Joe Steyer

Joe Steyer was a Decipher-era Squadron Member, listed as Red 57 from Anchorage, Alaska. The published fan table marks the slot Retired after Decipher's SWCCG run.

He grew an Anchorage group from 5 to 25 players with weekly Friday play, and was a tournament director for about a year before joining Red Squadron. Alaska hosted the 1997 Hoth Regional, which Rebel Base Leader Allen Divers attended.

In their own words

I want to tell a little about myself.

After my wife had our third child I became involved with the CCG world. We had about 5 players in all in our core group, but to get all of us in one place seemed hard. So I worked it out with a card store owner to allow us to play in his store. So every Friday night we play Star Wars CCG and all sorts of other games there.

After a few "CCG training classes" our group grew from 5 to 25. I was a Star Wars CCG TD for almost a year, maybe more, when I put in my paperwork to become a squadron member. Decipher named me to the Red Squadron early this year and I've been loving it ever since.

The great state of Alaska is included in the Star Wars CCG Hoth tournaments region. Ask Rebel Base Leader Allen Divers, a Texan, about the weather - his first visit to Alaska, for our '97 Hoth Regional, coincided with an early winter storm and the first time he had ever seen it snow. I have been almost all over the entire USA and I haven't found weather or landscape to match Alaska's. In the summer, the sun rises over the mountains about 3am, while the sun sets over the ocean around 1am. The summer weather here can reach 75-80 degrees, while winter temps can go to -20 below.

The wildlife here is an awesome sight. From personal experience, let me say, do NOT feed the moose unless they are in a cage or you can throw really far. In the winter of '89, I tried to feed one and to my surprise, he became angry with my "good samaritan" action, got angry and attacked me. He got me good with his hoof. Thank God he missed and I was quick on my feet. I got away with a few bruises and hurt pride. But to drive down the road and see moose and other wildlife so real and big is unreal. Try fishing next to a bear, only 30 to 40 feet from you, and nothing happens to you or the bear - that's Alaska wildlife.

To wrap this up - it is an honor to play this game and to have a real part in it. If you ever want to visit Alaska let me know. We'll make it an adventure beyond your wildest dreams.

Thanks Decipher for this great game!

Service

Dates	Service
August 1999 – January 2001	Squadron Member Red 57, Hoth: North Ridge region; Anchorage, AK; Decipher profile page
Decipher era	Tournament director in Anchorage, Alaska

Decipher recruited volunteer Squadron Members in the 1990s to promote SWCCG locally (tournaments, demos, player support). "FL" is printed on some slots in the surviving tables.

See also

• Squadron Members · Anagrams · Creators of SWCCG · Radio Free Decipher
• Corellian Engineering Corporation (fan site)

External links

• Decipher SWCCG Squadron Members (Players Committee reprint). Preserved copy: Internet Archive