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There are lots of cards out there that will let you
pump up your ship's stats to insane levels, but some
are more worthwhile than others and some ships are easier
to pump up than others. The goal in this contest is
to select 8 cards (including a ship) that will give
you the highest total attributes for a non-[Borg] ship
(sorry, Borg fans).
The Answers
While there isn't a single "correct" set
of 8 cards to win this contest, all the potential winners
have several cards in common:
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Card List
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1. Fesarius (9-12-18)
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2. Balok (OFFICER, matching commander for Fesarius)
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3-5. Three personnel with the other six personnel
types
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6. Captain's Log (WEAPONS and SHIELDS +3 for
total 9-15-21)
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7. Data's Head (attributes all +2, for total
11-17-23)
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8. Kurlan Naiskos (triples all three attribute
totals, for total 33-51-69)
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Ship Attribute Total (total RANGE + WEAPONS
+ SHIELDS) = 153
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With its initial attribute total of 39, the Fesarius
is 6 points ahead of any other existing ship (18 after
tripling), and it turns out that there is no way to
make up for that lead using different cards. Many people
tried to load the ship with double ENGINEER or double
SCIENCE personnel, with Nutational or Metaphasic Shields
(usually in place of Data's Head) for a SHIELDS boost
of +2 each. The catch is, you can't get more than three
ENGINEER (or SCIENCE) and still have all the personnel
types to make the Kurlan Naiskos work – and three
ENGINEER will just make up for the loss of the boosts
from Data's Head.
The three personnel other than Balok (who, as the only
staffing requirement, is required by the contest rules
to staff the ship for movement) can be selected from
a wide range. A common choice was Lore (CIVILIAN-ENGINEER-SECURITY)
plus a SCIENCE-MEDICAL (e.g., Vekor) and any non-Federation
V.I.P. (don't forget that Lore won't work with Federation
affiliation!), but there are also numerous combos of
three personnel, each with two personnel types, that
will fill the bill. Most of these tended to be Non-Aligned
or Federation personnel, but there were also a few interesting
Romulan, Dominion, and Ferengi combos.
Common mistakes included forgetting to include all
7 personnel types for the Kurlan Naiskos, and not using
a Kurlan Naiskos. It's also worth noting that an outpost's
SHIELDS extension is not an enhancement to the
ship's SHIELDS and that Divert Power's enhancement is
short-term (current turn) and doesn't qualify under
the contest rules.
The Winner
238 complete entries were received, of which all but
39 either had totals lower than 153 or were disqualified
for errors or failure to follow the contest instructions.
From the surviving 39 entries, the randomly selected
winner (who will receive five Star Trek CCG booster
packs).was Bianca Groenendijk, of Dordrecht, The Netherlands,
with the following card lineup:
Fesarius
Balok
Ambassador Krajensky
Fontaine
Dulmer
Captain's Log
Data's Head
Kurlan Naiskos
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