Wednesday 1E Roundup - 3 APRIL 2019

by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition

3rd April 2019

Welcome to the Wednesday 1E Roundup, a weekly column looking back at the past week in the world of First Edition as well as a preview of the week ahead. If you've got an event coming up and you'd like to be featured in this column, feel free to contact me at cplaine@gmail.com or on the forums via PM to MidnightLich.

The Big News

The search for a someone to officially take on the role of Director of First Edition has begun. The search is being headed up by Executive Officer (and current Chair) Maggie Geppert (jadziadax8), and is expected to conclude by the end of April. The director position, which historically has been known as the Brand Manager, is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the 1E department. As the recruitment article says, "...the primary work of the Director of First Edition will be in managing information about the expansion leading to its release: developing spoiler schedules, coordinating with the Department of Communications to advertise the expansion, etc. They will oversee the department staffing, filling vacancies as needed, and serve as arbiter for all internal disputes." Though yours truly intents to apply, I encourage anyone else in the community that is interested to do so as well.

The Road to Worlds

Though the results from the Spring Break Masters in San Diego aren't finalized into the system, we'd like to congratulate Kris Sonsteby (LORE) on his win. Because Kris has been enjoying some golf in San Diego and hasn't had time to answer the usual post-event interview questions, we'll take a more in-depth look at this Silver Tin Draft Masters in next week's column.

But the San Diego Trek Masters Series wasn't the only event on the Road to Worlds over the weekend. In British Columbia, Canada, Michal Van Breemen (The Ninja Scot) emerged undefeated from the four (4) player field with three wins.

Ferenginar Regional - British Columbia winner Michael Van Breemen (The Ninja Scot) Deck Title: My Last Time in a T'Ong (Michael's deck is also attached to this article below.) Deck Archetype: Direct Solver Play Engines: New Arrivals, I.K.C. T'Ong Draw Engines: Duck Blind, New Arrivals, Operate Dilithium Gulag, Process Ore: Mining Bonus Point Mechanics: Assign Mission Specialists

Michael's Commentary: Why did you choose the deck that you used? What other decks did you consider using? I was planning on doing something else but I had this sorta built in my head and threw it together the morning we drove up to BC. I planned on going with a Cadet/shuttlepod drop deck but I had about a half-dozen other decks that I worked through during the week. Did the recent ban of Quantum Incursions (QI) or errata to Temporal Benefactor affect your deck choice? Yes to both - no QI meant that I didn't have to worry about needing Empathy and Temporal Benefactor errata meant that I was reasonably sure that I wasn't going to see a 22nd deck but that I was sure to see more AU dilemmas. What sorts of decks were you hoping to face while playing your deck? What decks did you hope not to face? Solvers, battle decks/assimilation decks. Prior to this tournament, did you have much experience playing this deck (or decks like it)? Did you learn anything new about it when you played it this time? I had played T'Ong decks before but I don't normally have them in the AQ so range was more of an issue that I've had to deal with typically. Did you use any situational cards (cards that you wouldn't expect to be useful in every game)? Are there any whose usefulness exceeded your expectations? Were there any that you wouldn't include if you played the deck again? Situational cards - The Gift won me the game against Ken to avoid his battling Cadets. Masaka Transformation got me the win against Justin, getting rid of my hand of nothing but T'Ong's into something actually useful in the mid-game. There wasn't any card in the deck that hadn't been used. Generally, 40 point missions like Investigate Alien Probe are considered risky choice. Did you fear mission theft? I wasn't expecting Justin to play Klingons and I was certain that Ken wasn't so I wasn't too worried about it. In a more open field, I probably wouldn't have done so without some kind of protection. What would you nominate as the MVP card from your deck? T'Ong/STP is the combination that makes the deck works so they would have to be the co-MVP's. Do you have anything else you'd like to say about your deck? Onto the next achievements!

This Day in Trek

Today is actor Adam Scott's 46th birthday. While probably best know for his role in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, Adam is famous in Star Trek circles for playing the U.S.S. Defiant helmsman in First Contact. It's a role that's stuck with him, as he shares in this clip:

Tournament Reports

Aside from his victory in the regional this past weekend, Michael Van Breemen also claimed a 4-0 victory in the Voyager Warp Speed sealed event at Ken's. There's no data about who played which affiliations or their deck choices, but Michael came out undefeated in a six-player field. The tournament also featured a scrum in the middle, with four (4) players ending up with ten (10) Victory Points!

It was otherwise a quiet weekend in the world of First Edition, but we did get some more information on Jon Carter's (pfti) deck that won Thomas Kamiura's (bosskamiura) online tournament in March. It seems that our Rules Manager was piloting a Vulcan Hero of the Empire deck (that he calls a "Stop Kirk Contact") deck. Alas, there isn't a deck list or a write up yet, but Jon has shared a few tantalizing tidbits in the tournament thread.

Meanwhile, if you played in any events, scheduled or unscheduled, formal or casual, let us know! Send me an email or a private message, and I'll be happy to advertise your event or games to the world in a future column. My contact information is at the bottom of every column each week.

Tournament Previews

Upcoming Tournaments

Manchester, United Kingdom Saturday, 6 April Open OTSD/Reflections Sealed

Manchester, United Kingdom TNG Block Sealed Saturday, 6 April

Chicago, Illinois, USA OTF Constructed Complete Sunday, 7 April

Upcoming Championships

Brooklyn, New York, USA Regional Championship Sunday, 7 April OTF Complete Constructed

Coquitlam, BC, Canada Regional Championship Sunday, 31 March OTF Complete Constructed

W. Melborne, Florida Regional Championship Saturday, 13 April OTF Complete Constructed

Ypsilanti, Michigan Regional Championship Sunday, 14 April OTF Legacy Constructed

A big weekend of First Edition kicks off with a double header in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Paddy Tye (KazonPADD) is hosting two tournaments and is hoping to draw eight (8) players across the two events, intended for both established as well as new and returning players. The first event is an OTSD Sealed event, with players also getting three packs of Reflections. This Open format tournament has five (5) players preregistered, including visiting Scot Niall Matthews (sexecutioner). Later that afternoon, there will be a Block Sealed event featuring the starters from Coming of Age. Six (6) players are preregistered, including a new player, in this beginner friendly format. Players will start with the basic starters in round one, and then add some additional cards in susequent rounds. Sounds fun!

On Sunday, Michael Moskop (comicbookhero) is hosting a tournament in Chicago, Illinois, at his place. As he says in the tournament description, "My wife and daughter are out of town. Let’s play Trek." Sounds like a plan! Three (3) players including Michael are preregistered to play some OTF Complete Constructed.

And finally, the Regional Championship season continues with this weekend's Romulus Regional at Lock Yard in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to all of the regular Lock Yard players, including facility owner Christopher Ghiorzi (RomulanAleSmith), regional travelers Robin Honeycutt (robin1234) and Mark Panna (Shambinks) are pre-registered as well. Seven (7) players will be playing OTF Complete Constructed and hopefully enjoying some good Trek (along with the good food and beer). Lucas Thompson (edgeofhearing) has started a thread to predict the player who'll see the largest ratings gain, so go join the fun there.

Next weekend, there are two Regional events in West Melborne, Florida and Ypsilanti, Michigan with three (3) and five (5) players registered, respectively. We'll keep you updated on these, and future championship events, as the season unfolds.

Short Takes (In Other News)

• Come join us for the live raffle drawing on Sunday, April 7th at 8 AM. Every quarter, The Continuing Committee hosts a raffle drawing giving everyone in the community a chance to win fabulous prizes. Raffle tickets are earned from hosting or playing in tournaments, or via premium subscription memberships, and can be entered into bins for chances to win prizes. During the live drawing, in our Chat Room, there will be live door prize drawings, so even if you don't have tickets in a bin, come join the crowd watching the live drawing!


• The Will of the Collective VI has ended. We're still looking for your feedback on the process of Will of the Collective VI. Tell us what worked and what didn't work? What did you like and what did you hate? Let us know, so we can improve the process should we do it again in the future.


• Debate about changes to download timing continues. There is still significant discussion about the timing of special downloads (cards with the [DL] icon) and the timing of "suspends play." There are advocates that this should be changed, eliminating the ability to "bug out" of a dilemma encounter, and those in favor of keeping the trick in play. What do you think? Note: There are currently no plans to change this; this is just a discussion, and we'll let you know if that changes.


• How many download cards to include? New forum member Haakona_Ops is looking for help about deck building. Specifically, they'd like to know some guidance about how many downloadable cards should be included. Those of you that have a lot of deck building experience, please join the discussion and offer your advice!


• We want to see your decks! If you read the latest project status update, you'll know that our new expansion - The Cage - will be coming soon. It's focused on and brings some new toys to the Original Series factions. In advance of our spoiler season, we're curious to see your favorite existing decks. Put your deck into our system and send a link to me, your author, via email - to cplaine AT gmail DOT com - or via PM to MidnightLich. We might use your deck in a preview article for the new expansion, and if we do, you'll win three (3) copies of the new release foil, Preserver Obelisk! We've had one (1) submission so far, but would like some more!

First Edition March Madness

It's the battle of the doorways in the Championship Match for 2019 First Edition March Madness! Here are your results from the two matches this last week:

• The march of Assign Mission Specialists (1) is over, as it's been knocked off by Q's Tent (4), 68-32.
• Alternate Universe Door (7) upset the dilemma Friendly Fire (6) with a 79-21.

Both Final Four matches ended in upsets, setting up the final showdown between Q's Tent (4) versus Alternate Universe Door (7). Which dilemma will reign supreme? It's a doorway versus doorway final, and now it's up to you to vote and decide on the winner. Remember, each vote made in this round (as well as the previous rounds) provides an entry into a random drawing to win a complete set of Tournament Promo Series N!

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That's all for this week's roundup of First Edition news and events. For more news, you can follow The Continuing Committee on Facebook, Twitter, or bookmark our front page. News about upcoming First Edition projects can be found in the most recent Project Status Update from March 2019. If you've got an event coming up and you'd like to be featured in this column, or if you have comments about this column's content, feel free to contact me at cplaine@gmail.com or on the forums via PM to MidnightLich. Until next week, may you expand your power in the universe and live long and prosper.

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Decklist

Print Decklist • Copy Deck

This deck is legal in the following Card Pools:

• Complete

This deck is legal in the following Rules Sets:

• Modern
• Open
• Revised
• Warp Speed

This deck is currently eligible for the following family or families of achievements:

• Klingon Player
• Three Stops Me
• Good Casting: Combs (Penk)
• Good Casting: Spiner (Lore)
• Good Casting: Warner (Gorkon)
• Broken Bow Release
• Good Casting: Lenard (Krase)

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