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On Second Thought: Where the cards lay
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • March 25th
In this month's Second Edition Blog, I go through an existential crisis!

Organized Play Guide Update - OPG 4.4
by Kris Sonsteby, Director of Organized Play • March 25th
Check out the updates to the Organized Play Guide, just in time for Regional season.

2019 Q1 Raffle Bins Close March 31st!
by Dan Hamman, Raffle Master • March 24th
The bins for the first quarter raffle of 2019 are closing in one week, on March 31st. Act quickly to make sure you can have a chance at prizes!

Second Edition Update: World Meteorological Day Edition
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • March 22nd
Read all about Second Edition events that you may have missed this week.

San Diego Masters 2019
by Dan Hamman, Former Ambassador to Risa • March 21st
Schedule update and details for the Masters events in San Diego

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 20 MAR 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • March 20th
A look back at the previous week in the world First Edition, and a look ahead at the next; this is your weekly roundup for Wednesday, March 20th, 2019.

[2E] Red Nose Day
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • March 15th
Celebrate Red Nose Day 2019 and partake in other Second Edition events this weekend.

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 13 MAR 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • March 13th
A look back at the previous week in the world First Edition, and a look ahead at the next; this is your weekly roundup for Wednesday, March 13th, 2019.

2019 Continentals Update: Full Schedule
by Michael Shea, Chief Ambassador • March 12th
2019 North American Continentals Schedule of Events

International Women's Day and Other 2E Events This Weekend
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • March 8th
Celebrate the wonderful women in our community and engage in otehr Second Edition related activities this weekend.

The Road to Worlds: Manassters 2
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • March 7th
Let's take a look at a winning Second Edition deck from Michael Van Breemen!

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 6 MAR 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • March 6th
A weekly column where we look back at the previous week in First Edition, and take a look ahead at the next. This is your weekly roundup for Wednesday, March 6th, 2019.

Worlds 2019 Informations #3 - Four days of Trek Insanity
by Julius Melhardt, European OP Coordinator • March 5th
Vienna offers you four days of Worlds insanity, Trek, only few hours to sleep, and a preliminary schedule of 23 (!) tournaments !!!

Committee Members Needed for Board of Directors Searches
by Maggie Geppert, Executive Officer • March 5th
The Continuing Committee needs help finding the next Director of First Edition and Director of Operations.

Errata Marches Onward
by Matthew Zinno, Errata Team Leader • March 4th
I'm happy to say that one of these cards sucks.

Second Edition Errata
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • March 2nd
Three cards receive Errata today.

Dr. Seuss's Birthday and other 2E Event
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • March 1st
Honor the memory of a great author and other Second Edition related things to do this weekend.

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 27 FEB 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 27th
A look back at the past week of First Edition, and a look ahead at the next. This is your weekly roundup for Wednesday, February 27th, 2019.

Worlds 2019 Informations #2 - A Roof to Keep Your Cards Dry
by Julius Melhardt, European OP Coordinator • February 27th
Hotel informations for your trip to Vienna in August...

2019 Continentals Update
by Michael Shea, Chief Ambassador • February 24th
More details on 2019 North American Continentals

National Margarita Day and other 2E Events
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 22nd
Responsibly celebrate National Margarita Day and partake in other Second Edition events this weekend.

[2E] Errata Coming March 2
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 18th
Second Edition March Errata is coming two days early.

2019 Trek Masters Series Promos
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 18th
The Year of the Borg continues! Find out which Borg-themed promos will be available at our Trek Master Series and Nationals events in 2019!

Manassters 2 Side Events Update
by Ben Hosp, Child of Thanos • February 16th
Find out about an experimental side event format for Manassters 2: 2 Man 2 Assters

2019 Regional Promos
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 15th
The Year of the Borg is upon us, and today is your first look at the 2019 Regional Promos!

National Almond Day and Other 2E Events
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 15th
This weekend, celebrate a good source of Vitamin E and read about Second Edition related activities.

Will of the Collective VI Marches On
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 15th
The community is in the middle of making a mission out of Excalbia and a personnel from Yarnek, both from "The Savage Curtain." Find out where things stand and jump in to shape these cards!

To be merry and in love…
by Sean O'Reilly, Staff Writer • February 14th
Twelfth century Earth. England. Sherwood Forest. Or at least Q's recreation of it.

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 13 FEB 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 13th
A look at the past week in First Edition, and a look ahead at the next. This is the Wednesday 1E Roundup for February 6th, 2019.

Christine Chapel and the Legendary Planet
by Daniel Matteson, Director of Communications • February 13th
Daniel looks at a new personnel in Qpid and gets nostalgic for some old decks.

On Second Thought: The Proof is in the Reading
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 12th
In this months blog, I discuss and extol the wonders of Proofreading. Because everyone loves talking about the most minor of details involved with making cards.

Quantum Incursions is Banned in OTF
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 11th
Effective immediately (11 February 2019), the doorway Quantum Incursions is banned in OTF play.

Tragic Love
by Michael Shea, Chief Ambassador • February 11th
Today's Qpid Card reminds us that not all love ends well.

Life’s a Piece of…
by Sean O'Reilly, Staff Writer • February 10th
The game's newest dilemma can be easy to overcome if you deduce the correct personnel to put into your deck ahead of time.

Love… Klingon-style
by Sean O'Reilly, Staff Writer • February 9th
Broken bones. Bite marks. Spilled blood. There is a lot to "love" about Klingon courtship, unless you are a Romulan.

2018 Period of Review Results
by Maggie Geppert, Executive Officer • February 9th
Thank you for voting this year.

National Pizza Day and Other 2E Events
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 8th
Celebrate National Pizza Day this weekend and catch up on some other happenings related to Second Edition.

Announcing Qpid
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 8th
Get the details on the next product for Second Edition.

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 6 FEB 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 6th
A look at the past week in First Edition, and a look ahead at the next. This is the Wednesday 1E Roundup for February 6th, 2019.

Grab Your Screen
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 4th
The third and final contest for the next Second Edition Set is here. Find out how you can obtain some neat prizes.

February Rules Update
by Jon Carter, First Edition Rules Master • February 4th
A smattering of small rules are cleaned up

Quarter 3 Financial Recap
by Justin Ford, Chief Financial Officer • February 3rd
November 2018 - January 2019

Super Bowl Weekend and Other 2E Events
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • February 1st
Find out about Second Edition goings on from this past week and look ahead to the weekend.

Would you like to be a Tribbles playtester?
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • February 1st
Would you like to help shape the future of Tribbles? Find out how you can be a playtester - it's easy!

Period of Review Voting is Now Available
by Maggie Geppert, Executive Officer • February 1st
Check your Spam filters, folks.

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 30 JAN 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • January 30th
A look at the past week in First Edition, and a look ahead at the next. This is the Wednesday 1E Roundup for January 23rd, 2019.

Online Sealed Series #1: PaQ AttaQ (Part 2)
by Daniel Matteson, Director of Communications • January 30th
Last week we introduced the Online Sealed Series and looked at an example cardpool. This week we'll mold it into a functional (?) deck.

So Bromantic
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 28th
Take part in the second of three contests based around the next Second Edition expansion.

Voting on the Period of Review Coming Soon!
by Maggie Geppert, Executive Officer • January 27th
Voting will take place electronically from February 1st - 8th.

Burns Night and 2E Goings on This Weekend
by Ross Fertel, Director of Second Edition • January 25th
Today is Burns Night, honoring the iconic Scottish poet Robert Burns, who wrote the New Year’s Eve anthem Auld Lang Syne. There are also some Second Edition related things to do this weekend.

Period of Review Times Saturday, January 26th
by Maggie Geppert, Executive Officer • January 25th
The Omnibus and Organized Play broadcasts are both scheduled for Saturday.

Worlds 2019 Informations #1 - The Traveler's Pool
by Julius Melhardt, European OP Coordinator • January 24th
Starting our monthly information update for Worlds 2019 in Vienna, Austria...

January 2019 Promo Update
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • January 23rd
Check out all of the new promos available in tournament kits as well as the newly printable promos recently made available.

Do You Love Trivia?
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 22nd
Take part in a contest related to the next Second Edition expansion for fabulous prizes!

Online Sealed Series #1: PaQ AttaQ (Part 1)
by Daniel Matteson, Director of Communications • January 22nd
The 2019 Online Sealed Series begins January 28th! Let me introduce you to the first event, PaQ AttaQ.

Announcing North American Continentals
by Michael Shea, Chief Ambassador • January 21st
The dates for North American Continentals will be Friday, June 21th through Sunday, June 23rd.

Donation Announcement
by Justin Ford, Chief Financial Officer • January 21st
thank you....

The Period of Review Has Begun!
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman • January 19th
It is upon us!

Will of the Collective VI: Starting Monday
by Charlie Plaine, Acting First Edition Brand Manager • January 18th
The results are in, and Will of the Collective VI begins on Monday, January 21st. Will you be making the mission of your choice, or both a planet mission and a matching personnel?

Second Edition Goings on this Week(end)
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 18th
Wondering what to do this Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend? Wonder no longer!

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 16 JAN 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting Director of First Edition • January 16th
A look at the past week in First Edition, and a look ahead at the next. This is the Wednesday 1E Roundup for January 16th, 2019.

Hall of Fame ballots are open!
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 14th
The ballots are all set for the Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Get your vote in to be heard!

Second Edition Goings on this Week(end)
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 12th
You've got hours of freedom coming your way. Here are some ways you can occupy a few of those minutes.

2019 Regionals Championships - Apply Within
by Kris Sonsteby, Director of Organized Play • January 11th
Apply to host a Regional Championship today!

On Second Thought: A look back at Symbiosis
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 10th
This month, we look back at Symbiosis.

The Road to Worlds: Munich Molestation
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • January 10th
Let's take a look at a winning deck!

Wednesday 1E Roundup - 9 JAN 2019
by Charlie Plaine, Acting First Edition Brand Manager • January 9th
A look at the past week in First Edition, and a look ahead at the next. This is the Wednesday 1E Roundup for January 9th, 2019.

Second Edition Errata January 2019
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 7th
One card receives a bit of errata this month.

Will of the Collective VI: Return of the Collective
by Charlie Plaine, Acting First Edition Brand Manager • January 7th
Hot on the heels of Joran's First Edition debut, we're going to be looking to you, the community, to design a new card in the return of Will of the Collective!

Peldor Joi in Atlanta
by Michael Shea, Chief Ambassador • January 4th
Atlanta players collect over $300 in food items for charity at sealed deck event!

MANASSTERS 2 UPDATE AND SCHEDULE
by Ben Hosp, In Gingham • January 2nd
The Vice Chair disapproves of this article!

Jonathan Engel is your new Second Edition Creative Manager
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • January 1st
Jonathan "Triumph" Engel is the new Creative Manager for Second Edition

2018-19 Organizational Notes
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman • January 1st
The Period of Review is nigh! And other important stuff is going on.

Ending Backwards Compatibility
by Charlie Plaine, Acting First Edition Brand Manager • December 29th
Backwards compatible cards will no longer be legal for First Edition events as of Monday, February 4th, 2019.

Equilibrium: Now Available
by Charlie Plaine, Equilibrium Designer • December 28th
Equilibrium, nine (9) new Trill-themed First Edition cards, is now available for free and immediate download!

Finding Dax’s Equilibrium
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman • December 27th
How do you diagnose a sick symbiont?

The Wedding Couple
by Maggie Geppert, Trilled to Be Here • December 25th
Working with Charlie and Chris on this set was a real gift.

An Achievement Idea
by Charlie Plaine, Equilibrium Designer • December 24th
In which I make a case that we need a Female-related achievement to celebrate Lela's arrival in Equilibrium.

2018 Second Quarter Financial Recap
by Justin Ford, Chief Financial Officer • December 23rd
August - October

The Host that Time Forgot
by Paddy Tye, First Edition Creative Manager • December 22nd
Dax's Valeyard?

Find Your Equilibrium
by Charlie Plaine, Equilibrium Designer • December 21st
We're not quite done yet, First Edition fans. Nine (9) Trill-themed cards are coming your way on December 28th with Equilibrium!

The Road to Worlds: Austrian Nationals
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • December 20th
Let's take a look at winning decks!

Shattered Mirror Treasures
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • December 14th
Find out amazing behind the scenes bits from the latest Second Edition Set. In the humble opinion of your Brand Manager, at any rate.

The Road to Worlds: British Nationals (2E)
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • December 13th
Let's take a look at a winning deck!

2019 North American Schedule
by Michael Van Breemen, North American OP Coordinator • December 11th
So apparently I'm a day late... Here's the locations for high-level events in North America in 2019

MANASSTERS 2: 2 MAN 2 ASSTERS
by Ben Hosp, Manassters Master • December 10th
2019 MARCH 1 — MARCH 3 “This time, it’s not necessarily a Masters!”

Where Kahless Leads, Shattered Mirror Follows
by Charlie Plaine, Shattered Mirror Designer • December 7th
CIVILIANs aren't really a thing in Second Edition, but Klingons without staffing icons have been peppered throughout the game. On release day for Shattered Mirror, take a look at a Klingon civilian deck in this article.

On Second Thought: Smuggling a Card In
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • December 5th
One card in Shattered Mirror needed some 'encouragement' from an unexpected source.

Creative Work: Kortar
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • December 3rd
Let's take a look at the story behind Kortar.

Hall of Fame Format Nominations 2019
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • December 2nd
Nominations for the Hall of Fame Format are open now!

Bomb's Away!
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • November 30th
Learn about the latest addition to the Second Edition Design lexicon.

The Road to Worlds: British Nationals (1E)
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • November 29th
Let's take a look at a winning deck!

Arresting Display
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • November 28th
Let's take a look at the design process behind Arresting Display.

Request for Comment: the Bylaws
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman • November 28th
The Continuing Committee seeks your feedback on our proposed Bylaws.

Shattered Mirror Coming This Winter
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • November 26th
A Thirty-Six Card Expansion fro Second Edition releases Firday, December 7.

What's a Girl Gotta Do to Get to the Mirror Universe?
by Maggie Geppert, Mirror Vice Chairman • November 23rd
Cross over to the Mirror Universe with me.

The Road to Worlds: Canadian Nationals
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • November 22nd
Let's take a look at winning decks!

European Continentals 2019 is coming to Manchester
by Paddy Tye, First Edition Creative Manager • November 21st
The Road to Austria starts here!

First Edition has a New Rulebook!
by James Heaney, Rules Nerd • November 16th
About time we got a rulebook that knows the Delta Quadrant exists now. It's been 18 years, after all!

The Road To Worlds: Texas Chainsaw Masters 2
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • November 15th
Let's take a look at winning decks!

2018 Peldor Gratitude Festival
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman • November 14th
The Continuing Committee gives thanks for a great 2018.

The Gift: Now Available
by Charlie Plaine, Acting First Edition Brand Manager • November 9th
The Gift, nine (9) new cards focused on the Delta Quadrant, is now available for free and immediate download!

Kazon Fruit Bowl
by Daniel Matteson, Director of Communications • November 8th
The first couple of the Kazon Collective return for more subterfuge.

On the Hunt
by Charlie Plaine, First Edition Designer • November 7th
One of the most requested cards for Hirogen has been a second play engine. Hirogen Hunt: Coordinated Effort is that card.

Second Edition Staffing Update
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • November 7th
There is a change coming with Second Edition design staffing.

The very long queue at the Delta Quadrant Apple store
by Paddy Tye, aka KazonPADD, First Edition Creative Manager • November 6th
Twenty Years in the making....

2019 North American High-Level Events
by Michael Van Breemen, North American OP Coordinator • November 6th
Interested in hosting a high-level event in North America? Click here to learn more.

Homestead
by ChadC, Staff Writer • November 5th
Trekcc has a new expansion called "The Gift." Homestead is one of the goodies contained within ....

The Vulcan Hello Again
by Matthew Zinno, Errata Team Leader • November 5th
In a regular monthly update, several Vulcan cards receive errata and re-enter circulation.

Global Chairman's Challenge Winners
by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • November 3rd
Today, I'm happy to announce the winners of the Global Chairman's Challenge World's side event contest.

What's this about Gifts? I have a return!
by Matthew Zinno, Head of Errata • November 2nd
Design has brought you a DQ set called The Gift, releasing shortly. The Errata Team has a DQ Gift for you as well.

Announcing The Gift
by Charlie Plaine, Acting First Edition Brand Manager • November 2nd
We've got an early holiday present for you! Today, we're announcing The Gift, a nine (9) card boutique expansion themed around the Delta Quadrant.

Austrian Nationals 2018
by Julius Melhardt, European OP Coordinator • October 28th
Austria will have Nationals December 15th-16th 2018

Forgotten History
by Ross Fertel, Forward Thinking • October 27th
Look back and forward in time as we discuss time travel is Star Trek. Plus, find out the answer to this week's contest!

Enterprise Collection Remastered
by Charlie Plaine, Acting First Edition Brand Manager • October 26th
Revisit the first appearances of the Starfleet affiliation with the release of Enterprise Collection Remastered!

So, You're New to Relativity?
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman • October 25th
Are you ready to join the Monks of History? Wait. Wrong property...

Welcome to Relativity Week
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman • October 21st
I believe I can see the future...

Austin Chandler is Our New Social Media Manager
by Daniel Matteson, Director of Communications • October 20th
The Continuing Committee is proud to announce its newest staff member!

The Road to Worlds: World Championships
by Lucas Thompson, Ambassador • October 18th
Let's take a look at winning decks!

Confront, Evade, Retreat, ACQUIRE!
by Paddy Tye, First Edition Creative Manager • October 9th
A very special prize for UK Nationals...

Now Recruiting for War Games
by Ross Fertel, Second Edition Brand Manager • October 8th
Looking for awesome people to work on a special project creating pairs of decks ready to go for epic matches against each other.

2018 Q3 Raffle
by Dan Hamman, Shipping Manager • October 8th
Raffle rescheduled for this weekend!

2018 World Championship Promos
by Charlie Plaine, Chairman • October 5th
Join the Chairman's Challenge, starting today! Or just take a peek at this year's gorgeous World Championship promos!