Virtual Card Policy

by Matt Kirk, Director of Organized Play

9th May 2008

With our first virtual expansion releasing tomorrow, The Continuing Committee is laying some ground rules for using the new Undiscovered Country printouts. The following text will be included as a cover page to the expansion's document.

THE CONTINUING COMMITTEE – VIRTUAL CARD POLICY

In order to maintain consistency and to promote fair play throughout its sanctioned tournaments, The Continuing Committee presents these standards for using any player-produced virtual cards. Tournament players are encouraged to avoid earning penalties associated with marked cards; the additive nature of the virtual sets can increase the dimension of a card. Virtual cards included in a tournament deck must adhere to the following standards:

• Virtual cards are TCC-produced gameplay printouts; these include virtual expansions like The Undiscovered Country, or errata copies printable from the TCC Deck Builder.
• To use a virtual card, a player must print the card out. Color printouts are recommended, but black and white copies are also acceptable. Players must print virtual cards with enough resolution that all gametext is legible (excluding a card's lore). Virtual cards should be attached face-up to the face-up side of a Decipher-produced Star Trek CCG card (the back-up card); glue or double-sided tape is recommended.
• Virtual cards should be evenly cut from their sheet; jagged edges may protrude from the back-up card's border. TCC recommends players cut printouts to be slightly smaller than a back-up card.
• Virtual cards should be indistinguishable from a Decipher-produced card while face down.
• A deck or dilemma pile including virtual cards must have all its cards in identical card sleeves. Players are strongly encouraged to use opaque (non-transparent) sleeves; players using transparent sleeves with virtual cards will be monitored more closely as there is a greater potential for perceiving the virtual printout.
• Players must use the most recent version of any erratum or virtual card printout; the most recent versions are available from TCC's website www.trekcc.org.