Eric Olson

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Eric Olson.

Eric Olson was one of the first Players Committee advocates: Warren Holland's 25 January 2002 announcement named him Gameplay Support Advocate, with Doug Taylor.[1] He was later Design Advocate (2002–2004).[2] In the Decipher era he was Squadron Member Bravo 7, from Lisle, Illinois.[3] He finished 8th at the 1998 Corellia Regional (Indianapolis) (Orland Park, Illinois, in that report).[4]

Anagrams

Service

Dates Service
Jan 2002 – Dec 2002 Gameplay Support Advocate[1]
Dec 2002 – 6 May 2004 Design Advocate (Card Design); his stepping down was announced on 6 May 2004[5][6][2]
Decipher era Design of the later Episode I SWCCG sets, as Joe Alread's right-hand man[7]
Decipher era Squadron Member, Bravo 7 (Lisle, Il)[3]
June 2003 Project manager, with Andrew Howard, of the PC's tournament-software subcommittee[8]

Decipher recruited volunteer Squadron Members in the 1990s to promote SWCCG locally (tournaments, demos, player support).

Jedi Knights TCG

Olson playtested the Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (2001).[9]

Radio Free Decipher (2002)

On Radio Free Decipher Broadcast 112 (25 January 2002), host Kyle Heuer said Olson had been Joe Alread's right-hand man designing the later Episode I Star Wars CCG sets.[7] Olson would work on design for the Players Committee with Doug Taylor. Heuer called him "a gamer's designer" who wanted to give hardcore players what they wanted, in contrast to Taylor's focus on storyline and fun.[7]

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
7 August 1999 1999 GenCon Open Premiere - Endor [10] Hidden Base
15 June 2002 June 2002 Brookfield tournament Premiere - Original VS2 [11] Dark Senate of Doom Hidden Base
16 February 2002 February 2002 Joliet tournament Premiere - Theed Palace 1st[12] RTP
September 2001 2001 SniderCon tournament Premiere - Coruscant [13] RTP
5 August 2001 2001 GenCon Coruscant Sealed Deck (5 August) Sealed Deck [14] Qui-Gon with stick, Watto's Workshop, Credits Will Do Fine
14 April 2001 April 2001 Joliet tournament Premiere - Reflections II [15] RTP
24 February 2001 2001 Normal DPC Premiere - Reflections II 46th[16]
17 February 2001 February 2001 Joliet tournament Premiere - Reflections II [17] matching TIEs / TIE swarm
16 December 2000 December 2000 Joliet tournament Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck 3rd[18] Rops Ketwol / EBO
16 December 2000 December 2000 Joliet tournament Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck [19] Rops
4 November 2000 2000 Phoenix Mega Tournament (4 November) Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck [20] Tie Interceptor Swarm (Combat Response)
5–7 October 2000 2000 Decipher World Championship (Day 1)[21] Premiere - Death Star II Hunt Down And Destroy The Jedi[22]
3 June 2000 2000 Corellia Regionals Premiere - Endor 5th[23] Rops Test to 2
1 April 2000 2000 Illinois State Championship Premiere - Endor 1st[24] fairly standard Rops deck (IAO start) Throne Room Revo (near copy of Matt Lush's DeckTech deck)
12 November 1999 DecipherCon 1999 Japanese Sealed Deck Japanese Sealed Deck 77th[25]
11 November 1999 1999 Decipher World Championship (Wild Card) Premiere - Endor 121st[26]
September 1999 1999 Corellia Regionals Premiere - Endor 12th[27]
25 July 1998 1998 Corellia Regional (Indianapolis)[4] Premiere - Jabba's Palace 8th

A blank place means no posted standings give the player's place.

Tournament reports

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Star Wars Players' Committee, decipher.com (Wayback, 11 June 2002; letter from Warren Holland dated 25 January 2002)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Advocate Council, swccgpc.com (Wayback, 9 December 2002)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Squadron Members, Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site (geocities.ws/plarathas). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 swccg-discussion message #53912, Alex Alcalde (31 July 1998). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  5. ↑ SWCCGPC.com news (May 2004), swccgpc.com. Internet Archive capture 2 June 2004.
  6. ↑ The SWCCG Player's Committee, swccgpc.com (Wayback, 6 November 2002; Howard announced 24 October 2002 as replacing John Arendt)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Broadcast 112 - Radio Free Decipher (25 January, 2002): Scott Gaeta on the SWCCG PC, Player's Council, YouTube (uploaded 13 May 2022), at 16:34. Preserved copy: Internet Archive. Transcript: Radio Free Decipher/Episode 112 transcript.
  8. ↑ Upcoming Changes to Decipher's Tournament Software; How does it affect you?, swccgpc.com. Internet Archive capture 9 August 2003.
  9. ↑ Jedi Knights Trading Card Game rulebook (credits), Decipher (2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  10. ↑ Gen-Con 99', The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  11. ↑ chicagoland-il-june-mega-tourny-report, DeckTech (Al "MoTU" Schaefer, 16 June 2002). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  12. ↑ joliet-il-2-16-02-aka-dont-quit-sichta, DeckTech (Al "MoTU" Schaefer, 16 February 2002). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  13. ↑ i-won-the-beer-game-at-snidercon-2k1, DeckTech (Al "MoTU" Schaefer, 23 September 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  14. ↑ geoff-goes-to-gen-con-part-2, DeckTech (Geoff "gsiva" Snider, 6 August 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  15. ↑ geoff-forgets-his-belt-joliet-4-14, DeckTech (Geoff "gsiva" Snider, 14 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  16. ↑ normal-2001, DeckTech (Michael "Gilliatt" Raveling, 27 February 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  17. ↑ joliet-2-17-01, DeckTech (edmund "edmund" gray, 19 February 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  18. ↑ joliet-il-12-16-00-year-end-mega-tourny, DeckTech (Butt "ltkettch" Munch, 17 December 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  19. ↑ joliet-il-12-16-year-end-bash-goodness, DeckTech (Steve "Crazy Hermit" Kuperman, 17 December 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  20. ↑ phoenix-grand-slam-mega-weekend-day-two, DeckTech (Brian "HuntaWarya" Hunter, 7 November 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  21. ↑ deciphercon-beedos-report-day-1-2, John Arendt, Decktech (9 October 2000) Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  22. ↑ deciphercon-beedos-report-day-1-2, DeckTech (John "Crash Beedo" Arendt, 9 October 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  23. ↑ corellia-regional-5th-place-6-3-00, DeckTech (Eric "Grimnok" Olson, 4 June 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  24. ↑ illinois-championship-normal-4-1-2000, DeckTech (Eric "Grimnok" Olson, 3 April 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  25. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Japanese Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  26. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: 1999 SW Wildcard, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  27. ↑ 1999 Corellia Regional Championship, Alex Alcalde, Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site (GeoCities). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
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