DecipherCon 1999
DecipherCon 1999 (DecipherCon '99) was Decipher's first company convention, held 11–14 November 1999 at the Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia. It hosted the Star Wars CCG World Championship, in which Gary Carman defeated Steven Lewis 2 (+19).[1][2]
Venue and dates[edit]
- Dates: 11–14 November 1999 (Thursday–Sunday)
- Site: Cavalier Hotel / Cavalier Hotel at the Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Worlds Day 1 was Friday 12 November. Day 2 and the Final Confrontation were Saturday 13 November. Thursday 11 November held the Wild Card: 146 Star Wars players, with the top two (John Arendt and James Lafferty) taking seats into Friday's field of 32.[3][4]
Guests[edit]
Special guests were Chase Masterson (Leeta), Shannon Baksa (Mara Jade), Aron Eisenberg (Nog), and Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett). Baksa signed Friday 1–3pm and Saturday/Sunday 12–2pm and appeared as Mara Jade in costume.[5][6]
Star Wars CCG World Championship[edit]
Full results and lists are on 1999 Decipher World Championship. The constructed pool was Premiere - Endor. The field of 32 was 4 Open + 2 Invitational + 23 Regional + 2 Wild Card + 1 defending champion (Matt Potter).[4]
Joe Alread won Iron Man on Friday and missed the main event for the first time.[7]
Lalumiere's Saturday wrap also recorded an ECC sealed of 176 players — "biggest tournament in Star Wars CCG history" on that report, beating Origins constructed 152 — plus Young Jedi champion Greg Heisler and Star Trek champion Mike Harrington.[6]
Photographs[edit]
Decipher posted a photo album with day indexes for Thursday through Sunday:
- Photo index (Wayback 22 January 2000)
Kevin Reitzel's collection holds floor photographs of the Cavalier Hotel oceanfront rooms used for the convention.[8]
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Tournament hall, chandelier ballroom with ocean view -
Staff tables with ocean view through arched windows
See also[edit]
- 1999 Decipher World Championship
- DecipherCon 2000
- Championships
- Shannon Baksa
- Kevin Reitzel
- Gary Carman · Steven Lewis
Sources[edit]
- DecipherCon home (Wayback 28 November 1999)
- SWCCG World Championship (Wayback)
- Finalists (Wayback)
- Final 12 / prelims (Wayback)
- Day 2 scores SW.03 (Wayback)
- Radio Free Decipher Broadcast 24 (3 September 1999)
- Radio Free Decipher Broadcast 38, interview with Gary Carman (16 June 2000)
- Kevin Reitzel collection (Facebook album)
- Tournament hall photograph
- Staff tables photograph
References
- ↑ DecipherCon, Decipher (Wayback 28 November 1999)
- ↑ Star Wars CCG World Championship, Decipher (Wayback 28 November 1999)
- ↑ Lalumiere Thursday, DecipherCon '99 (Wayback)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Finalists, Decipher (Wayback 28 November 1999)
- ↑ Special guests, DecipherCon '99 (Wayback)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lalumiere Saturday, DecipherCon '99 (Wayback)
- ↑ Lalumiere Friday, DecipherCon '99 (Wayback)
- ↑ Kevin Reitzel collection, Facebook