#549516
Bridge Crew format does not currently have rules for how to handle no-HQ decks. The delay is largely due to the variety in how no-HQ decks work and who would get what advantages with the changes in rules from standard:
Khan
faux HQ mission: Ceti Alpha V
Reporting: only to Ceti Alpha V, requires To Rule in Hell
Alternate Victory: written on TRiH, irrelevant to BCF
Solves faux-HQ: standard Khan decks solve Ceti Alpha V
Relativity
faux HQ mission: Prevent Historical Disruption
Reporting: wherever Relativity is
Alternate Victory: none
Solves faux-HQ: most Relativity decks do not like to solve PHD
Voyager
faux HQ mission: Caretaker's Array
Reporting: requires Finding our Way, wherever Voyager is
Alternate Victory: four space, on The Long Journey Home or Alsuran Sector
Solves faux-HQ: Voyager decks like Caretaker's Array for easy points to spend and/or an easy space mission if solving 4 space.
Equinox
faux HQ mission: Caretaker's Array
Reporting: requires Finding our Way, wherever Equinox is
Alternate Victory: I forget, is there a 4 planet Equinox win condition? Otherwise same as Voyager
Solves faux-HQ: Probably, although they're low integrity
Holograms (not really no-HQ?)
faux HQ mission: Grid 296
Reporting: can report to Olarra instead of HQ
Alternate Victory: none
Solves faux-HQ: No, it's a real HQ
Hopefully by now the issues are clear:
- HQs that are solvable would need to either be considered to have 0 points or the no-HQ player would be required to bring 2 missions only.
- The 2 missions-only route would hurt Relativity but probably help Voyager (if you're worried about not having enough points for your bridge crew, you could pair Caretakers with a big planet mission)
- Holograms can't report to Olarra without their HQ
- The format needs some way of handling the required events: Finding our Way and To Rule in Hell
- Four-mission alternate win conditions are irrelevant when you can only stock 2 solvable missions. It's a pity that the text is there to confuse people on the same card that Khan uses to report personnel
- The advantage of reporting to the ship adds nothing in BCF, so all of these teams are relatively weaker than they would be in standard
Initial solution
Without having the exact wording nailed down, I think I'd make every group start with everything they need to attempt missions:
- Khan gets Ceti Alpha V, TRiH (plus a ship and crew like normal)
- Voyager/Equinox get Finding Our Way and Caretaker's Array
- Relativity get PHD and Relativity
- Ceti Alpha V, Caretaker's Array, PHD etc. are considered to be worth 0 points and are not solvable
Your thoughts?
Khan
faux HQ mission: Ceti Alpha V
Reporting: only to Ceti Alpha V, requires To Rule in Hell
Alternate Victory: written on TRiH, irrelevant to BCF
Solves faux-HQ: standard Khan decks solve Ceti Alpha V
Relativity
faux HQ mission: Prevent Historical Disruption
Reporting: wherever Relativity is
Alternate Victory: none
Solves faux-HQ: most Relativity decks do not like to solve PHD
Voyager
faux HQ mission: Caretaker's Array
Reporting: requires Finding our Way, wherever Voyager is
Alternate Victory: four space, on The Long Journey Home or Alsuran Sector
Solves faux-HQ: Voyager decks like Caretaker's Array for easy points to spend and/or an easy space mission if solving 4 space.
Equinox
faux HQ mission: Caretaker's Array
Reporting: requires Finding our Way, wherever Equinox is
Alternate Victory: I forget, is there a 4 planet Equinox win condition? Otherwise same as Voyager
Solves faux-HQ: Probably, although they're low integrity
Holograms (not really no-HQ?)
Reporting: can report to Olarra instead of HQ
Alternate Victory: none
Solves faux-HQ: No, it's a real HQ
Hopefully by now the issues are clear:
- HQs that are solvable would need to either be considered to have 0 points or the no-HQ player would be required to bring 2 missions only.
- The 2 missions-only route would hurt Relativity but probably help Voyager (if you're worried about not having enough points for your bridge crew, you could pair Caretakers with a big planet mission)
- Holograms can't report to Olarra without their HQ
- The format needs some way of handling the required events: Finding our Way and To Rule in Hell
- Four-mission alternate win conditions are irrelevant when you can only stock 2 solvable missions. It's a pity that the text is there to confuse people on the same card that Khan uses to report personnel
- The advantage of reporting to the ship adds nothing in BCF, so all of these teams are relatively weaker than they would be in standard
Initial solution
Without having the exact wording nailed down, I think I'd make every group start with everything they need to attempt missions:
- Khan gets Ceti Alpha V, TRiH (plus a ship and crew like normal)
- Voyager/Equinox get Finding Our Way and Caretaker's Array
- Relativity get PHD and Relativity
- Ceti Alpha V, Caretaker's Array, PHD etc. are considered to be worth 0 points and are not solvable
Your thoughts?
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