Joe Helfrich

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Joe Helfrich. Still: Player's Council.

Joe Helfrich was one of the first Player Advocates for Rules Support, named with Greg Anderson in Warren Holland's announcement of 25 January 2002.[1] He was also a Decipher-era Squadron Member, listed as Bravo 15 from Westminster, Co.[2]

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
29 June 2001 2001 Denver World Qualifier warm-up tournament Premiere - Tatooine [3] RST Explosion
9 June 2001 2001 Ben Con tournament (9 June) Premiere - Tatooine [4] RST Explosion
2 June 2001 June 2001 Parker tournament Premiere - Tatooine 2nd[5]
7 April 2001 April 2001 Parker tournament Premiere - Reflections II [6] Profit
17 March 2001 March 2001 Parker tournament Premiere - Reflections II [7] Endor Ops
3 February 2001 February 2001 Parker tournament Premiere - Reflections II 2nd[8] non-flipping Endor Ops with Ominous Rumors and big blue
6 January 2001 January 2001 Parker tournament (6 January) Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck 3rd[9] Profit
23 December 2000 December 2000 Parker tournament (23 December) Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck 2nd[10]
23 December 2000 December 2000 Parker tournament (23 December) Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck 2nd[11]
21 October 2000 October 2000 Parker tournament Premiere - Death Star II [12] Profit ('white shadow' style)

Service

Dates Service
Jan 2002 – Dec 2002 Rules Advocate (Rules Support)[1]
Decipher era Squadron Member, Bravo 15 (Westminster, Co)[2]
7 October 2000 2000 Decipher World Championship Final Confrontation judge[13]

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

Jedi Knights TCG

Helfrich playtested the Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (2001).[14]

Radio Free Decipher (2002)

On Radio Free Decipher Broadcast 112 (25 January 2002), Scott Gaeta and host Kyle Heuer described Helfrich as a "huge rules guy" with a strong presence on the discussion lists. They called him "widely known as one of the guys that knows more about the game than even our designers".[15]

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 Squadron Members, Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site (geocities.ws/plarathas). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  3. ↑ parker-06-29-01-the-whos-keen-show, DeckTech (Jason "Qui" Keen, 12 July 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  4. ↑ ben-con-denver-co-6-9-01-gooood-tr, DeckTech (Jason "Qui" Keen, 21 June 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  5. ↑ parker-co-6-2-01-into-the-unknown, DeckTech (Brian "HuntaWarya" Hunter, 6 June 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  6. ↑ parker-april-72001, DeckTech (David "DavCJ" Jones, 8 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  7. ↑ seth-goes-to-parker-3-17-00, DeckTech (Seth "Ooryl" Van Winkle, 28 March 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  8. ↑ parker-co-2-3-01-calm-before-the-storm, DeckTech (Brian "HuntaWarya" Hunter, 21 February 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  9. ↑ parker-co-1-6-01-end-of-an-era, DeckTech (Brian "HuntaWarya" Hunter, 8 January 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  10. ↑ parker-co-12-23-00-the-next-chapter, DeckTech (Brian "HuntaWarya" Hunter, 24 December 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  11. ↑ parker-co-12-23-00, DeckTech (Chris "Artwo" Fanchi, 24 December 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  12. ↑ parker-co-10-21-00-total-carnage, DeckTech (Brian "HuntaWarya" Hunter, 22 October 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
  13. ↑ DecipherCon 2000 SWCCG World Championship Final Confrontation, Player's Council (20 February 2022), 13:52–14:35. Preserved copy: Internet Archive; watch-page snapshot (Wayback 8 October 2026).
  14. ↑ Jedi Knights Trading Card Game rulebook (credits), Decipher (2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  15. ↑ Broadcast 112 - Radio Free Decipher (25 January, 2002): Scott Gaeta on the SWCCG PC, Player's Council, YouTube (uploaded 13 May 2022), at 15:43. Preserved copy: Internet Archive. Transcript: Radio Free Decipher/Episode 112 transcript.