Hi badfr20!
Contenders are what we will call the members of the PUGS community! Member just simply wasn't a descriptive enough term to give those that will be facing each other at all the levels of competition (i.e., skirmishes, raids, wars, tournaments, etc.) the community will be organizing.
As a whole, the Contendership will be responsible for determining the direction of the community. We have come up with an initial draft of the Contendership Manual that will be revealed in its entirety at the April 18 Caucus. We hope you can join us then, sign up as a Contender and help us make this the community all CCG/TCG players have been waiting for.