Geological Survey
By: Joeri Hoste
Star Trek CCG Ambassador
Contributing Writer

Geological Survey is a perfect example of a SCIENCE planet-mission, making it an excellent card for SD2 vs SD2 introductory games.

You might not consider this premium card of much use in constructed play, since it only gives you a mere 20 points. Think again. You get 10 extra points with 3 Greed or 3 Geology present, providing Non-Aligned decks with a welcome bonus (Bok, (non-unique)Dr. Farek, (non-unique)Narik -- and you're in). Or you could stock extra Geology, which really makes using multiple copies of Geological Survey worthwhile and makes quite a number of dilemmas such as Odo'Cousin considerably easier.

The small span of 2 makes navigating the spaceline a walk in the park. In future Ferengi decks (aha..the plot thickens) Geological Survey will be a must have that goes perfectly with other cards from Starter Deck II, such as Ferengi Trading Post and Study Cometary Cloud.