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January 2025

Patience (or, Why It's Not All Happening All at Once)
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionJanuary 18th
There are a lot of changes in Premiere Remastered that will affect cards outside of Premiere. In this article, Charlie explains why it's not necessarily happening soon, or ever all at once.
2023 Return To Talos IV Series Wrap Up
by Brian Sykes, KeeperJanuary 17th
Recapping a Great Year of Retro Trek Events!
A Ship By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
by Paddy Tye, 1E Creative ManagerJanuary 17th
Fixing the mistakes Decipher missed!
Premiere Remastered: Temporal Causality Loop
by James Heaney, Rules Manager (1E)January 16th
The redheaded stepchild of First Edition Rules gets a fresh coat of paint... but stays weird!
Finding Our Way
by Lucas ThompsonJanuary 16th
Thirty years ago today, Caretaker first aired!
League Kits Available in the Promenade
by Maggie Geppert, Promo ProducerJanuary 15th
Activate your League today to purchase these new kits.
Making Time to Argue About Time
by Deanna Troi, BlendedJanuary 15th
It took a few shots of Tequila, but we got our resident Time Travel expert to give us a brief history of Time Travel within First Edition!
Worlds 2025 - Venue update
by Johannes Klarhauser, Worlds HostJanuary 15th
The venue details for Worlds 2025 have changed - for the better!
The 2024 Period of Review has Begun
by Maggie Geppert, Executive OfficerJanuary 15th
Each year, the Continuing Committee solicits the feedback of its members during the month of January. This time is known as the Period of Review.
Premiere Remastered: The Great -D Debate
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionJanuary 14th
Over the course of almost 2 years, the Department of First Edition debated changing the name of the U.S.S. Enterprise to U.S.S. Enterprise-D. This is the story of that argument, and how we decided not to make the change.
Premiere Remastered: A Labor of Love
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionJanuary 13th
Premiere Remastered, featuring updated high resolution versions of First Edition's original 363 cards, will be releasing on Friday, January 24th, 2025.
January 18th, 2024 Board Meeting
by Charlie Plaine, ChaiorJanuary 7th
The next meeting of the Continuing Committee's Board of Directors will be on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at 8 AM Pacific.
Tribbles Online Masters 2024
by Ross Fertel, CuddlyJanuary 7th
Look at the decks played as the calendar ticked over to 2025 and see them in action!
(No) Rules Update, Janaury 2024
by James Heaney, Rules Manager (1E)January 6th
...but brace yourself for Premiere Remastered's release day!
January 2025 First Edition Game Changes
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionJanuary 6th
A multitude of changes including 2 cards coming off the Modern Ban List, 3 errata, and 4 Watch List changes make up the first First Edition game changes article of 2025.
Worlds 2025 - Event Schedule
by Johannes Klarhauser, Worlds HostJanuary 1st
Have a look at the preliminary schedule for Worlds & give us your input about your preferred event formats

December 2024

Online Masters 2024 Draft Results
by Ross Fertel, PhysicalDecember 19th
See how well we did predicting what would be played at Online Masters and take a peek at the decks.
British Nationals and Online Masters 2024 Draft Results
by Ross Fertel, ListedDecember 17th
See how well the affiliations that hit the table were predicted for a couple events taking place in the last half of the year, along with the posted decks.
Premiere Traditional: A New (Old) Expansion
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionDecember 6th
The Continuing Committee is proud to kick-off our 30th anniversary celebrations with the release of Premiere Traditional, featuring all 363 Decipher-era cards in high resolution.
(No) (Permanent) Rules Update, December 2024
by James Heaney, Staff WriterDecember 2nd
...but there is a temporary update, and I'm going to tease Premiere Remastered a good bit anyway!
No Game Changes for December 2024
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionDecember 2nd
There are no errata nor changes to the Modern Ban list or Watch list for December 2024.
New Tournament Promo Series Now Available
by Remo Giancola, Shipping ManagerDecember 2nd
Starting today, two new tournament promo series are now available for requisition in the Promenade.

November 2024

30th Anniversary Celebrations
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionNovember 18th
Today kicks off a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of our beloved game. Here's an outline of what we have planned.
New First Edition Tournament Promos Coming December 2nd
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionNovember 17th
It has been too long since we rolled out some new tournament promos for First Edition. Let's fix that! See them today, and requisition them starting Monday, December 2nd.
Chair's Challenge 2024 - The Winners
by Charlie Plaine, Chair of the BoardNovember 15th
Out of 100 entries, we have drawn 5 random winners for each of First Edition, Second Edition, and Tribbles. Each winner will receive a copy of that game's 2024 World Championship promo.
Alternate Universe: Twilight Shinies
by Ross Fertel, BedazzledNovember 15th
There is still time to get some dazzling goodies celebrating the latest set!
Now Hiring: Director of Communications
by Charlie Plaine, Chair of the BoardNovember 14th
The Continuing Committee is looking for a Director of Communications to join the Board of Directors.
The Power of 2: The Conclusion
by Ross Fertel, EpicNovember 12th
We conclude our yearlong look at cards that have a printed cost of two with the remaining cards!
The Power of 2: The Next Generation
by Ross Fertel, YamatoNovember 5th
Let's see how well The Next Generation fares with the Project Sanctuary promo cards
Surprise (Discord) Party!
by Lucas ThompsonNovember 4th
New business cards for Second Edition!
November 10th, 2024 Board Meeting
by Charlie Plaine, Chair of the BoardNovember 4th
The next board meeting of The Continuing Committee will be Sunday, November 10th, 2024 at 8 AM Pacific.
No Game Changes for November 2024
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionNovember 4th
There are no game changes in today's regularly scheduled update.
2ed. Errata November 2024
by Tjark Ott, Staff WriterNovember 4th
2ed. Errata November 2024
Alternate Universe: Twilight is Tournament Legal
by Ross Fertel, BookedNovember 1st
Find out more about the new cards tournament legal today!

October 2024

Now Hiring: First Edition Traditional Manager
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionOctober 28th
The Department of First Edition is searching for a volunteer to serve as a liaison to Traditional (Decipher-only) players.
Worlds 2025 - Venue, Travel, Accommodation
by Johannes Klarhauser, Worlds HostOctober 28th
Some information to help you plan your trip to Worlds 2025; updated January 2025 to now include the address of the new venue.
30th Anniversary Kickoff Live Stream
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionOctober 28th
Join us on Sunday, November 17th at 9 AM Pacific / 12 PM Eastern / 4 PM GMT as we kick off the game's 30th anniversary celebrations.
Alternate Universe: Twilight Rules Supplement
by James Heaney, Rules Manager (1E)October 25th
This is very short, technical, and skippable, but there is a small rules supplement out today for AU:T.
Alternate Universe: Twilight Releases Today!
by Ross Fertel, ReleasedOctober 25th
The latest set for First Edition, Alternate Universe: Twilight is released today! Have fun getting these new cards and decks out into the wild!
Removed from Existence
by Ross Fertel, DevoidOctober 23rd
Get the latest mechanic rolling to a strong start and never look back.
The Jazz Man
by Paddy Tye, First Edition Creative ManagerOctober 22nd
A small tribute to the man who founded Jazzland in Vienna, home to the 2019 World Championships.
Alternatives: A Tale of Too Many
by Charlie Plaine, Director of First EditionOctober 14th
Alternate Universe: Twilight, featuring 29 new First Edition cards, will be released on Friday, October 25th, 2024.
2024 German Nationals Draft Results
by Ross Fertel, PreservedOctober 8th
Look at the decks played at German Nationals this past weekend.
Bidding is Now Open for 2025 High-Level Events!
by Kris Sonsteby, Director of Organized PlayOctober 4th
Let the OP Team know if you want to host Masters, Nationals, or Continentals!
The Return of League Season!
by Kris Sonsteby, Director of Organized PlayOctober 4th
League season is once again upon us!
The Power of 2: Starfleet
by Ross Fertel, ColumbiaOctober 1st
Let's see how well Starfleet fares with the Project Sanctuary promo cards