Justin Pakes
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Justin Pakes was a Decipher designer who appeared as a design guest on Radio Free Decipher episodes about Coruscant, Reflections III and Theed Palace.[1] Early episode indexes bill him as Juz Pakes.[1] He did additional design on the Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (2001).[2]
Tournament Results
| Date | Event | Format | Finish | Dark | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2000 | May 2000 San Antonio tournament | Premiere - Endor | [3] | Hunt Down Numbers | Juz's Revenge (suicide mains) |
| 6 May 2000 | RamapoCon II | Premiere - Endor | 30th, 6 (+16) after six games[4] | ||
| 5 May 2000 | RamapoCon II Constructed (5 May, 7 pm) | Premiere - Endor | 26th, 0 (−48)[5] |
Service
| Dates | Service |
|---|---|
| 12–13 November 1999 | 1999 Decipher World Championship judge[6] |
| 5–7 October 2000 | 2000 Decipher World Championship judge, including the Final Confrontation[7][8] |
| 2001 | Jedi Knights Trading Card Game additional design[2] |
Appearances
| Date | Outlet | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1999 | Radio Free Decipher | Juz Pakes[1]. Preserved copy: Internet Archive | design guest |
| 2 June 2000 | Radio Free Decipher | Juz Pakes (CRD / tournament rules)[1]. Preserved copy: Internet Archive | design guest |
| 3 August 2001 | Radio Free Decipher | Design Chat with Justin Pakes (Coruscant / Reflections III / Theed)[1]. Preserved copy: Internet Archive | design guest |
| 7 September 2001 | Radio Free Decipher | Justin Pakes (Reflections III spoilers)[1]. Preserved copy: Internet Archive | design guest |
| 30 November 2001 | Radio Free Decipher | Justin Pakes (Theed Palace)[1]. Preserved copy: Internet Archive | design guest |
Anagrams
Tanus Spijek is an anagram of Justin Pakes (printed AUSSIE).[9][10]
| Card | Unscrambled | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| Tanus Spijek | Justin Pakes | Decipher staff (Australia) |
Photographs
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Justin Pakes judging the 2000 Worlds Final Confrontation. Still: Player's Council. -
Justin Pakes judging 1999 Worlds games. Photo: Decipher.
Signed cards
A photo of a signed Obi-Wan With Lightsaber card, inscribed "Cheers, Juz" and "Decipher's Jedi Knight" in gold ink, was posted to the r/starwarsccg subreddit on 1 September 2025. Replies named the signer as Pakes; one by jbhelfrich reads "The first one is definitely Justin/Juz Pakes".[11] The same card had been posted in January 2021, when a reply also named Pakes as the signer.[12]
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Obi-Wan With Lightsaber signed by Justin Pakes. Photo: _Sols_Golden_Curse_.
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See also
- 1999 Decipher World Championship · DecipherCon 1999 · 2000 Decipher World Championship · DecipherCon 2000
- Creators of SWCCG · Anagrams · Tanus Spijek
- Joe Alread · Chuck Kallenbach · Tom Lischke · Jerry Darcy
- Decipher · Star Wars CCG
- Radio Free Decipher · Podcasts, video and interviews
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Radio Free Decipher episode index, LOTR-TCG PC wiki Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jedi Knights Trading Card Game rulebook (credits), Decipher (2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ san-antonio-texas-5-20, DeckTech (Justin "hoostino" Warren, 21 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ ramapocon-ii-day-2-director-s-report, DeckTech (Scott "CRingwell" Lingrell, 13 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ rcon-ii-day-1-and-before-director-s, DeckTech (Scott "CRingwell" Lingrell, 10 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ DecipherCon 1999 Friday photo fri40, Decipher (Wayback 11 June 2000). Caption: "Judge Juz Pakes monitors Star Wars CCG Finals games"
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ DecipherCon 2000 videoclip, Decipher. Caption: "Justin Pakes, Star Wars:CCG World Championship Judge prepares for the big event." Image: 20001005082043.jpg (Wayback 6 June 2002).
- ↑ Anagramed Decipherians. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ SWCCG Collecting Encyclopedia 3.2 (p.200). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ _Sols_Golden_Curse_, "Does anyone recognize these signatures?", r/starwarsccg, Reddit (1 September 2025), with replies. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ razorh00f, "autographed cards?", r/starwarsccg, Reddit (2 January 2021), with a reply by Cringwell. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
