2007 Worlds Finals - Transcript

Greetings all! Below is a transcript of the final matchup for the 2007 Star Trek CCG 2E World Championship between Barry Windschitl and defending 2006 World Champion Caleb Grace. Some parts of the games are more well documented than others, but I did try to copy down most of what happened. Any corrections should be left as comments to this post.

2007 Star Trek CCG 2E World Championship Finals
Transcript by Matt Kirk

6:55 pm - Matt Kirk (MK) flips coin, Caleb Grace (CG) calls heads. Flip result is tails, Barry Windschitl (BW) plays first in Game 1.

GAME 1

BW Turn 1
Plays Julian Bashir, Rebel Captain at cost -6 against CG's two headquarters missions. Draws two and plays These Are the Voyages to draw 6 and cycle 3. Plays Jadzia Dax, Soldier of Fortune.

CG Turn 1
Draws 3, plays four 1-cost personnel.

BW Turn 2
Plays Elim Garak, Crafty Underling, Mila, and Aamin Maritza.

CG Turn 2
Plays Jean Hejar and USS Excelsior, then draws 2.

BW Turn 3
Draws 1 and plays Aldara.

CG Turn 3
Plays Orfil Quinteros; both players choose to draw 2. Plays Wesley Crusher, Nova Squadron Pilot and Tolian Soran. Staffs Excelsior and moves to Practice Orbital Manuevers (POM). Attempts POM with eight personnel (0 dilemmas overcome).

BW draws 8 dilemmas and chooses 2. First is Unbelievable Emergency; BW chooses Astrometrics. stops one, kills three (Wesley, Soran, Jean Hejar). Second is Hard Time; Sito Jaxa placed on dilemma. Mission attempt fails.

BW Turn 4
Plays Lemec and Bat'leth, draws 4. Beams up to Aldara, moves to Deliver Evidence (DE) and attempts with seven personnel (0 dilemmas overcome).

CG draws 7 dilemmas and chooses 3. First is An Issue of Trust; four personnel are stopped. Second is Racial Tension; two personnel are stopped. Third is Where No One Has Gone Bafore; Aldara is placed on the dilemma in BW's core.

CG Turn 4
Draws 3, plays four more 1-cost personnel and Security Drills. Does not move Excelsior to Earth (cannot staff the ship).

BW Turn 5
Draws 3, plays Tekeny Ghemor, then discards At What Cost? to play Goran at cost -2. Places Aldara at Cardassia Prime to end the turn.

CG Turn 5
Draws 2, plays Dukat, Pah-Wraith Puppet, then plays Leyton to download a second USS Excelsior. Executes Dukat's Order to remove two cards from his own discard pile.

BW Turn 6
Plays Damar, Cardassian Liberator and Emergency Transport Unit, then draws 1. Moves Aldara to DE and attempts with eight personnel (2 dilemmas overcome).

CG draws 6 dilemmas and chooses 4. First is Skeleton Crew; it is placed on DE. Second is Chula: Echoes; BW plays Comfort Women on Damar, copying Navigation from Jadzia Dax and increasing his Cunning to 7. Third is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?; Lemec is stopped. Fourth is The Dreamer and the Dream; it is placed on DE. BW completes DE for 35 points; score is 35-0.

CG mentions that he will "probably draw a Personal Duty on the planet." BW replies, "Speaking of planet missions…" and moves Aldara to Kressari Rendezvous (KR) and attempts with seven personnel (0 dilemmas overcome).

CG draws 7 dilemmas and chooses 1. It is Outclassed; all personnel are stopped.

CG Turn 6
Draws 3, then plays USS Excelsior #2. Beams up to Excelsior #2, then moves to POM. Beams some personnel between Excelsiors #1 & 2, then attempts from Excelsior #1 with nine personnel (1 overcome).

BW draws 8 dilemmas and asks how many cards are in CG's hand; CG answers 6. BW chooses 3 dilemmas. First is An Issue of Trust; two personnel are stopped. Second in Back Room Dealings; Orfil Quinteros is randomly selected to be killed. Third is Gomtuu Shock Wave; CG places a copy of Sito Jaxa on Security Drills to give Tim Watters an additional level of Diplomacy and meets the requirements. CG completes POM for 40 points; score is 40-35.

CG moves Excelsior #1 to Geological Survey (GS), then beams down and attempts with seven personnel (0 dilemmas overcome).

BW draws 7 dilemmas and chooses 2. First is Skeleton Crew; it is placed on GS. Second is Full Security Alert; CG announces that his personnel have no Security. CG completes GS for 30 points; score is 70-35.

BW Turn 8
Plays These Are the Voyages to draw 6 cards and cycle 3, then plays Parn and Mardel. BW attempts KR with eight personnel (1 dilemma overcome).

CG draws 7 dilemmas and chooses 3. First is Personal Duty; BW plays two copies of Stricken Dumb on Dukat and Bashir, then discards a copy of Jadzia Dax to use Dukat's ability, preventing Tekeny Ghemor from being stopped; two other personnel are stopped. Second is Back Room Dealings; Elim Garak is stopped. Third is Hard Time; Julian Bashir is placed on the dilemma in BW's core. Mission attempt fails.

CG Turn 8
Loses 5 points to play At What Cost?; score is 65-35. Plays Julian Bashir, Rebel Captain and James T. Kirk, Living Legend, then plays These Are the Voyages to draw 6 and cycle 3. Plays Guinan; score is 70-40. Plays Lwaxana Troi, Celebrated Ambassador, then loses 5 points to play At What Cost?; score is 65-40. Draws 2 and plays Nog (No Kill I and Alluring Spy are among those dilemmas examined). Plays Davies and William T. Riker, Wistful Admiral. Executes Dukat's order to remove Ezri Dax from BW's discard pile. Beams personnel aboard Excelsior #1, then moves to Survey New World (SNW). Beams down five personnel to attempt (0 dilemmas overcome).

BW draws 5 dilemmas and chooses 1. It is Trabe Grenade; Riley Shepard is selected and is killed. Mission attempt fails. CG beams down six personnel to attempt (1 dilemma overcome).

BW draws 5 dilemmas and chooses 1. It is Aftereffects; one personnel is stopped. CG completes SNW for 35 points; score is 100-40. CG wins Game 1.

GAME 2

BW Turn 1
Plays Tekeny Ghemor (discarding Defiant, Mirror Warship) and Benjamin Sisko, Outlaw.

CG Turn 1
Plays Seth Matthews, Lwaxana Troi, Sito Jaxa, Davies, then plays These Are the Voyages to draw 6 and cycle 3. Plays Tolian Soran and Lauren, and draws 1. Executes Lauren's Order to reveal Unbelievable Emergency on top of BW's dilemma pile.

BW Turn 2
Plays Damar, Cardassian Liberator and Dukat, Prefect of Bajor, then draws 1.

CG Turn 2
Draws 3, then plays These Are the Voyages to draw 6 and cycle 3. Plays Sigmund Freud, Nicholas Locarno, and EMH Program.

BW Turn 3
Draws 1, then plays Aamin Marritza and Goran (discarding ETU for cost -2). Draws 2, then plays a second copy of Goran.

CG Turn 3
Draws 2, then plays These Are the Voyages to draw 6 and cycle 3. Plays Security Drills and USS Excelsior. Beams up to Excelsior and moves to GS. Beams down one personnel to attempt (0 overcome dilemmas).

BW draws 1 dilemma and chooses 0. Mission attempt fails.

CG moves Excelsior to POM and attempts with eight personnel (0 overcome dilemmas).

BW draws 8 dilemmas and chooses 2. First is Full Security Alert; CG announces he has no Security personnel. Second is Gomtuu Shock Wave; CG plays Cluttering Irrelevancies to give EMH Security and meets requirements. CG completes POM for 40 points; score is 40-0.

MK mentions the Player's Choice side tournament would be starting in about 15 minutes. BW remarks that CG should "just concede to me now so we can play."

BW Turn 4
Draws 1 and plays Defiant, Mirror Warship. Beams aboard and moves to DE to attempt with seven personnel (0 dilemmas overcome).

CG draws 7 dilemmas and chooses 2. First is Chula: Pick One to Save Two; BW returns a personnel to hand. Second is The Caretaker's "Guests"; CG chooses Aamin Marritza. BW does not replace the personnel; plays Comfort Women to boost attributes. BW completes DE to score 35 points; score is 35-40. Moves Aldara to Cardassia Prime.

CG Turn 4
Plays Nog (Agonizing Encounter, No Kill I, Secret Identity and Full Security Alert examined), then plays EMH Program, Davies, William T. Riker, Wistful Admiral, and loses 5 points to play At What Cost?; score is 35-35. Draws 5, then plays EMH Program and David Marcus. Moves Excelsior to GS and beams down eight personnel to attempt (0 dilemmas overcome).

BW draws 8 dilemmas and chooses 2. First is Full Security Alert; CG announces that his personnel have no Security. Second is Agonizing Encounter; BW names Geology and stops two personnel randomly. CG completes GS for 30 points; score is 65-35. Executes Lauren's order to reveal Center of Attention; it is placed beneath GS.

BW Turn 5
Draws 1 and plays Aamin Maritza. Loses 5 points to play At What Cost?; score is 30-65. Draws 1, then plays Dukat, Prefect of Bajor, draws 2, then plays Tuvok, Coldly Logical Soldier. Moves Aldara to Eliminate Harvesters (EH) and beams down eight personnel to attempt (0 dilemmas overcome).

CG draws 8 dilemmas and chooses 4. First is Psychokinetic Control; it is placed on the mission. Second is Chula: Echoes; no personnel are stopped. Third is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?; Aamin Maritza is stopped. Fourth is Hard Time; Benjamin Sisko is placed on the dilemma in BW's core. BW completes EH for 30 points; score is 60-65. Moves Aldara to Deliver Ancient Artifact (DAA) and attempts with six personnel (0 dilemmas overcome).

CG draws 6 dilemmas and asks how many cards BW has in hand; BW answers that he has 6. CG chooses 3 dilemmas. First is Psychokinetic Control; it is placed on the mission. Second is The Dreamer and the Dream; it is placed on the mission. Third is Hard Time; Dukat is placed on the dilemma in BW's core. Mission attempt fails, BW discards hand at end of turn.

CG Turn 5
Draws 3, plays Rachel Garrett, draws 2, plays Dukat, Pah-Wraith Puppet. Moves Excelsior to Earth, beams some personnel, then moves Excelsior to SNW. Beams down nine personnel to attempt (0 overcome dilemmas).

BW draws 9 dilemmas and chooses 2. First is Harsh Conditions; BW names Geology and Security. Second is Unknown Microorganism; Lwaxana Troi is seletced to be killed, all personnel are stopped, and the dilemma returns to BW's dilemma pile. CG beams down seven more personnel and attempts (1 dilemma overcome).

BW draws 6 dilemmas and chooses 4. First is Skeleton Crew; it is placed on the mission. Second is Trabe Grenade; Nicholas Locarno is selected and is killed. Third is A Pattern of Lies; no personnel are stopped. Fourth is Hard Time; Rachel Garrett is selected (a personnel is randomly stopped); she is placed on the dilemma in CG's core. Mission attempt fails.

BW Turn 6
Plays Damar, Cardassian Liberator and Benjamin Sisko, Outlaw. Moves Defiant to Cardassia Prime and then back to DAA. Beams seven personnel down to attempt (2 overcome dilemmas).

CG draws 5 dilemmas and chooses 3. First is Skeleton Crew; it is placed on the mission. Second is An Issue of Trust; one personnel is stopped. Third is Excalbian Drama; CG discards 4 cards to increase the requirement by 20; all personnel are stopped.

CG Turn 6
Draws 5, plays Ezri Tigan, Soldier of Fortune, then draws 2. Loses 5 points to play At What Cost?; score is 60-60. Plays Guinan; score is 65-65. Plays James T. Kirk, Living Legend. Moves Excelsior to Earth, then back to SNW. Beams down nine personnel to attempt (3 dilemmas overcome, Skeleton Crew on mission).

BW draws 6 dilemmas and chooses 2. First is An Issue of Trust; CG announces that his personnel only have 1 Honor. Second is Hard Time; Tim Watters is placed on the dilemma in CG's core. CG completes SNW for 35 points; score is 100-65. CG wins Game 2; CG wins Finals 2 games to 0.