It's been a while since we've done one of our interviews. I'm pleased to present this interview with Harrison Fjord.
So, how long have you been playing SW:CCG?
Well, I've been buying cards and studying the game since it came out. Unfortunately, with no one to play against, I got out of buying the game shortly before Dagobah was released, and got back just before Special Edition. I've been playing since right around then, when I first hit the tournament scene playing Sealed Deck.
How did you pick your BBS handle, Harrison Fjord?
I adopted Harrison Fjord while watching an episode of Pinky and the Brain where Pinky took up saying "fjord!" instead of "poit!". It's a silly homage to my hands down favorite star (my friends have often described it with the Seinfeldism "non-sexual crush").
What's your favorite dairy product?
Hmmm... Godiva Ivory Chocolate Chip ice cream. And a very close runner up is milk when accompanied by Oreo cookies. =)
What was the name of the very first girl you kissed?
All memories of other women were completely obliterated from my mind when I kissed my best friend (now my wife) for the first time. My mom would tell you it was some girl named Kimberly in kindergarten. Seriously, though, it was a sociopath named Amber that I only WISH I could obliterate from my mind.
What is your most favorite card in your SW:CCG collection?
Captain Han Solo. That is just hands down a gorgeous picture. Irving Kershner and company really photographed "Empire" very well, and this red-hued image of Han is one of the finest moments in movie history, I think.
Is there any particular strategy type that you would love to see become viable on the tourney scene?
I would really love to be able to split my deck into balanced space and ground. To me, both elements should be essential to any true "Star Wars" game.
What is you favorite kind of pasta?
Fettuccine Alfredo with Blackened Chicken (particularly if it comes with a whole bunch of free Olive Garden breadsticks!)
Do you sleep on the left side, right side, or center of your bed?
I would say that looking at the foot of the bed, I sleep on the left. My wife would say that I actually sleep on every square inch of the bed at one point or another.
What card do you consider to be a staple in almost every deck?
For the lightside, I simply cannot build a deck without Han with Heavy Blaster Pistol. For the darkside, it's Dark Lando and Sabacc. I have a compulsion to put Lando and Lobot at the casino in nearly every deck I've built. I really enjoy my GSB (Gambler Security Bureau) deck. Hopefully, building a speeder deck from Endor will break this habit.
What is your very best SW:CCG moment?
I honestly love interactive games, so it's very strange for me to say this... but it was when I quite literally controlled the only two locations on the table (Tatooine and Tusken Canyon) for an entire sealed deck game and drained my opponent to death to finish the game with a +24 differential.
What was your very worst SW:CCG moment?
Forgetting that Z-95s can't move through hyperspace and having a horde of non-unique TIEs and a Dreadnaught destroy half my deck in one turn.
What's your favorite cartoon of all time?
The New Adventures of Batman and Superman. The maturity of the animation and the stories is quite surprising, and welcome, amidst all of the more exclusively-children oriented programming on at the same time. Though for nostalgia's sake, I very nearly said, "The Transformers".
What card would you consider to be a "gift from God?"
The Millennium Falcon. As overpowering as it may be when I'm dark side, this card is just wicked cool in every possible way.
What card would you consider to be the "spawn of satan?"
Droid Merchant. Has any other card been the source of so much misery and errata as this one?
If Decipher promised to make one card exactly the way you wanted it to be made would would it do?
The power! Ultimate cosmic power! What do you DO with that sort of power? I think I'd like a card that adds a 3/4 defense value to unique ability 1/2 characters... and not just against weapons. Imagine... a Chewie that's actually difficult to choke, but at the same time, you can't use the card to enhance a swarm deck.
Is there any thing you would like to add or that you'd like for the readers to know about you?
Take almost everything I say with a grain of salt. For all the seriousness and depth that can be found in Star Wars, it is first and foremost something to eat popcorn to. And finally, remember that there is nothing so influential as the stories we tell, live, see, and hear.