Tim Guzman

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Tim Guzman was a Las Vegas tournament director and a Decipher-era Squadron Member, Gold 117.[1][2] He was The Information Broker, the SWCCG-side contact on The Outer Rim.[3][4]

He began directing after playing in events run by Chris Hines (Gold 8), and joined the squadron on Hines's recommendation.[1]

In their own words

I really don't know how I should start this. So I will just start with who I am. My name is Tim Guzman and I lived in Las Vegas Nevada for most of my life. I am Married to a wonderful wife, (who puts up with my habit), and have two great kids. For work I am a General Manager for a Local Taco Bell here in Town.

I was always into some kind of hobby when growing up. And as hobbies, gaming was always at the top. Whether it be computers games or RPG's I had a great time doing it. Well then the day came when I walked into a Target and saw the two player box for sale.

I am a huge Star Wars fan, so I knew when I brought it that I was going to be hook for good. Well it was all down hill from there. Next thing you know I go to my first Tournament directed by Chris Hines, Gold 8. From that time I have always been a part of the tournament scene. Chris and I have done lots of Traveling to Cons and Tournaments also. This is something you don't think is going to happen when you start down this path. But I love it.

Shortly after going to tournaments I became a Tournament Director. It was Chris' brother, Pat Hines, who actually got me started. I was excited to get started as a director. I used my local site to promote my tournaments and the player base just kept growing.

Now I am babbling. Anyway one thing lead to another and Chris said I need to be a Squadron member since I was doing a lot for the game. Here I am. I love this game.

As a Squadron member I look forward to bringing in even more new players. Not only for SW:CCG but also YJ:CCG. Both are just the greatest games.

Visit Las Vegas' local site at:

The Outer Rim[1]

Service

Dates Service
August 1999 – January 2001 Squadron Member Gold 117, Tatooine region; Las Vegas, NV[5]; Decipher profile page[1][2]
Decipher era Tournament director in Las Vegas[1]
2000 Young Jedi Regional tournament director (Nevada)[3]

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

Interviews

Young Jedi Deck Effect, 15 May 2000

Interview conducted by Outlander Mercenary (Avery Poliak) on Young Jedi Deck Effect, the Young Jedi section of The Outer Rim. The site labeled him Nevada Grand Slam Champion, 2000, and Gold 117.[3]

Q. Since the first set of Menace all the way too Naboo you have been a great contributor to the Local YJ playerbase, what keeps you coming back to play YJ when your foremost love would be StarWars CCG?

A. Good question. First I would have to say I like playing YJ just as much as promoting it. It is a fun game, a relaxed game, and one that anything can happen. It is true that SWccg is my true love, but I have this feeling that Young Jedi is like a stepping stone for so many people to get into the ccg world. A lot of young ones as they improve in YJ may want more and I will be waiting there to show them SWccg. In either case I will be involved with Yj for quite awhile. :)

Q. Who so far would you consider your toughest opponent(S) and why?

A. Will it sound cocky if I say I have no tough opponents? Only the hand that is dealt to me can make it a tough game. My draw is my toughest opponent.

Q. What do you consider when building a strong deck, and is it the same style for each deck you build?

A. Cheap Deploy, and High Power. I try to have at least 2 of the dots with low deploy cost and one of them with medium to high deploy cost. The battle cards need to also make since with what you are playing. I do not like to play a lot of multiples of any certain Battle card, during a game that will make me so predictable. Plus I do have only a certain amount of cards to work with so I do my best.

Q. Is there a certain way that you stack your decks, and if so why?

A. Not really. However I know weapons can be such an important thing to so many decks, that it might be good to shuffle like crazy making sure that they are not stuck together.

Q. Why did you decide to start playing Young Jedi?

A. It started back when I went to the Star Wars Celebration last year in Denver. I tried the game out and like it. I was doing demo's there for awhile and I saw how easy it was for so many people to pick up the game. I thought Decipher did a good job, and they have something here. So I decided to promote and Collect it. Being a general SW Fan always helps when getting into things like this. And of course I knew this would be good for getting people into SWccg also.

Q. What are your thoughts of The Battle of Naboo set?

A. This is the best set to date in my opinion. Game text for characters, Effects, and many cool strategies are in this set. A lot of people may argue that there is still some dominant strategies out there. Well there is, but the Naboo set really balances the field. I proved that by winning the LV Grand Slam with only a little Naboo cards to improve what I was playing.

Q. I have seen the decklists you used. Can you tell us how you came up with those decks?

A. I played with what little cards I owned. But not just throwing anything together. I put in a couple of combo, and put in some counters to what I thought I was going to see. Until the playing field changes, my darkside will have Star Fighters, because Lightside right now are addicted to unique characters and the damage could mean game. And my lightside will always have a wide verity of characters so I will not be forced to transport, because dark is packing starfighters. You will also notice that my darkside I like to pack more locations that the normal person. Well I feel that is HUGE for the darkside. I end up dropping my hand fewer times, since any battle I will loose much damage and this helps go through my deck less. Not to mention the fact to convert a location lightside might really need.

Q. Do you think they are the best decks for the Tournament Scene right now?

A. No way. But I happen to be one of those out there that doesn't think there is a best deck. If you build a good deck, and make the right decision during play time. Then I think you should always to fine. But even with the best decisions in this game, your opponent will sometimes out think you. But that's one of the things I think is so cool about this game. Now I know that my decks could be made better for the playing scene, but I own only a few cards, for example I have 3 JarJar's, but only one of them is from Naboo. Now when I own two more I will make all 3 of them from Naboo. Things like that I can see improving a deck for a certain playing scene.

Q. Will you be using something similar for the Regional Events coming up?

A. Absolutely. There is no doubt in my mind. These decks I had from the beginning, I only keep making few changes as new sets come out. Beside I have a lack of funds and can never really build a money deck as some might call it. For example I will never have a tank deck, because I will not be able to own enough of them. But that's ok, because I have fun with what I am playing with now. And Fun is still the number ONE reason for me. Hopefully that doesn't change for me. WAIT...!!!! I just noticed that I won't be playing in the Regional event, because I am RUNNING the event, but I guess if I was that was my answer =)

Q. How does it feel to be the Grand Slam Champion?

A. Oh...its cool. The uncut sheet look great. I had a great time during that tournament. So much could have made a difference in every game I played, but draws prove me victorious. It was great.

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
7 August 1999 1999 GenCon Open Premiere - Endor 17th[6]
6 August 1999 1999 GenCon EPP Overdrive EPP Overdrive [6]
5 August 1999 1999 GenCon Endor Draft Draft dropped after game 1[6]
5 August 1999 1999 GenCon OTSD Booster Draft Draft [6]
15–18 November 2001 2001 Decipher World Championship Premiere - Reflections III outside the top 8 Senate Choke style (same as his Day 1 deck, tweaked)[7] We'll Handle This
7 September 2001 2001 Phoenix DPC Premiere - Coruscant [8] HDADTJ
July 2001 2001 San Diego Comic-Con Open Premiere - Tatooine [9] Killer Huntdown old school[10] WYS
21 April 2001 April 2001 Las Vegas tournament Premiere - Reflections II [11] Court – Space/Anti Watch Your Step
15 April 2001 2001 Nevada State Championship Premiere - Reflections II [12] Court Beatdown
15 April 2001 2001 Nevada State Championship Premiere - Reflections II 4th[13] Court Imperial Space
31 March 2001 March 2001 Las Vegas tournament (31 March) Premiere - Reflections II 2nd[14]
17 March 2001 March 2001 Las Vegas tournament (17 March) Premiere - Reflections II 2nd[15]
24 February 2001 2001 Normal DPC Premiere - Reflections II [16] WYS palace raider
24 February 2001 2001 Normal DPC Premiere - Reflections II 25th[17]
24 February 2001 2001 Normal DPC Premiere - Reflections II 25th[18] Teched out BHBM WYS stay balanced
23 February 2001 2001 Normal DPC warm-up tournament Premiere - Reflections II 2–2 record[18]
2001 (before 3 May) 2001 Vegas DPC Premiere - Reflections II 7th[19] Court Of The Vile Gangster (space) MWYHL Test to 1 Mains[20]
2001 2001 EdgeCon Open Premiere - Coruscant 7th[21] Huntdown Machine WYS
16 December 2000 December 2000 Las Vegas tournament (16 December) Sealed Deck 3rd[22]
5 November 2000 2000 Phoenix Grand Slam Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck 7th[23] BHBM MWYHL (about 10 cards changed from Saturday; undefeated)
4 November 2000 2000 Phoenix Mega Tournament (4 November) Premiere - Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck 11th[24] Huntdown Guzman Style MWYHL
5–7 October 2000 2000 Decipher World Championship (Day 2)[25] Premiere - Death Star II 19th Bring Him Before Me[26] You Can Either Profit By This...
5–7 October 2000 2000 Decipher World Championship (Day 1) Premiere - Death Star II 34th Bring Him Before Me Mind What You Have Learned
23 September 2000 September 2000 Las Vegas tournament (23 September) Premiere - Death Star II 1st[27]
23 September 2000 September 2000 Las Vegas tournament (23 September) Premiere - Death Star II 1st[28]
16 September 2000 September 2000 Kingman tournament Premiere - Death Star II 1st[29] BHBM Dagobah beatdown
26 August 2000 August 2000 Las Vegas tournament (26 August) Premiere - Death Star II Top 3[30]
21 July 2000 2000 San Diego Comic-Con Open Premiere - Death Star II 5th[31] Hunt Down with more systems, extra Alter, Surprise Assaults and Imperial Barriers Profit with Death Star II cards (new starting card, Insurrection)
July 2000 2000 San Diego Comic-Con Sealed Deck Sealed Deck [31]
July 2000 2000 Origins Open Premiere - Endor [32]
11 June 2000 June 2000 Las Vegas tournament (11 June) Premiere - Endor [33] Hunt Down And Destroy The Jedi
May 2000 2000 Las Vegas Grand Slam 4th[34] Hunt Down with Duel[35] Profit (new version)[35]
8 April 2000 2000 Nevada State Championship Premiere - Endor [36]
29 January 2000 January 2000 Las Vegas tournament Premiere - Endor 2nd[37] Ralltiir Operations with chicken walkers Profit deck 'P&L' (Profit and Loss)
12 November 1999 DecipherCon 1999 Japanese Sealed Deck Japanese Sealed Deck 43rd[38]
11 November 1999 1999 Decipher World Championship (Wild Card) Premiere - Endor 5th[39]
September 1999 1999 Tatooine Regionals Premiere - Endor [40] Rescue the Wench
30 April – 2 May 1999 1999 Star Wars Celebration tournament Premiere - Special Edition [41]
Huntington Beach Mega Tournament II Premiere - Special Edition 1st[42] Hunt Down Mains and Toys
1999 1999 San Diego Comic-Con Invitational Premiere - Endor 3–3[43]
Tustin tournament (The Outer Rim) Premiere - Special Edition 15th[44] ISB with Outer Rim Scouts New School Mains and Toys

Miscellaneous decklists

Date Format Title Side
10 January 2000 Premiere - Endor Hopping Mad Take one Take two Light
25 January 2000 Premiere - Endor P&L Light
24 February 2000 Premiere - Endor No Order In The Court Dark
17 March 2000 Premiere - Endor No Order In The Court v1 1 Dark
30 April 2000 Premiere - Endor You have got to be kidding me Light
11 May 2000 Premiere - Endor Info Broker s Vegas Grand Slam DS Dark
2 June 2000 Premiere - Endor Info Brokers LS Vegas Slam Deck Light
20 August 2000 Premiere - Death Star II That thing works Dark
7 November 2000 Premiere - Death Star II So cool so fun Light
3 May 2001 Premiere - Reflections II Really no order with Imps involved[45] Dark
26 September 2001 Premiere - Coruscant Type II from Guzman[46] Dark
26 September 2001 Episode I Closed Environment Type II from Guzman[46] Dark
28 September 2001 Premiere - Coruscant Type II LS that wins from Info Broker[47] Light
28 September 2001 Episode I Closed Environment Type II LS that wins from Info Broker[47] Light
17 October 2001 Premiere - Coruscant The Destroyer with NO R3[48] Dark
23 December 2001 Premiere - Reflections III Fcon deck Lightside from Guzman[49] Light
by 12 May 2001 Premiere - Special Edition Rescue The Princess[50] Light

Tournament reports

In print

Date Publication Title
by 12 May 2001 The Outer Rim Rescue the Princess[51]
by 12 May 2001 The Outer Rim Part 1-Insert Cards.....Think Positive[52]
by 12 May 2001 The Outer Rim Part 2-Insert Cards.....Think Negative[53]
by 12 May 2001 The Outer Rim Cloud City Engineer(DS) or Cloud City Technician(LS)[54]

See also

External links


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Gold 117 profile, decipher.com. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Squadron Members, geocities.ws/plarathas (Corellian Engineering Corporation fan site). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Deck Effect YJ Interviews, Young Jedi Deck Effect. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  4. ↑ SW Alliance Jump Station, The Outer Rim. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  5. ↑ Star Wars CCG Squadrons: Tatooine, decipher.com (listings August 1999 – January 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Gen-Con 99', The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  7. ↑ guzman-part-2-freedomcon-report, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 7 December 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ dpc-phoenix-epilogue, DeckTech (Hayes "Hayes" Hunter, 11 October 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ comicon-2001-scrub-report, DeckTech (Alan "DrObiwannabe" Jern, 22 July 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ guzman-at-comic-con-2001, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 27 July 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  11. ↑ 4-21-01-damn-vegas-strumpets, DeckTech (Ben "Jigglypimp" Cavin, 21 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  12. ↑ 4-15-01-nevada-states, DeckTech (Danny "Skuff D" Rider, 15 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ desert-showdown-nv-states, DeckTech (Dan "Mystikal" Christy, 16 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  14. ↑ gamblers-luck-las-vegas-3-31, DeckTech (Dan "Mystikal" Christy, 1 April 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ las-vegas-3-17-and-3-18, DeckTech (Dan "Mystikal" Christy, 19 March 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ my-still-hurt-dpc-normal, DeckTech (Yannick "Crusher" Lapointe, 27 February 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  17. ↑ normal-2001, DeckTech (Michael "Gilliatt" Raveling, 27 February 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 dpc-normal-from-info-broker, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 2 March 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  19. ↑ Really no order with Imps involved, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 3 May 2001). Preservation copies: Stephen Skilton; GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  20. ↑ the-bull-at-dpc-vegas, DeckTech (Alfred "ThaBraHmaBuL" Dong, 6 May 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ edgecon-a-late-report-from-tim, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 2 October 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  22. ↑ viper-visits-vegas-sealed-12-16-00, DeckTech (Steve "BlackViper" Marshall, 18 December 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  23. ↑ phoenix-slam-more-tellings, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 10 November 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  24. ↑ mega-phoenix-and-tellings, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 8 November 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  25. ↑ DecipherCon 2000 Day 2
  26. ↑ deciphercon-beedos-report-day-1-2, DeckTech (John "Crash Beedo" Arendt, 9 October 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  27. ↑ las-vegas-9-23-director-view, DeckTech (Dan "Mystikal" Christy, 23 September 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  28. ↑ las-vegas-nv-9-23-00-saturday, DeckTech (Matt "Phobos" Berta, 25 September 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  29. ↑ kingman-az-sept-162k, DeckTech (Dan "Mystikal" Christy, 16 September 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  30. ↑ las-vegas-nv-8-26-00, DeckTech (Danny "Skuff D" Rider, 29 August 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 comic-con-open-2000, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 25 July 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  32. ↑ dagobah-regional-29-june-2000, DeckTech (Charlie "CommieBoy" Herren, 30 July 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  33. ↑ las-vegas-6-11-00, DeckTech (Dan "Mystikal" Christy, 12 June 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  34. ↑ Info Broker s Vegas Grand Slam DS, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 11 May 2000). Preservation copies: Stephen Skilton; GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 grand-slam-in-vegas-pass-me-a-cold-beer, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 9 May 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  36. ↑ nevada-states-directors-view, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 9 April 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  37. ↑ las-vegas-nevada-01-29-00, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 31 January 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  38. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Japanese Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  39. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: 1999 SW Wildcard, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  40. ↑ tatooine-regional-w-rant, DeckTech (Michael "Dvader" Girard, 27 September 1999). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages. Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  41. ↑ Star Wars Celebration Report, The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  42. ↑ Mega Tournament II in Huntington Beach California, The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  43. ↑ Comic-Con 99', The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  44. ↑ Tustin Tournament Report, The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  45. ↑ Really no order with Imps involved, DeckTech. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Type II from Guzman, DeckTech. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Type II LS that wins from Info Broker, DeckTech. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  48. ↑ The Destroyer with NO R3, DeckTech. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  49. ↑ Fcon deck Lightside from Guzman, DeckTech. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  50. ↑ Rescue The Princess, The Outer Rim (Tim Guzman). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  51. ↑ Rescue the Princess, The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  52. ↑ Part 1-Insert Cards.....Think Positive, The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  53. ↑ Part 2-Insert Cards.....Think Negative, The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  54. ↑ Cloud City Engineer(DS) or Cloud City Technician(LS), The Outer Rim (The Information Broker). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
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