Short answers, pulled from the story.
December 1995 marked the release of Star Wars: Customizable Card Game, a project born from Decipher Inc. The company had already established itself with Star Trek and Lord of the Rings titles before launching this new venture.
Annual world championships began 1996 with Raphael Asselin defeating Bjørn Sørgjerd in Vail Colorado. Five hundred fifty-two participants competed in Seattle Washington during 2025 championship.
Lucasfilm ended Decipher's license agreement at year end 2001 after extensive negotiations. Wizards of the Coast received the rights to create their own Star Wars Trading Card Game.
Destiny draws replaced dice with random numbers ranging from zero to seven. Skillful players counted cards to predict high-destiny values while stronger cards typically held lower destiny numbers giving less experienced players better odds.
The final set, Theed Palace, arrived in fall 2001. After negotiations ended, Lucasfilm chose not to renew Decipher's contract and Wizards of the Coast received the license instead.