Hi Everyone. You may notice that this is a little bit different from the other Updates. Notably, the method of which I'm sending this to you is all whack... Well, the reason for this is our email listserve (Listbot.com), is undergoing some severe delays due to an overloaded system (it seems my Objectives Debate was the last straw on the camel's back... :D ). So, in order to get this information out to you in a timely fashion, I'm resorting to doing it the old fashioned way... Emailing you as a group instead of sending it down the list. If Listbot continues to have problems, then, I may have to resort to another email server or something. We'll see what happens. On to what's happening. Clayton Atkin, State Champion!- Many of you got to attend this years California State Championship. I hope you had lots of fun there! I had a blast getting to talk with you. I really love big events like this (and the Grand Slam). I wanna apologize to you Young Jedi players out there for keeping you up so late. I had technical difficulties with the Star Wars event and it ran long. The situation has been fixed so, it should run smoother for the Regional Championship. I big congrats goes to Clayton Atkin for taking the top honors for Star Wars CCG. You can read up on his exploits by going to my website and visiting the "World According To Claydo" (a new web series written by Clayton himself). Anthony Silva shocked everyone to gain the runner up spot. Excellent job guys! Matt Mason from San Diego took the evening Young Jedi even to be crowned State Champion for Young Jedi. Regional Championship- This year's Regional Championship is scheduled for August 26th. The Young Jedi will happen in the morning (11:00am) and the Star Wars event will follow closely at 2:00pm. We're still working on the location s to where we'll have it. There are two places in the running right now: Neutral Ground- Inexpensive and local, this place has been the home of the last three Regional Championships. Unfortunately it's a difficult drive for the Southern California folks. Goleta Valley Communtiy Center, Goleta (Santa Barbara) CA- This is a more neutral location that's somewhat easy to get to for both NoCal and SoCal players. Unfortunately, this place ain't cheap. So, we're working on getting the capital to rent it out for us. I will keep you posted with all the details as soon as they are known to me. Alderaan Express- The Alderaan Express is being printed up even as we speak. Once again, it's chock full of Star Wars and Young Jedi goodness. Expect this little jewel in your mail boxes no later than next week! Young Jedi CCG- Battle Of Naboo, the latest expansion from Young Jedi released early last month. A lot of players at the state championship and other venues had a lot of this set mixed in with their decks. The two new tanks are a big hit as well as the new effect cards. The next big expansion that's expected is called Duel Of Fates. I'd look for it around the late summer/ fall of this year. There is word that there will be some form of product released before Duel Of Fates, however. Speculation has it that it may be a kind of "Enhanced" Menace Of Darth Maul. Star Wars CCG- The Third Anthology is almost upon us! You can expect to see this new product (with six brand new cards) to hit the shelves next Wednesday or the week after. Inside, you'll get 2 Special Edition Starter decks, 2 Unlimited Premier boosters, 2 Jabba's Palace boosters, a Glossary and Rule Book, a complete card list of all of the Star Wars CCG products and 6 brand new premium cards you'll only be able to get with this boxed set. Here is the list of the new cards that you'll get with the Third Anthology: Light Side: Prisoner 2187..........Character Massassi Base Operations/ One In A Million..........Objective R2 In Red 5..........Starship A New Secret Base..........Effect Echo Base Garrison..........Effect Dark Side: Set Your Course For Alderaan/ The Ultimate Power In The Universe.......Objective This month's issue of the Alderaan Express will explore a little bit about the new Light Side Objective Massassi Base Operations. Hot on the heels of the Third Anthology will be Death Star II. It's expected release is somewhere around June/ July. Most of you have already read the release notes for it. Some of you are probably scared about how rare Jedi Luke and the Emperor are actually going to be. Well, let me put your worries to rest, my friends. These "Ultra Rare" cards, while more special than your typical rare card, aren't as Ultra Rare and many would have you believe. These are probably a little less rare than the Super Rare Foils Luke and Vader from the Reflections set. I'll keep you posted on any new developments as they become known to me. Website Issues- It turns out that there were several bad links on my website that made it diffcult for many of you to get around. I spend most of the week cleaning this bad links out and I've also added on Clayton Atkin's State Championship Dark Side deck (to go with his Light Side deck already posted). If you encounter any further problems with the webiste, please let me know about 'em!!! Other Tournament News- I have plans for a new Tournament format that's gonna be a real blast to play. I will have one ready for your enjoyment in June. I won't go into specifics until the next Update, but, I will say this: Triathlon! I had lots of fun at Josh Certo's Lightsaber Tournament in Modest last weekend. Thanks Josh! My Lightsaber tournament is still in the works. I'm really sorry for the delay, but, I don't want my LightsaberCon interfereing with these other great events that we've got going on! Be sure to hit my website for the dates and times of all of the cool events that are going on near you! Parting Shots- Just a reminder about the Thursday Gaming Nights are every Thursday Nigh (as the name would imply) at Great Escape Games in Sacramento (on Howe Ave. near Arden Rd.). I'll be there from 7:00pm 'till 10:00 taking on all who dare oppose me. And, yes, R2 In Red 5 is a dual destiny Starship... With a Hyperspeed of 7. But, that's all I'm sayin'! ;) Hope to see you at the tournaments! Until next time: Stay In Attack Formation!