Expect Major Improvement in Level of Play
at Star Trek™ CCG World Championship

Decipher Announces Temporary Solution to Abusive Strategies

Over the past several months, some abusive strategies have surfaced in the Star Trek CCG. These strategies have centered around several key cards which accelerate the game to a point that is beyond the intended gameplay.

Decipher's Game Management Authority and TCG Studio have determined that these strategies should not dominate the World Championship at DecipherCon. We would like to have a level playing field for this important event. To accomplish this, some drastic changes will be made. While we are committed to fixing these problems on a permanent basis once the World Championship is over, for the short-term we will implement the following gameplay changes. Note: This is for the World Championship ONLY.

The following cards will NOT be usable in the 2002 Star Trek CCG World Championship (all three days):

Barzan Wormhole
Ooby Dooby
Revolving Door
Rogue Borg Mercenaries
Vic Fontaine

The following errata will be instated for play during the 2002 Star Trek CCG World Championship (all three days):

Caretaker's Array
Delete:
     "Once per turn, a ship with fewer than four staffing icons
      may report with crew here (limit 3 cards aboard)."
(Other text remains; only the "report with crew" function is eliminated.)

After the World Championship, our rules committee will formulate a more permanent solution to these abusive strategies.

Thank you for bearing with us as we make the transition into the Second Edition of the Star Trek CCG!

Dan Bojanowski
Organized Play Coordinator – Decipher
Director of the DGMA
Tournaments@decipher.com

September 20, 2002

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