An Hour with TCC

Charlie addresses community concerns about Organized Play, and answers questions from the community and the TrekCC Chat Room. Watch the broadcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4vnij-Mggs

In a new style of "Editorial" podcast, Charlie talks about the upcoming projects for First Edition, Second Edition, and Tribbles. If you have comments on today's content or suggestions for future content, please email at continuingcommittee@gmail.com or call us at (914) 487-3522.

It's that time again, and our panel of veteran players is back to bring you the latest information and opinion on what affiliations will be hot in 2013, and which ones will not. Panelists Kevin "Hoss-Drone" Jaeger, Johannes "Kaiser" Klarhauser, and Nathan "Naetor" Wineinger discuss the pros and cons, ups and downs, and ins and outs of every affiliation or sub-affiliation you might run into on the Road to Worlds 2013!

Matter of Time is out, and Mark "BaronMorrath" Morris joins the show to talk about his first design experience and tell stories about the cards in this new Second Edition expansion!

Our new Writing Team Manager, J "The Mad Vulcan" Austill, joins the show to talk about his history with the games, the writing team, and plans for future articles. Note: This was recorded before the announcement of Matter of Time, so might be a little vague.

Chief Programmer Chris "Maelwys" Lobban joins the show again to talk about Where's That Picture From, the new Raffle, and the design of Tapestry. (Note: Chris previously appeared on the show in Episode #9!)

Chief Ambassador Jeremy "flrazor" Benedict joins the show to talk about the Ambassador Program and the Trek community, and tells you how you get can an exclusive spoiler from Matter of Time!

Newly appointed First Edition Rules Master joins the show to talk about his history with the game, the Rules Master search, and the future of First Edition.

2012 Second Edition US West National Champion Nathan Wineinger joins the show to talk about Starfleet, Nathan Samuels errata, the upcoming Road to Worlds 2013 and asks his own questions about the upcoming Second Edition expansion!

Join host Charles Plaine as we review Make it So 2011 and announce the winner of The Final Challenge! This is the audio component of a live broadcast recorded on USTREAM - check out the video at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/trek-cc-live.

Listen in as Charlie moderates a Live Q and A session with First Edition Brand Manager Jordan Leung (FrakkinPhoenix), Rules Master Allen Gould (AllenGould) and Project Moody Lead Designer Dan Hamman (SirDan). This is part 1 of 2; make sure to download part 2 to hear the complete Q and A! This is the audio component of a live broadcast recorded on USTREAM - check out the video at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/trek-cc-live.

Listen in as Charlie moderates a Live Q and A session with First Edition Brand Manager Jordan Leung (FrakkinPhoenix), Rules Master Allen Gould (AllenGould) and Project Moody Lead Designer Dan Hamman (SirDan). This is part 2 of 2; make sure to go back and download part 1 to hear the complete Q and A! This is the audio component of a live broadcast recorded on USTREAM - check out the video at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/trek-cc-live.

2011 Second Edition World Champion Mike Harrington joins the show to talk about his winning deck, tournament format and tie-breaking controvery and finally excercises the guest's right to question the Chairman!

It's baaaack! Make it So: The Search for the Next Assistant Designer has returned, and Charlie Plaine and Neil Timmons are back to bring you the good word via podcast. Listen in today as we talk about the changes to the competition, the application, and some of our expectations. Note: This episode is cross-posted with the Make it So Podcast.

Keith Morris (Foreman), the 2010 Make it So winner, joins the show to talk about his experiences working on Tacking Into the Wind, the upcoming Second Edition virtual expansion. Tacking Into the Wind releases Friday, August 5, 2011, but you can hear a spoiler (and a lot of behind the scenes info) today!

David Runyon (superdave) joins the show to talk about his new job as the First Edition Creative Manager, tell some war stories from 1E's development in the CC era, and drop some hints of what's to come later this summer!

Veteran volunteer Matt Kirk (CaptMDKirk) returns to the show, and The Continuing Committee, as the new Second Edition Creative Manager. Find out more about his thoughts on creativity, and hear a spoiler for Project Rizzi!

Newly minted Achievements Master Rogue Shindler, a.k.a. SirRogue, joins the show to talk about the past, present, and future of the Achievement System.

Neil Timmons, the former World Champion and a dominant force in modern 2E, faces off against Chairman Charlie, who has yet to win a tournament in the CC era, in the final round of the 2E April Online Tournament. Dominion vs Bajorans; Giant vs Fat man. Who will win? Listen to find out! [Note: Long pauses between actions have been edited out for the sake of brevity!]

Experienced player and former World Champion Jordan Leung joins the show to talk about what you will (and what you won't) see during the upcoming Regional Season!

While 1E Lead Designer Jason Robinette battles a super virus, Shades of Gray assistant designer Dan Hamman joins the show to talk about the third First Edition Virtual Expansion, Shades of Gray, releasing April 15, 2011.

Veteran players Tyler Fultz and Kevin Jaeger join the show to talk about what you will (and what you won't) see during the upcoming Regional Season!

Chairman Charlie answers questions from the forums, the chat room, twitter and his private messages. Spoiler from Shades of Grey included!

The Agents of Section 31 (Dan Hamman a.k.a. SirDan, Rogue Shindler (SirRogue), Matt Kirk a.k.a. CaptMDKirk, and Thomas Kamiura (Bosskamiura) join the show to celebrate their 100th episode, and talk about the history and production of Section 31. After, they stick around to talk about Extreme Measures and some recent hot-button issues.

Richard New, a.k.a. The Guardian, sits down to talk about Extreme Measures, the differences between dream cards and production card, and more! Don't forget to download your copy of Extreme Measures - free of charge - from www.trekcc.org!

Maggie Geppert, a.k.a. jadziadax8, joins the show to talk about the 2010 US West National Championship. In doing so, we talk about rulings, organized play issues, and Legacy.

Chairman Charlie Plaine answers questions from the attendees of the 2010 US West National Championship in Chicago. Recorded during lunch (between rounds 3 and 4) on Saturday, January 15th, 2011. (Note: There's a strange audio glitch about 3 minutes in. Our apologies.)

John "KillerB" Corbett joins the show and participates in a candid discussion. John and I talk about his history with the game, points of view on censorship, and some good cards and some bad cards.

Nathan Mircale (a.k.a GooeyChewie) joins the show to talk about dream cards, Make it So, and speculative card lists. Lots of hints and information about Extreme Measures, so beware spoilers! Also, Charlie answers questions from the chatroom.

Newly-appointed First Edition Rules Master Allen Gould (a.k.a. AllenGould) joins the show to talk about the OTF Ban List, errata, updates to the rules documents and new card design!

Two former world champions debate the pros and cons of adopting differential as a tiebreaker. Listen as Neil Timmons (pro) and Kevin Jaeger (con) talk through the finer points of this change and its potential ramifications.

Kris Sonsteby (a.k.a. LORE) joins the show to talk about his history with the game, the origins and resolutions of the MN vs. TCC "conflicts," and the 5th Annual Feed My Starving Children Charity Draft.

Chris Lobban (a.k.a. Maelwys) joins Charlie to talk about the amazing work he's done on the website, our need for programming help, Infinite Diversity and the new achievement system.

Mark Morris (a.k.a. BaronMorrath) joins the show to talk about recruiting players, building a player group, and more. NOTE: 1E Canadian Nationals has been moved to the 8th of January, from the 1st (as mentioned in the podcast.) Please check TCC's tournament page for the latest, up to the minute information on major events.

Johannes Klarhauser (Kaiser) stops by to talk about Worlds (one month removed), First Edition, the November 2E CRD, the Organized Play Review and more.

Second Edtion Lead Designer Brad DeFruiter returns to reveal the answers to the Playtesting edition of One True Three! Then, he sticks around to interview Charlie, featuring many of your questions! (Recorded on October 25th.)

Second Edtion Lead Designer Brad DeFruiter joins the show to talk about elections, football, and Star Trek! Also, we play another round of One True Three!

Tobias Rausmann joins me to talk about Worlds in Europe, Starfleet, Peak Performance, and what it means to be the world champion. Also, the answers to the Straight and Steady e edition of One True Three are revealed!

Co-host of Section 31 Dan Hamman joins Charlie to talk about shipping, prizes, podcasts and First Edition. Listen for your chance to win one of three Antaak (AI) foils!

2010 Second Edition Worlds Runner-Up Tyler Fultz talks about the first Worlds in Germany, the First Edition championship, and his experiences with Peak Performance and the big dance.

2008 Second Edition World Champion Kevin Jaeger talks about expectations for the 2010 World Championship, Premiere Series Minnesota, and the effects of Peak Performance.