July 2008

Ajur and Boratus, Temporal Thieves by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • July 18th Vorgons like a dramatic entrance. Where's the smoke machine when you need it..?

FtB Contest #1: The Next Kira by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 18th Is there a new Kira in Favor the Bold? Of course there is!

Key Dilemmas #2 - Treachery Running Deep by Chris Lobban, Assistant Designer • July 17th This second article in the eight-part series examines how a single dilemma can change your entire dilemma deck strategy.

What Brad Sees in Favor the Bold by The Brad DeFruiter, Lead Designer • July 15th Look at Favor the Bold through Brad's eyes.

Terok Nor Week: Top 5 Cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • July 15th The vast selection of Terok Nor cards made this week's top five list extremely difficult to narrow down. Which cards would you pick?

Key Dilemmas #1 - Let Them Worry by Chris Lobban, Assistant Designer • July 14th The first in an eight-part series examining a new cycle of dilemmas, and how they'll change the way you build your deck.

Husnock Ship by Chris Lobban, Assistant Designer • July 14th Roughly five times the mass of the Enterprise, and carrying enough armament to pulverize a planet... doesn't sound like the kind of ship you'd want hanging around your missions, deos it?

Will Your Fortunes Favor the Bold? by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 11th The second virtual expansion - Favor the Bold - is coming. Are you ready to find out how your fortunes will fare?

Foils, Foils, Foils! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 10th Need a reason to come to GenCon? Looking for a reason to donate?

Stoovie's 2008 Australian Continental Championships Report by Matthyas Kiraly, Australian OP Coordinator • July 9th "A Perth Guy" reports in on the Australian Continental Championships

Starfleet Week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • July 8th Whether you loved or hated Enterprise, you can't deny that the Starfleet affiliation has some very good cards. Read on to find out which ones James Hoskin thinks are worthy of being taken aboard the first warp five ship.

2E Virtual Errata File Updated by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 8th Hot on the heels of yesterday's update to the Current Rulings Document and the rulebook, The Continuing Committee is proud to bring you the updated Virtual Errata File - now in high resolution as well!

Top 16 from 15 and 14 by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • July 7th Kevin Jaeger gives a top 16 list of The Undiscovered Country and What You Leave Behind cards he expects to see at Continentals and Worlds.

Rulebook Version 3 & July CRD Posted by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 7th The (long awaited) revision of the Second Edition rulebook is now available, in conjunction with the July 2008 CRD. Updated @ 8:45 AM: The CRD now properly includes the erratum to the promo version of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? We apologize for the error.

Spotlight On: Starfleet by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 6th Take the first steps into the Final Frontier with the brave men and women of Starfleet as the 2008 Spotlight Series marches on!

Helping the Continuing Committee-Your Suggestions? by Tony Gammell, Lead Market Developer • July 6th There are many ways that the players of Star Trek CCG can help The Continuing Committee...

Parek Foil Promotion by Charlie Plaine, Chancellor • July 5th Are you in need of a Parek foil? Find out how you can get one!

Desab Sdrawkcab Romulan Decks by Adam Warpinski, Lead First Edition Writer • July 4th Wahoo! It's a First Edition article! On Romulans! Listen up, and enjoy your soup.

Romulan week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • July 1st This week there is a Covert Impasse that Gets Under Your Alert of Ill Tidings. There are no prizes for guessing which cards feature in this week's top five list of Romulan cards.

June 2008

Spotlight On: Romulans by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 29th How well do you know the villainous Vulcan cousins, the Romulans? Find out as we enter the last month of the Spotlight Series!

Klingon Week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • June 24th Stand Back! The Klingon top five list is coming, and you don’t want to get in the way of it.

Temporal Incursions are Forever by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • June 23rd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM&feature=related

Spotlight Contest: The Unnamed Klingon Bard by Charlie Plaine, Chancellor • June 23rd Community member (and donor) wweist provides this week's Klingon-themed contest!

Spotlight Contest Results: The Voyager Code by Charlie Plaine, Chancellor • June 23rd Were you able to help Reg decode the transmission from Voyager, and win a Tragic Turn foil? Find out inside!

Spotlight Contest Results: Name That Card by Charlie Plaine, Chancellor • June 23rd How well did you know your Non-Aligned episodes? Find out if you won a Tragic Turn foil!

Spotlight On: Klingons by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 22nd Are you a warrior of the Empire? Or an honorless dog? Find out as we enter the home stretch of the Spotlight Series!

EC2008-Accommodation Offer by Tony Gammell, Lead Market Developer • June 22nd 4-star accomodation for under 50- Euro per night? Surely not!

World Championship Format Announced by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 20th After several long discussions, and a survey of the players, the format for the 2008 World Championship has been decided.

Non-Aligned week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • June 17th What are the best cards on offer to the Non-Aligned as an affiliation? Could you narrow your list down to only five cards? This week, James Hoskin doesn't even get close to five in his list.

What's in a Badge? by Chris Lobban, Chief Programmer • June 17th What do all those little badges mean, anyway?

European Championships 2008 - lets go! by Tony Gammell, Lead Market Developer • June 16th Now that the regional season is behind us, it's time to crank things up a notch...

Spotlight Contest: Name That Card! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 16th Can you figure out which card comes from which episode? Try your luck and see if you can win a Tragic Turn foil!

Spotlight Contest Results: Secret Agent Man by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 16th Were you able to decode the puzzle and find out whom deals in information? Find out inside!

Downloadable Box Tops Now Available by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 15th The Continuing Committee is proud to offer thirty-four (34) different downloadable box toppers for both editions of the game. Find your favorite today!

Discussing the World Championship by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 13th The Continuing Committee seeks your feedback on the World Championship 2008.

Voyager Week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • June 10th Voyager has some good cards, and some great cards, but which are the best? Does a certain tattooed first officer make the list? Read on to find out.

Spotlight Contest: The Voyager Code by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 10th Community member phoenixhawk returns with this week's Spotlight Contest, with a Voyager theme and a nod to "The Da Vinci Code."

Spotlight On: Voyager by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 8th Join the crew of the penultimate series as the Spotlight Series continues on!

Regional Name Voting Begins! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 6th Not satisfied with the generic name for your Region? Register as a member of your Region and vote on your new name! Details inside.

Celebrating Six Months by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 5th Six months ago, The Continuing Committee officially began operations with the launch of trekcc.org. Here's to another six months!

Spotlight Contest Results: Only You Can Help by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 5th Did you figure out who was being impersonated by a Changeling?

Spotlight Contest Results: Picard and His Helpful Crew by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 5th Were you able to find out who helped whom? Find out inside!

Spotlight Contest Results: Acquisition Now! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 5th How well were you able to find the hidden bars of latinum? Find out inside!

Maquis week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • June 3rd WARNING: Before reading this week's top five, you should log out of www.trekcc.org and then log-in again.

Welcome to Delta-02! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 3rd The Continuing Committee is proud to announce and welcome the members of the first new Region, Delta-02 in Asia!

DeckPADD Updated for The Undiscovered Country by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 3rd With our apologies for the delay, DeckPADD 1.7.3 has been released, featuring all the cards from The Undiscovered Country.

Spotlight Contest: Secret Agent Man by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 2nd If you can puzzle out the clues in this contest, you might end up with one of two Tragic Turn foils! Find out more inside!

June CRD Release by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 2nd There are a lot of changes in this month's CRD, but what does that mean for you? Find out inside.

Spotlight On: Maquis by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 1st The second half of the Spotlight Series begins with a look at the Maquis!

1st Edition Director Selected by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 1st Jeremy Commandeur joins The Continuing Committee as the 1st Edition Director.

May 2008

Know Your Rules: Anatomy of a Ferengi Card by Brad DeFruiter, Lead Designer • May 28th Lead Designer Brad DeFruiter's popular "Anatomy of a Card" series returns with a look at what makes a good Ferengi card.

Ferengi week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • May 27th It's Ferengi Week (or Little Troll Week, depending upon your perspective), so what do you think makes a good Ferengi card?

Spotlight Contest: Acquisition Now! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 26th Are your lobes good enough to win a Tragic Turn foil? Even hew-mons can get lucky!

Spotlight On: Ferengi by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 25th Closing in on the halfway point of the 2008 Spotlight Series, can you surrender to your greed and get in touch with your inner Ferengi?

The Next Generation Week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • May 20th Here is one opinion of which Federation cards are the best of the bunch. What are yours? Bonus points to anyone spotting the 1st Edition reference.

Spotlight Contest: Picard and His Helpful Crew by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 20th Big thanks to phoenixhawk, who wrote and contributed this week's contest. Can you solve his puzzle and win a Tragic Turn foil?

Problem Delays Prize Shipments by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 20th Due to an error with our shipping process, there has been a delay in shipping out recent prizes.

Nuremberg Regional Report by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • May 18th Johannes Klarhauser reports from the first Regional tournament in mainland Europe held in Nuremberg, Germany on April 5th.

2008 Australian Continental Championship Weekend by Matthyas Kiraly, Australian OP Coordinator • May 18th Get ready for an awesome weekend of Trek in Sydney, Australia!

Spotlight On: Next Generation by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 18th Week 6 brings us to the revival of Star Trek - with the crew of The Next Generation!

Where is everybody? by Chris Lobban, Code Monkey • May 16th The Code Monkey's been too quiet recently... that must mean something is in the works...

Dominion Week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • May 13th Which cards make James Hoskin's top five Dominion cards. Find out here.

Will of the Collective: Image Vote! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 13th Which image best represents the storyline you chose? Vote today and join the Will of the Collective!

Spotlight Contest: Only You Can Help by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 13th Can you help identify the Changeling spy aboard the station?

Spotlight Contest Results: Cardassian Roster by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 12th How well did you know your Cardassian personnel?

Spotlight Contest Results: DS9 Haiku by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 12th Many of you knew your DS9 Episodes! But did you know them well enough to win a Tragic Turn foil? Find out!

Spotlight On: Dominion by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 11th Are you controlled by the Dominion? Find out here!

Virtual Card Policy by Matt Kirk, Director of Organized Play • May 9th Guidelines for using printouts in TCC-sanctioned tournament play.

Treasured Collectibles by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • May 9th How much is that in equipment, please?

Happy Release Day! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 9th The Continuing Committee is proud to celebrate the release of the first Virtual Expansion, The Undiscovered Country. Are you prepared for the future?

Nog and Jake by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • May 7th It's time for Deep Space Nine players to do more than just protect their stuff. It's time to go on the offensive and start getting what they want. Kevin Jaeger talks about how Deep Space Nine decks are going to get nasty.

Deep Space 9 week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • May 6th It's Tuesday. That must mean it is time for another top five list. This week, Deep Space 9 comes under the spotlight.

Spotlight Contest: Haiku Well Do You Know DS9? by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 5th Do you know haiku? Read this article to play; Win a Tragic Turn.

Spotlight On: Deep Space Nine by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 4th Join the crew of the third Star Trek series as our Spotlight Series enters week four!

Which Weyoun Was Which? by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 2nd Did you untangle the quantum temporal anomaly and figure out which Weyoun was real?

More Box Tops Available by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 2nd Did you forget about the incredible box tops created by community artist Seth Claybrook?

April 2008

Kes (Experienced Ocampa) by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 30th During playtesting, Kes was known as Kes ("with better pic"). Does this version really look better than Kes (Curious Ocampa)? Find out here!

For Cardassia: Anatomy of a Cardassian Card by Brad DeFruiter, Lead Designer • April 30th What does it take to be a good Cardassian card? Find out!

Cardassian Week: Top 5 Cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 29th Cheaters, punishments, machine guns, card-drawing machines and a non-unique personnel all appear in this week's top five list. What are your top five Cardassian cards?

The Cost of Freedom by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 29th Over 900,000,000 Cardassians paid with their lives for attempted freedom from the Dominion. Fortunately, you don’t need that many personnel in your deck to use The Cost of Freedom.

Spotlight Contest: Cardassian Roster by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 28th How well do you know the things the Cardassians value most?

The Perils of Peacemaking by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 28th You just hit your opponent with a Gomtuu Shock Wave? Add insult to injury with this new interrupt!

Spotlight On: Cardassian by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 27th The militaristic Cardassian Union takes its turn as Spotlight Series enters Week 3!

Spotlight Contest Results: Criss-Crossed Bajorans by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 27th Congratulations to our winners, Richard New and Jason DeShaw! How did you do?

Spotlight Contest Results: Collective Subtitle Shuffle by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 27th How well did you know your subtitles? Find out inside!

TUC Contest #2: Which Weyoun is Which? by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 25th Five Weyouns stand before one... but only one appears in The Undiscovered Country. Can you guess which, and get a Tragic Turn foil?

Three of Twelve (Specialty Drone) by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 24th A drone that caters to a rather unique audience.

We Are the Borg: Anatomy of a Borg Card by Brad DeFruiter, Lead Designer • April 23rd What makes a good Borg card? Find out here!

Meat Harvest by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • April 22nd "We are the Borg. You are not safe anywhere. We have adapted to your evasive strategies. You cannot hide. You will be assimilated."

Borg Week: Top 5 cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 22nd The Borg strive for perfection. If they encountered the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, which five Borg cards do you think they would choose for assimilation first?

The Conscience of the King by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 21st Much like Overwhelmed or Tragic Turn, you’ll be building your whole dilemma pile around this one card.

Spotlight Contest: Collective Subtitle Shuffle by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 21st How well do you know the Borg affiliation's subtitles? Well enough to win a Tragic Turn foil? Find out inside!

Spotlight On: Borg by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 20th The terrifying Borg emerge front and center in Week 2 of The Spotlight Series.

Downloadable Box Top - Bajoran by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 19th Grab the first of our downloadable box tops!

Spotlight Contest: Criss-Crossed Bajorans by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 19th How well do you know the Bajoran cards in Second Edition? Well enough to win a Tragic Turn foil?

Project Transwarp: Bajoran BETA Deck by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 19th Project Transwarp has released the Bajoran Pre-Constructed deck for beta testing.

Aid Legendary Civilization by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 18th Placing personnel under your deck after you complete a mission? That sounds like Survey New World - Mark II.

Portmaster Laurence T. Stone by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • April 18th The Original Series gets its own bottom of the draw deck mechanic...and yes, it involves upgrading a personnel.

TUC Contest #1: The Results! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 18th Congratulations to Brian Gondek, the randomly selected winner for our first The Undiscovered Country contest!

Minnesota Rainbow Draft Regional Report by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • April 17th The one and only Sealed Deck Regional was held in Rochester, Minnesota on April 8th. Kevin Jaeger gives you a full report of his experience at this big time event that had 23 participants!

Anatomy of a Bajoran Card by Brad DeFruiter, Lead Designer • April 16th What does it mean to be a Bajoran?

Bajoran Week: Top 5 Cards by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 15th If you were asked to pick your top five Bajoran cards, what would you choose?

U.S.S. Enterprise-D (Salvaged Ship) by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 14th “I now declare this ship to be a loss and open to claim according to the Ferengi Salvage Code.”

Spotlight On: Bajorans by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 13th Meet the Bajorans, the first affiliation to be featured in our 2008 Spotlight Series.

The Spotlight Series by Charles Plaine, Chairman • April 13th This week kicks off one of our most anticipated projects, and what we hope will be one of our biggest events: The 2008 Spotlight Series.

Playing to Lose by Charlie Plaine, Assistant Designer • April 11th It's turn six, and your opponent has just completed his second mission. You're losing 65-0, and you couldn't be happier. Find out why, inside.

Debate Over Dinner by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • April 9th With this new event from The Undiscovered Country, people are gonna start digging through their binder pages. An old strategy is about to find new life. "No it won't." "Yes it will." "No it won't." "Yes it will."

Starter Deck Drive – Bajor by Matt Kirk, Director of Organized Play • April 9th Card listings for Project Transwarp's Bajoran deck.

Once More Unto the Breach by James "RedDwarf" Hoskin, Staff Writer • April 8th "You have never experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon." - Chancellor Gorkon

Gaila (Arms Dealer) by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 8th What's better than preventing stops? Preventing stops and being rewarded for it! Quark's cousin will strike some amazing deals for you.

In For a Trim by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 8th Have you ever wondered where Sisko got his hair cut between Deep Space Nine seasons three and four? Johannes Klarhauser has a theory...

Starter Deck Drive Contest Ends Friday! by Matt Kirk, Director of Organized Play • April 8th Get your pictures of collected cards in soon!

April CRD Released by Michael Keller, Head Judge • April 7th The April 2008 CRD takes effect on Monday, April 7th, 2008. View details inside.

Mixing Up the Matrix by Charlie Plaine, Assistant Designer • April 4th How much do you really know about the use of skills on dilemmas? Be prepared for things to change in The Undiscovered Country.

TUC Contest #1: What Might That Be? by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 4th Win a Tragic Turn foil in this first of many contests to come!

Instigate Dissension by Kevin Jaeger, Staff Writer • April 3rd Are you ready for a potentially meta-changing dilemma? Kevin Jaeger discusses just such a card from The Undiscovered Country that might change the face of World Championship level play.

Tournament System - Now Online! by Chris Lobban, Code Monkey • April 3rd You've waited a long time for this... was it worth it?

Azetbur (Visionary Chancellor) by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 2nd Have a look at the first spoiler from The Undiscovered Country!

The Undiscovered Country's Big Secret by Brad DeFruiter, Lead Designer • April 1st Did we get you? April Fool's!

GalaxyQuest Introduced As Newest Affiliation by Matt Kirk, Director of Organized Play • April 1st Captain Taggart and his crew join the Second Edition fold.