Hey guys and gals, check out the new forum we just opened up today called Rebel Radio if you didn't guess by the title this is a forum for our brand new Podcast. The first episode is rather rough, we are new at the podcasting thing so go easy on us. But we will have a new episode released in the next few days that will hopefully not only be better quality, but also spark a lot more interest in the Star Wars Trading Card Game.

So thank you for checking out the Podcast from your hosts Mixmaster, Darth Waffle, and myself. And please rate us on iTunes and spread the word to all your friends who play, we are back and better than ever!!

Incase you have not noticed the Moon of Endor, as well as all the other forums here on RB, has seen some great new content.

The Moon has long been teh place for sily banter but more importanlty has been the ome of many of Rebelbasers.com's great community games and contests!

Right now there are three awsome games that are running that have all started recenty!
The NEW Guess that Star Wars Vehicle or Vessel Game by Darth Person Man Thing
Ultimate Star Wars Quiz IV by Grand Moff Nicodemus Fett
SWTCG Card Picture Contest by IVIaceWindu

These are all great games and all have prize support! So head over to the Moon of Endor and get your game on!

Most people have read a book or a magazine at some stage in their life and I'm certain all of us are familiar with the basics of the Star Wars universe. All over the internet you can find a blend of literature with some kind of pop culture; Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Halo and yes even Star Wars you can find a unique blend of imagination and story writing, a blend commonly called Fan Fiction.

Here at Rebelbasers.com we have our own Fan Fiction section and over our history there have been some great literary works produced. From simple short stories to long group produced 'novel sized' productions Rebelbasers has harboured some great Star Wars Fan Fiction. Recently there has been talk of getting some new Fan Fictions off the ground and into production and that talk has been turned into the next instalment of the Rebelbaser Story!!! Well after Rebelbasers Story 9 didn't hit it off we are back with DARTH person man thing for another crack!

Sign up for the Rebelbaser Story TODAY!
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And just for your pleasure here are the links to the previous 8 installments!

Rebelbaser Story
Rebelbaser Story 2
Rebelbaser Story 3
Rebelbaser Story 4
Rebelbaser Story 5
Rebelbaser Story 6
Rebelbaser Story 7
Rebelbaser Story 8

Mst. Windu

The Circle is Now Complete is the first round in the Ultimate Star Wars Dream Card Competition where participants will pit their ideas against each other to discover who is the Ultimate Star Wars Dream Card Maker!

The Dream Card contest follows a similar format to two of the best DCC's Rebelbasers.com has hosted; Cyber's DCC and the DCCR. The USWDCC will have a new theme each week to inspire participants to make their best dream cards.

Judged by both Grand Moff Nicodemus Fett and Eagle's Nest (Both IDC members), the USWDCC should highlight the real card creation talent here at RB.com!

Head over and participate in the first round, The Circle Is Now Complete, where you get to recreate obsolete cards from the SWTCG!

I have been reading through a lot of old topics to find some hidden gems and to catch up on some of the discussions I have missed over the years when I stumbled across something quite interesting in the Jedi Archives!

Flex Rhysode complied some great information about lightsaber combat forms and some terms in lightsaber battle that have expanded the knowledge I already had!

If your interested in Lightsabers and their combat check his post out here:
Lightsaber fighting forms!

and Have a great day!
Mst. Windu

Cheating:

1. To deceive by trickery
2. To act dishonestly
3. To violate rules deliberately

Cheaters have always been and always will be, not everyone likes to follow the rules when greed takes over and individuals can see personal gain before them. The SWTCG has not been left untainted by individuals cheating and in the past has been an important issue for the community here at Rebelbasers.com to overcome and resolve.

But all that has changed! There can be no more arguments! We are all cheaters!

Read the tale of an engineers discoveries that prove we are all cheaters!
Each dot on my die is loaded by PI: by JangoJay

If you are interested in some of the past RB.com discussions on cheating and die rolling here are some the the best ones:
loaded die, a serious problem
No Quarter For Cheaters
What is the correct way to role dice??
Cheating
new ways of the cheat
Shuffle and Roll

Sparks fly as your lightsaber once again makes contact. With all your might you parry blow after blow. Your defences are being taxed by the onslaught bearing down upon you. The Force is fully flowing through you and yet it seems not enough to defeat your foe. As your concentration starts to wear thin, fear starts to set in. It will only be a matter of time until your concentration will fail you and you will meet your doom. Your aggressor continues his assault and you realise that your defensive attitude to this conflict will not win you the battle. You stretch out to the Force and use it to hurl your lightsaber straight into your foes chest. Instead of winning you the battle your enemy, the bounty hunter called Durge, stand their and taunts you. Weapon-less you stand there puzzled for a moment and then the Force once again alerts you to the danger as Durge starts his final charge. You find yourself knocked to the ground with Durge standing over you. A wall of fire erupts from his flame-thrower and bears down on your position. You quickly reach out to the Force and use Force Deflection to part the incoming cloud of flame. Once again you are reminded how great it is to have the Force on your side otherwise you would now be BBQ Kenobi!

The Force is the one binding theme that brings all of the Star Wars story together. It is difficult to accurately define what the Force is as throughout the Star Wars saga beings from all across the galaxy have had different views of what exactly the Force is. It is safe to say however that there seems to be 4 major parts to the Force; the light side, the dark side, the unifying Force and the Living Force. Some see the Force as a toll to be used where others see it as life itself. It matters little how one views the true nature of the Force as certain individuals were able to manipulate the Force to their will. The most notable of these Force sensitive individuals are the Jedi and the Sith. Both groups extensively developed their manipulation of the Force, the Jedi for good and the Sith for evil, into what have become know as Force powers.



Force powers were the manifestations of a Force sensative's manipulation of the Force to their will. Force powers are neither affiliated with the light or the dark side of the Force but rather indicate the emotion or feelings of user. Vengeful and aggressive Force powers we generally used by followers of the dark side while defensive and diversionary Force powers were employed by those affiliated with the light side of the Force, but some force powers are universally seen across both views of the Force. One of the most powerful of these universal Force Powers is that of Force Deflection. Force Deflection proved invaluable when the Force user was without their weapon as they could prevent harm to themselves from incoming blaster bolts, other harmful projectiles or even from incoming Force powers!

Damage prevention has been an important part of the game since its premier expansion AOTC and will continue to take a prominent part of SWTCG gameplay through each new expansion release. Prevention comes in a number of different styles and sizes; Evade, Deflect and Prevent being the big three with the IDC's introduction of Parry being the fourth. Great prevention cards are riddled throughout both WOTC's and the IDC's expansions;
Lull in the Fighting from AOTC, Protection of the Master from ANH, Outrun and Deflectors Activated from BOY, Yoda (E) from JG, Tauntaun from ESB, Human Shiled from RAS, High-Speed Dodge from ROTJ, Coruscant Emergency Ship from ROTS, Cin Drallig (A) from FOTR and Blast Doors from BOE.
Prevention, in whatever form, is important to your decks as you relive the Epic Battles of Star Wars with the SWTCG. Damage prevention is one of the cornerstones of the SWTCG and you can be certain of its continued importance with the release of Clone Wars: Republic At War!

The Dream Card this week is not the best prevention card ever created but it does have a great balance that makes it a desirable option in any Jedi deck. AgentElrond has developed a balanced Battle card that is not limited to one arena but is beneficial to all your Jedi across all three arenas! For only 4 Force you can prevent absolutely every point of damage to one of your Jedi. Force Prevention will prove most valuable for your Jedi in both the Space and Ground arenas as they typically have less powerful built in damage prevention if any at all! And ofcouse you can always sweeten the deal by reducing the cost of playing Force Prevention by coupling it with Cloud City Battleground in the Ground arena to only 2 Force, allowing you to spend your valuable Force on your other Jedi Powers!

Force Prevention embodies the very essence of the Force power "Force Prevention" by provinding a balanced and versatile Battle card for every damage prevention situation your Jedi will come accross and that is why Force Prevention is the Rebelbasers Dream Card of the Week.

With the Republic At War expansion on the horizon, the IDC will continue to take a look at past TCG cards, both WOTC and IDC, that could be utilized in new strategies. today's Card of the Week is from the WOTC expansion, The Phantom Menace and works wonders with the IDC's preview card Energy Lance.

Way back in the TPM expansion WOTC introduced us to the Aquatic subtype but since then the Aquatic subtype has not seen much attention except with a few additions in the FOTR expansion. But with the release of the soon coming CW:RAW we are sure to see some more. Today's preview card works extremely well with one of the older Aquatic cards, Colo Claw Fish.



Ordinarily Colo Claw fish is very expensive. For six build you get a 30/5/6 unit with Stun 5, nothing really to boast about. But when an Aquatic Location is in the ground arena the cost is reduced to 5 and Colo Claw Fish becomes more attractive. Historically in the SWTCG 30 speed units have been too slow to fight and to weak to have any staying power but with the IDC's introduction of Stealth units with 30 speed suddenly become more attractive! They are slow enough to get around Stealth and faster then the rest of the pack!



When used with Energy Lance (and an Aquatic Loacation in the Ground arena) for an investment of 7 build you have a 30/7/6 with Stun 9! I think we have found the best stealth beater yet! With the massive Stun potential Colo Claw fish can render even the Patrol Mode Vulture Droid impotent!

And to sweeten the deal both Energy Lance and Colo Claw Fish are neutral so the LS player can use this combo to great effect or the DS player might even consider using this combo instead of Patrol Mode Vulture Droid! With CW:RAW there will be many new combos you should consider when building your decks and this will be the place to see them!

Sparks fly as your lightsaber once again makes contact. With all your might you parry blow after blow. Your defences are being taxed by the onslaught bearing down upon you. The Force is fully flowing through you and yet it seems not enough to defeat your foe. As your concentrations starts to wear thin, fear starts to set in. It will only be a matter of time until your concentration will fail you and you will meet your doom. Your Jedi companions have all fallen to the blade of this General Grievous. Some are dead while others lie critically wounded awaiting their death. You battle alone against the machine of death, hoping, praying for deliverance. You will not be able to withstand much more of General Grievous' unrelenting assault. You sense something through the Force. Hope. If you can only hold on that long. Block. Parry. Thrust. Block. Evade. Block. Jump. Parry. You jump away just in time as a Republic Gunship full of ARC Troopers crashes through the wreckage of your battleground. The cavalry has arrived!

Clone Troopers; the backbone of the Grand Army of the Republic come in many different shapes and sizes. Early on during the cloning process Jango Fett came to the realisation that the standard clones would not be capable of handling special operations and hence he advocated the creation of what became know as the Advanced Recon Commandos or ARC Troopers for short. These ARC Troopers were some of the most dangerous soldiers in the galaxy and were slated as worth 100 regular clone troopers when a job needed to be done by Walon Vau.



The first batch of ARC troopers was considered an utter failure so a second batch with the proper genetic alterations was created and was designated the Alpha-class. These 100 ARC Troopers remained in stasis during the early entanglements of the war but were brought out of stasis to defend the cloning facilities of Kamino and then fully integrated into the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Some ARC Troopers were given officer positions while others worked in specialised squads. However interestingly some of them became weapon specialists. ARC troopers were already a formidable fighting force but the ARC Heavy Gunners armed with either the reciprocating quad blaster or the Z-6 rotary blaster cannons (produced by Merr-Sonn Munitions who supplied the GAR with a number of heavy weapons) are the vanguards of the ARC Trooper class.

Theme decks have been around since the birth of the SWTCG with WOTC's first release AOTC. Although most themed decks will never see competitive play hopefully the Clone theme will break through into competitive play with the upcoming IDC expansion; Clone Wars: Republic At War! The best Clone themed cards are scattered throughout WOTC's expansions; Tipoca Training Ground, Clone Officer and then continued with the IDC expansion Fall of the Republic (FOTR) with: Delta Squad (A), Commander Bly (A), Commander Cody (A), Commander Gree (A), some useful equipment in Clone Grenade and the first ever Clone Space unit, Clone Starfighter Squadron! Themed decks are an important part of your deck collection as they allow you to relive the Epic Battles of Star Wars. Clone decks have become a favourite and you can be certain of their continued importance with the release of Clone Wars: Republic At War!

The Dream Card this week is not the best clone unit ever produced but it does have some great attributes that makes it very desirable in any Clone deck. Kyber Antillies has developed a balanced unit that takes the Clone subtype to the next level. For a 6 build investment you get a 30/5/4 unit that is slow enough to get around Stealth but has enough speed to get in before all the support units. Equipped with Stun 3 and Overkill ARC Chaingunner has the necessary punch to rid the arena of most small units and render others attack power useless through Stun. When ARC Chaingunner is used in combination with an already strong Clone deck synergy your opponent will truly fear the power of the Clone theme!

ARC Chaingunner embodies the very essence of what makes ARC Troopers a fighting force to be feared by capturing the true versatility of the ARC Troopers in any combat situation and that is why ARC Chaingunner is the Rebelbasers Dream Card of the Week.

The IDC has been hard at work developing the upcoming SWTCG expansion that you called Clone Wars: Republic At War (CW:RAW) in this poll with the winning name announced one week later here.
It seems the IDC is getting quite busy in the build up to Christmas as they continue to work on what will be the first SWTCG Expansion that does not have its roots firmly planted on established Lucasfilm Movie Cannon. Production is at the stage where the IDC is ready to start showing off some of their latest work to get you excited about CW:RAW, this is evident in the release of the CW:RAW Main page last weekend and the RAW Mystery Puzzle- Part One this weekend!

But that is not all. With every SWTCG expansion release since Battle of Yavin (BOY) Rebelbasers.com has hosted a highly participated Prediction Contest for the upcoming expansion. So check out the CW:RAW Prediction Contest and get your entry in early for the best chance at winning!

Clone Wars: Republic At War Prediction Contest

The IDC's Organized Play (OP) department is organizing and running a new tournament. Entitled "The Coming Storm" this tournament should see you through the build up to the release of the IDC's latest project; Clone Wars: Republic at War. This will most likely be your last chance to make big moves up the OP rankings before the release of CW:RAW and should help you get excited about the IDC's fourth expansion release since its inception.

Tournament details: The Coming Strom
Registration: The Coming Storm: Registration

Head over and join what will be an exciting tournament!

Mst. Windu

It was announced on the IDC's 5th of October 2007 website update, the restriction of their first card; Luke's X-Wing (E).

Check out:

• IDC's Official Announcement
• Updated Banned and Restricet List
• Discussion over the Announcement here at RB
• a Topic in the IDC Rules Forum thatdeals with SWTCG Banned and Restricted lists
• also a topic in the Podracing arena dealing with Organized Play Rated Games
• A poll from RB members trying to get the IDC's attention in regards to the banning or restriction of this card. (this poll may of been what prompted the IDC into action)

Most people have read a book or a magazine at some stage in their life and I'm certain all of us are familiar with the basics of the Star Wars universe. All over the internet you can find a blend of literature with some kind of pop culture; Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Halo and yes even Star Wars you can find a unique blend of imagination and story writing, a blend commmonly called Fan Fiction.

Here at Rebelbasers.com we have our own Fan Fiction section and over our history there have been some great literary works produced. From simple short stories to long group produced 'novel sized' productions Rebelbasers has harboured some great Star Wars Fan Fiction. Recently there has been talk of getting some new Fan Fictions off the ground and into production and that talk has been turned into teh next installment of the Rebelbaser Story!!!

Sign up for the Rebelbaser Story 9 TODAY!
Sign-Up and Rules

And just for your pleasure here are the links to the previous 8 installments!

Rebelbaser Story
Rebelbaser Story 2
Rebelbaser Story 3
Rebelbaser Story 4
Rebelbaser Story 5
Rebelbaser Story 6
Rebelbaser Story 7
Rebelbaser Story 8

Mst. Windu

The following is a report from Grand Moff Nicodemus Fett:

In recent months, the forum dedicated to writers – the Jedi Archives – has slipped into decadence. A place once filled with contributions from independent authors and joint community projects now lays desolate, waiting for a new generation to fill its shelves.

With collaboration from Kyber Antillies and manoof, plans were made to rejuvenate the Archives. Manoof started his Interactive Story and Kyber tossed the idea of a new Rebelbasers Story. The mantle of administration fell into my lap and I swiftly began organizing a new and improved installment of the Rebelbase Story.

This cannot be done alone. While we need people to organize these events, the most important role lies in your hands. Participation is needed in order to begin the exciting timeline, set ten years after the Battle of Yavin. The fracturing Empire needs a savior, one leader to unite them successfully against the New Republic. Are you that warlord? Perhaps you are a New Republic operative looking to disrupt the growing power. Maybe you could be a character on the fringe looking for a profit. The choice is yours: sign-up today! The latest deadline is Friday, July 20.

The Force be with you.

With the release of the IDC's latest expansion, Battle of Endor, there has been a lot of talk about starting a new tournament. Today that talk has finally been put into action by Darth Waffle! Head over to the Pod Racing arena for more information on his monthly tournament. Here is a direct link for you:

Imperial Battle Simulator

I hope to see you all there and gearing up for the 1st instalment that I'm sure will feature the IDC's latest and greatest expansion Battle of Endor!

Mst. Windu