Joe Alread

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DecipherCon 1999 Iron Man. Photo: Decipher.

Joe Alread (Joseph Alread; listed as Joe Atread on the 1998 Worlds packet) finished 3rd at the 1996 Decipher World Championship.[1] He also won the 1997 GenCon Open,[2] DecipherCon 1999 Iron Man,[3] and the 2000 Origins Open.[4] He was Squadron Member Gold 79 from Normal, Illinois,[5] and a Decipher SWCCG design guest on Radio Free Decipher.[6]

Chuck Kallenbach wrote that Alread was among testers who flagged Operatives before the 1998 Decipher World Championship.[7]

In their own words

The details of my life are quite inconsequential really...[5]

Service

Dates Service
August 1999 – January 2001 Squadron Member Gold 79, Corellia region; Normal, IL[8]
7 October 2000 Color commentary, 2000 Decipher World Championship Final Confrontation[9][10]

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
27 January 2001 January 2001 Normal tournament (27 January) Premiere - Reflections II [11] Court Mains and Toys (the one which won Origins last summer) TIGIH
5–7 October 2000 2000 Decipher World Championship (Day 2)[12] Premiere - Death Star II 32nd
29 July 2000 2000 Virginia Beach Grand Slam Premiere - Death Star II 1st[13]
13–16 July 2000 2000 Origins Open 1st[4] Court[14]
12 November 1999 DecipherCon 1999 Japanese Sealed Deck Japanese Sealed Deck 37th[15]
12 November 1999 DecipherCon 1999 Iron Man Iron Man 1st[3]
11 November 1999 1999 Decipher World Championship (Wild Card) Premiere - Endor 77th[16]
September 1999 1999 Corellia Regionals Premiere - Endor 8th[17][18] Imperial Arrest Order and the Death Star[19]
21–22 November 1998 1998 Decipher World Championship[20] Premiere - Special Edition
25 July 1998 1998 Corellia Regional (Indianapolis)[21] Premiere - Jabba's Palace
6–7 December 1997 1997 Decipher World Championship Premiere - Cloud City 5th[22] 3,720 To 1 space Hoth and Cloud City
7 August 1997 1997 GenCon Open 1st[2]
26 October 1996 1996 Corellia Regionals (Hammond) 1st[23]
August 1996 1996 GenCon Open 2nd[24][25]
1996 1996 Decipher World Championship Premiere - A New Hope 3rd[1] Death Star Tatooine: Obi-Wan's Hut

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

Kathy Lischke reported his Iron Man win on Decipher's event board. His prize was a set of uncut Premiere sheets, and his Dark Side deck played M'iiyoom Onith.[26]

At DecipherCon 1999 he finished 6th in Young Jedi Opposites Sealed Deck.[27]

Appearances

Date Outlet Title Role
14 July 2000 Radio Free Decipher Clint Hays and Joe Alread (as Open champs)[6][28] guest
25 May 2001 Radio Free Decipher Joe Alread Talks Tatooine[6][29] design guest
22 June 2001 Radio Free Decipher Theed Palace playtest / Coruscant[6][30] design guest
31 August 2001 Radio Free Decipher Reflections III / Defensive Shields[6][31] design guest
16 November 2001 Radio Free Decipher First Look at Theed Palace[6][32] design guest
10 September 2004 Decipher WARS Radio Joe Alread (Gongen)[33] guest
24 September 2004 Decipher WARS Radio Joe Alread (Shi)[34] guest

In print

Date Publication Title
Gaming Havens Interview with Tom Lischke and Joe Alread[35]

Deck designs

Jedi Knights TCG

Alread playtested the Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (2001).[36]

Anagrams

Palejo Reshad is an anagram of Joseph Alread.[37][38]

Card Unscrambled Relation
Palejo Reshad Joseph Alread Gold 79

Photographs

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Championships 2000 / history of the world finals (Wayback)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1997 Regionals and Open Events, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Iron Man, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 DecipherCon 2000: Star Wars CCG Qualifiers, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Gold 79 profile, decipher.com. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Radio Free Decipher episode index, LOTR-TCG PC wiki. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  7. ↑ It was the Worst of Times. Period., Chuck Kallenbach, i quote myself (28 February 2007). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Corellia, decipher.com (listings August 1999 – January 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  9. ↑ DecipherCon 2000 SWCCG World Championship Final Confrontation, Player's Council (20 February 2022), 1:22–1:32. Preserved copy: Internet Archive; watch-page snapshot (Wayback 8 October 2026).
  10. ↑ Matt Sokol, 2000 Star Wars CCG World Champion!, Jean-Luc Simard, Decipher (Wayback 17 November 2000)
  11. ↑ geoffs-normal-real-report, DeckTech (Geoff "gsiva" Snider, 28 January 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  12. ↑ DecipherCon 2000 Day 2
  13. ↑ virginia-beach-gs-7-29-00, DeckTech (Kelly "juno23322" Newman, 29 July 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  14. ↑ orgins-2000, DeckTech (Josh "Jizosh003" Paterniti, 18 July 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Japanese Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  16. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: 1999 SW Wildcard, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  17. ↑ 1999 Corellia Regional Championship, Alex Alcalde, Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site (GeoCities). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  18. ↑ Corellia Regional: Nowhere To Drain, Alex Alcalde, Decipher NewsFlash (27 September 1999). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  19. ↑ Corellian Regional Report No.1, Frank Lamantia, Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site (GeoCities; OoCities mirror). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  20. ↑ 1998 World Championship packet, Decipher / Kendrick Summers (20 November 1998). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ swccg-discussion message #53912, Alex Alcalde (31 July 1998). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  22. ↑ Sunday semi-final results, Decipher (7 December 1997). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  23. ↑ Regional Championship Finalists, Decipher (1996). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  24. ↑ Michael Mikaelian, "Star Wars World Championships", InQuest #22 (February 1997), p. 14. Scan: InQuest Magazine Issue 22, Internet Archive.
  25. ↑ Gen Con, Wikipedia (Gen Con '96, 8–11 August 1996, MECCA, Milwaukee). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  26. ↑ "Joe Alread: Ironman", Kathy Lischke, DecipherCon: Event Report Board, Decipher (12 November 1999). The archived copy is cut off mid-post. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  27. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: YJ Opposites Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  28. ↑ Broadcast 42 - Radio Free Decipher (14 July 2000), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  29. ↑ Broadcast 82 - Radio Free Decipher (25 May 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  30. ↑ Broadcast 86 - Radio Free Decipher (22 June 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  31. ↑ Broadcast 94 - Radio Free Decipher (31 August 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  32. ↑ Broadcast 105 - Radio Free Decipher (16 November 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  33. ↑ Decipher WARS Radio 12, YouTube (10 September 2004). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  34. ↑ Decipher WARS Radio 14, YouTube (24 September 2004). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  35. ↑ Gaming Havens — Interview with Tom Lischke and Joe Alread, Gaming Havens. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  36. ↑ Jedi Knights Trading Card Game rulebook (credits), Decipher (2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  37. ↑ Anagramed Decipherians. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  38. ↑ SWCCG Collecting Encyclopedia 3.2 (p.200). Preserved copy: Internet Archive