February 2023
All Hands to Battle Stations!
by Dan Hamman, Lead Designer •
February 8th
A trio of cards from Nemesis present some interesting deck building options.
May 2021
July 2019
June 2019
January 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.
August 2018
Coming of Age: Evolution
by Paddy Tye, First Edition Creative Manager •
August 25th
What are the next steps after using the Coming of Age starter decks?
April 2018
Under Pressure
by Paddy Tye, First Edition Creative Manager •
April 18th
Pressure... pushing down on me, pressing down on you
January 2018
Yes, I Am Serious
by Dan Hamman, Offbeat Designer •
January 1st
And don't call me Shirley
November 2017
Playing First Edition Borg
by Niall Matthew, Inserter of Tubules •
November 7th
Never played Borg before? This deck will guide you in the right path...
September 2017
Vulcan Spies
by James Monsebroten, Staff Writer •
September 19th
A Vulcan deck using IDIC: Courage of the V'Shar
Vulcan Scheming of a White Christmas
by Charlie Plaine, Live Long and Prosper Lead Designer •
September 17th
Not sure what to do with the new Vulcan affiliation? Use this deck based on the Schemes of the High Command as a starting point!
All Vulcans Allowed
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
September 12th
Step 1, play your Vulcans. Step 2, get your Vulcans to the spaceline. Step 3, Logic!
June 2017
April 2017
Return of the Augments
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
April 7th
The Broken Bow Klingons honor the ones who came before.
March 2017
An Archer, By Any Other Name
by Prisoner Paddy, Broken Bow designer and In Contempt •
March 25th
Oh Boy! Look what trouble Jonathan Archer has leaped into now…
March 2016
Fear Will Keep Them in Line
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
March 23rd
The brutality of the Mirror Universe, seen through James Kirk's eyes.
September 2015
The Regent's Flagship
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
September 18th
A deck article using one of the new Crossover engines for the KCA.
Both Sides of the Mirror
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
September 11th
A Terran Empire deck using a few of the new toys from the newest First Edition expansion.
January 2015
December 2014
The Front Line
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
December 13th
The final article in our series celebrating the release of the
20th Anniversary Collection.
General Korok
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
December 5th
General Korok joins the ranks of the freed Borg.
Leader of the Sect
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
December 3rd
What the Kazon need more than anything, is a reliable way to jump start their primary play engine. The XXth Anniversary Collection beams in something even better than Transporter technology.
November 2014
Commodore Decker
by Commodore Matt Decker, Starfleet •
November 29th
Attention, all hands! Commodore Decker, reporting for duty.
Rak'tazan
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
November 23rd
For the new Twentieth Anniversary set, we have an old Jem'Hadar who comes from the Dominion set ... or Call to Arms.
Lwaxana Troi
by Charlie Plaine, Chairman •
November 21st
Daughter of the Fifth House, holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed and now sporting a Deep Space Nine property logo!
Flash-Back
by Niall Matthew, Ambassador •
November 13th
Travel back in time to 1996 and experience the power of an underused side deck.
June 2014
December 2013
Alliance for Global Unity
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
December 5th
A Bajoran deck that uses the new card engines from Emissary.
November 2013
Beyond the Final Frontier
by Niall Matthew, Staff Writer •
November 30th
Journey to the Gamma Quadrant and discover the rewards to be had with this Federation/Bajoran article complete with a solver deck.
Freedom is Slavery
by James Cream, Staff Writer •
November 22nd
Black is White, War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.
Building Voyager (part 2 of 2)
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
November 13th
An in-depth look at the choices behind each card in the Talos-winning deck.
Building Voyager (part 1 of 2)
by Matthew Zinno, Staff Writer •
November 11th
A look inside the planning of the winning deck for last summer's Talos "affiliation draft".
The Worlds Experience.
by Niall Matthew, Staff Writer •
November 6th
The Sexecutioner describes his World championship debut, everything from deck design to behind the scenes...
July 2013
The Line Must Be Drawn Here!
by Matt Zinno, Guest Writer •
July 15th
Today, tactical expert Matt Zinno walks us through a few different methods for countering battle heavy strategies.
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.
January 2012
Cloaked Achievements
by Rogue Shindler, Achievement Master •
January 25th
As we lead up to one year anniversary of achievements, the achievements master reveals hints on how to claim those elusive hidden achievements, and new tools to help.
November 2011
Warp Speed Ahead
by Stephen Lee, Staff Writer •
November 14th
Everyone's in on the First Contact party. A Resistance is Futile spoiler with decklist!
September 2011
My Road to Worlds - Part I
by Jeremy Commandeur •
September 7th
The purpose of this article is to chronical my journey to World Champion and to provide some insight and perspective on high level organized play, not to brag or show off. If you don't like it, feel free to complain anonymously on the internet. :-)
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: 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
The Alpha and The Omega
by Stephen Lee, Staff Writer •
March 31st
or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Particle 010. A Shades of Gray spoiler with decklist!
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.
September 2010
Stop Kirk Contact
by Stuart Marsh •
September 21st
First Edition deck list with strategy piece. With a name like "Stop Kirk Contact," how can you not check it out?
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.
December 2009
Jolan Tru Article Series: Strategema's Bane
by Austin Chandler, Staff Writer •
December 8th
This is the beginning of a regular article series about card extras, strategy, and deck design. In this article, we discuss dealing with an opponent's Strategema card.
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
A Different Kind of Hirogen Deck
by Jeremy Commandeur, First Edition Director •
January 13th
Hirogen going back in time to hug a tree and save the whales. Hirogen taking over Empok Nor and Processing Ore. Hirogen solving Earth. Hirogen hanging out with Lore, Dixon Hill, Morn and the Orion Syndicate. Hirogen cashing in some latinum. Hirogen with no Delta Quadrant missions. Do I have your attention? Good. Let's look at a different kind of Hirogen deck.
December 2008
Tough Little Ship
by Stephen Lee, Staff Writer •
December 22nd
No, the Riker boys aren't gushing about the U.S.S. Defiant again. Identity Crisis spoiler and deck design!
The First Couple of Identity Crisis
by Jeremy Commandeur, First Edition Director •
December 12th
This week's Identity Crisis cards are Leeta and Rom. What makes them special in my mind is that I include Rom and Leeta in almost all of my Bajoran decks
and almost every Ferengi deck I build. Few dual-affiliation personnel have such strong utility for both of their affiliations.
November 2008
Garak to the Rescue
by Stephen Lee, Staff Writer •
November 23rd
"...never underestimate my gift for survival." -- Call to Arms. This article contains an Identity Crisis spoiler and a deck design!