This deck was designed to make use of the Aliens of the Imperium expansion set, with the expectation that it would be going up against a dedicated pirate deck. Although some consideration had to be given to combat and defence (of both ship and crew), I felt that my best chance to win was to race for Victory Points before the pirates could wear me down. For this I would need high value contracts
![Contract :contract](./images/smilies/contract.png)
![Subplot :subplot](./images/smilies/Subplot.png)
In previous multiplayer games I have been hampered by not getting enough crew on the board fast enough, so I decided to put 19 alien crew cards in the deck. To accommodate the crew I needed a ship with a high crew capacity. I decided to go with the venerable Subsidized Merchant
![Ship :ship](./images/smilies/ship.png)
![Crew :crew](./images/smilies/crew.png)
![Upgrade :upgrade](./images/smilies/upgrade.png)
![Ship :ship](./images/smilies/ship.png)
![Military :military](./images/smilies/military.png)
![Contract :contract](./images/smilies/contract.png)
Contracts were selected with the Subbies short
![Jump :jump](./images/smilies/Jump.png)
A particularly important card in this deck is the Diverse Dynamics
![Heroics :heroics](./images/smilies/heroics.png)
![Victory Points :vp](./images/smilies/vp.png)
![Ship :ship](./images/smilies/ship.png)
:
![Contract :contract](./images/smilies/contract.png)
![Complication :complication](./images/smilies/complication.png)
Chartered Psionic Research / Back Taxes x1
Foreign Luxuries / Squabbling Crew x1
Group Package / Unexpected Booking x1
Mid Passage Mark / Letting Things Slide x1
Scheduled Shipment / Larger than in the Photo x1
Trans-Shipping / Last Minute Revisions x1
Bulk Hauling / Jump Phobia x2
Employee Relocation / Makeshift Accommodations x2
The Asylum Seeker / Specific Tolerances x2
The Baron's Tour / Local Entanglements x2
The Traveling Saleswoman / The Jump Lazies x2
Tukera Lines Subcontract / Cryptic Rider x2
Zhodani Science Expedition / Unexpected Booking x2
![Connection :connection](./images/smilies/connection.png)
Crazy Eddy's Discount Depot x1
Sophont Worker's Union x1
Alien Quarter Market x2
![Crew :crew](./images/smilies/crew.png)
BuffBot-3000 x1
Aokhyuh, Discreet Scholar x2
Dezihdhodhunde Mehro x2
Doc Ozi x2
Gisgo x2
Kydut Naboh x2
Liach, T'zen and Giiar x2
Onjiinuunon x2
Voypa x2
Wabapawap, Speaker of the Tree x2
![Event :event](./images/smilies/event.png)
Glancing Shot x2
Inhuman Persistence x2
Overextended x2
![Gear :gear](./images/smilies/gear.png)
Densitometer x1
Grav Assisted Cargobot x1
Grav-Hauler x2
Cognition Wafer x2
EnviroSafe Vacc Suit x2
Panacea Autojector x2
![Heroics :heroics](./images/smilies/heroics.png)
Lost and Found x1
Surgical Intervention x2
Diverse Dynamics x3
Reap the Whirlwind x3
![Upgrade :upgrade](./images/smilies/upgrade.png)
Defensive Mines x1
Improvised Defenses x1
Specialized Habitat x1
Crew Compartment x2
Infirmary x2
Q-Ship Conversion x2
Ablative Armor x3
Closing observations:
In solo play this deck performed very well, generating as many as 24
![Victory Points :vp](./images/smilies/vp.png)
Aliens of the Imperium unite!