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By kingmj4891 (Matthew King)
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This is a list of Easter Eggs I found online thought I would share it with everyone since Easter is on Sunday. Does anyone know of any other ones?

EASTER EGGS!

Paul Rice - AU
Next to the copyright line on the side of the card, "Paul is dead" is written backwards, a reference to many Beatles' albums that, when played backwards, supposedly said "Paul is dead." Ironically, the character Paul Rice was dead in the episode. The image on the card is a holographic re-creation of Paul.
Data's Body - QC
Decipher's artists thought Data was in need of a little assistance, so they added a helpful suggestion to the rear panels of the transporter chamber: "Call 911."
Systemwide Cascade Faiure - QC
As an homage to noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov, the art department etched his last name into Lal's circuitry as "AZIMOV". Note the flipped "S" a subtle reference to the System-wide cascade failure affecting Lal?
Data's Medals - QC
In the picture of the medals you can see a "reflection" of Gene Roddenberry.
Aldebaran Serpent - QC
The translucent sphere forming the serpent's body reminded the art department of the Good Witch of the North from The Wizard of Oz, so they added the name "Glinda?" to the turbolift doors.
Berlingoff Rasmussen - AU
The actor who played Rasmussen, Matt Frewer, also played Max Headroom, Coke spokesman and short-lived TV series star. On Rasmussen's sweater, you can make out the letters M, A, and X, a reference to Frewer's previous role.
Yellow Alert - AU, WARP
The number "07734" appears in corner of screen. If you look at that number upside down (especially on a calculator), it says "hello."
Red Alert - PREM
The number "23510" appears in the corner of screen. 23510 is the ZIP Code of Decipher's office.
Interphasic Plasma Creatures - AU
In the corner of the computer screen, you can read: "DANSWERMAN@DECIPHER.COM." This is the former email account of majorrakal@decipher.com, Decipher's Star Trek: CCG question-and-answer entity.
Phaser Burns - AU
The person in this picture is wearing a patch on his arm showing the name "Dan Burns." Dan was Decipher's art director and the man responsible for the incredibly high quality of the images on their cards. In his modesty, however, Dan made the patch so small that it is barely legible!
Rascals - AU
The label above the entrance to the Jefferies Tube reads "You must be this high to ride this ride," a reference to such signs at theme parks. (The crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation also put a lot of gag signs like this around the ship, although this particular sign was created by Decipher's art department.)
Royale Casino: Blackjack - AU
The poker chip on the left bears the number "253," a reference to Decipher's 253 Granby Street address (now 259!).
Frigid - QC
Tasha's hair contains the words "White X-Mas," a reference to the song "White Christmas" made famous by Denise Crosby's grandfather, Bing Crosby (this is very difficult to read!).
Jealous Amanda - QC
Amanda's belt contains the words "POTION #9," a reference to the song "Love Potion Number 9" by the Clovers (this seems lost in the printing process!).
Mandarin Bailiff - QC
The red "AIDS" ribbon appears on the bailiff's staff.
Mona Lisa - QC
The image of a Federation Shuttle appears in the right hand painting background.
Mr. Homn - QC
Mr. Homn is portrayed by actor Carel Struyken, who also played the role of Lurch in the Addams Family films. The Lurch character is perhaps best known for his signature line "You rang?," used when somebody came to the door. Mr. Homn's robe bears the words "YOU RANG" hidden in the flower pattern. (Decipher also snuck the word "lurching" into Mr. Homn's lore!)
Timicin - QC
Dr. Timicin is played by actor David Ogden Stiers, who is well known for his role of Charles Emmerson Winchester III on the hit series M*A*S*H. Winchester was stationed at unit 4077, so Decipher added these digits to the door frame behind Timicin (lost in the printing process!).
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Here are the ones I knew about. Wonder if there are others.

Premiere Edition
 
Albert Einstein
Picture
Einstein holds STCCG cards in his hands.

Raise the Stakes
Picture
The Enterprise crew is playing with STCCG cards.

Red Alert!
Picture:
The number "23510" appears on the
computer console.
A reference to Decipher's address:
Norfolk, Virginia 23510.

K'Tesh
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the episode,
so the card was named after actor John Tesh.

McKnight
Lore:
"Distant relative of famous 20th Century
game designer."
Actress Pamela Winslow was related to a game designer friend of one of the designers of STCCG.
 
Alternate Universe
 
Berlingoff Rasmussen
Picture:
Rasmussen's shirt contains the letters
M, A, and X.
Actor Matt Frewer also played the character of "Max Headroom" in the 1980s TV show of the same name.

Interphasic Plasma Creatures
Picture:
"DANSWERMAN@DECIPHER.COM"
appears on the computer screen.
This is the former e-mail address of the Decipher rules help-desk.

Phaser Burns
Picture:
The patch on the right arm has the name
"Dan Burns" on it.
Dan Burns was Decipher's art director.

Rascals
Picture:
The label of the entrance to the Jeffries Tube
reads "You must be this high to ride this ride".
A reference to such signs found at amusement parks.

Royale Casino: Blackjack
Picture:
The poker chip on the left bears the number 253.
A reference to Decipher's address:
253 Granby Street.

Yellow Alert
Picture:
The number "07734" on the computer console.
A classical joke: when you enter these digits on a calculator an put it upside down, it will read "hELLO".

Senior Staff Meeting
Lore:
"... solutions to paramount problems."
When this card was printing, Decipher was having difficulties in their negotiations with Paramount Pictures for the renewal of their license.

Paul Rice
Copyright:
"daed si luaP"
A reference to the conspiracy theory commonly refered to as "Paul is dead" according to which Paul McCartney was killed in a car accident in 1966 and replaced by a Doppelganger.
 
Q-Continuum
 
Aldeberan Serpent
Picture:
The word "Glinda?" is written on the
turbolift doors.
A reference to the "The Wizard of Oz" character of "Glinda, the Good Witch of the North", whose appearance is reminiscent of the sphere of the serpent.

Data's Body
Picture:
"Call 911" appears on the rear of the transporter.
Seems to be a good idea, considering the state of Data.

Data's Medals
Picture:
An image of Gene Roddenberry's face appears
in the medal case.

Frigid
Picture:
"White X-Mas" appears in Tasha's hair.
A reference to the song "White Christmas" made famous by Actress Denise Crosby's grandfather, Bing Crosby

Jealous Amanda
Picture:
Amanda's belt contains the words "POTION #9".
A reference to the song "Love Potion Number 9" by "The Clovers".

Mandarin Bailiff
Picture:
The red AIDS ribbon appears on the bailiff's staff.

Mona Lisa
Picture:
The image of a Federation Shuttle appears
in the right hand painting background.

Mr. Homn
Lore:
"...lurching..."
Actor Carel Struyken also played the character "Lurch" in the 1990‘s Addams Family Movies.

Mr. Homn
Picture:
"You rang ?" appears in the flower pattern
on his robe.
A reference to most frequent (and almost only) line of the "Lurch" character.

System-wide Cascade Failure
Picture:
"ASIMOV" is appears in Lal's circuitry.
A reference to the famous science fiction author Isaac Asimov.

Timicin
Picture:
"4077" appears on the door frame
behind Timicin.
A reference to actor David Ogden Stiers‘ role of "Major Charles Emerson Winchester III" in the television series "M*A*S*H" which featured a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital camp, called the 4077th during the Korean War.

Gift of the Tormentor
Card Title
A reference to the SWCCG card "Gift of the Mentor".

K'chiQ
Card Title
Name sounds like "chick", exacly what the character was supposed to be.

Katherine Pulaski
Lore:
"Dislikes...turbolifts"
Acresss Diana Muldaur‘s played the role of "Rosalind Shays" in the TV show "L.A. Law". This character died by walking into an empty elevator shaft.

Madred
Lore:
"... time after time..."
Actor David Warner also played the character "Jack the Ripper" in the movie "Time after Time".

Sonya Gomez
Lore:
"Has total recall"
Actress Lycia Naff played the character "Mary" in the movie "Total Recall".

Jenice Manheim
Skill:
"... limited to 4 Music personnel".
Actress Michelle Phillips was a member of the 4-person music group "The Mamas and The Papas".

Q’s Tent
Picture:
"Dechiffrer" is written on the pennants of the tent.
"Dechiffrer" is French for "Decipher".

Canar
Picture:
"Franklin Mint" appears on the Canar.
The Franklin Mint company is producer of many "reasonably priced" Star Trek (and other) memorabilia.
 
The Fajo Collection
 
The Fajo Collection cards
Copyright:
each card contains one additional letter.
Brought into the correct sequence, the letters read "The Art of Great Games" which is the Decipher motto.
 
First Contact
 
Reginald Barclay
Lore:
"Member of Alpha Team."
Actor Dwight Schultz played the role of "Captain H. M. Murdock" in the TV show "The A-Team.
 
Deep Space Nine

Garak Has Some Issues
Card Title
"To have some issues" is a 20th century euphemism for someone with psychological problems – probably a good description of Garak‘ s character in the show.

Jace Michaels
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the episode, so the card was named after actor Michael Jace.

Martus Mazur
Lore:
"Always knows when they are bluffing."
Actor Chris Sarandon played the role of "Prince Humperdinck" in "The Princess Bride". One of this character’s major lines was "I think you’re bluffing".

Colonel Day
Skill:
Navigation
Actor Steven Weber played the role of the pilot "Brian Michael Hackett" in the TV show "Wings".

The Dominion
 
10 and 01
Lore:
"In the year 100100111100..."
"...at Starbase 01001010"
Numbers are in binary:
Year: 2364
Starbase: 74

10 and 01
Copyright:
"11111001110"
1998

Yelgren
Skill:
Music
The character of "Yelgren" was played by the famous musician Iggy Pop.
 
Blaze of Glory
 
Dial Martok for Murder
Card Title
A reference to the Alfred Hitchcock movie "Dial M for Murder".

The Wake of the Borg
Picture:
"BORG" appears on the cavity wall.

Rules of Acquisition

Lurin
Lore:
"Would've succeeded too, if it weren't for those meddling kids."
Phrase is a reference to the line often spoken by villains at the end of "Scooby Doo" episodes.
 
The Trouble with Tribbles
 
Keras
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the episode. "Keras" is an anagram of "Sarek" - a character also played by actor Marc Lenard.

B.G. Robinson
Lore:
"...reporting the daily planet-to-ship
transport logs."
Actress Teri Hatcher also played the role of "Lois Lane", a reporter for the Daily Planet Newspaper in the TV show "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman".

Dulmer
Skills
Star Trek writers named (anagram) the character after "Mulder" of the "X-Files" TV show.
The skills reflect this reference.

Dulmer
Lore:
"Just wants the truth."
A reference to the "X-Files" TV show.

Lucsly
Skills
Star Trek writers named (anagram) the character after " Scully" of the "X-Files" TV show.
The skills reflect this reference.
 
Mirror, Mirror
 
Balok
Lore:
"Gentle, benevolent..."
Actor Clint Howard also played the role of "Mark Wedloe" in the TV show "Gentle Ben".

Marauder
Lore:
"Lost an eye in a dangerous stunt."
Actor Dennis "Danger" Madalone was the head stunt coordinator for the modern Star Trek series.

Ruk
Lore:
"Mysterious and spooky."
Actor Ted Cassidy also played the role of "Lurch" in the 1960‘s TV show "The Addams Family".
 
Voyager
 
Magistrate Drang
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the episode, so the card was named after the character "Ralph Drang" played by actor Harry Groener in the TV show "Dear John".

Magistrate Drang
Lore:
"...his faith was strong"
Actor Harry Groener also played the role of "Mayor Richard Wilkins" in the TV show "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" where his character adopted the (strong) vampire slayer named "Faith".

Dr. Neria
Lore:
"...the truth is out there."
Actor Jerry Hardin also played the role of "Deep Throat" in the TV show "X-Files".

Kurros
Lore:
"Often does the exact opposite of what an adversary expects."
Actor Jason Alexander also played the role of
"George Constanza" in the TV show "Seinfeld". This character was known to often do the opposite of what one would expect, one episode was even specifically dedicated to this topic.

Penk
Lore:
"Arrogant. Corrupt."
This echoes the lore on "Brunt", another character played by actor Jeffrey Combs.

The Pendari Champion
Copyright:
"This card rocks."
Actor Dwayne Wilson became famous as wrestler known "The Rock" in the WWF wrestling league.

The Pendari Champion
Lore:
"Electrifying ..."
"The Rock" is referred to as "The most electrifying person in sport entertainment".

The Pendari Champion
Lore:
"...keen sense of smell."
"The Rock" is known for saying "Do you smell what The Rock is cooking?"

The Pendari Champion
Skill:
Geology
"The Rock" – of course.

Hull Breach
Copyright:
This card sucks.
Describes what actually happens on a hull breach in outer space.

Vorik
Lore:
"Twin of Taurik"
Actor Alexander Enberg played both characters "Vorik" and "Taurik".
 
The Borg
 
Thenelak
Card Title
Name is an anagram of "Kathleen" - the first name of "Kathy" McKracken of Decipher.

Thenelak
Lore:
"Majored in warp theory..."
McKracken was better known by her alias "Major Rakal".

Thenelak
Lore:
"...at an academy located on a conoly world 31 light-years from Romulus."
McKracken used to teach at a school 31 miles from Romulus, New York.
 
Holodeck Adventures

Leonardi da Vinci
Lore:
"...dwarfed all his contemporaries."
Actor John Rhys-Davies also played the role of "Gimli the Dwarf" in the "Lord of the Rings" movies trilogy.

Praetor Neral
Lore:
"Has not aged well under the mantle of leadership".
Neral was portrayed by actor Norman Large (born 1952) in TNG and by Hal Landon Jr. (born 1941) in DS9.

Vic Fontaine
Lore:
"helped...others through difficult times."
Actor James Darren also played the role of "Dr. Tony Newman" in the TV show "Time Tunnel".
 
The Motion Pictures

Henreid
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the movie, so the card was named after the character "Lloyd Henreid" played by actor Miguel Ferrer in "The Stand".

Henreid
Lore:
"Called to stand in..."

I.K.C. K'elric
Card Title
Ship was unnamed in the episode. Actor Michael Ansara whose character commanded the ship also played the role of "Elric" in the TV show "Babylon 5".

Krase
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the movie. "Krase" is an anagram of "Sarek" - a character also played by actor Marc Lenard.

Li'seria
Card Title
Ship was unnamed in the movie, it is an anagram of "Salieri". Actor F. Murray Abraham whose character commanded the ship also played the role of "Antonio Salieri" in the movie "Amadeus".

Mark Tobiaston
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the episode. "Mark Tobiaston" is a combination of "Mirok", "Tos" and "Taban" - characters also played by actor Thomas Kopache.

Mark Tobiaston
Lore:
"...the similarity between Vulcan and Romulan languages."
The characters played by Kopache on Star Trek series include a Romulan and a Vulcan.

Tahglio
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the movie. Name is an anagram of "Goliath" which is a reference to the biblical story of David and Goliath as Sulu beat up this guard after the guard had called Sulu "Tiny".

John Harriman
Lore:
"Usually confident in dealing with reporters..."
Actor Alan Ruck also played the role of "Stuart Bondek" in the TV show "Spin City" whose job is dealing with reporters.

John Harriman
Lore:
"...having an off day."
Actor Alan Ruck also played the role of "Cameron Frye" in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Kruge
Lore:
"...festering hatred of the Federation."
Actor Christopher Lloyd also played the role of "Uncle Fester" in the 1990‘s Addams Family Movies.

Maltz
Lore:
"Prefers to work the night shift"
Actor John Larroquette also played the role of "Dan Fielding" in the TV show "Night Court".

Voight
Card Title
Character was unnamed in the movie. Actress Jenette Goldstein also played the role of "Janelle Voight" in the movie "Terminator II".

Voight
Lore:
"...pursue interest in alien environments."
Actress Jenette Goldstein also played the role of "Private J. Vasquez" in the movie "Aliens".

Voight
Lore:
"Has Irish lineage dating back nearly four centuries".
Actress Jenette Goldstein also played the role of "Irish Mommy" in the movie "Titanic".
  
The Enterprise Collection
Jonathan Archer
Lore:
"Leaped ... to make the future quantifiable
better ..."

Actor Scott Bakula also played the role of "Dr. Sam Beckett" in the TV show "Quantum Leap", where his character was "leaping" into the body of different persons in a different time period
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By superdave (David Runyon)
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czarofthefrozntundra wrote: Q-Continuum
 System-wide Cascade Failure
Picture:
"ASIMOV" is appears in Lal's circuitry.
A reference to the famous science fiction author Isaac Asimov.
Asimov is especially notable as the author who "invented" the positronic brain (central to his Robot stories).
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By Takket
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9 year old BUMP!

It is easter and I was wondering if there is a comprehensive Easter egg list (maybe we can get a link to this in the handy player created resources thread?)

I was wondering if we can assemble a full list including the CC ones? Things like Jeremy Lucas lore referring to "jumping to conclusion" (go watch the movie Office Space if you don't get it).... but also things like how the Borg personnel are numbered (i recall there is some method to it i read here once, but forget what it is lol).

So go ahead and throw out all the ones you are aware and I'll try to compile them into one document!
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By BCSWowbagger (James Heaney)
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#507926
Good idea. Added to the Player-Created Resources Thread
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By Armus (Brian Sykes)
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There's one I noticed lately and I'm wondering if it's an Easter Egg or a Chicken-and-the-egg situation:

U.S.S. Drake is listed as Wambundu class.

Two time World Champion Jason Drake goes by Wambundu on the boards (and I think he had the same handle on the Decipher boards back in the day). Did he get a shout out from what was left of TPTB at Decipher as they were closing out 1e? I don't remember hearing or reading about it anywhere but I noticed it recently when I was adding the Drake to my small stack of AGT cards and it piqued my curiosity.

Anybody know anything on that one?
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By Maelwys (Chris Lobban)
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Armus wrote:There's one I noticed lately and I'm wondering if it's an Easter Egg or a Chicken-and-the-egg situation:

U.S.S. Drake is listed as Wambumdu class.

Two time World Champion Jason Drake goes by Wambundu on the boards (and I think he had the same handle on the Decipher boards back in the day). Did he get a shout out from what was left of TPTB at Decipher as they were closing out 1e? I don't remember hearing or reading about it anywhere but I noticed it recently when I was adding the Drake to my small stack of AGT cards and it piqued my curiosity.

Anybody know anything on that one?
I think that one is the other way around.
The Drake is referred to as Wumbundu class in the Trek Encyclopedia. So I assume that Jason read that entry at some point and decided that it was a sufficiently obscure fact to inspire his handle (since the ship had his name already). Just that nobody noticed that his handle was an easter egg until the card eventually got printed.
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By Takket
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Spectre9 wrote:This thread would be way better if all the cards were tagged so I could click on them to see the Easter Egg.
when i assemble them all, i will annotate with the links.........
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By Armus (Brian Sykes)
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Community Contributor
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Maelwys wrote:
Armus wrote:There's one I noticed lately and I'm wondering if it's an Easter Egg or a Chicken-and-the-egg situation:

U.S.S. Drake is listed as Wambumdu class.

Two time World Champion Jason Drake goes by Wambundu on the boards (and I think he had the same handle on the Decipher boards back in the day). Did he get a shout out from what was left of TPTB at Decipher as they were closing out 1e? I don't remember hearing or reading about it anywhere but I noticed it recently when I was adding the Drake to my small stack of AGT cards and it piqued my curiosity.

Anybody know anything on that one?
I think that one is the other way around.
The Drake is referred to as Wumbundu class in the Trek Encyclopedia. So I assume that Jason read that entry at some point and decided that it was a sufficiently obscure fact to inspire his handle (since the ship had his name already). Just that nobody noticed that his handle was an easter egg until the card eventually got printed.
That's entirely plausible, thus my uncertainty of Easter Egg or Chicken-and-egg. :wink:
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By SudenKapala (Suden Käpälä)
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The awesome Wixiban website (great for collectors) had/has(?) an extensive and detailed list of easter eggs -- or maybe incorporated in each expansion set's intro text. Not sure if any new stuff there, but certainly some new stuff for me, when I first stumbled across it.

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