The first thing I would like to draw your atten-
tion to is our new issue number. This issue is
Volume 4, Issue #1 (4/1), commemorating our 4th
year of publishing SCRYE.

You'll be glad to know that we obtained a set
of Visions cards on its release date and managed
to create the Visions Players Guide (pg 107-109).
We also have Visions prices, too - this was the last
page that went to press as we wanted the best pos-
sible prices. Although we think they are a good
solid indicator... expect some changes next issue as
5th Edition comes into play and Visions becomes
scarcer.

The most amazing fact that we came across
when compiling this issue, was the incredible
number of new expansions coming out - plus a
whole bunch of new CCG games. Our last count
was over 50 products (including dice) coming in
the next six months.

The Star Wars World Championship in Colorado
was a ball - we braved the snowstorms in Aspen
and Vail to bring you the report in this issue. I can
assure you a great time was had by all...

George Baxter received a lot of comments on
his Competitive Edge article in Issue #18, which
dealt with psychological tricks, and he responds
to the criticism in this issue's Global Effect. While
some readers took the tone of the article as SCRYE
endorsing cheating, others seemed to understand
that knowledge is power. The real value of the arti-
cle was to understand that this sort of behavior
(appropriate or not) is happening at high-level
CCG tournaments and you need to be able to
recognize and understand how it works in order
to be really competitive.

We *never* think that you should cheat *any-
where,* however, using all the best cards, the best

combos and all the best play tactics at a
tournament is fair play. I'm sure that the
next time you go to one, you'll think
twice about that player who is chattering
away at you or asking you the same
question 20 times - maybe he's not just friendly
or forgetful... In this issue, The Competitive Edge
concentrates on Type II Now, even though we
know that more big chances are ahead (as of
March 3rd, Homelands is history...) this article
should give you some ideas...

Our new Contributing Editor, James M. Ward
(more commonly known as Jim) has formed
a new section called In Play, to deal with issues
about playing cards and life's little frustrations.
He also seizes control of the Cheap Competitive
Deck this issue, to offer a Mirage deck for $87.50.