Joe Alread

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
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
- Joe Alread Third Anthology Updated Echo Base Operations (LS, June 2000)
- 1997 Decipher World Championship Joe Alread DS (DS, 1997 Decipher World Championship)
- 1997 Decipher World Championship Joe Alread LS (LS, 1997 Decipher World Championship)
- Joe Alread Alread's No Sanctuary (published on Torch Industries)
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
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At Iron Man, DecipherCon 1999. Photo: Decipher.
See also
- 2000 Decipher World Championship · DecipherCon 2000 · 1998 Decipher World Championship · Operatives
- Creators of SWCCG · Squadron Members · Anagrams · Palejo Reshad
- Justin Pakes · Tom Lischke · Chuck Kallenbach · Jerry Darcy · Kevin Reitzel
- Decipher · Star Wars CCG · Radio Free Decipher
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Championships 2000 / history of the world finals (Wayback)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1997 Regionals and Open Events, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Iron Man, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DecipherCon 2000: Star Wars CCG Qualifiers, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Gold 79 profile, decipher.com. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 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
- ↑ It was the Worst of Times. Period., Chuck Kallenbach, i quote myself (28 February 2007). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
- ↑ Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Corellia, decipher.com (listings August 1999 – January 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Matt Sokol, 2000 Star Wars CCG World Champion!, Jean-Luc Simard, Decipher (Wayback 17 November 2000)
- ↑ geoffs-normal-real-report, DeckTech (Geoff "gsiva" Snider, 28 January 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
- ↑ DecipherCon 2000 Day 2
- ↑ virginia-beach-gs-7-29-00, DeckTech (Kelly "juno23322" Newman, 29 July 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
- ↑ orgins-2000, DeckTech (Josh "Jizosh003" Paterniti, 18 July 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
- ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Japanese Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: 1999 SW Wildcard, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 1999 Corellia Regional Championship, Alex Alcalde, Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site (GeoCities). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Corellia Regional: Nowhere To Drain, Alex Alcalde, Decipher NewsFlash (27 September 1999). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Corellian Regional Report No.1, Frank Lamantia, Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site (GeoCities; OoCities mirror). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 1998 World Championship packet, Decipher / Kendrick Summers (20 November 1998). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
- ↑ swccg-discussion message #53912, Alex Alcalde (31 July 1998). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Sunday semi-final results, Decipher (7 December 1997). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Regional Championship Finalists, Decipher (1996). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Michael Mikaelian, "Star Wars World Championships", InQuest #22 (February 1997), p. 14. Scan: InQuest Magazine Issue 22, Internet Archive.
- ↑ Gen Con, Wikipedia (Gen Con '96, 8–11 August 1996, MECCA, Milwaukee). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ "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
- ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: YJ Opposites Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Broadcast 42 - Radio Free Decipher (14 July 2000), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Broadcast 82 - Radio Free Decipher (25 May 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Broadcast 86 - Radio Free Decipher (22 June 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Broadcast 94 - Radio Free Decipher (31 August 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Broadcast 105 - Radio Free Decipher (16 November 2001), YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Decipher WARS Radio 12, YouTube (10 September 2004). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Decipher WARS Radio 14, YouTube (24 September 2004). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Gaming Havens — Interview with Tom Lischke and Joe Alread, Gaming Havens. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Jedi Knights Trading Card Game rulebook (credits), Decipher (2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Anagramed Decipherians. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ SWCCG Collecting Encyclopedia 3.2 (p.200). Preserved copy: Internet Archive