Eric Berger
Eric Berger won the 1997 Texas regional at Texas A&M University, 8–0, and played the 1997 Decipher World Championship in Norfolk, Virginia, where he won one game of six.[1] He began with Decipher's Star Trek CCG in 1995 alongside Brian Guthrie and stopped playing after Decipher lost the Star Wars license in 2001. In 2015 he wrote about his Worlds trip for Ars Technica and held a sealed-deck mini tournament with Mike Patterson and Tom Hoge.[1]
1997 World Championship statement
"I'm 24 and work as a general assignment reporter for the Houston Chronicle newspaper. I have an undergraduate degree in Astronomy from the University of Texas. This past spring, I completed my Masters in Journalism at University of Missouri. I hope to bring my interests and my studies together as a specialist in Science Journalism. I enjoy reading Sci-Fi and the classics, a night on the town, and Yoda's expression on the card Imbalance."[2]
Tournament Results
| Date | Event | Format | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 November 2001 | November 2001 Austin tournament | Premiere - Reflections III | [3] |
| 31 March 2001 | 2001 Texas State Championship | Premiere - Reflections II | [4] |
| 31 March 2001 | 2001 Texas State Championship | Premiere - Reflections II | 7th, 8 (+55)[5] |
| 8 July 2000 | 2000 Houston Grand Slam | Premiere - Endor | 2nd[6] |
| 25 June 2000 | 2000 Dantooine Regionals | Premiere - Endor | 4th[7] |
| 25 June 2000 | 2000 Dantooine Regionals | Premiere - Endor | 4th, 10 (+95)[8] |
| 6 May 2000 | 2000 Texas State Championship | Premiere - Endor | 6th[9] |
| 7 December 1997 | 1997 Decipher World Championship First Anthology Sealed | First Anthology Sealed | 31st[10] |
| 1997 | 1997 Dantooine Regionals (College Station) | 1st[1] | |
| 1997 | 1997 Decipher World Championship | Premiere - Cloud City |
In print
| Date | Publication | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2015 | Ars Technica | That one time I played in the Star Wars card game world championship[1] |
Photographs
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1997 World Championship Finalist embroidery.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 That one time I played in the Star Wars card game world championship, Eric Berger, Ars Technica (5 December 2015). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Eric Berger, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ austin-texas-11-03-01-non-flipping-wys, DeckTech (Jacob "Armaedes" Taylor, 5 November 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
- ↑ 2001-texas-state-championships, DeckTech (Justin "hoostino" Warren, 2 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
- ↑ 2001-texas-states-directors-report, DeckTech (Brian "Red 81" Guthrie, 2 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
- ↑ houston-grand-slam-7-8-00, DeckTech (Justin "hoostino" Warren, 9 July 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
- ↑ dantooine-regional-6th-place-report, DeckTech (joe "brangus" horbey, 26 June 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
- ↑ red-81-s-dantooine-regional-report-6-25, DeckTech (Brian "Red 81" Guthrie, 26 June 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
- ↑ tx-state-championship-director-s-report, DeckTech (Brian "Red 81" Guthrie, 8 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
- ↑ Report 10, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive