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The History of Star Trek CCG: Energize

March 24, 2004 Pack energy into your decks with ENERGIZE! This first expansion for the Star Trek CCG Second Edition will increase deck power and round out the current themes to the game. Enhance your own adventures with 180 remarkable scenes from the feature films and all five television programs, including Enterprise™. Released May 21, 2003 Design Team Brad DeFruiter, Evan Lorentz Developers Brian Kallenbach, Geoff Snider Product Configuration 180 cards (60 R - 60 U* - 60 C) (* plus reprints of four Second Edition starter deck-only headquarters missions) 11-card expansion packs (1 R - 3 U - 7 C) 30 expansion packs per display New Mechanics None New Features Maquis, 3 new keywords (Pah-wraith, Prophet, Dabo Girl), first 0-cost dilemmas Highlights Kahless and his followers; reprints of Second Edition starter deck headquarters missions; 91 First Edition-compatible cards

Factoids

• The uncommon press sheet included one copy of each of the 60 uncommon cards, plus the four headquarters mission reprints, several alternate-image promotional cards for future use (including Jean-Luc Picard, Starship Captain and Sela, Devious Schemer), and the final First Edition card set, All Good Things. As a result, some customers found an occasional All Good Things or promo card – or even a blank "black card" used to separate blocks of cards on the press sheet! – mispacked in an uncommon slot in their booster packs.
• The Federation personnel "Kelly," an unnamed cameo role played by X-Men movie director Bryan Singer, was named for X-Men character Senator Kelly.
• The Stolen Computer Core dilemma was five years in the making, first considered as a Voyager-topic card for the Official Tournament Sealed Deck (OTSD) product. When it didn't work out, the concept went into hibernation and was subsequently revived for – and cut from – Voyager, The Borg, and Holodeck Adventures before finally making it into Energize. The "Insider" listserve for Energize (the last one for Star Trek CCG) included one mailing with a full account of the long journey of the Stolen Computer Core by Evan Lorentz.

Notable First Edition/Second Edition Card "Counterparts"

One First Edition Premiere rare personnel that could be found in just about every deck in the early years was Roga Danar. One of the few so-called "dual-classification" personnel to be found outside of the Federation, the Non-aligned SECURITY/ENGINEER with a CUNNING of 9, STRENGTH of 12, Command star, and Computer Skill, Biology, and Leadership was a universal boon to any affiliation. (Under early rules, later repealed, his Leadership even allowed Feds to initiate battle!) His Second Edition counterpart is just as useful, with all the same skills plus Navigation, and Cunning and Strength that are nominally lower but still high on the Second Edition scale. He's still Non-aligned and still has a Command star, with the Genetically Enhanced keyword, a capture-avoidance ability, and a more interesting image to boot.

Not as universally useful, but as much of a must-have for Romulan decks following the release of Q-Continuum, Sirol was another "dual-classification" powerhouse, the matching commander for the Terix with an incredible (for a Romulan) INTEGRITY of 7, OFFICER/ENGINEER, Diplomacy, Leadership, Navigation, and Treachery – and he was uncommon! His Second Edition version (1E-compatible) loses ENGINEER in exchange for the narrower Astrometrics but otherwise has the same skills plus a special ability, is still commander of the Terix, and still has the same image. His Integrity suffers the most, dropping to 3 (he does have Teachery, after all), and he's rare.

Links

Energize Expansion Page
Card list
Spoiler list (PDF)
Pre-release Tournament Card – Ro Laren, Maquis Sympathizer (0 P 1, AI)