Subsidized Merchant (Q-Ship) Deck

[Dybbuk]

My Subsidized Merchant (Q-Ship) Deck

Adventure Deck
Note: Each Adventure card had to meet two of the following three requirements: Jump 1, Transport Complication Trait, and/or capable of awarding 5 or more VPs.
CONTRACT
Bulk Hauling x2
Chartered Psionic Research (x2)
Corporate Contrband (x2)
Employee Relocation (x2)
Foreign Luxuries (x2)
Group Package (x2)
Home One Last Time (x2)
TAS Inspection (x2)
Tukera Line Subcontract (x2)
Zhodani Science Expedition (x2)

Captain's Deck
CREW (15)
Baronet Cronin (x2)
BuffBot-3000
Doctor Wishik (x2)
Flint (x2)
Imlaii Ergarsuu (x2)
Marta Rodriduez (x2)
Rhonuit Pruir (x2)
Voypa (x2)
SHIP UPGRADES (15)
Defensive Mines
Drop Fuel Tanks (x2) (to activate Home One Last Time)
Efficiency Diagnostic (x2)
Improvised Defenses
LSP Multi-Phased Array (x2)
Luxury Suite (x2)
Q-Ship Conversion (x2)
RVD Overtuned Thruster Plate
Streamlining Treatment (x2)
GEAR (10)
Armed Gig ('cause every Q-Ship needs one)
Babel, TL-11 Translator
Cognition Wafer (x2)
Densimeter
Engineering Kit
Grav Assisted Cargobot
Med Kit
Panacea Autojector (x2)
EVENT (10)
Anonymous Insertion (x2)
Bwap Advisors
Cold Engines
Crackdown
Data Mining Consultant
Glancing Shot
Just A Little Longer
Time Is Money (x2)
CONNECTION (5)
Finch & Cho, CPAs (x2)
LLaedzko's "Surplus" Outlet
Restricted Tech Vendor
Starship Graveyaerd
HERO (5)
Personal Intervention
Reap the Whirlwind(x2)
Surgical Intervention
Triage

The Dybbuk

[Horizon Jeff]

I like how you made sure to get 5 from the , so you'd be able to trigger the Sub Merch's Replenish ability.

[Dybbuk]

Thanks!

With a card draw I could have Restricted Tech Vendor and Imlaii Ergarsuu in play giving a potential Replenish of four (or five if successful with Glancing Shot).

After some additional solo play I have replaced:
Flint (x2) with Dezihdhodhunde Mehro (x2)
and
Finch & Cho, CPAs (x1) with Yuryehke, Aslan Trader (x1)

The Dybbuk

[Horizon Ian]

Thanks for posting. I really need to post an amusing deck I made recently.

Looks like not too worried about opponents' crew control plays. It is an advantage of SubMerchant that it can score big without as much reliance on skills. Also, it tends to rely on spending less. Sticking with that theme, I find I really like the flexibility of Freelancer for a low cost way to get an extra VP or two when a particular skill is needed that also has a bit of ability to dodge some crew control plays. A friend of mine really like Infirmary, but that's a different philosophy all together.

See any issues with being able to slow down an opponent? Increasingly I play Misdirection (as an alternative to Call in a Marker). It's affordable and has the ability to slow down an opponent while also having EV-2.

Does Mehro usually get the same or do you like his flexibility?

[Dybbuk]

I tend to use Dez to pull Babal, TL-11 Translator, Engineering Kit or Med Kit depending on what , or are in play.

I've also replaced Imlaii Ergarsuu (x2) with Mark Appleton (x2) so all of my crew have the Imperial trait and to give some more flexability. Makes Doctor Wishik even more useful.

Have not noticed any issues with a need to slow down an opponent (yet ). This deck builds VPs rather quickly and Is very defensive in nature. I did switch up the Event cards to reflect this and added Overextended due to the amount of I found my self dealing with.

EVENT (10)
Anonymous Insertion (x2)
Bwap Advisors
Cold Engines
Glancing Shot (x2)
Just A Little Longer
Overextended (x2)
Time Is Money

The Dybbuk

[Dybbuk]

So, I took look at Misdirection … well, what can I say. I like it. Thanks! I replaced one of the Overextended with it.

The Dybbuk

[Horizon Jeff]

Was this deck specifically created for the scenario? If so, I'd think maybe Ablative Armor would be better than Streamlining Treatment, and Marta Rodriguez doesn't seem like she does much for you. Similarly, RDV Thruster Plate is likely to be rendered ineffective pretty early.

[Dybbuk]

Jeff,

Actually I try not to tune my deck to specific scenarios. Takes away some of the challenge. I actually prefer to theme decks …

I have the initiative bonus cards for when I play non-solo games. Especially since the Subsidized Merchant has a paltry 1.

The Dybbuk