The Gamesters of Triskelion

The Gamesters of Triskelion
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series
Written by:	Margaret Armen
Directed by:	Gene Nelson
Novelization in:	Star Trek 12 by James Blish
Production information
Episode no.:	2x17
Production no.:	6149-46
First aired:	5 January 1968
Chronology
Date:	2268
Stardate:	3211.7

"The Gamesters of Triskelion" was the 46th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 17th episode of the second season.

Summary

Captain's log, stardate 3211.7 

We are entering standard orbit about Gamma II, an uninhabited planetoid with an automatic communications and astrogation station. Ensign Chekov, Lieutenant Uhura, and I will beam down and make a routine check of its facilities.

Captain's log, stardate 3211.8 

While beaming down from the Enterprise to inspect facilities on Gamma II, the normal transporter sequence has been interrupted, and we find ourselves on a strange and hostile planet, surrounded by creatures belonging to races scattered all through the galaxy.

Captain's log, stardate 3212.2 

First Officer Spock in command. The captain, Lieutenant Uhura, and Ensign Chekov have been missing for nearly two hours. Computer probability projections are useless due to insufficient data.

Captain's log, supplemental. Stardate… unknown 

Our strange captivity continues. This planet is called Triskelion. We do not know its location. We do not know who controls it. Its dangers… are abundantly clear.

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References

Characters

Episode characters

Clifford Brent • Pavel Chekov • Galt • Bill Hadley • Jana Haines • James T. Kirk • Kloog • Lars • Roger Lemli • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Provider One • Provider Two • Provider Three • Montgomery Scott • Shahna • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Tamoon • Nyota Uhura • unnamed Triskelion thralls • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel

Referenced only 

Daniel

Novelization characters

Pavel Chekov • Galt • Jana Haines • James T. Kirk • Kloog • Lars • Leonard McCoy • Provider One • Provider Two • Provider Three • Montgomery Scott • Shahna • Spock • Tamoon • Nyota Uhura

Referenced only 

Daniel

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations

Triskelion (M24 Alpha) • Gamma II (Gamma system)

Referenced only 

Earth (Sol) • Milky Way Galaxy

Shipboard locales

bridge

Races and cultures

Andorian • Human (African • Cossack • Russian • Scottish) • Providers • thrall • Vulcan

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet

Technology and weapons

collar of obedience • communicator • computer • dagger • mêlée weapon • phaser • phaser pistol • Sestra phaser II • starship • transporter • tricorder • type-2 phaser • warp drive

Ranks and titles

captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • drill thrall • engineer • ensign • first officer • helmsman • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • master thrall • navigator • officer • science officer • sergeant • yeoman

Other references

anarchy • animal • astrogation • atom • beam • beverage • bird • brain • captain's log • clothing • collar of obedience • communications • devil • electromagnetism • energy • first contact • food • freestyle match • gambling • goose • government • hand-to-hand combat • heaven • herd • hour • humanoid • hydrogen cloud • ion • ionic interference • ionization trail • landing party • lifeform • light-year • lion • log entry • love • magnetic storm • matter • meter • mile • mutiny • nation-state • nourishment • odds • orbit • planet • planetoid • quatloo • races and cultures • rank • rock • slavery • space • star • star system • stardate • technology • title • training harness • trinary star • Triad • trinary star • trisec • water • weapon • whip

Chronology

2268 (stardate 3211) 

Enterprise attempts to dispatch a team to Gamma II.

Appendices

Related media

• TOS - Strange New Worlds I short story: "The Lights in the Sky" (Shahna and Triskelion also appeared in this adventure)

Adaptations

Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 2.

Images

Episode images

Kirk bargains.

Shahna.

Gamma II.

Adaptation images

Enterprise.

Enterprise.

Enterprise.

Connections

Timeline

published order
Previous episode: A Private Little War	TOS episode produced	Next episode: Obsession
Previous episode: The Trouble with Tribbles	TOS episode aired	Next episode: A Piece of the Action
Previous story: Patterns of Force	Star Trek 12	Next story: And the Children Shall Lead
chronological order
Previous Adventure: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh Chapters 14-15	Memory Beta Chronology	Next Adventure: Beneath the Skin Pages 20-21
Previous Adventure: The Disinherited	Pocket	Next Adventure: Obsession
Previous Adventure: Ni Var	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: Obsession

External link

• The Gamesters of Triskelion article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• The Gamesters of Triskelion article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This character was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing an officer's Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Brent in TOS episode: "The Naked Time". The same actor also played the character of Vinci.