Star Trek Magazine – July 2019

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16 A selection
ofFanSets’
Womenof
StarTrek
pins:Michael
Burnham...
17 ...Uhura...
18 ...theBorg
Queen...
19 ...andEdith
Keeler(from
“TheCityon
theEdgeof
Forever”).

A newcardgamefromLooneyLabs
givesplayersthechancetoexplorethe
history– andalternatehistory– ofthe
StarTrekuniverse,astheycompeteto
restoretheirspecific timelines.
Basedonthecompany’sexisting
Chrononautsgame,StarTrek:Chrono-
Tr e kallowsplayerstoadoptone
of 32 identities,includingstarship
crew-membersfromeveryiteration
ofTr e kuptoandincludingStarTrek:
Enterprise. Thirty-sixTimelinecards
arelaidoutina boardconfiguration,
fromwhichplayersdrawandplay

CollectiblepinscompanyFanSets
hasturnedthespotlightonthe
femaleoftheStarTrekspecies,with
a newlinedevotedtoTr e k’s women.
DebutingatStarTrekLasVegas 2019 ,
The WomenofStarTreksetcomprisesan
initialofferingof 10pins– plusa special
limitedconvention-onlyextrapin–
presentedona specialbackerboard.Each
ofthe 10 pinswasunveiledbyFanSets

cards,attemptingtolinksequences.
AccordingtoLooneyLabs,“Other
cardsincludeimportantArtifacts(such
as TribblesortheGuardianofForever)
andInverters,whichripplerealityand
changetheoutcomeofpivotalevents.
YoursecretIDcardtellsyouwhatparts
oftheTimelineyoumustchange– or
preserve– inordertowin.Butwatch
outforQ...hemightjusteraseall
ofreality!”
Aimedat ages 11 upward,Star
Trek:Chrono-Trekis availableinstores
andonlinefromAugust.

onsocialmediaonsuccessivedays
overthesummer,beginningwithDr.
BeverlyCrusher,thenLt.Uhura,Major
KiraNerys,CaptainJaneway,T’Pol,
MichaelBurnham,CounselorTroi,the
BorgQueen,andEdithKeeler.The
STLVexclusivewasanalternateUhura
designlimitedtojust 100 pieces.
Followingthebackerboardset’s
STLVdebut,theintentionwasto

makeit availableonlinefora limited
timeat fansets.com(sanstheSTLV-
exclusivepin).Individualpinsare
slatedtobeavailablefromOctober,
althoughtheseversionswillnothave
theglittereffectoftheinitialrun.
AccordingtoFanSets,theWomen
ofStarTreklineis ongoing,andis
projectedtoeventuallycomprise
approximately 50 pins.

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TIMELINETIMELINE


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WOMENWOMEN OFOF


TREKTREK


Tamper with the Tr e k timeline in chrono card game


FanSets unveils female-focused pins


TEN FORWARD
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