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The Star Trek Customizable Card Game is a collectible card game based on the Star Trek universe. The name is commonly abbreviated as STCCG. It was first introduced in 1994 by Decipher, Inc., under the name Star Trek: The Next Generation Customizable Card Game. The game now has two distinct editions, though both forms of the game have many common elements.
1E Premiere (release: November, 1994) The first edition premier set contained 363 cards and introduced the affiliations of the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans. It was available in randomized 60-card starter boxes that were not playable right out of the box and 15-card expansion packs. The initial run had a black border and the following runs (December 1994 and 1995) had a white border, making the black bordered cards rarer, even though that color would become the staple of all later sets. In fact, all printings after the first were planned to be white bordered, but no more multiple printings were made. White borders continued to be used for promotional purposes. First Edition has also received a large amount of additional cards from every set of Second Edition in the form of backwards-compatible cards.
Data Laughing (release: 1995) A promotional card that had ties to the first three sets. It was available as a mail-in redemption included in the Official Player's Guide, a handbook sold to promote the game. It later became part of the Introductory 2-Player Game.
Warp Pack (release: August, 1995) The Warp Pack was a selection of 12 white bordered common cards to help make decks playable out of the box. Two of the cards that had not been seen before would be released in the next set, Alternate Universe. The packs were available for free from the Decipher website.
Alternate Universe (release: November, 1995) The Alternate Universe was a collection of 122 cards that focused on cards from the past, future, and alternate timelines. It also contained the first ultra-rare card, the Future Enterprise. It sold in 15-card expansion packs.
Collector's Tin (release: November, 1995) This collector's item had a limited run of 30000 units and contained one of each of the premier set's 363 cards with a silver border.
Q Continuum (release: October, 1996) The next expansion Q Continuum was another standard set of 121 cards and introduced the Q Continuum to the game.
Introductory 2-Player Game (release: January, 1997) This set contained two pre-customized 60-card decks, one Federation, one Klingon, both of which are white bordered. Each edition included the same three premium cards (a black bordered Admiral McCoy and Data Laughing and a white bordered Spock) and 11 new white bordered mission cards. Edition #1 (in a blue box) contained a set of three new black bordered premium Federation cards and Edition #2 (in a red box) contained a set of three new black bordered premium Klingon cards.
First Anthology (release: June, 1997) The First Anthology (a concept that would return twice more) included six premium cards that would all later be featured in upcoming sets and was the first to feature cards that were not exclusive to The Next Generation. The box also contained two white bordered Premiere 60-card starter sets, two 15-card packs of white bordered Premiere, two 15-card packs each of Alternate Universe and Q Continuum, and the Warp Pack.
The Fajo Collection (release: December, 1997) This special collection contains 18 super-rare cards. Each set contains a presentation binder, a signed Certificate of Authenticity, a Fajo Collection rules document, a collectible art poster showcasing the entire Star Trek CCG universe to date, a business card featured on one of the cards, and a stick of gum associated with another. The cards were available from the Decipher website and were promised not to be reprinted to retain their value.
First Contact (release: December, 1997) This set of 130 cards focused entirely on the movie Star Trek: First Contact, greatly changed gameplay and added the first new affiliation in the Borg. It introduced the concept of an expansion icon printed on every card in the expansion that would continue until the end of 1E. It was available in 9-card expansion packs, greatly reducing the number of repeat common cards.
Away Team Pack (release: May, 1998) This pack contains two cards featuring The Traveler and The Emissary. These have been designed to honor Decipher's Star Trek CCG traveling game evangelists who went by those pseudonyms. These packs were made available in an issue of Scyre magazine and were handed out by the traveling evangelists themselves.
Official Tournament Sealed Deck (OTSD) (release: May, 1998) The Official Tournament Sealed Decks contain the same fixed deck of twenty new cards, designed to allow any other cards to be able to work together in a sealed format. Also included in each set was four white bordered Premiere expansion packs and one Alternate Universe expansion pack. There were six different box designs (each representing an affiliation).
Deep Space 9 (release: July, 1998) This set of 276 cards introduced the characters, aliens, and more from Deep Space 9 as well as two new affiliations: the Bajorans and the Cardassians. The U.S.S. Defiant was a special "twice as rare" white bordered preview card. The set was available in 60-card starter decks and 9-card expansion packs.
Starter Deck II (release: December, 1998) This set attempted to solve again the problems of playing the game straight form the box by including a re-release of the Premiere set and eight new cards. A collaboration with Activision included a giveaway of a Starter Deck II with the pre-order of Star Trek: Hidden Evil, also from Activision.
Enhanced First Contact (release: January, 1999) The Enhanced First Contact was essentially four packs of the First Contact expansion packaged with three new cards and one transparent Borg overlay. There were four different assortments of the new cards, so each group of three would always occur together in the same package, along with the same transparent Borg overlay.
The Dominion (release: January, 1999) This set of 130 cards introduced the Dominion affiliation. It also included four special white bordered preview cards that would all be reprinted in normal expansions. It was sold in 9-card expansion packs.
Blaze of Glory (release: August, 1999) Blaze of Glory was a 130-card expansion that enhanced the battling mechanic that had remained unchanged since the beginning of the game. It also featured an 18-card foil subset - the first in any Star Trek CCG expansion. It was sold in 9-card expansion packs. Many players point to this expansion as the high point of the game.
Rules of Acquisition (release: December, 1999) This 130-card set introduced the Ferengi and their rules. It was sold in 9-card expansion packs.
U.S.S. Jupiter (release: 2000) This card was inserted into the PC game, Star Trek: Armada by Activision as a promotional tie-in.
Second Anthology (release: March, 2000) The Second Anthology included six more premium cards that would not be featured in upcoming sets. The box also contained two Starter Deck IIs, two First Contact expansion packs, two Deep Space Nine expansion packs, and two Dominion expansion packs.
The Trouble with Tribbles (release: July, 2000) This 141-card set introduces the Original Series and a tribbles side deck. The Original Series finally became a property of Decipher when SkyBox International lost its license and was premiered in this set. Special features include preconstructed starter decks with premium cards in each and the return of ultra-rare cards inserted into packs. This expansion featured Dr. McCoy as DeForest Kelley had died the previous year. It was sold in two preconstructed 60-card starter decks and 11-card expansion packs.
Tribbles CCG (release: October, 2000) While not playable in the Star Trek CCG, this pre-constructed game could be expanded by collecting the new tribbles cards in The Troubles with Tribbles expansion.
Reflections (release: November, 2000) The Reflections set was subtitled The First Five Year Mission. It consisted of 18-card packs that contained 17 random cards (from Premiere, Alternative Universe, Q Continuum, First Contact, The Dominion, and Deep Space Nine) and a special foil card. 100 of the best rare cards were reproduced as foil versions and presented in the packs. Reflections also introduced "topper" cards. Four of these premium foil cards appeared randomly, one per display, on top of the packs inside the 30-pack display box. In addition, a case of display boxes was topped with a final Seven of Nine foil.
Enhanced Premiere (release: November, 2000) Six different Enhanced Premiere packages were available. Each contained four packs of white bordered Premiere and five new premium cards. There were a total of twenty-one new premium cards: twelve were fixed and nine were randomized. Nine were the second versions of missions that had originally appeared in the Premier set. The cards were upgraded with new gameplay and images of space stations found in Activision's video game Star Trek: Armada as another cross-promotional tie. This set also introduced the Warp Speed format for quicker games and drafting capabilities.
Mirror, Mirror (release: December, 2000) This 131-card set introduced the Mirror Universe. It included an ultra-rare Mirror Universe First Officer Spock inserted into the expansion packs. It was sold in 11-card expansion packs.
Voyager (release: May 23, 2001) This 201-card set introduced the Delta Quadrant factions of Voyager, the Kazon, and the Vidiians. It included an ultra-rare Pendari Champion inserted into the expansion packs. The Pendari Champion was played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a WWF Smackdown! (now WWE Smackdown!) cross-promotion. The expansion was sold in 60-card starter decks (with 20 cards preconstructed and 40 cards randomly inserted) and 11-card expansion packs. This set also introduced the Voyager-only environment for sanctioned gameplay.
The Borg (release: September 19, 2001) The Borg continued the introduction of the Delta Quadrant with 131 cards that introduced the Borg again and the Hirogen. It included an ultra-rare Reginald Barclay inserted into the expansion packs. The expansion was sold in 11-card expansion packs.
Holodeck Adventures (release: December 21, 2001) Holodeck Adventures was a 131-card set that expanded on the Holograms that have been available since the Premier set. It included an ultra-rare Jean-Luc Picard as Dixon Hill inserted into the expansion packs. The expansion was sold in 11-card expansion packs. The name of the set itself was originally the fourth full set before the original license was expanded and the set was created with that nostalgia in mind as it had links to Q Continuum.
The Motion Pictures (release: April 17, 2001) The 131 cards in The Motion Pictures featured all nine of the Star Trek movies available at the time and the Voyager episode Flashback, which ties in to Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country. It included an ultra-rare 24th-century James T. Kirk inserted into the expansion packs. The expansion was sold in 11-card expansion packs. This was also the last set released before the announcement of the end of the game and the move to 2E.
All Good Things (release: July 9, 2003) All Good Things featured 41 new cards that provided new gameplay and mend the so-called "broken links" in the first edition – cards that were referenced directly or indirectly on other cards but had not yet been released. The "anthology-style" collector's box included ten Reflections expansion packs, a Starter Deck II, the U.S.S. Jupiter premium card, and a comprehensive card list. The name of the set itself comes from the last episode of The Next Generation and was the proposed last set of the game before the license expanded.
Enterprise Collection (release: July 7, 2006) With the inclusion of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2E, it was felt that 1E players should be able to have the tools necessary to play as that affiliation too. This set of 18 cards (and a supply of First Edition compatible cards from 2E) was intended to make that possible. The cards were sold exclusively from Decipher's website.
Genesis (release: November 13, 2006) Genesis was a 27-card expansion that has the distinction of being the only completely First Edition compatible set in 2E. Each card was designed to work in both versions of the game, with varying degrees of success. The cards were sold exclusively from Decipher's website.
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