman, Greg Hefner, Brent Johnson, Maarten Logghe, Wayne Martinez, Kevin Reitzel, Dennis Shea, Bjørn Sørgjerd, Rusty Zion.[1]

Several finalists later became Decipher staff or Squadron Members (Kevin Reitzel, and on Trandosite's list Tom Lischke, Kyle Heuer, Carl Mike Hardy, Paul Todd Feldman).[1]

Results

Finish Player Dark Light
1 Raphael Asselin Death Star Yavin 4: Massassi War Room
2 Bjørn Sørgjerd Death Star Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room
3 Joe Alread Death Star Tatooine: Obi-Wan's Hut
4 Kevin Reitzel Death Star Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room

Asselin's lists are the Scrye-era championship lists as reconstructed on SWCCGDB (2018). Reitzel published his own 1996 pair in 2025–2026 from the decks he kept; a commenter remembered those lists in Scrye. Sørgjerd and Alread Light and Dark lists are the Scrye-era championship lists as transcribed by Vermithrax (2013). Reitzel's Light on that transcription is 55 cards; this wiki uses the 60-card pair Reitzel later published from the decks he kept.

GEMP import

GEMP Importable deck files. Import in the GEMP deck builder.

Finish Player Dark Light
1 Raphael Asselin Download Download
2 Bjørn Sørgjerd Download Download
3 Joe Alread Download Download
4 Kevin Reitzel Download Download

See also

Sources


References