July 2010

The Road to Worlds, European Continental Championships Review by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • July 29th A review of the action at last weekend's European Continental Championships - including an interview with Champion Tyler Fultz (DJstormtrooper42).

The Final Challenge by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 28th Conno, Keith and Nathan have delivered their expansions, and the final challenge is ready for your eyes!

MiS Spotlight: Nathan "GooeyChewie" Miracle by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 22nd Find out more about Nathan Miracle, one of the three finalists vying for the Next Assistant Game Designer position.

The Road to Worlds, European Continental Championships Preview by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • July 22nd A preview of this weekend's European Continental Championships.

MiS Spotlight: Keith "Foreman" Morris by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 21st Find out more about Keith Morris, one of the three finalists vying for the Next Assistant Game Designer position.

MiS Spotlight: Conno "WeyounsLastClone" Hendriksen by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 20th Find out more about Conno Hendriksen, one of the three finalists vying for the Next Assistant Game Designer position.

Make it So - The Final Challenge by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 19th It's time for the finalists to prove themselves.

Make it So - Vote For a Future Team! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 12th In addition to deciding which of the five contestants move into the final three, your votes will decide which of these teams has a chance to appear in a future virtual expansion!

World Championship Schedule and Pre-Registration by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 9th The official schedule for events at the 2010 World Championship in Frankfurt am Main, Germany - plus pre-registration - is now available.

OTF Documentation Release and Special CRD Update by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 8th The formal rules documents for First Edition Official Tournament Format (OTF) are now available, along with a special CRD update.

The Road to Worlds, Australian Continental Championships Review by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • July 8th A review of the first Continental Championships of the year - including an interview with two-time Champion Chris 'ZodoJats' Clarke.

Make it So - The Penultimate Challenge by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 6th Challenge #12 tests the five remaining contestants on their "teamwork."

We Need Your Help! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • July 5th The Continuing Committee needs your help - find out how, and find out how to get a special promo card months ahead of anyone else!

Updated Virtual Starters by Torbjorn Lindquist, Freelance Writer • July 1st With the recent release of Infinite Diversity, and some new printable promos available, the 14 virtual starters have been updated to make life even easier for new players.

The Road to Worlds, Week 14 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • July 1st The Regional Championships are over for another year. The last thing to do is roundup the action from Week 13.

June 2010

Vote For the Winner of MiS Challenge #11 by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 30th Cast your vote for which contestants should advance to the next round of the Make it So competition for Challenge #11: Tradition!

2010 Australian Continentals Preview by Kieren Otton • June 27th Kieren Otton gives us the skinny on the 2010 Australian Continentals!

2010 Australian Continentals Weekend Audio Commentary by Matthyas Kiraly, Australian OP Coordinator • June 26th Keep up-to-date with the weird and wacky commentary, recorded live from the 2010 Australian Continentals, unedited, unscripted and UNCENSORED!

The Road to Worlds, Week 13 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • June 24th A roundup of Week 12 of the Regional Championships, and reviews of the tournaments scheduled for the final week: Week 13.

Phase II Ends with a Federation Victory! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 21st The Federation Team's Home emerges victorious in Phase II of Make it So! Also, ten lucky members of the community win foil virtual promo cards!

The Road to Worlds, Week 12 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • June 17th A roundup of Week 11 of the Regional Championships, and reviews of the tournaments scheduled for the penultimate week: Week 12.

The Creators Speak to Make it So by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 17th Episode XX of the Make it So Podcast is now available, featuring interviews with members of the design teams for both Far Beyond the Stars and Home!

Restoring First Edition - Part 3, Eliminating the X-list by Nick Fancher, First Edition Rules Master • June 15th How is the X-list in OTF not like any other X-list?

Insidious Dilemmas from the Delta Quadrant in Life From Lifelessness by Austin Chandler, Staff Writer • June 14th New dilemmas are exciting for First Edition players in a way that can't be compared with Second Edition. First Edition players have fixed dilemma piles, so we are always looking for a new combo that can hold our opponent back. Well, here are some new dilemmas that can do just that.

Trek Schedule at GenCon 2010 by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 14th Find out when and how you can play Trek at GenCon 2010 in Indianapolis!

Make it So: The Podcast - Episode XIX by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 13th Neil and Charlie take a first look at Far Beyond the Stars and Home.

Falow, the Chula Champion by Austin Chandler, Staff Writer • June 12th Falow is unique because he happens to be a Gamma Quadrant Non-Aligned personnel. What does that mean? Well it means plenty...

Life From Lifelessness Now Available by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 11th It's been a long wait, but First Edition fans can rejoice with the arrival of the first virtual expansion created by The Continuing Committee.

First Edition Current Rulings Updated by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 11th A special update to the First Edition Current Rulings Document in honor of the release of Life From Lifelessness!

New Search Engine by Chris Lobban, Chief Programmer • June 11th More new toys for First Edition.

The Road to Worlds, Week 11 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • June 10th A roundup of Week 10 of the Regional Championships, and reviews of the tournaments scheduled for Week 11.

Make it So Needs Your Votes! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 10th Phase II is drawing to a close and we need your help to decide which expansion is victorious!

Restoring First Edition, Part 2 - Announcing OTF by Nick Fancher, First Edition Rules Master • June 8th So what exactly is OTF, and why is it going to work?

Restoring First Edition, Part 1 - What is Wrong? by Nick Fancher, First Edition Rules Master • June 7th Before we can restore First Edition, we need to have a clear idea of what is wrong, and why everything we have tried before has failed.

Second Edition Current Rulings Updated by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 7th A few minor changes made in June's update to the Second Edition Current Rulings.

The Story of Some Cards by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 4th Find out how a trio of universal personnel came to be part of Life From Lifelessness.

The Road to Worlds, Week 10 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • June 3rd A roundup of Week 9 (what little there was) of the Regional Championships, and reviews of the tournaments scheduled for Week 10.

Vote for Challenge #10 by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • June 3rd Your votes are needed for Challenge #10!

Sela and Romulan 'Reunification' by Austin Chandler, Staff Writer • June 1st Some things in this world just seem to go together. Peanut butter and jelly. Cookies and milk. Sela and her obsession with the Federation.

You Wanted War? We'll Give You War! by Chris Lobban, Chief Programmer • June 1st Your votes are in, and the next Infinite Diversity Draft option is now available!

May 2010

2010 North American Continental Championships by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 31st GenCon 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana will play host to the 2010 North American Continental Championships for both First and Second Editions

The Road to Worlds, Week 9 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • May 27th We are now approximately two-thirds the way through the 2010 Regional Championships. Find out what happened in Week 8, and review Week 9 here.

The Klagenfurt Regional by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • May 26th Johannes Klarhauser reports from his trip to the Regional tournament in Klagenfurt, Austria

Challenge #9 Results by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 26th Sadly, we must say goodbye to one more contestant in Make it So.

2010 Australian Continentals Dream Team by TrekAustralia's Dream Team Department • May 22nd Pick your ultimate Fantasy Team for the biggest-ever Star Trek CCG Continentals weekend in the history of the game!

2010 European Continental Championships Coming to England in July! by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • May 20th The weekend of July 24th/25th sees the First Edition and Second Edition European Continental Championships coming to High Wycombe, England.

The Road to Worlds, Week 8 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • May 20th A review of Week 7 of the Regional Championships, and a preview of Week 8. Includes an interview with Kris Sonsteby (LORE).

Challenge #9 - Your Votes Needed by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 19th Cast your votes and determine the winner of Challenge #9!

First Edition Card-List Overhaul by Chris Lobban, Chief Programmer • May 17th It's the beginning of a new era for First Edition... and a new era means new toys.

Making Infinite Diversity More Diverse Part 2 by Chris Lobban, Chief Programmer • May 17th This is your chance to decide the future of Infinite Diversity.

Life From Lifelessness Arrives June 11th by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 14th Life From Lifelessness marks the start of a new era for First Edition when it arrives on Friday, June 11, 2010!

The Road to Worlds, Week 7 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • May 13th Week 6 of the Regional Championships is over. Find out what took place, and preview Week 7. Includes an interview with Jared Hoffman (Mugato).

Challenge #8 Results; Challenge #9 Begins by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 13th Challenge #8 ends with another contestant being eliminated, and Challenge #9 gives the remaining contestants a chance to experience working with the Playtest Teams!

Making Infinite Diversity More Diverse by Chris Lobban, Chief Programmer • May 10th Infinite Diversity is infinitely diverse on many levels. Let's explore just one more, shall we?

The Road to Worlds, Week 6 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • May 6th One third of all Regional tournaments have now taken place. Find out what happened in Week 5, and preview Week 6.

Votes Needed for Challenge #8 by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • May 5th Which team did a better job of smacking around today's dominant decks? Did one team boost your favorite deck to play? Vote now, and decide the winner of the latest Make it So Challenge!

April 2010

TCC's Raffle Coming May 29th by Dan Hamman, Shipping Manager • April 30th Have you been wondering what those little raffle tickets in your tournament kits will get you? Find out all of the details about our upcoming raffle!

The Road to Worlds, Week 5 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • April 29th A roundup of Week 4 of the Regional Championships, and reviews of the tournaments scheduled for Week 5.

Make it So Returns With Challenge #8 by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 27th After a brief "mid-season" hiatus, Make it So storms back to the forefront with the results from Challenge #7 and the set up for Challenge #8.

A Holo(deck) by Peter H. Møller, Holoaddict • April 27th "I awaken into this world fully programmed, yet completely innocent, unaware of the hardships I will endure or the great potential I will one day fulfill."

Infinite Diversity Pre-release and Release Weekend Events by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • April 23rd If you want to know where you can get your hands on an alternate-image Olarra promo to celebrate the release of Infinite Diversity, read on.

Explore IDIC With Infinite Diversity! by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 23rd Download your copy of Infinite Diversity today!

The Road to Worlds, Week 4 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • April 22nd A roundup of Week 3 of the Regional Championships, and reviews of the tournaments scheduled for Week 4.

The Clown: Go Away by Johannes Klarhauser, Knight of the Round Table • April 19th "I told him we've already got one."

Hypospray by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 16th Hold still, this won't hurt.

The Road to Worlds, Week 3 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • April 15th Regional tournaments are arriving thick and fast now. Find out how last week's five tournaments turned out, and preview this week's six tournaments.

The Rules of the Draft by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 15th Find out exactly how the Infinite Diversity draft works!

Dilemma Diversity by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 14th Find out how the new dilemmas in Infinite Diversity will bring new opportunities to your next dilemma pile!

Transport Crash Survivor by Johannes Klarhauser, Staff Writer • April 13th Please hold the line while we change the meta.

Continuing Committee Recruiting Artists by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 12th The Continuing Committee is in need of several talented graphic artists to join our Art Team. Do you have what it takes to help produce future virtual expansions?

Diversify Your Personnel Portfolio by Nathan Wineinger, Staff Writer • April 12th Take personnel diversity to infinity...and beyond!

Challenge #7 - Your Votes Needed by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 12th Teams have submitted their latest entries for Challenge #7, and now it's your turn to vote and help decide which team wins!

Infinite Diversity Arrives April 23rd by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 9th Take your game to all new places as you explore what Infinite Diversity has to offer!

The Road to Worlds, Week 2 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • April 8th One Regional Tournament down, just 48 to go.

Challenge #6 Results; Challenge #7 Begins by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 6th Challenge #6 is over, and now the teams must move on and learn how design and rules interact in Challenge #7, "Not Inspired By Ferengi".

No Tribble At All by Dan Hamman, Tribble Breeder • April 1st Behold, the second virtual expansion for the Tribbles game: No Tribble At All. Download the whole kit 'n' caboodle now!

The Road to Worlds, Week 1 by James Hoskin, Director of Organized Play • April 1st There can be only one world champion. The race to find out who it will be begins on Saturday.

World Championship 2010 by Thomas Schneider, European OP Coordinator • April 1st With Regional season starting today the Road to Worlds 2010 has been opened. Figure out what is expecting you at its end.

Star Trek CCG NOT Acquired by Triathan Games by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • April 1st The Continuing Committee is proud to announce the finalization of a four-party deal to transfer Star Trek CCGs' rights to Triathan Games. (Happy April Fool's Day!)