Star Trek The Card Game-new players wanted!

FutureGuy

About 3 times a year, I like to put a call out for people interested in playing this fine game

I have a number of free 2-player sets to give away to interested people. Try the game out with a friend and if you like it, I'll send out more deck to play with...all free of charge! Just let me know what affiliations you like (Borg, Federation,Romulan etc)!

The Star Trek Customizable Card Game has been going strong since 1994, although the newer incarnation has being going since 2003.

The game is played by 2 or more players using decks built around the players favourite ships, personnel and missions from all 5 Star Trek series and all 10 films.

They game is not hard to play, but once you have your first game, you will realise the strategy and fun that runs throughout the game.

The object of the game is to score 100 points by using your ships to carry your personnel to missions where they use their skills (such as Astrometrics, Navigation, Leadership etc etc) and attributes (integrity, cunning and strength) to finish the mission. So for example, the mission Investigate Maquis Activity requires Diplomacy, 2 Leadership and a combined Integrity of greater than 27.

Looks like a job for Jean Luc Picard and William T. Riker...with their combined Diplomacy, 2 Leadership and Integrity of 14, all that is needed to finish this mission is another 14 Ingegrity...how about Guinan and Worf...they have Diplomacy and Leadership and lots of Integrity to boot!

So when you get these personnel to the mission, they can solve and you can score 35 points! Once a player reaches 100 points, they win!

Of course, that would be just too easy...wouldn't it! That's why the opponent may play cards called dilemmas to thwart your mission attempt! Before a player can prove that they finish the mission, the opponent can play a set number of dilemmas. Some may kill the opponents personnel, some may "stop" the opponents personnel (remove them for the mission attempt) or some may even damage your ship.

If a player can overcome all the dilemmas that the opponent plays, and still have the requirements to finish the mission, he scores the points!


Each affiliation mirrors their actions in the series very well. For example...

The Borg assimilate their opponents personnel and ships.
Klingons battle for bonuses and kill for fun.
Romulans are the masters of ruining opponents strategies.
Ferengi steal, bribe and get bonus for playing with greed in mind.
Cardassians capture, torture and interrogate opponents personel.
Bajorans help each other out during times of need.
Dominion can battle, but also send founders to infiltrate the opponent.
Maquis do all they can to disrupt an opponents cards in hand.
Terok Nor the Dissidents destroy the opponents deck.

And for those of you looking to play the more wholesome good guys...we have 4 different Federation/Starfleet affiliations to try...

The Next Generation
Picard and crew use diplomacy as their strength-they believe in bonuses for all players-although the bonuses are better for the Federation!

Deep Space 9
Being a darker series than TNG, the cards available to DS9 sometimes go against the Principles of the Federation.

The Original Series
Kirk and co. have an interesting mechanic associated to their cards. You may play them at a higher cost to get a one-off bonus which may make of break a game!

Voyager
Alll alone in the Delta Quadrant, the crew of the Voyager are stranded, but make use of what they have to win.

Starfleet
The crew of the Enterprise NX-01 get bonus by being the first to explore space!

So with free cards, you have nothing to lose by trying the game...you may even like it ...and keep an eye out for the Mirror Universe!

qwertz

Haven't played in years, mainly due to the lack of players. Where are you based?

FutureGuy

hey there Qwertz,
I'm based in Limerick but I play in both Limerick and Cork and there are more players in Dublin.

If you haven't played in years, you may have played the older first edition...the one that took about 15 minutes to start the game lol. Second Edition retains all that is good and omits all the more complicated stuff which completely bogged the game down.

Where are you based?

qwertz

Dublin.

And yes, it was the first edition, I have a complete collection. I even tried the online game on Decipher.com but unfortunately these idiots let it die.

FutureGuy

Well Decipher are now out of the picture, and everything to do with the game is now in the hands of the games most dedicated volunteers. Deciphers handling of the marketing left alot to be desired (I'm being diplomatic ).

We have the same card designers, the same volunteers that ran all organized play and a computer programmer that has created an incredible touranment system.

On May 11, we release our first expansion which can be downloaded free. It will be up on the www.trekcc.org website.

Exciting times

qwertz

I had no idea they lost the franchise. Let me have a look at the trekcc site...

FutureGuy

Considering its only running 4 months, its amazing that a virtual set is now complete, all major nationals, continental and world championships have been organised and we have the full support of the players.

The fact that Decipher-printed sets are now cheap as chips and further sets will be free, we are seeing a massive influx of players!

Irishtrekkie

might have to look at trekcc site myself, wonder if i can get the guys in college play it for the laugh

FutureGuy

Hi Irishtrekkie,
Apologies for not replying sooner! What college are you going to?

Yeah definately go on the trekcc.org boards and take a look around

Would you like me to send you a few starter decks? If so, let me know what afilliations (as seen in my earlier post) takes your fancy!

Talk soon,
Tony

FutureGuy

I now have a nice pack ready for anyone that wants it. It contains a rule book, Federation deck and a Klingon Battle deck along with 100 cards that can be used to tweak decks to the owners liking...anyone that would like it for free can just PM me (I will also pay postage)!

Ideal for anyone who wants to try this out with a friend!

Irishtrekkie

Hey Tony , sorry for not getting back to you sooner , i am actually head of my college gaming society ( DIT gamesoc . lol check out our bebo page http://www.bebo.com/ditgamesoc )

so yes if the offer still stands i would love a few starter decks , might be able to get tournment going in college if there is some interest, plus i know the guys in the trinity soc, so if you would be interested in sending them a starter deck or two, we could get some inter varisty play going.

FutureGuy

Thatnsk to everyone who has aked for decks. I am taking time tonight to start building them!

There are still decks available to anyone that wants them!