<s>
"	O
The	O
Game	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
106th	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
science	O
fiction	O
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Riker	O
visits	O
Risa	O
and	O
is	O
introduced	O
to	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Etana	O
Jol	O
,	O
a	O
Ktarian	B-General_Concept
woman	O
with	O
whom	O
he	O
has	O
become	O
romantically	O
involved	O
during	O
his	O
vacation	O
on	O
the	O
pleasure	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cadet	O
Wesley	O
Crusher	O
,	O
on	O
vacation	O
from	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
is	O
visiting	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
and	O
notices	O
everyone	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
convince	O
him	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crew	O
is	O
then	O
able	O
to	O
discern	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
It	O
rendered	O
them	O
extremely	O
susceptible	O
to	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
suggestion	O
,	O
compelling	O
them	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
creators	O
,	O
the	O
Ktarians	B-General_Concept
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
and	O
eventually	O
the	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picard	O
captures	O
the	O
Ktarian	B-General_Concept
vessel	O
,	O
captained	O
by	O
Etana	O
Jol	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
distributing	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
has	O
it	O
towed	O
to	O
the	O
nearest	O
spacedock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wesley	O
and	O
Lefler	O
bid	O
each	O
other	O
a	O
reluctant	O
farewell	O
as	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
Starfleet	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
this	O
episode	O
was	O
noted	O
by	O
Forbes	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
top	O
ten	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
episode	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Robin	O
Lefler	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
71st	O
most	O
important	O
character	O
of	O
Starfleet	B-Application
within	O
the	O
Star	O
Trek	O
science	O
fiction	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
