State of the Corp - June 1999

by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes

There's little to report on the new cards front, I'm afraid. The Pokemon madness has knocked all the other card games off balance a bit, though things are calming down now and real work can begin. It will probably mean the cards come out quite late, perhaps not until the end of the year. You can be sure I'll let everyone know whenever I have news.

However, Wizards of the Coast is supporting the first official US Netrunner Nationals! The tournament will be held at Gen Con in Milwaukee, WI, on the weekend of August 5-8, under the auspices of the TRC's own Scott Dickie. Organizing this year's event ran into some snags, but space and advertising has been set aside, and I have assurances from the Events department that the TRC will be brought into the planning much earlier next year.

As I write this, the first playoff round of World Domination is set to begin. I somehow managed to qualify in Doug Kaufman's tournament, so I'll be going up against a bunch of people who are way better than me! I'm holding the West Coast US round but haven't yet decided if I'll travel to Denver to play. I'd better not keep winning or someone will suspect the fix is in. :-)

Have a great summer, and keep the flame burning!