Weekly 1E Roundup - 30 OCTOBER 2019

by Charlie Plaine, Director of First Edition

30th October 2019

Welcome to the Weekly 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 biggest topic of discussion, continuing on from last week, is the nature of battle Borg decks. Last week we talked to Jeremy Huth (9of24) who won Masters of the Universe II with such a deck, and Kris Sonsteby (LORE) won North American Continentals with a similar deck. Forum user Spectre9 started the discussion I linked, worried about the deck being nigh-unbeatable. Several top players have suggested ways to address the problems, but the discussion is ongoing. The Department of First Edition will be keeping an eye on this deck, and others like it, but we encourage you to continue talking about strategies and options.

This Day in Trek

Today would have been the 96th birday of actor William J. Campbell, who was infamous in Star Trek circles for the characters of Trelane and Koloth. Both came from the original series, with Trelane being a Q-like trickster from "The Squire of Gothos" and Koloth facing off against Kirk in "The Trouble With Tribbles." Campbell would reprise the character of Koloth on Deep Space 9, wearing the full Klingon makeup at age 70. Campbell left this world for the next in April 2011, but he will live on in our memories.

Tournament Reports

We saw two tournaments take place this past weekend, both in the midwestern United States. On Saturday, four (4) players met in Roseville, Minnesota for an OTF Complete Constructed tournament. Kris, the tournament director, fought of illness and won the day with a familiar deck called Since the Last Games... Something is Different. Second place was taken by Perdidit In Spatio Ingeniis Excellentissima, a Bajoran/Federation deck piloted by Robert Petersen (Hobie). Jason Tang (Pants o.t. Tal Shiar) and Justin Kaufman (CrimsonRavage) rounded out the day, playing Infiltration and V'Shar Vulcans respectively. Jason also wrote a tournament report, in which he describes an epic game against Robert. Solid tournament, with four decks to look at - well done!

Meanwhile, on Sunday in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, Brian S (JeBuS) met up with Brian Leonard (MrVorlon) and Eric Bieche (biecheer) to try out the Cube Draft. Sadly, there aren't any deck lists posted yet, but Brian S. wrote a tournament report outline his games. In any case, it sounds like the Brians and Eric had fun, and they will make revisions to make things even better next time.

That was all for official tournaments, but I suspect more of you are out there playing 1E than I know about. We'd love to cover casual games too! If you'd like to have your 1E get together covered in this column, let me know! You can find my contact information at the bottom of every column, and you're welcome to email me, PM me, or just post on the forums.

Tournament Previews

This weekend is First Weekend, First Edition and while there aren't any official tournaments scheduled, I know at least some of you will be getting together to play Trek. In fact, I got the following promo from SuddenKapala to share:

Back in the day, my gaming companion ias (he's Bolian) got acquainted with the game through his brother. Now, during next FWFE, ias and I will be bringing him back into the fold! As is commonplace with us (going-on-)mid-lifers, there's business IRL to attend and thus little room for play, hence this re-introduction has been some time in the making. But brother-dear has been enthusiastic ever since ias and I started meeting over spacelines, so I hold high hopes that this may be the spark that eventually ignites into some New Bajor tourneys. Unless our location gets gobbled up by a black hole, we'll be #showingyouourspacelines!

That sounds awesome! And by playing this coming weekend and posting either on Social Media or this website with the hashtag #showusyourspaceline, you'll be entered to win one of the amazing new borderless, full-art promo foils.

But if we're having a quiet weekend this weekend, next weekend will be jam packed with two (2) major tournaments on the Road to Worlds 2020. First, will be the 2019 Australian Continental Championship, an OTF Complete Constructed tournament in Burwood. Hosted by Kieren (Honest), players will battle across three rounds of swiss. Steve Hartmann (chompers) and Peter Hill (leonardmccoy) are both preregistered; Steve hasn't played since last October, and Peter hasn't played since June. I doubt being rusty will keep them from having fun, and I sincerly hope at least one more player turns up.

Meanwhile, also on Sunday the 10th, Space Coast Trek Masters in West Melborne, Florida will kick off. Host Daniel Matteson (OKCoyote) has put together an amazing prize table and is hosting events all weekend. Aside from himself, powerhouse player Michael Van Breemen (The Ninja Scot) is preregistered and will be an obvious favorite. Maggie Geppert (jadziadax8) will also be attending and playing, and she's smart and someone to watch. No doubt others will be joining them, as it looks to be a wild event.

If you have upcoming events, get togethers, or anything else scheduled that's 1E related, let me know. I'd love to feature you and your friends in this column.

Short Takes (In Other News)

• How would you make a Bajoran/Dominion deck? UncleMorty started a thread on the Deck Designs forum looking to build a "Non-Aggression Pact" deck. He envisions a Bajoran/Dominon deck using DS9 and Clone Machine. What else would you suggest? What would you use, and what would you avoid? Jump in and help brainstorm ideas!


• Can you assimilate the unassimilatable? Known Borg player Jorn Engstrom (admiral-mogh) wants to know if you can target Kazon for assimilation. The affiliation is immune to assimilation, but the root of the question is asking if they're vulnerable to secondary effects? James Heaney (BCSwowbagger) has argued know, but the 1E rules are dark and mysterious places. What do you think? Is James correct, or might there be a loophole?


• What missions should my Ferengi deck use? Last week we voted on the type of deck I would be making, and the winner was a Ferengi Conference themed deck. This week, I want to know what missions you want me to use. Early suggestions include commerce themed missions and Ferenginar, but I want to know what else you want me to use. Should I go with tried and true choices, or do something off the wall? Let me know!


• What versions of personas would you like to see?Riffing on my Friday questions, Slayer07 wants to know which versions of characters people would like to see. Popular suggestions include Wesley as a Traveler and Enterprise-D Commander Beverly Crusher. What other versions of characters are you desperate to see in the game? Let us know, and we just might make them for you in the future!


• What would you want to see in a Halloween-themed set? Speaking of Friday questions, since tomorrow is Halloween, I asked all of you what you'd like to see in a future Halloween-themed expansion. Perhaps you're desperate for characters appearing in costumes? Or maybe you want to see creepy and spooky stories on cards? Or do your tastes run to the macabre? In any case, we won't know unless you tell us, so sound off!


• Niall Matthew (sexecutioner) secured some unique prizes. Niall sexecuted the Destination Star Trek convention in Birmingham this past weekend, and secured several customized autographs as special prizes. The winner can claim an autographed picture of Martok, while whomever ends up in last place - be it a rough day or inexperience - gets to take home an autographed picture of Charles Tucker III. A signed script of TNG's "Chain of Command" by Madred himself will be awarded to a yet-to-be-determined participant. IF this interest you at all, keep an eye out for more news on Aberdeen Anarchy in 2020, in February of next year.

The Time Capsule

Last year, we released the Enterprise Collection Remastered, which has recently been officially matched to the originals as errata. This was a project to provide modern, rules-accurate, and high resolution versions of the last official 1E product. My announcement article last year included a deck that used every card in the file. Have a look!

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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 August 2019. My next Office Hours will be Wednesday, November 6th at 6 PM Pacific time. 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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