I Just Don't Know What I'm Doing Anymore

This Deck was build by Al Schaefer and was published first on "Decipher's Website (decipher.com)" at Aug 19th, 2007.

I Just Don't Know What I'm Doing Anymore

Deck listing:

Missions: •Investigate Alien Probe (1 U 177) •Protect the Escapees (7 U 51) •Brute Force (2 U 98) •Cardassia IV, Rescue Prisoners (1 U 194) •Qo'noS, Heart of the Empire (1 S 191)

Dilemma pile (34): Space: 7 / Planet: 8 / Dual: 19 2× An Issue of Trust (10 R 2) 1× A Royal Hunt (4 C 3) 2× Chula: Echoes (1 C 15) 1× Deuterium Plunderers (8 U 10) 2× Distress Call (12 R 4) 1× Entanglement (7 R 4) 1× Excalbian Drama (12 C 5) 1× Fesarius Bluff (12 C 6) 2× Full Security Alert (6 P 5) 1× Gomtuu Shock Wave (3 R 12) 3× Hard Time (6 P 6) 1× Impressive Trophies (1 R 30) 2× In Training (4 R 18) 1× Necessary Execution (10 C 12) 1× Outclassed (8 R 13) 1× Personal Duty (1 R 42) 3× Picking Up the Pieces (2 U 17) 1× Psychokinetic Control (12 R 15) 1× Racial Tension (2 C 20) 1× Secret Identity (3 U 26) 1× Skeleton Crew (3 U 28) 2× Swashbuckler at Heart (12 R 17) 1× Timescape (2 C 25) 1× Where No One Has Gone Before (7 R 15)

Draw deck (52): Equipment (2): 2× •The Sword of Kahless (4 R 34) Event (9): 1× Desperate Sacrifice (4 U 48) 2× Machinations (2 R 49) 3× Ohhhh! Nothing Happened! (6 P 27) 2× The Manheim Effect (3 R 62) 1× Unexpected Difficulties (2 C 69) Interrupt (5): 2× Stricken Dumb (2 U 87) 3× The Promise (1 S 143) Personnel (30): 3× B'amara (1 C 292) 2× Bregath (2 C 133) 1× •Dokar (1 C 295) 2× •Gowron, Sole Leader of the Empire (0 P 12) 1× •Jadzia Dax, Sworn Ally (4 R 152) 2× J'Dan (1 C 298) 3× Kahmis (1 C 301) 1× •Khod, Conniving Captain (12 U 90) 1× •Koral, Dour Smuggler (2 C 143) 1× Kroval (1 C 307) 1× •Larg, Piece of Baktag (3 U 187) 3× Meraht (1 C 312) 1× •Morka, Klingon Intelligence Agent (1 R 313) 3× T'vis (1 C 315) 2× Vorax (1 C 316) 3× •William T. Riker, Exchange Officer (4 R 155) Ship (6): 2× •I.K.S. Bortas (0 P 21) 1× •I.K.S. Maht-H'a (1 R 401) 3× I.K.S. Vor'cha (1 S 403)

Hints & strategie notes for this Deck

Al Schafer - Day 3 Worlds (16th seed)

0-2 vs James Hoskin, eliminated Round 1

Al's deck is a throwback to his successes in 2004 and 2005; relying on the Klingons for their skill busting abilities, as well as Gowron's unstops. Unfortunately, James' dilemmas often punished or denied the use of skills in mission attempts, while managing to stop Al long enough for his super-speedy Feds to zip past into the quarterfinals.

Al's dilemma pile did not include Aftereffects or Preventative Repercussions, and the deck in general was not prepared to face another deck full of 1-cost personnel. While his skill matrix was impressive (covering all skills in only seven personnel), Al's metagame call was questionable, especially after having James' decklist available to him the night before.