Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. The last Hide and Q card is one that always made us chuckle...
PICTURE: The colors aren't very interesting, but the subject matter more than makes up for it. I'm not really a Wesley hater per se (as much as the next guy, I guess), but the dark humor here is delicious. A 3.4.
LORE: The title of the card itself is a winning pun, but the lore is just what Q happens to be saying at that moment and has absolutely nothing to do with the game text. That's unfortunate and will keep the card at 2.9 (love that title!).
TREK SENSE: Very little actually. In the actual episode, Wesley wasn't really killed (or was at least saved by RiQer soon after the wound was inflicted). Here, he is. He doesn't have to be at the location of the Q-Flash either, so long as it's on a planet (far less safe than on a ship, I agree, though if "present", he might be on a ship). The point is meant to represent his getting the point (in the metaphorical sense), small comfort since he's dead, AND the single point is also the one mentioned in the title. It's all part of the joke, but that makes it more conceptual than anything. I do enjoy the design, but it's a little far from Trek Sense proper. I will give it a median 3 though.
STOCKABILITY: Remember when Wesley Crusher was such a good personnel, they actually made specific counters for him? Well, this one wasn't so much a counter as it was a joke card to compete with Barber Pole. It's very funny, but its chances of hitting are extremely slim. As the personnel and affiliations multiplied, it became less and less likely to hit. Even if you get to kill Wesley, you give a point to your opponent. Not much, but there you have it. And even if there's room for "in case" cards in the Q-Continuum side-deck, the very narrow focus here still makes it an inefficient choice. If you really want to use it, use it for coolness factor and break out the Parallax Arguers. A sad 0.4.
TOTAL: 9.7 (48.5%) I like the idea of this card, but can't recommend it based on my four criteria.
Comments
In theory you could also set it up yourself by using The Naked Truth to gift your opponent a Wesley Crusher first.
It's an extremely narrow use case, but back in PAQ times I can see some people trying to pull this entire combo off.