March 2013

Dominion Basics (Part 3 of 5): Dominion Deck Types
by Andreas Rheinländer, Freelance Writer •
March 28th
How many ways are there to play the Dominion? It’s simple: as many as one wants to. Learn more about the most common (and uncommon) types of Dominion decks.

Becoming One With The Borg: Two of Nine
by Niall Matthew, Guest Writer •
March 21st
The second in an article series detailing all one needs to know to play The Borg affiliation in
First Edition. This time, the focus is on the key decisions made in the seed phase.
February 2013

Becoming One with the Borg - One of Nine
by Niall Matthew, Guest Writer •
February 28th
The first in an article series detailing all one needs to know to play the fourth playable First Edition affiliation.

New Virtual Starter for the TNG Faction
by Torbjörn Lindquist, Ambassador •
February 22nd
With the release of Matter of Time, I have made a new Virtual Starter around Rachel Garret and her Enterprise-C
May 2012
February 2012

The Path of the Prophets
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
February 1st
A look at one of the more powerful affiliations in First Edition: the Bajorans. The Prophets are truly with them.
January 2012

Dominion Basics (Part 1 of 5): Affiliation Introduction
by Andreas Rheinländer (Dukat), Guest Writer •
January 18th
Implacable warriors, treacherous Vorta and the creeping fear that Changelings are everywhere - that is what makes the Dominion so dangerous. But what is this affiliation that a lot of players seldom see on table?

Three virtual starters updated
by Torbjörn Lindquist, Ambassador •
January 9th
With the release of Unity, 3 of the starters have gotten some update. The Maquis starter got the biggest rebuild, while both the DS9 and Ferengi starters got to use some new toys.
September 2011
August 2011

Virtual Starter Decks I: Federation and Romulan
by Matt Zinno, Guest Writer •
August 22nd
With so many Virtual cards being released by the Continuing Committee (including the new Homefront II expansion), it's possible to build all-virtual decks....
June 2011

Warp Speed! A Guide to Voyager Sealed Deck Play, Part 2
by Danny Nuttall, Guest Writer •
June 20th
Continuing from Part 1, this segment reveals how the deck performed, what strategies my opponents adopted, the pivotal cards and moments in each round and, finally, changes made to the deck between games and the reasons why I felt they were necessary.

Warp Speed! A guide to Voyager sealed deck play: for beginners, by a beginner.
by Danny Nuttall, Guest Writer •
June 13th
Since December I've taken an awful lot from the community. It's time, therefore, to give something back. A lot of the content of TrekCC and its forum discussions are at quite an advanced level. These articles will hopefully stand apart from others as they are written by a beginner, for beginners.
March 2011

Virtual Starters Updated
by Torbjörn Lindquist, Freelance Writer •
March 28th
It is now about 8 months since the virtual starters were updated, and now it is time again.

Phasers on Full!
by Ross Fertel, Guest Writer •
March 5th
Need something to do while you print out BaH!? Check out this article for ways to enhance your deck using Tactics. You'll see the magnitude of options available and there are even reasons why you shouldn't bother with them.
February 2011

Ready to Die
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
February 9th
What do you need to become a Star Trek CCG: First Edition player? Two copies of the Enterprise Collection and a printer should be enough to build this competitive Starfleet deck.
December 2010

Red Shirt This!
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
December 10th
Reg and the B Team take the lead on a dangerous away mission in an all new episode airing this week.
September 2010

Star Trek CCG: A Newbie's Perspective
by Craig Giblett •
September 19th
Craig Giblett gives us his take on getting involved in the Star Trek: CCG, from his very first moments, 'til his first Continentals.
August 2010

Never Pay Retail
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
August 26th
The intent of this article is to introduce the Ferengi affiliation to players who might not have tried them yet, especially newer players. The low price for these cards makes the Ferengi a great place to start in the game.
July 2010

Updated Virtual Starters
by Torbjörn 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.
November 2009

Giving Your Starter a Boost (Part 2)
by Keith "Foreman" Morris, Freelance Writer •
November 11th
Keith brings us Part 2 of his article on how to improve your starter decks... virtually.

Giving Your Starter a Boost (Part 1)
by Keith "Foreman" Morris, Freelance Writer •
November 10th
So, you got your hands on a starter of Star Trek CCG, and played a few games, and now you are ready to start building your own decks... but you're not sure your budget can handle buying a lot of cards. Read this article to get some advice on using virtual cards to give your starters a boost.
March 2009

Into the Final Frontier, Part 8 - Dealing With Dilemmas (1 of 1)
by Nathan Miracle; Updated by James Hoskin, Staff Writer •
March 11th
Into the Final Frontier is a series of articles for newcomers to the Star Trek Customizable Card Game. In this eighth installment of the series, Nathan Miracle guides you through the creation of a straightforward but effective dilemma pile.
February 2009

Embracing all Spacelines: Guide to Multi-quadrant Deck Design, Part One
by Austin Chandler, Staff Writer •
February 22nd
Dominion in the Delta Quadrant? Vidiian in the Gamma? Hirogen in the Mirror Universe? If you think this is a bizarre concept, you are absolutely right. However, it can be fun to do and we’ll learn how in this series on multi-quadrant deck designs. Each article in this series will focus on building a deck around this idea and putting it through its paces against popular deck constructs.

Into the Final Frontier, Part 2 - Getting Oriented in the Galaxy (1 of 5)
by Chris Heard; Updated by Darren Lacoste, Editor in Chief •
February 17th
Want to learn how to play the Star Trek Customizable Card Game without having to read a rulebook? Read this article to "look over the shoulders" of two players as they learn the basics using the Next Generation and Borg starter decks.

Into the Final Frontier
by Darren Lacoste, Editor in Chief •
February 15th
In 2006, the Star Trek writing team, in association with Decipher staff, produced a series of articles designed to introduce new players to the Star Trek Customizable Card Game. Today, we've updated this series to introduce it to today's Trek fans. We hope you enjoy this piece of history, either with reminiscence, or for the first time.
January 2009