September 2018
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Khan Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
September 8th
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes J.D. Ashley’s “Khan Speed-Solver” deck.
August 2018
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Starfleet Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
August 21st
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes James Heaney’s “Proving Ground (Or: M.A.C.O. Is The Best 2E Conversion Ever)” deck.
July 2018
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Vidiian Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
July 3rd
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes Kris Sonsteby’s “That Place Totally Blows... My Mind” deck.
June 2018
May 2018
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Voyager Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
May 29th
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes James Heaney’s “Caretaker (Or: James's First D.Q. Adventure)” deck.
February 2018
Dominion Basics (Part 3 of 5): Dominion Deck Types
by Andreas Rheinländer (Dukat), Freelance Writer •
February 15th
How many ways are there to play the Dominion? It’s simple: as many as one wants to. Learn more about the most common (and uncommon) types of Dominion decks.
Dominion Basics (Part 1 of 5): Affiliation Introduction
by Andreas Rheinländer (Dukat), Guest Writer •
February 13th
Implacable warriors, treacherous Vorta and the creeping fear that Changelings are everywhere - that is what makes the Dominion so dangerous. But what is this affiliation that a lot of players seldom see on table?
January 2018
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Ferengi Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
January 30th
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes Bruce Parrish’s “Pledge to the Latinum (Revised)” deck.
December 2017
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Cardassian Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
December 5th
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes Paddy Tye’s “Bloody Cardies! Simple Cardassian Deck for Will V2.0” deck.
November 2017
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Bajoran Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
November 21st
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes Matthew Zinno’s “Bajor for Bajorans. And some Ferengi. And a Klingon. And someone who is secretly a Trill.” deck.
Welcome to the Station
by Derrick Marsh, Guest Writer •
November 18th
Rounding out Deep Space 9 week with a look at the station in First Edition.
September 2017
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, Non-Aligned Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
September 26th
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she analyzes James Heaney’s Warlord (Or: The War Council Seeks the Stone of Gol) deck.
So, I'm a New/Old First Edition Player, TNG Edition
by Maggie Geppert, Vice Chairman •
September 5th
In this series, the Vice Chairman is attempts to re-learn First Edition after a 15 year hiatus. This time she’s analyzes Ken Tufts’ well-known Lean Mean TNG Fed Scientific Diplomacy deck.
April 2015
Dominion Advanced Gameplay Series (Part 1 of 3): Dominion Strategy
by Andreas Rheinländer (Dukat), Freelance Writer •
April 29th
Playing the Dominion often means fighting or solving. Some deck types however allow for a rather unconventional approach in order to do so, being quite rewarding when successful.
Just like any operation run by the Founders, they have to be planned carefully and executed with prudence ...
February 2015
Becoming One With the Borg: Three of Nine
by Niall Matthew, Speaking for the Borg •
February 24th
Niall returns with the long awaited third part to his article series. This one looks at the Borg play engines.
March 2014
The Cost of a Card Play
by Lucas Thompson, Guest Writer •
March 4th
Well known for great analysis posts, Lucas Thompson makes his debut on the front page with an analysis of card cost at the World's level.
February 2014
March 2013
Becoming One With The Borg: Two of Nine
by Niall Matthew, Guest Writer •
March 21st
The second in an article series detailing all one needs to know to play The Borg affiliation in
First Edition. This time, the focus is on the key decisions made in the seed phase.
February 2013
Becoming One with the Borg - One of Nine
by Niall Matthew, Guest Writer •
February 28th
The first in an article series detailing all one needs to know to play the fourth playable First Edition affiliation.
February 2012
The Path of the Prophets
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
February 1st
A look at one of the more powerful affiliations in First Edition: the Bajorans. The Prophets are truly with them.
September 2011
August 2011
Virtual Starter Decks I: Federation and Romulan
by Matt Zinno, Guest Writer •
August 22nd
With so many Virtual cards being released by the Continuing Committee (including the new Homefront II expansion), it's possible to build all-virtual decks....
June 2011
Warp Speed! A Guide to Voyager Sealed Deck Play, Part 2
by Danny Nuttall, Guest Writer •
June 20th
Continuing from Part 1, this segment reveals how the deck performed, what strategies my opponents adopted, the pivotal cards and moments in each round and, finally, changes made to the deck between games and the reasons why I felt they were necessary.
Warp Speed! A guide to Voyager sealed deck play: for beginners, by a beginner.
by Danny Nuttall, Guest Writer •
June 13th
Since December I've taken an awful lot from the community. It's time, therefore, to give something back. A lot of the content of TrekCC and its forum discussions are at quite an advanced level. These articles will hopefully stand apart from others as they are written by a beginner, for beginners.
March 2011
Phasers on Full!
by Ross Fertel, Guest Writer •
March 5th
Need something to do while you print out BaH!? Check out this article for ways to enhance your deck using Tactics. You'll see the magnitude of options available and there are even reasons why you shouldn't bother with them.
February 2011
Ready to Die
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
February 9th
What do you need to become a Star Trek CCG: First Edition player? Two copies of the Enterprise Collection and a printer should be enough to build this competitive Starfleet deck.
December 2010
Red Shirt This!
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
December 10th
Reg and the B Team take the lead on a dangerous away mission in an all new episode airing this week.
August 2010
Never Pay Retail
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
August 26th
The intent of this article is to introduce the Ferengi affiliation to players who might not have tried them yet, especially newer players. The low price for these cards makes the Ferengi a great place to start in the game.
February 2009
Embracing all Spacelines: Guide to Multi-quadrant Deck Design, Part One
by Austin Chandler, Staff Writer •
February 22nd
Dominion in the Delta Quadrant? Vidiian in the Gamma? Hirogen in the Mirror Universe? If you think this is a bizarre concept, you are absolutely right. However, it can be fun to do and we’ll learn how in this series on multi-quadrant deck designs. Each article in this series will focus on building a deck around this idea and putting it through its paces against popular deck constructs.
January 2009