This round of #HangTrek is now #HangTrekSolved! @Zotmeister has correctly identified the phrase:

SOULLESS MINIONS OF ORTHODOXY

They hounded the work, and plagued the existance, of Dr. Elias Geiger. You can learn almost nothing about them in the DS9 episdoe "In The Cards" (S5E25), quite possibly my favourite episode of #StarTrek.

I hope everyone enjoyed this puzzle, I loved putting it together! What a fab idea - thank you @chrysomeles

As the winner of this #puzzle, it's up to Adam to run the next game or nominate someone else to do so.

#HangTrek poll #5 ended with 'H' as the winning letter. There is an 'H' in the phrase!

Our #puzzle now looks like this

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ /_ RTH _ _ _ _ _

Wrong letters so far: A

Rules can be found here https://mastodon.social/@chrysomeles/112461799676962075

I think 6 hours will work for poll number #6. Don't leave your lucky looney behind.

#HangTrek Poll #4 ended with 'R' as the top choice. Well done, there is an 'R' in the phrase.

This means our #StarTrek #puzzle now looks like this

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ /_ RT_ _ _ _ _ _

Wrong Letters: A

Rules can be found here: https://mastodon.social/@chrysomeles/112461799676962075

The beast at Tenagra! Here's poll #5...

Are you ready for poll #4 on this round of #HangTrek?

The previous poll closed with 'T' as the winning letter. There is one 'T' in the phrase.

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ /_ _T_ _ _ _ _ _

Wrong letters: A

Rules can be found here https://mastodon.social/@chrysomeles/112461799676962075

Peldor Joi!

It's time for poll #3 on this round of #HangTrek, the #StarTrek #puzzle game.

The last poll closed with 'E' as the winning letter. Congratulations! There is one 'E' in the phrase.

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Wrong letters: A.

Rules can be found here: https://mastodon.social/@chrysomeles/112461799676962075

I am going to stick with a 2-shift rotation and 12-hour polls. That seems most fair with time zones etc.

Poll #1 of the current round of #HangTrek, the #StarTrek #puzzle game, has ended with 'A' winning at 50%.

Unfortunately, there are no As in the phrase.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _/_ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Rules can be found here https://mastodon.social/@chrysomeles/112461799676962075

This poll will last 12 Earth hours. I hope you have your Talaxian Furflies with you for good fortune.

I was victorious in the last round of #HangTrek, so it's my turn to set a new #StarTrek #puzzle.

Here is a 4 word phrase, made up of 8, 7, 2, and 9-letter words.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ /_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Rules can be found here:
https://mastodon.social/@chrysomeles/112461799676962075

This first poll will last 12 hours, make your best guess. Qapla!

@kestral you'll be fine, have you completed any of the 'To The Max' research yet?

I've managed to solo a few dynamax Beldum over the last couple of days.

My Greedent is proving a handy little tank to fill up the max metre without taking too much damage. Then I'm switching in a Charizard when I Dynamax to make the most of its fire move.

Fingers crossed I'll have a decent Metagross for the local meetups this weekend.

#PokémonGo

It looks like Niantic has listened to feedback on this.

For next weekend's Gigantamax Gengar release we're getting big stardust rewards, a slightly better catch rate, and a decrease in difficulty when it comes to defeating the raid boss.

https://pokemongohub.net/post/news/niantic-updates-gigantamax-system-after-frustrating-weekend/

#PokémonGo

Managed to get one of each of the new Gigantamax Pokémon yesterday.

I did have fun and I appreciated the challenge. It forced the local players I met up with to actually talk and strategize. But I can't see how a more casual player, or a rural player, would get these. I don't know what the solution is, but the feature is very inaccessible.

Also, 3 new Pokémon in one weekend was difficult to do as a free to play player. It would be easy to spend a lot of money on this feature, just to feel like you can join in, which doesn't sit well for me.

#PokémonGo

@kestral kinda miss our Heathrow breakfasts ️