Doug Taylor

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Doug Taylor.

Doug Taylor was a Players Committee advocate from 2002, serving later as Design Advocate and Historical Advocate.[1][2][3] Warren Holland named him and Eric Olson the first Player Advocates for Gameplay Support on 25 January 2002.[1] Before that he was a Decipher-era Squadron Member, listed as Red 4 FL from Lynnwood, Wa. The published fan table marks the slot Retired after Decipher's SWCCG run. Winfried Sommerfeld (Red 41) named him among the friends he made through Star Wars CCG.[4]

On his third tour as a Squadron Member, he built a Seattle-area list of nearly 300 players. One of his Regional qualifiers drew 91 players, then a world record.[5]

In their own words

Having now embarked on my third tour of duty, I can look back on my time as a Squadron Member as a rewarding experience. Through this position I have helped others, made new friends, and encouraged the growth of this fantastic game. I have worked hard to establish a large player base in the Seattle area, and my list of players is currently nearly 300 people long! Many have returned from great distances for my events, and at last year's Regional Qualifier we set a (then) world record by having 91 players!

My pride and joy in life is my beautiful wife Lisa and our four wonderful children, the oldest of whom, Andrew, is a Star Wars CCG phenom at the age of 6! Having played for over a year now, he not only knows nearly all of the cards and rules, but has beaten adults in tournament play!

My work, graveyard shift as a Custody Officer in the County Jail, makes it nearly impossible for me to play in tournaments. I still play Star Wars CCG though, with my son and friends. In addition to gaming (CCGs and RPGs), I enjoy reading, baseball, basketball, and am a huge X-Files fan.[5]

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
23 September 2000 September 2000 Seattle tournament (23 September) Premiere - Death Star II [6] 'Alan Parsons Project' (Death Star II construction with That Thing's Operational)
22 April 2000 2000 Washington State Championship Premiere - Endor [7] Abyssin swarm
15 April 2000 April 2000 Seattle tournament Premiere - Endor [8] Throne Room X-wings
12 November 1999 DecipherCon 1999 Japanese Sealed Deck Japanese Sealed Deck 95th[9]

Service

Dates Service
August 1999 – January 2001 Squadron Member Red 4, Endor region; Lynnwood, WA[10]; Decipher profile page[5][11]
Jan 2002 – Dec 2002 Gameplay Support Advocate[1]
Dec 2002 – Nov 2009 Design Advocate (Card Design until Aug 2008)[2][12][13]
May 2006 Head of the Proofreading Subcommittee and the Public Relations Subcommittee[14]
Nov 2009 – Feb 2017 Historical Advocate[3][15]
1 July 2000 2000 Endor Regionals tournament director[16]
2001 Jedi Knights Trading Card Game playtester[17]
April 2001 Decipher Product Champion volunteer[18]
Decipher era Decipher playtester[19]
21 June 2003 2003 Washington State Championship tournament director (CardHaus, Seattle)[20]
June 2002 2002 Endor Regionals organizer (51 players)[21]

Decipher recruited volunteer Squadron Members in the 1990s to promote SWCCG locally (tournaments, demos, player support). "FL" is printed on some slots in the surviving tables.

Jedi Knights TCG

Taylor playtested the Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (2001).[17] As a Decipher Product Champion volunteer he reported on a Seattle pre-release event with about 40 players in April 2001.[18]

Radio Free Decipher (2002)

On Radio Free Decipher Broadcast 112 (25 January 2002), host Kyle Heuer described Taylor as a Seattle-based, long-time Decipher playtester. He would do design for the Players Committee with Eric Olson. Heuer said Taylor wanted storyline and an element of fun incorporated into cards, balancing Olson's numbers-driven approach.[19]


Photographs

  • Doug Taylor.
    Doug Taylor.

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Star Wars Players' Committee, decipher.com (Wayback, 11 June 2002; letter from Warren Holland dated 25 January 2002)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The SWCCG Player's Committee, swccgpc.com (Wayback, 6 November 2002; Howard announced 24 October 2002 as replacing John Arendt)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Volunteer / Advocate Council, starwarsccg.org (Wayback, 26 November 2009)
  4. ↑ Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Red 41, decipher.com (page last modified 28 June 1999). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Red 4 profile, decipher.com. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  6. ↑ broken-games-seattle-wa-9-23-00, DeckTech (Douglas "Douglas" Harvilla, 24 September 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ washington-states, DeckTech (Charles "Teacher" Hickey, 25 April 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ seattle-washington-4-15-00, DeckTech (Keith "Gen" Watabayashi, 16 April 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Japanese Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  10. ↑ Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Endor, decipher.com (listings August 1999 – January 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  11. ↑ Squadron Members, geocities.ws/plarathas (Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  12. ↑ Advocate Council, swccgpc.com (Wayback, 9 December 2002)
  13. ↑ Encyclopedia: Volunteer Information, swccgpc.com (Wayback, 3 August 2008)
  14. ↑ Advocates, swccgpc.com Content pid=3 (published 1 May 2006; Wayback, 17 June 2006)
  15. ↑ Countdown: The 20 most influential volunteers in the PC era, post by AnakinSolo (23 November 2014), Star Wars CCG Players Committee Forums; lists Rustan Sharer “rogue4” (Communications Advocate) and Mark Peterson “lukesbionichand” (Rules Advocate). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  16. ↑ 2000 Regionals: Endor, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Jedi Knights Trading Card Game rulebook (credits), Decipher (2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Pre-Release Parties Launch Jedi Knights!, decipher.com (April 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Broadcast 112 - Radio Free Decipher (25 January, 2002): Scott Gaeta on the SWCCG PC, Player's Council, YouTube (uploaded 13 May 2022), at 17:23. Preserved copy: Internet Archive. Transcript: Radio Free Decipher/Episode 112 transcript.
  20. ↑ State Championships (US Events), swccgpc.com. Internet Archive capture 22 June 2004.
  21. ↑ The State Of SWCCG, Duane Bruun (PC Staff Writer), swccgpc.com. Internet Archive capture 13 June 2003.
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