Joe Alread
Joe Alread (Joseph Alread on the anagram list) was Gold 79 FL from Normal, Illinois, on the published Squadron Members roster; that fan table calls the Palejo Reshad mapping a Gold 79 intern.[1][2] A fan world-finals history page places him 3rd at the 1996 Vail world finals (behind Raphael Asselin / Bjorn Sorgjerd; Kevin Reitzel 4th).[3]
He later appears on Radio Free Decipher as a Decipher SWCCG design guest for late-era sets (Tatooine, Coruscant / Theed playtest, Reflections III / Defensive Shields) and on Decipher WARS Radio.[4]
This page is a thin fan encyclopedia stub. Roles below are labeled only from RFD / WARS index descriptions — not from invented official titles.
RFD / WARS appearances (index labels only)
| Show / ep | Date | Index / upload label | Link |
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| RFD 42 | 2000-07-14 | Clint Hays and Joe Alread (as Open champs; pre-staff per research notes) | YouTube Hka-uN7UE68
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| RFD 82 | 2001-05-25 | Joe Alread Talks Tatooine | YouTube W-ktDatiJnM
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| RFD 86 | 2001-06-22 | Theed Palace playtest / Coruscant | YouTube by6JCy_7WRw
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| RFD 94 | 2001-08-31 | Reflections III / Defensive Shields | YouTube j5MXdb5EVWI
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| RFD 105 | 2001-11-16 | First Look at Theed Palace | YouTube uwtsFJu3Q8s
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| WARS Radio 12 | 2004-09-10 | Joe Alread (Gongen) | YouTube NGl8AMbtMis
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| WARS Radio 14 | 2004-09-24 | Joe Alread (Shi) | YouTube iGx04maSe9s
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A TheOneRing / Gaming Havens archive chat also lists Alread with Tom Lischke.[5]
Alread is not on Wikipedia's founding SWCCG designer line.[6] RFD 42's "Open champs" billing is pre-staff context per the research pack — do not backdate a Decipher staff title from that episode alone.
Tournament results
- 3rd, 1996 Decipher World Championship (Light)
- final twelve, 1997 Decipher World Championship
- Ironman winner, missed the 1999 main event
See also
- Creators of SWCCG · Squadron Members · Anagrams · Palejo Reshad
- Justin Pakes · Tom Lischke · Chuck Kallenbach · Jerry Darcy · Kevin Reitzel
- Decipher · Star Wars CCG
Gaps
- Hire date / primary Decipher employment record not located this pass.
- Packaging bylines for Tatooine – Theed not transcribed here.
- No modern long-form interview catalogued in the 2026-09-23 research pack.
Sources
- Radio Free Decipher episode index (LOTR-TCG PC wiki)
- RFD YouTube playlist (Player's Council)
- Decipher WARS Radio playlist (per index)
- Gaming Havens — Lischke and Alread (archive)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Wikipedia; for contrast)
- Star Wars CCG: 1996 Light Side Champion Decklists, Vermithrax's Game Blog (5 April 2013)
References
- ↑ Squadron Members, geocities.ws/plarathas
- ↑ Anagramed Decipherians
- ↑ World Championships 2000 / history of the world finals (Wayback)
- ↑ Radio Free Decipher episode index, LOTR-TCG PC wiki
- ↑ Gaming Havens — Interview with Tom Lischke and Joe Alread, archive
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game, Wikipedia (designer credit line)