Tom Lischke

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Tom Lischke, 1997.

Tom Lischke is a Decipher game designer. He was lead game designer of the Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (2001) and later designed for The Lord of the Rings TCG.[1][2] He won the 1996 Bespin Regionals (Collinsville).[3] He is married to Kathy Lischke.[4]

Service

Dates Service
19 January 1997 Assisted tournament director Kathy Pierce with rulings, Star Wars CCG tournament at Destiny Comics, Fairfax, Virginia[5]
March 1997 Rebel Base Leader, Star Wars CCG Palace Grand Opening (Cantina Expert and Beginner rooms)[6]
June 1997 Weekly Star Wars CCG Palace host, 5–6 pm[7]
1997 Judge, Design a Card contest[8]
2001 Lead game designer, Jedi Knights Trading Card Game[1]
Early 2001 Spearheading the design of Star Wars CCG and Jedi Knights[9]
2001 The Lord of the Rings TCG designer[2]

Star Wars CCG

On 19 January 1997 his fiancée, Kathy Pierce, directed a Star Wars CCG tournament at Destiny Comics in Fairfax, Virginia. Lischke stepped in and out as a player to avoid byes, and verified several rulings for her.[5] Lischke appeared with Jerry Darcy and Chuck Kallenbach on Radio Free Decipher Broadcast 2 (11 December 1998), the episode that billed Darcy as Star Wars CCG Lead Game Designer.[10][11] Broadcast 51 (22 September 2000) featured him on the Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck product.[12] He held a Star Wars CCG question-and-answer session at DecipherCon 2000 on 7 October 2000.[13] The card Lieutenant Sheckil is an anagram of his name.[14]

Jedi Knights / LOTR / WARS

Lischke discussed Jedi Knights and LOTR TCG design on Radio Free Decipher, and joined Kallenbach in a 2001 TheOneRing chat as LOTR designers.[10][2][15] In 2004 Decipher WARS Radio featured him on WARS TCG design.[16]

Interviews and audio (selected)

Title / episode Date Link
RFD Broadcast 2 — with Darcy & Kallenbach 1998-12-11 YouTube w2Ao759YJlk. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 51 — Tom Lischke (Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck) 2000-09-22 YouTube 2tQmFqhsx74. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 67 — Tom Lischke (Jedi Knights) 2001-02-09 YouTube bbJUdxzmdhQ. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 85 — Lischke & Kallenbach (Jedi Knights) 2001-06-15 YouTube CbU2GxNNcd4. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 87 — Early Look at LOTR TCG 2001-06-29 YouTube Xal3sJdiUyQ. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 88 — LOTR Origins playtest 2001-07-13 YouTube 7xLGIcvYKFM. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 92 — Dive Into the Twilight Pool 2001-08-17 YouTube fcB9gjah96k. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 100 — Tom Lischke (LOTR status) 2001-10-12 YouTube OUpf9ge3x5U. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 143 — The Two Towers development 2002-09-20 YouTube lA-8Wy_MT6Q. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
RFD Broadcast 162 — Online LOTR TCG 2003-04-25 YouTube yNRI4QTHZlk. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
TheOneRing Chat — Tom Lischke and Chuck Kallenbach 2001-10-20 archives.theonering.net. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
Gaming Havens — Tom Lischke and Joe Alread (archive) haven.theonering.net
WARS Radio 02 — Tom Lischke 2004-07-01 YouTube Ikcgtmhuhbc. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
WARS Radio 05 — Tom Lischke 2004-07-23 YouTube WUZg14CmK4o. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
WARS Radio 11 — Tom Lischke 2004-09-03 YouTube fxylvGWZnD4. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
WARS Radio 13 — Tom Lischke 2004-09-17 YouTube 0YfodG9YTkA. Preserved copy: Internet Archive

Tournament results

Jedi Knights TCG

Lischke was lead game designer of the Jedi Knights Trading Card Game (2001). In early 2001 he was spearheading the design of both the Star Wars CCG and Jedi Knights.[1][9]

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
4–6 October 1996 1996 Bespin Regionals (Collinsville) 1st[3]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jedi Knights Trading Card Game rulebook (credits), Decipher (2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 TheOneRing Chat — Tom Lischke and Chuck Kallenbach, 20 October 2001 (archives). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Regional Championship Finalists, Decipher (1996). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  4. ↑ Visiting Decipher, Michael A. Stackpole, stormwolf.com (September 2000 visit). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Thrill of Tournament Play", Kathy Pierce, Decipher NewsFlash (22 January 1997). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  6. ↑ Special Events, Decipher (March 1997). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  7. ↑ Palace calendar, Decipher (June 1997). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  8. ↑ Guy Kargl Wins Star Wars CCG Card Design Contest, Rich Loftus, Decipher (23 May 1997). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Design Diary: Dramatis personae, decipher.com (2000–2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Radio Free Decipher episode index, LOTR-TCG PC wiki. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  11. ↑ RFD Broadcast 2, YouTube w2Ao759YJlk (Player's Council upload). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  12. ↑ RFD Broadcast 51 — Tom Lischke (Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck), YouTube 2tQmFqhsx74. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  13. ↑ DecipherCon 2000 seminars, Decipher (Wayback 14 November 2006)
  14. ↑ Anagramed Decipherians. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  15. ↑ Decipher Talks LOTR, TheOneRing.net, 14 February 2002. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  16. ↑ WARS Radio 02 — Tom Lischke, YouTube Ikcgtmhuhbc. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
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