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STAR TREK: CCG      OFFICIAL RULES FAQ FILE
OFFICIAL ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS
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Archive-name: ST:CCG RULES FAQ FILE
Version: 3
Last-modified: February 11, 1995
Numbering system based on one by Christopher Coey

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*HOW TO USE THE NUMBERING SYSTEM

This document has a simple numbering system that divides the 
questions into subject categories.  There is a category for each 
type of card in ST:CCG, as well as categories for common types of 
rules.  (See the list below). 

If you have a question, you will find the answer under one of the 
subjects it relates to. For example, if you have a question about 
whether Exocomps are Cumulative, the answer will be found 
under either Personnel (where Exocomps are), or under the 
category for questions about "Cumulative" effects.

If your question is about a certain card attribute, such as "Skills", 
look either under the category for the type of cards that have that 
attribute, or under a separate category by that name.  If your 
question is of a general or miscellaneous nature, such as a 
question about a "tactic", look in Category 1 "General Questions."

Another good way to use the FAQ FILE to quickly find 
questions/answers relating to your question is to simply use the 
"Find" feature of your word processor.

The categories are not currently cross-referenced, so you may 
have to search a bit. For example, a question about Damaging 
Ships might be found under Ships or under Battle. 

Probably at some point we will introduce a more detailed 
numbering system with cross-references, etc., but we hope this will 
serve for the time being.

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OVERALL INDEX TO THE QUESTION CATEGORIES
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1.   GENERAL QUESTIONS
2.   PERSONNEL
3.   SHIPS
4.   MISSIONS
5.   DILEMMAS
6.   EVENTS
7.   INTERRUPTS
8.   EQUIPMENT
9.   ARTIFACTS
10. OUTPOSTS
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11. HOLOGRAPHIC RE-CREATIONS
12. NON-ALIGNED and TREATIES
13. AFFILIATIONS
14. THE SPACELINE and MOVEMENT
15. BEAMING -- AWAY TEAMS -- CREW
16. BATTLE
17. CLOAKING
18. BORG and ROGUE BORG
19. CUMULATIVE EFFECTS
20. CARD COMBINATIONS

40. COMMENTS ON PAST RULINGS

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1. GENERAL QUESTIONS

Q: LONG-RANGE SCAN SHIELDING  -- The Mercenary Ship says 
it has "long-range scan shielding". What is this?
A: It means the ship is shielded from the use of the Long-Range 
Scan Interrupt card (which normally allows you to look at the cards 
on an opponent's ship).

Q: COUNTING SEEDED CARDS -- During play, are you allowed 
to look at the number of Dilemma or Artifact cards under a certain 
mission?
A: No. It is okay to check and see if any are there at all. But you 
can't count them. (Too much of a chance for cheating).

Q: PEEKING AT THE DISCARD PILE -- Can you look through your 
discard pile during a game?
A: No, unless a special card allows it.

Q: LOOKING AT OUTPOST PERSONNEL -- Can you ask your 
opponent to show you his/her Personnel and Equipment cards 
that are face up on the table (like those at an Outpost)?
A: Yes

Q: DEFINITION OF "TURNS" -- What is the proper definition of the 
word "turn", as when it says "your turn" or "each turn"  or "double 
turns" on the cards, etc.?

A: There are four potentially confusing things about turns:
	1) the definitions -- "each", "every", "next", etc.
	2) to whom the card applies
	3) "when" a "timed" event happens during a turn.
	4) how "double turns" (the Horgha'hn) affects these

Below is a listing of definitions of all these terms which both works 
for the cards, and also should work with future cards we have 
planned for expansion sets.

DEFINITIONS

"Turn" -- a turn is one segment of the game in which the player is 
"on move", consisting of  the turn sequence explained in the 
rulebook (page 13) of a) play one card, b) execute orders, c) draw 
a card to end the turn. Players alternate turns in the game.

"End of Turn" -- the end of each turn is signified by the player 
drawing a card. Anything that the cards say happens "at the end of 
a turn" happens just before the card draw. If there is more than one 
thing scheduled to happen at the end of the turn, the player can 
choose which to do first.

"Start of Turn" -- after the opponent has transferred the turn to you 
(by ending his/her turn), and the first thing you do that turn.

The Subject of the Card -- Who the card applies to is important for 
understanding the definitions of "turns", and the source of most 
confusion about "turns." For example, "next turn" would be unclear 
if you didn't know whether it was referring your next turn or the 
opponent's next turn. 
	The wording of the card usually makes it clear who it 
applies to. But some cards are a little ambiguous. If it isn't clear, 
the general rule is:  the player that the card affects is the person it 
applies to. 
	If you play a card on an opponent's ship, such as a Warp 
Core Breach, it affects him and thus he is the subject. So when the 
Warp Core Breach says, "Ship explodes at end of owner's next 
turn. . . " it means the owner of the ship (the person it applies to), 
not the owner of the Warp Core Breach card.  If you play a card on 
yourself, like The Traveller, you are the subject. If a card applies to 
both players equally, such as the Anti-Time Anomaly, the subject 
would be the person who played it.

Once you know the subject, it is easy to determine what "turn" 
means, counting from that point of view:

"Each Turn" -- each of the subject's turns (skipping the other 
player). 
"Every Turn" -- every successive turn, of both players.
"Next Turn" -- the next turn of the subject.
"This Turn" -- the current turn.
"Rest of Turn" -- the remainder of the current turn.

"Full Turn" -- this definition is a little more specific. a "full turn" 
means one complete turn segment of the subject, from beginning 
to end. It does not include the current turn already underway.
	For example, the Anti-Time Anomaly says, ". . . Kills literally 
ALL personnel on table . . . at the end of your third full turn, unless . 
. ."  Here is what it means by "your third full turn". The subject is the 
person who plays the card. You do not count the turn you are 
currently in. You only count your next three full (complete) turns. 
So, you would finish this turn, and then the countdown goes 
through three full turns with the Anomaly striking at the end of that 
third full turn.

"Double Turns" -- one card, the Horga'hn, allows you to take 
"double turns". This means the player takes one normal turn and 
then immediately takes another turn before the play alternates to 
the opponent. That's clear, but how does it effect the other cards 
that involve counting turns? Each turn in the double-turn is a full 
turn and counts as a turn. Thus, if the Anti-Time Anomaly was 
counting-down for the player with the Horga'hn, each of his 
double-turns would count as full turns.

Unclear Cards -- One card that is unclear in the above definitions 
is the Loss of Orbital Stability. This Interrupt says "Ship can't move 
for one turn. . . " This depends on whose move it currently is. If it is 
currently the ship owner's turn, the ship can't move for the rest of 
his turn. If it is not his turn, the ship can't move during his next turn. 

(Alien Groupie) -- this is worded: "Plays on any Away Team which 
has just completed a planet mission. Female groupie delays beam 
up of one male (random selection) for one full turn."  That final 
phase should really have said, "... until the end of one full turn." to 
make it clear.

Q: "END OF TURN" -- What is the definition of the "end of turn", 
which is a phrase often used  on the cards, such as "...ship 
explodes at end of your turn."? 
A: Anything that happens at the "end of turn" is the *last thing you 
do  before the card draw.* As the rules say, (page 13), you "signal 
the end  of your turn" when you draw your card. In other words, 
when the card is  drawn,  the turn is completely over. So, 
something at the end of a turn  happens just before the turn is 
over. (If several things are scheduled to  happen at the end of a 
particular turn, take them in any sequence).  

Q: EXHAUSTED DECK -- What happens if you run out of cards to 
draw? 
A: (See page 2 in the Rulebook) As soon as either player's deck 
runs out,   the game is over and the player who then has the 
highest score wins the  game. This is important since one major 
tactic is to try to exhaust one of  the players' draw decks whenever 
you are leading the game on points.  

Q: ENDING THE GAME -- When you run out of cards, the game 
ends. Is this as soon as there are no cards in your draw deck, or as 
soon as you need to draw a card and can't? 
A: It is supposed to happen as soon as you run out of cards in your 
draw deck. Normally, since cards are drawn at the end of your 
turn, running out will happen at that time. It is possible to run out 
during the middle of your turn if a special card is played that forces 
you to draw cards. The current ruling is that the game ends 
immediately when this happens. See the rules on page 2 and 6.

Q: TEMPORAL RIFTS AND COUNTDOWN EFFECTS -- There are 
some cards with "countdown" effects, such as stating  something 
that is going to happen to a ship in X turns (i.e. Warp  Core 
Breach). And there are some cards which can be played on a  ship 
(i.e.Temporal Rift), that make it "disappear" and reappear X turns  
hence. During the time it is in the Rift, are the countdown effects 
still  happening, or are they suspended? 
A: The current ruling is: Time isn't frozen for the people aboard the 
ship.  The countdown of turns continues for the ship in the rift.  
Note: while in  the rift, the ship can only be affected further by 
cards which have  natural effects, similar to the interpretation for 
ships that are "cloaked"  -- i.e., a Plasma Fire can be played on a 
ship in a Rift, but the  opponent could not "scan" the ship in the rift.  

Q: < AND > MARKS -- How do you read these? If the card states 
something like,   "Unless SCIENCE and CUNNING>35...."  Does 
that mean Science>35  AND Cunning>35 or the combination of 
the two >35? 
A: This example translates as, "Unless you have one SCIENCE 
Personnel  and a total amount of CUNNING greater than 35...." 
These symbols are  not boolean algebra!  They refer to "Attributes" 
(Strength, Cunning, Integrity  for the Personnel, or Weapons, 
Shields and Range for the Ships), and state  how much of that 
attribute you need. They don't refer to Classifications or  Skills of 
Personnel. (See page 24 of the Rulebook). Sometimes they might  
seem a little ambiguous, but only if you read them algebraically.  If 
a card  calls for more than one Personnel classification or skill it 
will say,   "2 SCIENCE" or "3 Diplomacy", etc., which means you 
need at least that  many Personnel with those skills.  

Q: DOES DECIPHER ACCEPT CARD IDEAS?
A: We make a formal distinction between a suggestion (offered 
from a customer as feedback) and a submission (a game designer 
seeking compensation). Your feedback is always welcome. If you 
think there is something good or bad about the game that you 
want us to know, or you have a "wish list" of cards, feel free to tell 
us. We listen to our customers and such suggestions are 
appreciated. However, if you are a player or designer seeking 
compensation for ideas Decipher does not accept personal 
submissions for collectible card game concepts. All such 
submissions must go through an established "game agent."

Q: STRATEGY BOOK -- Is there going to be a Strategy Book? 
A: Yes. One is in the works. It will contain expanded information  
about the game, as well as discuss in detail the prevailing tactics  
and strategies for specific cards, etc.


2. PERSONNEL
***2.1 MISCELLANEOUS

Q: ARTIFICIAL LIFEFORMS (DATA, EXOCOMPS, etc.) -- Are the 
artificial personnel like Data and Exocomps affected  by cards like 
Dilemmas or Events that normally would only affect  "natural 
beings"? 
A:  As a general rule, Androids and Exocomps, etc., would not be  
affected by cards that specifically affect living things -- as long as  
there is good reason to believe they logically would not be. For  
example, the Hyperaging card would not affect beings which do 
not  age at all. Usually common sense will answer any particular 
instance  of this type. If necessary, we can make a more specific 
ruling later.  (See next question).  

Q: LOVE INTEREST and DATA -- Is Data affected by the Male's 
Love Interest dilemma? What cards  are NOT affected by 
Male/Female love interest? 
A: Only Personnel which are "asexual" (without sex) are not  
affected by the Love Interest dilemmas. This includes mainly  
Exocomps, but also Soren (who is androgynous, although she did  
show some female feelings, but these were suppressed) etc. This  
immunity is one nice advantage of such characters.  Data, even 
though he is an android, is considered to be a male,  and thus 
susceptible to the Male's Love Interest. Why? He is  described in 
the series as a "fully functional" male, (as Tasha  Yar can attest!) 
He is therefore a male in terms of the gameplay,  as befits his 
character. The series has shown him many times  being swayed 
and affected by women. He's had more girlfriends  than Geordi!  .  
In general, Personnel have the sex you expect they have and  are 
affected by the opposite sex dilemma cards, (as well as  other sex-
specific cards including the Matriarchal Society card,  etc.). An 
exception are Personnel who are clearly asexual, such  as in the 
case of the Exocomps. We'd rather avoid creating a  list of which 
cards are asexual, but if we have to we will.  

Q: FEK'LHR -- Can he be played on a Federation ship with a 
holodeck? 
A: Despite being a holocharacter, Fek'lhr is a Klingon personnel.  
Klingons normally won't travel on Federation ships due to a  
mismatch of affiliations (see page 3 of the Rulebook), so  normally 
he can't be used on a Federation ship. (Even though  any 
holodeck can theoretically create anything, unless there is  a treaty 
in place the Federation doesn't have a program for  Fek'lhr to use.) 
However, if a Federation/Klingon Treaty is  in effect, then each 
affiliation's holocharacter programs are  shared just like everything 
else, and thus Fek'lhr could be  used on a Federation holodeck 
under Treaty. 

Q: MOT THE BARBER -- What about cards that seem to have no 
use, like Mot the Barber? 
A: Perhaps you only think they have no use.  ;-)  

Q: TORAL and 1/2 LEADERSHIP -- What's the deal with Toral's  
"1/2 Leadership" skill? 
A: Toral was a young and honorless illegitimate son of Duras  who 
tried to become Leader of the Klingon High Council and  failed, so 
we gave him only 1/2 leadership. ;-)   His weak  leadership IS 
sufficient to count as being a Leader for a battle,  but it  is NOT 
sufficient for the Leadership requirement listed  on a Mission or 
Dilemma card -- you must have full leadership  skill for those. If 
you ever get him together with somebody else  with 1/2 
leadership, you'll have 1 full leadership!  

Q: PERSONNEL BACKUP -- A player has, for example, four Lt. 
Wolf cards in a deck. One Lt. Worf is put into play, and it is 
subsequently killed. Can another Lt. Wolf come into play later in 
the game or is he considered dead until a "Res Q" is played to 
regenerate him?
A: One player can not have two Lt. Worf's (or other non-universal 
personnel) in play at a time. However, if the one in play gets 
discarded, you can play another Lt. Worf if you get one in your 
hand. This is a reason to stock more than one in your deck. In the 
future, there might be other cards that affect "backups" like this.

***2.2 EXOCOMPS

Q: EXOCOMPS AND ANDROIDS -- Are Exocomps "androids" too? 
If so, can they be used to counter the Ktarian Game dilemma?
A:  No. They are sentient artificial life-forms, but not androids 
(which are human in appearance and abilities). Exocomps have 
unique abilities of their own, but don't double as androids.

Q: EXOCOMP REPAIRS ON A MOVING SHIP -- Can an Exocomp 
repair a moving ship?
A: Yes

***2.3 SKILLS

Q:   CAPITALIZED SKILLS -- What are the Capitalized skills on the 
Personnel cards, like  ENGINEER? 
A: See page 29. Some "classifications" like SCIENCE, MEDICAL, 
etc.  can appear in a character's skill box, if the character has 
special  professional-level skills in that area as well as in his 
normal  classification. An Engineer with ENGINEER also listed in 
his skill box  (like Geordi LaForge)  is essentially a "super-
Engineer"  (or "double-Engineer"), and would count as 2 
engineers. A Scientist who  also has MEDICAL listed as a skill 
(like Vekor) essentially counts as both, etc.  All of this is a way of 
more accurately reflecting the abilities  of those characters who 
are especially skillful in one area or skillful in  more than one area, 
like Data and Geordi.  

Q:  LEADERSHIP -- How does "leadership" work?  Are all Officers 
leaders or are only people with "Leadership" leaders?  
A:  The concepts of "leader" and "leadership" are related but 
slightly different in the game. In terms of "Battles", you need to 
have a "Leader" to fight offensively. (See Rulebook pages 26-27). 
A leader for Battles is any Officer or anyone with "Leadership" 
listed as a skill. "Leadership",  however, can also be required by 
Missions or Dilemmas, etc.  In this case,  the cards refer to the 
*skill* of leadership, not to just any old Officer.  Thus, to meet a 
"leadership" requirement for a Mission you need at least one 
Personnel with the special *skill* of Leadership listed in his/her 
skills box. Think of it this way:  All "Officers" go to military 
academies where they learn how to battle.  So they all have the 
ability to lead in battle(indeed, this is one of the "purposes" of 
officers in the game). But not all of them have the "charisma" to be 
*skilled* at Leadership in a more general way such as Captain 
Picard or Adm. Nechayev.  

Q: VULCAN MINDMELD -- How would this be used? Also, does 
each mindmeld capable personel meld with someone, or do they 
all meld with the same person?
A: The "mindmelded" skills are duplicated. For example, if Sarek 
(what has mindmeld ability) is present with Geordi and Worf, you 
could play the Mindmeld card and Sarek could "meld" with Geordi 
(or Worf, your choice) and thus also have Geordi's skills this turn. 
The mindmeld thus allows you to temporarily "duplicate" the skills 
of any of the people present in the Away Team, and you have the 
choice of which one; which provides nice tactical flexibility when 
beaming down to attempt a mission where there are a lot of 
dilemmas. Each of the mindmeld capable people at that location 
can do this, so if you have several in an away team you have 
excellent flexibility.

***2.4 KLINGONS

Q: FEDERATION KLINGONS and PARTIAL KLINGONS -- Can 
Federation Klingons benefit from special Klingon-oriented cards 
like Right of Vengeance and Death Yell? Can a character who is 
only 1/2 Klingon get benefit?
A: Yes to both. They have "Klingon blood in their veins" too. For 
example, in TNG, Worf did the Klingon Death Yell at least twice.


3. SHIPS
***3.1 MISCELLANEOUS

Q: SHIP DESTRUCTION -- When a Self Destruct card used to 
destroy a ship, other ships  in the same location are damaged.  Is 
this true for a ship that is  destroyed for other reasons (for example, 
by a Plasma Fire)? 
A: No. Currently the only kind of ship destruction that damages  
nearby ships is from the Auto Destruct. Note: Intentionally using  
this as a tactic to damage enemy ships is one way for the  
Federation to (essentially) attack.  

Q: SELF DESTRUCT and SHIP BATTLES -- Can "Self Destruct" 
be used *during* a Ship Battle? For example, Ship A attacks Ship 
B with enough weapons to destroy it (direct hit). Owner of Ship B 
wants to go down fighting by playing a Self-Destruct to damage 
Ship A (since they can't take a retaliatory strike and the ship is 
dying anyway). However, Self-Destruct says it takes effect "at the 
end of the turn". This means Ship B will be already destroyed 
before the Self Destruct could take effect, right?
A: That's correct. As Sandy Wible, one of our netreps, says, "The 
valiant but doomed officers of the ship begin the Auto-Destruct 
countdown, only to be blown to bits before the countdown is 
reached!"

Q: SHIP DAMAGE UPON A "HALF-REPAIRED" SHIP  -- If a half-
repaired ship gets damaged again, what happens? For example: 
My ship is damaged and turned upside down. It has an exocomp 
aboard that repairs half the damage, turning it sideways. Now 
would a second hit destroy it even though it is only a quarterly 
damaged? 
A:  The rules say, "If a ship is damaged twice before it is repaired, 
the ship and everything aboard is destroyed..."  (page 28) 
	The strictest interpretation here is what the rules committee 
prefers -- that is, the ship is not "repaired" until it is completely 
repaired. (The rules say that turning the ship sideways shows only 
that it is "under repair", which is not the same as "repaired"). Thus, 
if a ship becomes damaged twice before it is completely repaired, 
it is destroyed. Being half-repaired doesn't help.

Q: SHUTTLECRAFT -- a) Can they be carried aboard large ships 
in the shuttlebay? b) Can they *land* on a planet, to circumvent 
atmospheric ionization, etc?
A: Cards in the expansion sets are planned for both these effects. 
In the meantime, a) is currently (as of 2/95) suggested as an 
optional tournament rule, while b) is not. Both will be integrated 
into the game in a more detailed and interesting way later.

Q:  WARP SPEED  -- Is a ship's "Range" the same as its  "Warp 
Speed"? 
A:  You can think of it that way, but technically range is just  
distance.  Remember that the spaceline is a one-dimensional  
representation of a 3-dimensional universe, and the "time" of a  
turn is unclear, so calculation of "speed" here has little meaning.  It 
is better to define range therefore as just how far you can  go in a 
turn, not how fast.  

Q:   USS NEBULA -- On page 15 of the rule booklet, it is  
mentioned that universal cards are weaker than non-universal.  
But the U.S.S. Nebula, an universal ship, is rated at 8/7/8, and  the 
U.S.S. Sutherland and U.S.S.  Pheonix, (specific Nebula-  class 
ships) are rated at only 7/7/7 and 7/7/8.  The universal  ship seems 
stronger than the others. What gives? 
A: The rules only say that universal cards "tend to be a bit  weaker 
than other cards." Any seeming exceptions to this might  be only 
apparent.  Remember that you might find cards in  future 
expansion sets that alter the evaluation of the strength  of current 
cards.  ;-)  

Q: STOPPED CREW ON A SHIP -- If a ship's crew becomes 
stopped somehow, yet the ship still has range  left, can it still 
move? 
A: No, because the crew is stopped. The Ship gets stopped by  
running out  of its range or being in a battle. It cannot move if it has 
no active personnel  who meet its staffing requirements. If the crew 
is stopped, it can't move for  that reason. If new unstopped 
personnel can be brought aboard that meet  the staffing 
requirements, the ship can move.  

Q: DOCKING SHIPS -- When a new ship comes into play at the 
Outpost, can it move that  same turn? 
A: Yes it can, as long as you move the necessary people aboard to 
staff  the ship properly, etc. (See page 17-18 in the Rulebook).  


4. MISSIONS
***4.1 MISCELLANEOUS

Q: DUPLICATE MISSIONS -- Can each player lay down the same 
mission card when creating the spaceline (i.e., each player lays 
down a Pegasus Search)? Can one player lay down more than 
one of the same mission (i.e., one player lays down three Pegasus 
Searches?
A: Yes, each player can lay down the same mission unless you 
play with a house rule that prepares the players so they can agree 
on a substitute Mission for the duplicate. The answer to the second 
question is no.

Q: RED SHIRTS -- Can you send down a single personnel to 
attempt a mission, sacrificing  him to see what the first dilemma is, 
etc.? 
A:  Yes, the "red shirt" strategy is a major tactic and certainly is 
allowed.  There is a risk to it, however, because some dilemmas 
have powerfully  negative effects that are relatively easy to 
overcome. Yet, if you "red shirt"  such a dilemma, you will release 
very undesirable consequences!  (Future cards might also affect 
Red Shirt strategies).

Q: KHITOMER RESEARCH -- Is this mission a misprint? Shouldn't 
it be Klingon only, rather than Romulan?
A: It could have been done the other way, but no, this is correct, 
even though it is an example of something you could not 
determine on your own. As you know, when you watch the TV 
show, almost all the missions are Federation missions (because 
that's primarily the shows a Federation point of view). From a 
gameplay perspective we had to create Klingon and Romulan 
missions that were in statistical balance with the Federation 
missions. Thus, when it was necessary, we developed an 
extended "script senario" to support any situation that seemed to 
depart from the show -- using known facts but portraying them from 
another affiliation's perspective. There are several such missions 
and it is quite involved to detail each one here. To some extent 
you have to imagine them from the opposite point of view seen in 
the show, using "Trek" sense.

Q: ABORTING MISSIONS -- Can an Away Team "abort" a Mission 
before going through every dilemma at  a certain location? 
A: (1) If your Away Team gets stopped, it can't continue further this 
turn and next  turn you can choose to either continue or beam up 
and try again later. (2) However,  once you commit an Away Team 
to attempting a mission,  you can't suddenly  change your mind in 
mid-stream and beam up even though the Away Team hasn't  
been stopped by the first Dilemmas it met. The idea of the 
Dilemmas is that  they represent the unknowns, the "plot twists" 
that come up when you enter the  adventure of transporting to the 
planet. Once you are started, you are committed.  (Also, to allow 
this would introduce a possibility for cheating, by peeking at the  
next Dilemma).  

Q: INSUFFICIENT PERSONNEL -- Does the Away Team have to 
theoretically be able to complete the mission  in order to be 
allowed to attempt the mission? 
A: No. You can attempt the mission even if the away team 
theoretically can't  complete it. If they make it through the 
dilemmas, they won't be able to go any  further; but you might later 
bring there the cards that can actually complete  the mission.  

Q: SPACE MISSIONS -- (1) Do you have to uncloak to attempt a 
space mission?       (2) What constitutes an "Away Team" for a 
space mission?      (3) Can crew members located on different 
ships be designated as on the  same Away Team for a space 
mission?      (4) If there is more than one ship present at a location 
when a space  mission is being attempted and the Dilemma card 
says, "Play on ship"  (like Junior, see above), to which ship does 
this apply?  
A:   (1) Yes, a ship must be uncloaked to try the mission (unless 
you have  a special card that allows otherwise). A ship under cloak 
expends a lot of  energy which is assumed to interfere with the 
ability to achieve the mission  requirements at a space location.  
(2) See page 22 of the rules, "...space missions can be attempted 
by an  entire ship's crew...." The Away Team for a space mission is 
the entire crew  of the ship (or the crew of the outpost). Yes, this 
does mean you might be  exposing valuable Personnel that you 
would rather not. Tough Tachyons!!  Figure out tactics to get 
around that problem! (3) Crews from two different ships cannot 
normally be combined to constitute  a single "Away Team" crew for 
space missions. Beam the people you want  to be involved in the 
mission to one ship, and beam the ones you don't want  involved 
to the other. Note that the two crews can be used separately as 
two  separate crews, trying the mission with one crew, and if they 
get stopped  then trying it with the other crew. (4) Dilemma cards in 
such situations normally apply to the ship that was  the one 
attempting the mission, unless otherwise stated.  



***4.2 REQUIREMENTS

Q: "INVESTIGATE TIME CONTINUUM" and TIME TRAVEL POD -- 
This mission lists the Time Travel Pod as one of its requirement 
alternatives. But the Time Travel Pod is an Artifact that says it is 
"played once as an Interrupt card on any ship." How then do I use 
it to do this planet mission?
A: When you bring an Away Team to the planet to do the 
Investigate Time Continuum mission (and have gone through all 
the Dilemmas there), you can play it directly onto the planet and 
the Time Travel Pod "gives" you the resources to solve the 
Mission. The Time Travel Pod is thus "used" for this purpose and 
discarded.


***4.3 PARTICULAR MISSIONS

Q: CLOAKED MISSION -- "Why, oh, why doesn't the Cloaked 
Mission require a cloaking device?" 
A: An interesting question, but remember that the title of a mission 
is just descriptive and doesn't necessarily relate to equipment 
needed. There would be several practical problems in this 
particular case for using a cloaking device here. The ship would 
have to "decloak" to send down the away team (seemingly making 
the requirement problematic), and Federation ships don't have 
cloaking devices so they couldn't espionage here. Since all 
Klingon ships have cloaking devices the point is moot anyway, 
and thus we didn't think it would make a good requirement.

5. DILEMMAS
***5.1 MISCELLANEOUS

Q: "OWNER'S CHOICE" -- Does "owner's choice" on cards like 
Alien Abduction and Phased  Matter mean the "owner" of the away 
team that is affected?
A: Yes

Q: SPACE DILEMMAS FROM AN OUTPOST -- If you attempt a 
mission from an outpost, with no ships involved, and you  
encounter a Dilemma targeting a ship, do you ignore it and go on? 
A:  If the Dilemma specifically effects the ship only, then it has no 
effect since  there is no ship. However, if the Dilemma effects the 
"crew",  it does have an  effect. For example, The Tarellian Plague 
Ship says, "All ship's crew immediately  die from plague unless 
MEDICAL volunteers to permanently beam over (discarded)  to 
Tarellians....". This applies to the crew from the Outpost as well 
(they are still  a ship's crew after all, they just haven't reported to 
the ship) -- you would have to  beam over a Medical Personnel or 
your whole crew is toast.  

Q: "DISCARD DILEMMA" -- What does "Discard dilemma" on 
several of the Dilemma  cards mean? 
A:  (1) Most Dilemma cards will have their "plot-twist effect"  and 
then go away. The words "Discard dilemma" simply  remind you to 
discard the dilemma after it is used -- whether or  not you were 
able to overcome its conditions.   (2) However, several Dilemma 
cards are more "permanent" in  nature. They are not discarded 
until you overcome them. For  example, the "Impassable Door" is a 
simple dilemma that stays  in place until you bring up the 
Computer Skill to meet the conditions  of getting past it. Such 
cards as this do not say "discard dilemma." They remain in place 
until someone overcomes them. (3) There are a few Dilemma 
cards that "enter the game" so to speak;  such as ones which are 
"Played on your ship", like Junior, which  attaches itself to  your 
ship and starts sucking out its energy.   Dilemmas like this are no 
longer in effect at the mission location.  (Someone else trying the 
mission won't be affected by them). But  they are still in effect as 
described on the card. For example, Junior  stays on your ship 
until you meet the conditions of removing him  as described on the 
card, or until the ship is destroyed.  

Q: SEEDING DUPLICATE DILEMMAS -- The rules state (page 
11),   "Players may not place duplicate Dilemma or Artifact cards at 
the  same location. If found, duplicate cards are simply discarded."  
Does this refer to duplicate cards played to the same location by  
one player, or any duplicate created when both players happen  to 
play the same dilemma at one location? 
A: This refers to BOTH players. ANY duplicates, regardless of who  
played it, are discarded when they are found.  


***5.2 OVERCOMING

Q: "OVERCOMING" DILEMMAS -- What does it mean to 
"overcome" a  dilemma? Only if an Away Team or Crew 
"overcomes" a Dilemma  can it continue without being "stopped". 
But some Dilemma cards  give the player no opportunity to "get 
around" the dilemma, such as  Armus, or the Love Interest cards. 
What's the deal? 
A:  Okay, we will give a detailed answer.  The basic idea is this --  
when an Away Team attempts a mission, they are supposed to 
take  on the Dilemmas located there, one by one. As long as they 
keep  "overcoming" (defined below) each dilemma, they keep 
going; but if  they run up against a dilemma they can't overcome 
they are stopped  and affected by that dilemma, etc.  Now, most of 
the Dilemma cards have the form:  "Unless you meet  (specific 
conditions), the following happens to you . . .(nasty effects)".    In 
these cases, the definition of "overcoming the dilemma" is clear --  
you overcome the dilemma if your Away Team is able to meet the  
specific conditions listed on the card. The card is discarded (to its  
owner's discard pile)and the Away Team continues the mission  
attempt. If the away team fails to meet the conditions, then it is  
both "stopped" and affected by the card.  Some Dilemma cards, 
however, have no conditions. They have  their effect and you can't 
avoid it. For example, Armus - Skin of  Evil says,  "Kills one Away 
Team member (random selection).  Discard dilemma."  There is no 
"unless", it just happens, period.  (There are special cards like the 
Genetronic Replicator that can  save the Away Team member).   
THE RULE TO GO BY in "overcoming" dilemmas, therefore,  is  as 
follows:  (1) Dilemma cards with no "conditions" are  automatically 
"overcome" -- they have their effect, but do not  "stop" the Away 
Team. (2) Cards which do have conditions will  "stop" the away 
team and have their effect unless you "overcome"  the dilemma by 
meeting those conditions. (This all assumes the  dilemma card 
itself doesn't override this rule, such as the Alien  Parasites 
dilemma card)  

Q: UNCLEAR DILEMMAS FOR "OVERCOMING" -- On some of the 
Dilemmas, I am unclear as to whether failing to "overcome" them 
stops you... 1) Birth of Junior (if you don't have 3 Engineer)?...
2) Radioactive Garbage Scow (without 2 Engineer)?
A: In order to maximize the variety in the game, some dilemmas 
have special effects and come into play with effects similar to 
Event cards. In such cases, you have to flow with the logic of the 
particular wording of the card, but still live with the rule that if there 
are requirements listed you are stopped if you don't overcome 
them. 1) Birth of Junior, for example, has an immediate effect on 
you, and stops your mission attempt if you don't have 3 Engineer, 
but then allows you to keep going with the mission next turn even 
though Junior remains "attached" to your ship and draining its 
range. 2) The Radioactive Garbage Scow is also a special case. It 
comes into play like a "free-floating mission preventer". You are 
stopped immediately if you don't meet the requirements, but next 
turn are free to go get the needed Engineers and tow the darn 
thing out of the way.

***5.4 BONUS POINTS

Q: SCORING DILEMMA POINTS -- Some dilemmas have bonus 
points and also say "discard dilemma." When do you score the 
points? Do you score them if you fail to overcome the dilemma and 
it is discarded?
A: Bonus points from dilemma cards are earned only when you 
successfully overcome the Dilemma. You do not earn the points if 
the dilemma is discarded or otherwise circumvented without 
actually "overcoming" it.

***5.5 PARTICULAR DILEMMAS

Q: MALE LOVE INTEREST -- Does it affect *all* males, even 
Alexander Rozhenko and Fek'lhr?
A: Alexander -- yes, even though he is a boy. Those Feminine 
wiles know no limits! (Same thing for the reverse situation with the 
Female Love Interest).  Fek'lhr, however, is a holographic 
personnel, which is affected also, but differently. (see related 
question under "Hologaphic Recrations.")

Q: RESCUING LOVE INTERESTS --  Can you rescue your 
crewman  who has gone off with the alien of the opposite sex 
without beaming  down to the planet with an Away Team? 
A: Yes. You can go to that planet and just beam him/her up. By  
then, he has come to his senses, and returns to the crew.  

Q: TEMPORAL CAUSALITY LOOP -- This says if you don't meet 
the requirements you must,  "undo your last two actions of this turn 
and end turn." ... 1) would this mean that if my previous two actions 
involved playing a card from my hand (like playing two Interrupts) 
that those cards would go back to my hand?... 2) what is the 
definition of an "action" in this sense?
A: 1) Yes. The previous two "actions" (and their effects) are 
undone, as if game-time was reversed to just before those two 
actions were played. Note however that the dilemma is discarded 
(because it also says "discard dilemma" on the card), and that your 
turn immediately ends. If one of your actions had been a battle that 
destoryed an enemy ship, it would be brought back, with all 
aboard. 2) Basically "action" means, "game decisions that were 
implemented in play." -- Playing a card, moving a ship, beaming 
something, discarding something, etc. It does not include the 
"parts" of an action -- i.e. starting a battle is one action, but the act 
of counting up the weapon and shield numbers as part of the 
battle is not an action. It also does not mean ancillary movements 
such as straightening the cards under a ship, or scratching your 
nose! We realize it is possible to poke holes in this kind of 
definition, but prefer some freedom for the players' creativity here 
rather than doing something like posting a list of all the possible 
"actions." If something is unclear, then go with what seems right in 
the spirit of the definition and the game.

Q:  REM SLEEP -- are non-sleepers like Data affected by this 
card? 
A:  The point about the REM Sleep problem is that it drives the 
crew  crazy until they destroy the ship. Even though some of the 
crew  might be non-sleepers like Exocomps, and thus not 
personally  affected, they will still be destroyed when the rest of the 
crew goes  crazy, and thus are affected by the card. However, you 
might use  a "house rule" for this rare *exception* -- If the majority 
of the crew  are non-sleepers, then the REM Sleep Dilemma has 
no effect  (because not enough of the crew goes nuts).  

Q: REM FATIGUE -- When encountering the REM Fatigue 
dilemma... 1) Does one get the five points for returning to the 
outpost?... 2) Does one have to have 3 MEDICAL in order to 
continue the mission attempt?
A: Either way of overcoming the dilemma scores the bonus points. 
If the player encountering the dilemma can't immediately 
overcome it, he is "stopped" as normal. But next turn, while the 
clock is ticking on this dilemma's effects, he can continue the 
mission.

Q: TARELLIAN PLAGUE SHIP -- ...1) Are Data, Exocomp, and/or 
Holograms affected?...2) Can the medical person beaming over 
be a hologram?
A: 1)  Such questions about Data and Exocomps relative to 
diseases are difficult to answer, because TNG itself was not 
consistent about this. Some diseases affected Data, and some 
didn't.  As was previously stated in FAQ v.1, "As a general rule, 
Androids and Exocomps, etc., would not be affected by cards that 
specifically affect living things -- as long as there is good reason to 
believe they logically would not be." There is no known reason 
Data would be affected in this case, so the answer is no for Data. 
Exocomps -- I don't know of them being vulnerable to any disease, 
so they are apparently no in all cases. Holograms -- are affected 
but have a different reaction as described in section 11 on 
holographic recreations.     2) No.

Q: TSIOLKOVSKY INFECTION -- Is this dilemma cumulative?  It 
does stay on the ship, so the  same ship could theoretically 
encounter more than one. 
A: The current ruling is:  No. if you run into another one, it is still  
only affecting your first-listed skill. You can only become affected  
once -- the infection is either "on" or "off."  

Q: TSIOLKOVSKY and SUPER-SKILLS -- This causes affected 
cards to "lose their first-listed skill." If this  is a super-skill, like 
Diplomacy x3, does the character lose it all,  or just part of it? 
A: The character loses all of it.. The "Diplomacy x3" is not three  
diplomacy skills, it refers to a large amount of that skill.  

Q: TSIOLKOVSKY INFECTION -- 1) Are Data, Exocomp, and/or 
Holograms affected? 2) Do Personnel with a Classification also 
listed as a skill (like Leah Brahms) lose all of their "super" ability 
when affected by this Dilemma? 3) Do Personnel with a MEDICAL 
Classification that has ENGINEER listed as their first Skill, lose 
their MEDICAL ability, or their ENGINEER ability, or both (since 
MEDICAL and ENGINEER can both be used a skills)?
A: 1) Data --Yes (he was shown being affected in the episode "The 
Naked Now" from this infection, saying, "If you prick me, do I not 
leak?"). Exocomps, no. Holograms, yes (see discussion in section 
11.)       2) and... 3) "Classifications" are not lost by the Tsiolkovsky 
Infection. The only thing that is lost is the entirety of the first skill 
listed in the skill box. If this skill was "Diplomacy x3", they would 
lose all of it. If it was "ENGINEER", they lose that skill, but not their 
classification.

Q:  THE Q DILEMMA -- It says, "If 2 Leadership and  INTEGRITY > 
60, discard all dilemmas here. Otherwise, Q allows  opponent to 
rearrange spaceline locations. Discard dilemma".  If the opponent 
rearranges the spaceline, is he under any  restrictions? For 
example, can the Outposts be separated from  their current 
location? What happens to Away Teams on planets?  Can 
Dilemmas/Artifacts be moved to different locations? What  
happens with the ships at these locations? Do they stay at their  
relative position in the spaceline, or can they be rearranged too?  
A: The current ruling is,  (1) When the *locations* on the spaceline  
are rearranged all cards on or under the Mission card all stay  
together and are moved as one unit.(including dilemmas/artifacts  
underneath;  and personnel, events, equipment, etc. which might  
be on top)  (2) All ships and the stuff aboard them stay where they 
currently  are.  (3)Exception: if you are using a Holo-Projector to 
project Holographic  personnel onto a planet, these personnel 
would be "deactivated and  returned to the ship" (as explained on 
page 31 when their controlling  ship leaves), rather than staying 
with the planet as described in 1)  above.  

Q: Q DILEMMA -- REARRANGING - How the spaceline gets 
"rearranged" under this dilemma was covered in FAQ v.2. But here 
are some remaining questions: 1) do Outposts get moved with the 
planets, or stay where they are? 2) Can you rearrange Event cards 
which are out on the spaceline like Q-nets, Gaps in Normal Space, 
etc. If not,what happens to them.
A: 1) In FAQ v.2 we said that "When the *locations* on the 
spaceline are rearranged all cards on or under the Mission card 
all stay together and are moved as one unit (including 
dilemmas/artifacts underneath; and personnel, events, equipment, 
etc. which might be on top)."  Since Outposts are also 
"underneath" the Mission card, they would also be moved with it... 
2) Since most Event cards played on the spaceline are "on top" of 
the mission locations, then as in 1 above they would move with 
that mission card. Exceptions are Q-Net and Gaps in Normal 
Space (and any other such cards which are not on "top" of 
Missions but instead are "between" them) which thus can be 
relocated at will.

Q: PHASED MATTER -- How is the Away Team split? Evenly? As 
close to even as  possible?  Can you split an Away Team of 10 
and make two  teams - one of nine and the other of one? Is either 
of the two  groups "stopped"? 
A: This dilemma says,  "Away Team is split into two Away Teams  
(owner's choice). Only the smaller team may beam up until  
ENGINEER and SCIENCE present."  (It is supposed to imitate  the 
situation Ro Laren and Geordi LaForge found themselves in  
during the episode "The Next Phase" where they were alive but  
cut off from the rest of the universe.)  Unless the Away Team 
overcomes the Dilemma's conditions  (by having an Engineer and 
Scientist present), the player has to  split the Away Team, as 
described below. There is the further  effect that only the smaller 
Away Team sub-group will be able to  leave the planet; the larger 
group, being phased, can't leave until  you eventually bring the 
needed Engineer and Science personnel  there, which frees them.  
In terms of "stopping", the card is worded a little awkwardly. Think  
of it as if it said only the smaller group can "continue" in place of  
"beam up". The intention of the card is that the larger group is  
stopped, and can't beam up either, which is logical since they  are 
phased and thus literally can't interact with the world. Only  the 
smaller group of the away team can continue the mission  attempt 
or beam up. If you want, you can later beam down  reinforcements 
to join the smaller Away Team group. But the  larger group is out of 
play, stuck there, until the necessary  help arrives to free them.  To 
split the groups, the player simply makes two groups of his  choice 
out of the Away Team, of any size or combination. For  example, if 
you have 10 people in the Away Team, you could  split them into 
groups of 1-9, 2-8, 3-7, 4-6, or 5-5. The larger-sized  group is the 
one phased by the Dilemma. If you split them evenly  (i.e. 5-5), 
then you verbally designate one to be the larger group.  

Q. PHASED MATTER -- Do the requirements to get past this 
Dilemma have to all be in the non-phased personnel? For 
example, let's say my stranded (larger) Away Team has one 
ENGINEER in it, but no SCIENCE. Do I need to bring just the 
SCIENCE there to free them, or do I have to bring another 
ENGINEER too (since the other ENGINEER is "phased" and can't 
interact with the SCIENCE)?
A: (See Rules FAQ v.2 for more info). In the episode "The Next 
Phase", even though Geordi is phased, he certainly does find 
ways to interact indirectly with Data and lead to a solution to his 
predicament. Therefore, just one ENGINEER and one SCIENCE in 
either group will work.

Q:  MENTHAR BOOBY TRAP -- how does it work? 
A: This space Dilemma card says: "Unless MEDICAL present,  one 
crew member killed (random selection). Ship can't move until  2 
ENGINEER present." This means it has two effects. First, one  of 
the crew will be killed unless you have a Medical Personnel  
present. Second, the ship can't move unless you have 2 Engineer  
there. In the latter case, the ship will be "stuck" there forever until  it 
can be rescued. You can rescue it by bringing the necessary  
Engineers there in another ship. If you can't do that, you can at  
least bring up another ship and beam the crew off the trapped  
ship. Note that the first effect comes first -- if you have 2 Engineers  
but no Medical aboard, one of the Engineers might get killed  
before they can free the ship in step 2! Other ships coming to this  
location are not effected by the Trap. A ship caught in a Menthar 
Booby Trap CAN participate in a battle if one comes its way.  

Q: MENTHAR BOOBY TRAP -- It the ship can't move until 2 
ENGINEER present, can it still continue attempting the mission?
A: When first encountering the Dilemma, and if unable to 
overcome the requirements, the mission attempt is "stopped" and 
this ship will be stuck there until freed, etc. However, on 
subsequent turns the ship is free to do other things while it is stuck 
there, such as continuing the mission.

Q: CYTHRIANS -- This dilemma says, "Place on ship. Ship must 
do nothing but  travel to far end of spaceline at normal speed. 
When reached,  discard dilemma. Score points." (1)  Does this 
mean I can't beam any personnel off at all on my  way?  (2) What 
happens if I play an  incoming message card on the  ship? (3)  
Can I play two wormholes to get me there quicker?  (4) What does 
"normal speed" mean? (5) Once the dilemma is finished, do I have 
to go all the way  back to do the mission?  
A:   Think of it like this: Cytherians give your ship and crew a  new 
"mission." The ship basically is on a single-minded  assignment to 
go to the end of the spaceline and isn't supposed  to do anything 
else, although "things can happen to it" on its way.  You can't 
beam people off it or onto it. You can't attack any other  ships with 
it. And you can't try to alter its mission with things like  incoming 
message cards. You proceed at normal speed -- the  maximum 
range movement per turn (which is worded this way to  make it 
clear that the ship doesn't immediately move all at once  to the 
end, but instead moves at normal speed over the next  several 
turns). The ship, however, can be affected by "natural  
phenomena" it encounters on the spaceline in its journey -- 
including  Wormholes, Gaps in Normal Space, Q-Net, etc. The 
ship scores  the bonus points only when it actually reaches the 
end of the line.  For this dilemma, there is currently no way to 
overcome it except for doing what it says. And yes, when you do 
finish the dilemma  by reaching the end of the spaceline, if you 
want to re-attempt the  mission with that crew you have to make 
your way back by moving  your ship the normal way.  

Q: CYTHERIANS -- 1) Can you use "Where No One Has Gone 
Before" to speed up the Cytherians' task (by taking the shortcut 
route)?... 2) If a ship is off on a Cytherian mission when 
W.N.O.H.G.Before in play, does the ship stop at the end of the 
spaceline or does it wrap around to the other end and keep 
moving indefinately?... 3) If you're attacked while moving as the 
Cytherians instruct, can you retaliate?...4) Isn't an "Incoming 
Message" (which you said was NOT allowed to interfere with the 
Cytherians) just as 'natural' as a "Wormhole" (which you said 
COULD be used to interfere with the Cytherians)?
A: 1) In the RULES FAQ v2 it was said ships under Cytherian 
instruction are affected by natural phenomena, like wormholes, Q-
nets, etc. This would apply to Where No One Has Gone Before as 
well if you have it... 2) It stops... 3) If the ship is attacked by an 
opposing ship, it can defend itself with its shields, but will not stop 
to counterattack. Next turn, it will move on at best speed... 4) 
"Incoming Message" is not a natural phenomena. It is an artificial 
transmission. Also, the previous FAQ actually said, "natural 
phenomena it encounters on the spaceline in its journey", which 
rules out all phenomena that are not out there in its path on the 
spaceline so to speak, like an incoming message, which is played 
from the hand. 

Q: ALIEN ABDUCTION -- the dilemma states: "Most CUNNING 
away team member (owner's choice if tie) is held captive by aliens 
until mission completed OR 3 leadership present."... 1) Suppose I 
send one person down alone to try a mission. He gets abducted. 
Since I do not discard dilemma, does that mean if I now send 
another person down alone, is he too abducted?... 2) Suppose I 
send down more than one person.  One gets abducted. Are the 
others stopped because the away team did not overcome the 
dilemma, or can they continue on the same turn?
A: The intent of this card is as follows -- your Away Team 
encounters this dilemma, unless 3 Diplomacy present one of them 
gets abducted, leaving the rest of them to continue without him. 
When the mission is done the abducted person is freed. 1) If you 
send down several away teams, the current ruling is: the Alien 
Abduction holds captive one person in each new Away Team that 
encounters it... 2) Since there was one Requirement that would 
have overcome this dilemma right off the bat (3 Diplomacy), the 
remaining Away Team is stopped by the "Overcoming" rule for 
Dilemmas. Next turn the remainder of the away team can continue, 
however.

Q: RADIOACTIVE GARBAGE SCOW -- You can tow this card to 
another mission location, but it's a space dilemma, so would it 
have any affect if towed to a planet?
A: Yes. (In the episode the Garbage Scow seriously threatened 
the planet it was found heading toward, due to its extreme 
radioactivity.)

Q: HYPERAGING -- Still fuzzy on Hyperaging! If crew member A is 
beamed down to the surface and infected, does that mean he/she 
cannot beam back up due to quarantine? If so, are we prevented 
from beaming any personnel down to complete the mission until 
crew member A has been cured or dies? If crew member A has 
Medical, can we beam down the additional Medical and Science 
personnel to cure them?
A: The away team can continue the mission while they are 
quarantined (it says "Mission continues, but...") , but can't leave the 
planet due to the quarantine. You could beam down others to join 
the mission, but they too would become infected. To cure, you just 
need the total number of required SCIENCE and 2 MEDICAL 
present (infected or uninfected, etc.).

Q: ALIEN PARASITES -- What does it mean when it says the 
opponent gets to "control"  my ships crew until stopped? Can 
he/she deliberately endanger  the crew? Can he/she attempt a 
mission and, if successful, score  it for himself? 
A: The Alien Parasites card says: "Unless INTEGRITY>32, Away  
Team infected. They beam back and opponent immediately  
controls ship and crew until "stopped." Then turn resumes."  This is 
a somewhat exceptional card, of course, so it is a little broadly  
worded. But basically it means that if you don't have the integrity, 
the  opponent gets to do with your ship and the crew whatever he 
wants,  using "legal" moves. Think of it as if a madman has taken 
over your  crew!  The opponent has many options of things he can 
do with the ship.  If the ship still has movement range available, he 
can move it  somewhere. (For example he can move it onto a 
"Gaps in Normal  Space" card where one crewmember will be 
killed). He can use it  to start a battle, or beam crew members  off 
to strand them on planets the ship passes. He can attempt a  
mission at a location where he knows they will not be able to  
overcome the dilemma, and thus will experience negative effects,  
etc. And yes, the current ruling is that if the opponent attempts  and 
completes a mission with them it will score for him. This  continues 
until he is finished or until the ship and crew involved  are all 
stopped.  

Q: KTARIAN GAME -- Explain how the "disabled" personnel work 
with this card. 
A: The card says: "Place on ship. Now and start of each of your  
turns, one person aboard (random selection) is disabled. Cured  
when non-disabled CUNNING>30 OR android aboard." This 
means  that they are not "killed", but basically are out of play (but 
still  located aboard the ship). Their skills cannot be used in the 
game  at all, including their "staffing ability" icon, etc. The 
remaining  non-disabled personnel can still act normally. One 
easy way to  keep track of who has been disabled is to turn that 
personnel  card upside down.  (Note: When counting this 
CUNNING>30 needed to overcome it,  you can't count the 
"disabled" crew, only the crew that haven't  been disabled yet. 
Thus, it is a fairly easy Dilemma to overcome,  but if you don't 
overcome it, it can be very annoying for a long  time.)  


6. EVENTS
*** 6.2 PARTICULAR EVENTS

Q:  HOLOPROJECTORS -- Does a Holoprojector work whether or 
not you have a  ship with a holodeck? 
A: Yes. (See page 31) The Holoprojector is sort of like  portable 
Holodeck installed on all your ships at the same  time, but with the 
advantage that it allows your holocharacter  personnel to not only 
be used on ships, but to be used on  planets as well.  

Q: PLASMA FIRE -- If it continues to damage a ship every turn,  
does that mean it destroys a ship in 2 rounds or just keeps it  in a 
"damaged" state until SECURITY puts it out? 
A:  The ship gets damaged by the Plasma Fire at the end of  each 
of your turns, beginning at the end of your next turn.  ("Damage" 
here means normal ship damage, like battle damage).  Thus, 
normally if it is not extinguished the ship is a goner in 2  turns. 
However, there is the chance the player might be able to  "repair" 
the ship, thus keeping it alive longer, or bring the  SECURITY in 
the meantime.  

Q: Q-NET and Q2 -- Can a Q2 get rid of a Q net? 
A:  No. Q2 can only interfere with Q-related Dilemmas.

Q: RED ALERT -- After the Red Alert is in play, allowing you to play 
as many  Ship, Personnel, or Equipment as desired each turn, do  
these cards count as your normal card play or can you also  play, 
say, an Event? 
A: Once the Red Alert card is in play, (after the initial turn) a  group 
of cards played  under a Red Alert count as your normal  card play 
during any turn. If you want to play an Event, you can't  play any 
Red Alert cards that turn too.  

Q: THE TRAVELLER vs. WARP BUBBLES -- The Traveler: 
Transcendence says it nullifies Static Warp Bubbles.  Do warp 
bubbles played after the Traveller have any effect, or are they also 
nullified?
A: The Traveler says, "...while in play, nullifies Static Warp 
Bubble." So, as long as it is in play Static Warp Bubbles are 
nullified (discarded).

Q: RAISE THE STAKES -- When Raise the Stakes is brought in, it 
says that opponent must immediately forfeit or agree that the 
eventual winner choose a random card from the loser's 60 card 
deck. Does this agreement hold even if the Raise the Stakes event 
is later destroyed (by Kevin Uxbridge)?
A: No. Destroying it "lowers" the stakes.

Q: GODDESS OF EMPATHY -- Can you Interrupt the Goddess of 
Empathy as it is being played? (i.e., Player A plays Goddess of 
Empathy, can player B play his Interrupts as the Goddess is being 
played? Or would B have had to declare Interrupt before the 
Goddess even hit the table?)
A: First of all, after the Goddess is played, her effects are in force 
as described. As explained on the card you can, however, play 
Kevin Uxbridge to try to nullify her, and Q2 to nullify him. Second, if 
you have an Interrupt you are anxious to play during your 
opponent's turn (such as a Long-Range Scan to see the cards 
aboard a key ship), you will not be able to if the opponent plays 
the Goddess at the start of his/her turn (unless you remove the 
Goddess with a Kevin Uxbridge). There is no such thing as trying 
to "beat the Goddess to the table." That would be too messy. If you 
want to play your Interrupt for sure, you should do it before he/she 
has the chance to play the Goddess. (See also the discussion of 
Interrupt Timing, below.)

Q: GENETRONIC REPLICATOR -- 1) Is the benefit of the Replicator 
applied before or after the results of the Dilemma? For example, 
will the Replicator prevent any Away Team member from dying as 
long as that Away Team consisted of at least 2 MEDICAL *before* 
the dilemma, or will it be effective only if there are 2 MEDICAL 
present *after* the randomly chosen Away Team member is 
determined (for potential death)?... 2) Does the Genetronic 
Replicator work for the crew of a ship?... 3) Does it help against 
Barclay's Protomorphosis Disease?... 4) If an Away Team has 3 
MEDICAL Personnel in it, will the Replicator be sufficient to 
prevent  *any* Away Team members' deaths?
A: The Genetronic Replicator says, "Plays on table. Prevents any 
of your Away Team members from being killed if 2 MEDICAL 
present." 1) This refers to having two *unaffected* MEDICAL 
present at the time of the Dilemma's effect, not bringing them there 
later... 2) It applies only to Away Teams... 3) No, the Barclay's 
Protmorphosis Disease acts upon the entire group, and thus the 
MEDICAL personnel would be affected too... 4) An Away Team 
with 3 MEDICAL plus the G.Replicator is thus fairly safe, since 
even if one of the Medical personnel is attacked the other two can 
save it. But they would not be safe from Dilemmas which act upon 
the entire Away Team or large numbers of the Away Team 
members, etc. since you must have two unaffected MEDICAL 
there.

Q: SUPERNOVA -- Can Kevin Uxbridge stop the Supernova?
A: Yes. First, he can discard the Tox Uthat which is necessary for 
the Supernova. And he can also nullify any Event including the 
Supernova.

Q: KIVAS FAJO -- The card says to "choose any player to 
immediately draw 3 cards from the top of their deck". Does this 
mean you draw 3 cards from the top of someone else's deck, or 
you choose somebody, who gets to draw 3 cards?
A: The person you choose (which can be yourself) draws three 
cards from the top of their own deck.

Q: STATIC WARP BUBBLE -- What is the official answer on the 
use of this card. Does the  discard happen before or after the 
draw? 
A:  The discard happens anytime *before* you draw. (The card  
draw signifies the end of your turn, so the discard must happen  
before then) This way, you will always  have at least one card in  
hand to play with even if it drains you all the way down.( If you  
have one card left and it is your turn, you can play that card  during 
your turn. At the end of your turn you have no cards left  to discard, 
but still get your card draw to actually end your turn.)  

Q: STATIC WARP BUBBLE and DISCARD FROM TABLE? -- It 
says the player must discard a card. Could this include  discarding 
a card that is already in play on the table, or does  it refer only to 
cards in your hand? 
A:  Only to cards in your hand.  

Q: STATIC WARP BUBBLE -- Is this a killer card? By forcing your 
opponent to discard  EVERY ROUND, how can it be countered? 
A:  A Static Warp Bubble is fairly easy to overcome.  Kevin  
Uxbridge will eliminate it entirely and The Traveler: 
Transcendence  counters it. It is no doubt a pretty strong card, but 
not a killer  even if you can't get rid of it.  

Q:  RES-Q and PALOR TOFF -- When using cards like "Res-Q" or 
"Palor Toff" to regenerate  a card,  does the card go into your hand 
or into play?   
A: The card goes into your hand (unless otherwise stated).  

Q:   REGENERATING DILEMMAS? -- Can Res-Q or Palor Toff 
regenerate a Dilemma card? 
A:  Theoretically you can -- however at the present time there is  no 
way to use a Dilemma card in your hand, so there would be  no 
point to it. Dilemma cards are only used during the seed phase.  (It 
is likely, however, that we will have a card in a future expansion  
set  that allows later use of Dilemmas.)  

Q: RES-Q And ARTIFACTS -- Can Res-Q rescue a discarded 
artifact (say, the Betazoid Gift Box)? If so, does it return to your 
hand, playable on your next turn? Can you Res-Q the same 
Artifact repeatedly?
A: Under the current rules -- You can exchange the Res-Q card for 
any one card in your discard pile. It is an Event, so you can only do 
this once per turn at the start of your turn. The Res-Q card doesn't 
restrict this -- any card can be Rescued. So, if you choose the 
Betazoid Gift Box, it comes to your hand. Since the B.G.Box says 
"Immediately ...." you not only can play it immediately but have to. If 
you have several Res-Qs in your draw deck, you can draw one of 
them with the three cards the B.G.Box gives you, and use it to 
repeat this process next turn, and thus you can essentially draw at 
will two extra cards per turn if you can keep this cycle going and 
the opponent doesn't block you somehow. Of course, since the 
B.G.Box is an artifact, you have to "earn" it first by doing a mission 
where it is (see next question). 
   Repeated Rescuing -- This tactic of "recycling" the B.G.Box is 
controversial, because players who have discovered it believe it is 
too powerful and unbalances the game, and they are right (the 
strength of this tactic underestimated by us originally). The 
Solution -- Soon, new cards will deal directly with this problem by 
working against the "abuse" of Res-Q  (and Palor Toff) this way, 
thus solving this problem in a natural way (and turning it into a 
gameplay advantage!). In the meantime, the recently-published 
Tournament Rules have an option to prevent this, and players may 
want to play with house rules against retreiving Artifacts from the 
discard pile. (i.e., artifacts that are to be discarded are placed out 
of play instead). (See next question.)

Q: RESCUING "UNEARNED" ARTIFACTS --  Artifacts can be 
intentionally mis-seeded during the seed phase, in which case the 
rules say that such cards are "discarded." In that case, such cards 
can be retrieved from the discard pile into the players hand using 
Res-Q or Palor Toff. Is this legal?
A: No. Artifact cards that aren't correctly seeded during the seed 
phase are intended to be placed out of play. Technically the 
current rules do not say this, but clearly this was a mistake and not 
what we intended since this method of play is obviously against 
the spirit of the game as well as the spirit of the show. Also, in 
support of this, it does say on page 22 that "Artifacts are not 
earned until the mission is completed." The basic idea of Artifacts 
is that they are relatively powerful cards that you have to "earn" by 
doing a mission. (Tournament rules for ST:CCG also discuss this, 
by providing that such artifacts are placed out of play.)

Q: TELEPATHIC ALIEN KIDNAPPERS-- 1) Does the opponent 
have to show you the card you just guessed? If yes, that gives me 
information about his cards so I can guess more accurately next 
time... 2) When using this, it specifies a "type" of card. Is a "type" an 
Event, Interrupt, Personnel, Ship or Equipment?... 3) It says that its 
effects happen at the end of each turn. Does this actually mean 
*each* turn, or each of your own turns?... 4) Are these cards 
cumulative? If you have two can you guess twice each turn? If your 
opponent only has one card in his/her hand, and I have 2 (or 3 or 
4 etc.) telepathic alien kidnappers, what does this mean?
A: 1) Yes. That's more like what telepathy does. 2) Yes, plus  
Outpost or Artifact. 3)   Each of your own turns (see definition of 
"turns", above). 4) In a previous FAQ we said yes, they are 
cumulative. The opponent gets to reshuffle between each guess. If 
he has only one card in hand, he is in trouble! :-) Future expansion 
cards will be affecting the T.A.Kidnappers.

Q: ANTI-TIME ANOMALY and the TIME TRAVEL POD -- Can the 
Time Travel Pod be used to protect a ship's crew from the effects 
of Anti Time Anomaly?
A: This is an interesting question, which has been debated at 
length by many players, slipping into philosophical arenas of 
discussion! So here is a long-winded interpretation, which also 
discusses general card design "issues" all cards
 -- The Anomaly says, "Plays on table. Kills literally ALL personnel 
on table (both players' cards) at the end of your third full turn, 
unless anti-time anomaly destroyed first." (as an Event, it can be 
destroyed by Kevin Uxbridge). 
-- The Time Travel Pod artifact says, "Place in hand until played 
once as an Interrupt card on any ship. That ship travels into the 
future (disappears for up to 5 turns). Pre-announce the return 
time." 
-- Position 1 -- First, it is appealing to think you can use the Pod to 
send a crew "beyond" the countdown of the Anomaly, so that they 
will not be "on the table" when the Anomaly strikes its deadly blow. 
Such an interpretation also allows for some interesting game 
strategies, a strong argument in its favor. Also, another argument 
in its favor is that if you go by the technical wording of the cards 
this interpretation works fine. The crew has "disappeared" from 
play, and thus won't be affected by the Anomaly which effects only 
Personnel in play on the table. 
-- Position 2 -- However, several players have argued that the 
above interpretation is not so strong if you look at it in the context 
of how it worked in the episode "All Good Things", where it was 
featured. As is mentioned in the lore on the card, this Anomaly 
begins in the future and works backward in time. The reason it kills 
everyone is that goes back in time until it snuffs out the beginnings 
of life itself on these planets, annihilating their entire civilization. 
From this point of view, the crew on that ship travelling into the 
future would not be saved, since their past would have already 
been destroyed, just like everyone else. 
-- Which interpretation is right? Well, it is important to realize that 
you can make either interpretation work from a certain point of 
view. However, Position 2 above is not as practical, because if we 
were to follow that line of reasoning, we should also say that not 
only are all the Personnel on the table currently killed by the 
Anomaly, but also all the other Personnel waiting to come into 
play. Their "past" was destroyed as well, so how could you bring in 
any new people? And their ships would be destroyed as well, 
since the civilization that produced them was snuffed out. And their 
Outposts. And probably most of the planets. Virtually everything 
would be wiped out except for a few things like Q-related stuff, by 
this logic. In this case, playing the Anti-Time Anomaly would 
essentially mean that the game is going to end in three turns 
unless the anomaly is destroyed first. Well, that would be 
interesting (and one of the cards that is possible for a future 
expansion set involves threatening to end the game quickly), but 
that is not the intention of this particular card, as is clear from its 
wording which restricts itself to Personnel. Thus, although Position 
2 is a logical argument from a realism standpoint, it seems the 
least workable of the two, and the least likely to provide the best 
gameplay, because it just can't fully live up to such an extreme 
position. Position 1 may be less technically accurate in terms of 
realism, although symbolically it does "capture the flavor" of the 
concept just fine, but it is more fun and more workable. It provides 
alternatives and strategies that are new and which a clever person 
can take advantage of, AND leaves other new opportunities in the 
future for additional cards that interract with the Anti-Time Anomaly 
(an important point).
-- Therefore, the current ruling is, you can escape the effects of the 
Anti-Time Anomaly by "time travel" with cards like the Time Travel 
Pod.


Q: ANTI-TIME ANOMALY -- It will kill all Personnel on table. 1) 
Does this include Rogue Borg? 2) would it include Personnel in 
your hand which are "on the table" due to an Alien Probe card 
being in play?
A: 1) No. Only Personnel Cards.  2) No. "on the table" here means 
"in play on the table."  It doesn't include Personnel in the draw pile 
or discard pile just because these are laying on the table, or hand 
cards that happen to be on the table, etc.

Q: GAPS IN NORMAL SPACE -- Does it create a new spaceline 
location? 
A: Essentially, yes. You place it between one of the spaceline  
locations,  where it creates a new location with a span of 4  across 
it. Anything stopping there gets a crewmember killed,  so you have 
to "fly over" it. It can be destroyed by Kevin  Uxbridge.  

Q: GAPS IN NORMAL SPACE -- Can you place more than one 
"Gaps in Normal Space" card between the same two missions 
(creating a mega-gap of 8, 12, 16, etc)?
A: No. The card specifically says between "two mission cards", not 
"between a mission card and another Gap card". The intention is 
that mega-gaps aren't allowed, otherwise someone could stock 20 
of them in a deck and make the spaceline impassable.

Q: ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION -- It says, "Plays crosswise on any 
planet location.  Maximum  of three personnel per turn can be 
beamed up or down at this  location."  Does this mean 3 limit at 
any one time, or for the  entire turn? Does it refer to 3 up and 3 
down, or 3 total? 
A:  It means, up to 3 people can beam once, up or down. (i.e.  2 
down and 1 up or any such combination).  

Q: SUPERNOVA and PARTICLE FOUNTAIN -- Does a Supernova 
destroy a Particle Fountain? 
A: It destroys the card along with all other cards there (see page  
32 of the rulebook), but not the points earned by the person who  
played it. (At the present time there is no way to take Away  Points 
that have been earned by a player.) Take the particle  fountain and 
set it aside with other bonus point cards to keep  the score 
indicated.  


7. INTERRUPTS
*** 7.1  MISCELLANEOUS

Q: SCAN and FULL PLANET SCAN -- These cards allow you to 
scan the dilemma and artifact cards at a mission location for 20 
seconds. But it doesn't say a ship has to be present there to do the 
scan. Isn't it more realistic to require a ship to be there to do the 
scan? 
A: The card doesn't list that limitation for gameplay reasons which 
seemed to override here. Perhaps it would be more realistic to 
require a ship present, and you might want to play with a house 
rule to that effect,  but this is one of several cases in which a card's 
effect has a symbolic effect in addition to a realistic effect, for 
gameplay reasons.


Q: SEQUENCE OF INTERRUPTS -- How do interrupts work? Do 
you use the LIFO rule as in Magic? (Last in, First out?) Or is it in 
declared order? 
A: Interrupts are handled sequentially, taken in the order they are 
played as mentioned in the rules on page 16. If I play Interrupt A 
and you immediately play Interrupt B (before A has been 
resolved), we would then take a breath and resolve Interrupt A, 
then Interrupt B. The exception to this is when the Interrupt card 
specifically is designed to nullify or otherwise influence another 
Interrupt, like Amanda Rogers or Q2. They will say so on the card. 
These cards can lead to "chains" as in the next answer.

Q: CHAINS OF INTERRUPTS -- How do "chains" of Interrupts work 
when played in sequence? For example, my opponent is about to 
send down an away team. I stop them (essentially) by interrupting 
with rogue borg. This starts a chain -- He plays Hugh to counter 
Rogue Borg. I play Amanda Rogers to nullify Hugh. Can he now 
play another Hugh to counter my Rogue Borg again? Can he also 
play another Amanda to counter Rogue Borg (again.)?
A: When Interrupts that affect other Interrupts are played, players 
can get caught up in an "interrupt battle" or "chain", as in the 
example of this question. Such chains could be very long. For 
instance: You play a Rogue Borg on me. I play Hugh to nullify it. 
Result ... so far, Rogue Borg are nullified. You play Amanda 
Rogers to nullify Hugh.... Rogue Borg are active again. I play Q2 to 
nullify your Amanda Rogers... Rogue Borg nullified. You play 
another Amanda Rogers to nullify my Q2... Rogue Borg active. I 
have no more Q2s. The result of the chain -- the Rogue Borg 
remains active and will have their effect, unless I have some other 
cards up my sleeve that may nullify it. If it is still active after I've 
exhausted all my possible nullifiers, then it gets through.

Q: INTERRUPTING "ACTIONS" IN PROGRESS -- Can Interrupts 
be played "during" an action of the opponent (i.e., after he starts 
doing something and before he finishes)? For example, I am about 
to beam up personnel to my empty ship. As I do this, my opponent 
tries to "interrupt" my beaming by playing a Ship Seizure card. He 
claims this will tow away the ship to which I am beaming so that 
my Personnel will beam into space. Can Interrupts "interrupt" an 
action in progress like that?
A: Interrupting an "action in progress" is normally not possible. 
Actions in the game are normally disctinct and happen in 
sequence. Interrupts allow you to literally stop the normal 
sequential flow and "insert" something special. But it doesn't mean 
inserting this interrupt "into the middle" of the previous action in the 
game. (That would be much too complicated.) Thus, in the 
example, the personnel are beamed to the ship before the Ship 
Seizure could take effect.   *However*, there CAN be cards that 
interrupt an action as it is happening *if the card itself says so*. For 
example, the Wormhole card is like this-- it is played on a ship as it 
begins to move. In the example, if instead of playing the Ship 
Seizure he had played some sort of card that can be played 
"during" transport, there would have been a different effect. For 
example, if there was a card called "Transporter Accident -- Play 
as opponent attempts to beam personnel, one of those personnel 
(random selection) is killed", then he could play this interrupt to 
affect the beaming. There is not a card like this in the game, but 
there might be something like it in the future.

Q: INTERRUPT COMBINATIONS -- Do I have to give my opponent 
time to read and/or react to an interrupt, in case he/she wants to 
Amanda Rogers it? For example, can I Emergency Transporter 
Armbands his personnel back up to his ship on his turn and then 
immediately play an Incoming Message before he has a chance to 
beam back down? 
A: Common courtesy says that he/she gets a reasonable time to 
decide on such things (especially for inexperienced players who 
might need to read the interrupt card to see what it does before 
deciding whether to react), otherwise people would lay down a 
slew of Interrupts all together, causing unnecessary confusion. 
And it makes sense that Amanda could "pop in" instantaneously at 
any time. Give the opponent at least a little time to speak up, 
enough time to understand each step in your combination and to 
blurt out a "wait!" to stop ou if he can.

Q: "ESCAPE INTERRUPTS" -- Can I use Asteroid Sanctuary to 
prevent the Borg Ship from blowing me away when I uncover it? If 
yes, can I then continue with that ship?
A: Yes, you can avoid the battle. You can't "come out" until the 
Borg Ship has moved away, however, or the Borg will see you!


*** 7.4  PARTICULAR INTERRUPTS

Q: NEAR WARP TRANSPORT -- When using Near Warp 
Transport, can you beam a maximum of six persons during the 
turn (such as 3 down to a planet and three back to the ship)? Or is 
it just applicable "from" a ship? Can you beam from an Outpost this 
way?
A: Just from the ship.

Q: DISTORTION OF THE SPACE/TIME CONTINUUM -- Must I play 
this card (which gives your ship and crew an extra move) before I 
draw a card? Or may I play it immediately after?
A: Before. Drawing a card ends your turn.

Q: INCOMING MESSAGES -- (1) When my opponent plays an 
incoming message on me,   does that mean that I can't beam any 
personnel off to a  neighboring ship before I head home, or does 
the nature of the  card intend to stop me from all actions for a 
while? (2) Would the Incoming Message interrupt have any effect 
on  a ship whose entire crew has beamed down to attempt a  
mission?   (3) What if only part of the crew is aboard but they do 
not  have the necessary staff or command rating to move the  
ship? (4) Do I have any control over my speed? For example, if  
moving my full normal speed would land the ship on a "Gaps  in 
Normal Space" or where a Borg Ship is, do I have to do it?  
A:  The Incoming Message is an "order." You are supposed to  say, 
"Yes Sir!" and do as you are told. You must beam up  the 
necessary personnel to meet the ship's staff requirements,  if 
necessary, and single-mindedly take off for the Outpost  without 
beaming off personnel or doing other things along  the way like 
stopping to begin a battle or attempt a mission.  If this forces you to 
stop on a location where you would rather  not be, that's tough; 
you are under orders! If your ship is  attacked by the opponent on 
the way back, it may defend  itself, but must continue its 
assignment on your next turn.   

Q: INCOMING MESSAGES and DESTROYED OUTPOSTS -- This 
requires the indicated ship to "return to outpost",  but what 
happens if the Outpost has been destroyed? 
A: A rare occurrence, but possible. If the Outpost had been  
destroyed, the ship must return to its "place of origin"  (where the 
Outpost was), (perhaps to investigate the  debris leftover from the 
disaster).  

Q: THE JUGGLER -- How does The Juggler work? Does the player 
reshuffle just the cards he has not drawn? Does the player 
reshuffle his discard pile back into his draw deck?
A: Just the cards in his/her draw deck are shuffled. (This can be 
handy in certain situations.)

Q: EMERGENCY TRANSPORTER ARMBANDS and CLOAKED 
SHIPS -- Do they override the rule about not being able to beam 
up to a  cloaked ship? The card does say "any time", after all. 
A: No. Emergency Transporter Armbands don't override anything  
that would normally prevent transporting. "Any time" refers to the  
ability to use it at any time since it is an interrupt, but still the  
normal conditions have to be met.  


Q: EMERGENCY TRANSPORTER ARMBANDS DURING 
DILEMMAS -- Can these be used to rescue an away team when 
they encounter a dilemma and avoid the affects of the dilemma, 
such as to prevent one from being killed? Would the dilemma card 
be discarded if it said it was to be discarded at that point?
A:  The card says, "Beam Personnel up or down at any time, even 
during a battle before the winner is determined."
	It thus works at any time, even when it isn't your turn. The 
key question revolves around whether you can look at the 
dilemma and then decide whether to beam up. The answer is, you 
can *look* at the dilemma, but if you are going to beam up you 
have to do so before the result of the dilemma is determined.
	The example of battles mentioned on the Armbands card is 
the guide to this answer, because it says "before the winner is 
determined." (In other words, in battles, you can chicken out and 
beam up, but only if the result hasn't been resolved yet.) The 
principle is that you can't wait to see the result and then decide. 
The same applies to dealing with Dilemmas -- you have to decide 
to use the Armbands right away, if at all. 
	For example, here are three cases: 1) if the dilemma 
happens to you instantly (i.e., there are no numbers to be 
compared or requirements to check, such as Armus -- Skin of Evil, 
or Male Love Interest), then it is already too late.  2) If it is a 
dilemma that requires a "random selection" -- you can't wait to see 
"who dies" and then decide whether to beam away or not. Once 
the outcome is determined the chance to beam away is lost.   3) If, 
however, the dilemma has to be resolved, then you can use 
E.T.Armbands to beam up before it is resolved, but not after. For 
example: Rebel Encounter says it kills one A.T. member unless 
STRENGTH>44 . . . etc. You can play the Armbands to beam up, 
but you cannot count up (or take time to estimate) your Strength 
before making that decision. Most dilemmas have requirements of 
some sort, and so most of them can be avoided with the Armbands 
this way. 
	NOTE#1: Any Personnel avoiding the dilemma this way are 
stopped, because they didn't overcome the requirements. Also, if 
the dilemma says "discard dilemma", it is discarded. Dilemmas 
which do not say this are not discarded, of course. Dilemmas 
which are circumvented in this way do not earn bonus points.
	Note#2: E.T.Armbands will not work against Interrupts or 
Events which happen immediately. They would work, however, 
against an Event which is time-delayed, such as to escape from 
something that is going to happen at the end of the current turn.
	NOTE#3: The rules committee has been divided on the 
answer to this question. The above answer seems best at this 
time, but admittedly is a little vague. So it might be considered a 
provisional answer, pending feedback from more players 
depending on if it proves to work effeciently or not. Your feedback 
on your experience using the rule would be appreciated..

Q: STOPPED AWAY TEAMS and EMERGENCY TRANSPORTER 
ARMBANDS -- If my away team gets stopped by not overcoming a 
Dilemma and then  I use Emergency Transporter Armbands to 
beam them back to the ship,  do they become un-stopped?   
A: No. There is nothing in the game presently that will "unstop" 
anything,  (except for the related card that allows a ship and its 
crew to "make  another move", although that isn't quite the same 
as "unstopping" them).   

Q: WORMHOLES -- They are to be played on a ship "as it begins 
to move".  Does  this mean when the ship first moves in a turn, or 
can it also be  played if the ship moves somewhere, stops to do 
something, and  then begins to move again? 
A: Yes, as it begins to move any time.    

Q: WORMHOLES -- Can two ships travel through the same pair of 
wormhole cards if they start at the same location?
A: No. The card refers only to "ship". Future wormhole-related 
cards, however, might affect this! :-)


8. EQUIPMENT
*** 8.1  MISCELLANEOUS

Q: EQUIPMENT -- (1) Are Equipment effects transferable? For 
example, the  Engineering Kit says, "Gives all of your OFFICER-
classification  personnel the extra skill of ENGINEER where 
present." So, my  Officer now acts as an Engineer too. But what if I 
now add a  Tricorder which says, "Gives all of your ENGINEER-
classification  personnel the extra skill of SCIENCE where 
present." Does that  mean my Officer/Engineer now acts as a 
Scientist as well? (2) Do "super-engineers" benefit twice from 
Equipment cards.   For example, Geordi LaForge is a super 
Engineer with an  ENGINEER classification and extra ENGINEER 
skill. If he is  with a Tricorder (which gives SCIENCE skill to  
ENGINEER-classification personnel), would he also have  double 
SCIENCE skill? (3) Phasers -- A Phaser says "each personnel 
STRENGTH +2  where present". Does each member of the away 
team get +2,  or only one member per phaser?  
A: (1) No, the equipment only enhances the "classification"  as a 
new skill. You might think of it as a "temporary ability",  but it 
doesn't transfer. (2) No. The cards refer only to the "classification" 
of the  personnel. (3) Wherever a phaser is present, everyone on 
the away team  gets the +2. If you have two phasers, you get +4.  

Q:  EQUIPMENT ENHANCERS -- How do Equipment cards like 
the Engineering Kit work? 
A: They multiply skills on crews and Away Teams. For example,  
an Engineering Kit turns every Officer at that location into an  
Engineer as well. Thus, skillful use of Equipment can create a  
very strong Away Team.  For instance, if you had an Away  Team 
with 4 Officers, 1 Engineering Kit,  and 1 Medi-Kit, you  essentially 
would have 4 Officer, 4 Engineer, and 4 Medical  personnel in the 
Away Team, using just 6 cards!  

Q: EQUIPMENT and TREATIES -- (1) If there is no treaty in effect, 
can affiliation-specific  Equipment like a Romulan Disruptor be 
"handled" by the other  affiliations? i.e., can a Romulan Disruptor 
be brought in at a  Federation outpost and transported around by 
Federation ships?   (2) What if there is a treaty in effect -- can my 
Federation people  use the Romulan Disruptor? 
A: (1) Anybody, anytime, can move or beam Equipment  around, 
because they are "things". It's just that in game terms  only certain 
affiliations can actually use that Equipment as stated  on the 
individual cards. (2) If there is a treaty, then both affiliations  can 
use the Equipment, because under a Treaty the allied affiliations 
share their cards "as if they were one affiliation." (You might  
rationalize that they teach each other how to use the equipment, 
etc.)  

Q: STRANDED EQUIPMENT -- If an Away Team with Equipment 
gets wiped out (e.g. by a  Firestorm) is the Equipment destroyed as 
well? 
A:  The Equipment normally would not be destroyed, and thus  
would be left on the planet, where the OWNER of the Equipment  
could later go and retrieve it. (The opponent cannot retrieve them,  
because theoretically he would not know where to find them on  
the planet.) This is one of the advantages of using Equipment  
cards; they aren't as vulnerable as Personnel.  

Q: EQUIPMENT SKILLS COMBINING WITH EVENTS -- If an 
Engineering Padd is used, will the person using it be able to give 
the bonus to Nutational Shields?
A: Yes. The requirement on the Nutational Shields card refers to 
"ENGINEER" not to "ENGINEER Classification."

*** 8.2  PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT

Q: PHASERS AND DISRUPTORS -- Where it states that the +2 
given by these weapons are cumulative does this mean that a 
Federation away team with two Phaser equipment cards get a +4 
each for all personnel?
A: Yes. Also, they would "accumulate" with any other cards that 
might increase personnel Strength the same way.


9. ARTIFACTS
*** 9.1 MISCELLANEOUS

Q: DISCARDING OF ARTIFACTS --  Situation: Player A seeds an 
artifact. Player B gains control of the artifact. Player A sends the
artifact out of play. Whose discard pile does the artifact go to, 
Player A's or Player B's?
A: It goes to Player B's (assuming you are not playing with the 
current optional tournament rule that says discarded artifacts are 
placed out of play). To help keep track of who owns the card, you 
can place it in the discard pile upside down.

Q: OWNING ARTIFACTS -- "If an Away Team successfully 
overcomes all dilemmas and successfully completes the mission, 
the player earns ownership of any artifacts seeded at that mission 
location." Does the player need to return it back to the opponent at 
the end of the game or keep it for real?
A: He returns it to the owner. All cards are returned to their owner, 
with the exception of any affected by the Raise the Stakes card.

Q: ARTIFACTS USED AS EQUIPMENT -- When an Away Team 
finds an Artifact that is used like Equipment, does that Artifact go 
immediately into that Away Team's possession or does it go into 
the player's hand?
A: It is possessed by the Away Team, since they just "found" it 
there. You don't have to bring it into the game like normal 
Equipment cards, since it is already in the game so to speak.

*** 9.2 PARTICULAR ARTIFACTS

Q: HORGA'HN -- The Horga'hn allows double turns "from now on."  
Does this allow a turn immediately following the playing of  this 
card, or does it take effect on the next turn?"
A: Immediately.

Q:  HORGA'HN -- It says that it "allows" you to take two turns, is  
this optional? 
A: Yes. It says you are allowed to, not that you "must". You  could 
only take the normal one turn if you want  

Q:   KURLAN NAISKOS -- This artifact triples a ship's stats if all 7  
personnel types are on board. Would an Officer who also has  
Medical skills, for example, count as both for this purpose? 
A: Yes. It doesn't say classifications, it says types.  

Q: BETAZOID GIFT BOX and KEVIN UXBRIDGE -- Can the 
opponent use Amanda or Kevin to nullify my Gift Box before I can 
use it, or is it an immediate effect?
A: Kevin can only nullify Events or "Artifacts played as an Event".
The same for "Artifacts" played as an Interrupt" with Amanda 
Rogers. The Artifacts which are played this way say so on the card, 
such as the Kurlan Naiskos, which says, "Place in hand until 
played on any ship as an Event card...." Although the B.G.Box is 
played like an Interrupt in the sense that it is immediate, it doesn't 
specifically say so. So, technically Amanda can't touch it. This 
might be an error on our part, since combining the B.G.Box with 
the Res-Q has proven to be a powerful combination (although 
Res-Q can be stopped by Kevin).


10. OUTPOSTS
*** 10.1 MISCELLANEOUS

Q: FEDERATION ATTACKS ON AN OUTPOST -- Can a 
Federation ship attack an Outpost?
A: Federation can't attack Outposts, except under the 
circumstances already discussed for Federation attacks under 
treaty (see FAQ v.2).

Q: EXTENDING SHIELDS -- 1) When an outpost extends its 
shields to a ship in its space, are the  outpost's shields reduced?  
2) Is the shield extended to all its ships in orbit? 
A:  1) No.  2) Yes (see page 29 of the rulebook)

Q: CYTHERIANS and OUTPOSTS -- If the Cytherians are at a 
location with an outpost and the mission is attempted from the 
outpost, is the dilemma simply discarded with no effect?
A: Yes, except the crew would be stopped. The Cytherians 
"explore the galaxy in reverse" by giving other species the 
knowledge and compulsion to come to them. They don't want 'ya if 
you ain't got a ship! And it is too awkward to require them to "wait" 
for the next ship.

Q: MULTIPLE OUTPOSTS  -- If you have 1 Klingon and 1 
Federation Outpost at the same location, do ships you have in the 
sector get extended shields of 15 shields from Federation outpost 
and 16 for Klingon outpost? Is a treaty necessary to get both 
bonuses?
A: Each outpost only can extend shields to protect affiliated ships. 
(See page 29). If there is no treaty, a non-affiliated ship won't be 
protected. If there is a Treaty, it would be protected.

Q: OUTPOSTS, WHERE ARE THEY? -- Are Outposts located on 
the planet's surface (or can they be in orbit)?
A: Neither. They are a more amorphous concept than that. (See 
the FAQ "Interesting Factoids" for why).  ..... They are "separate" 
from the mission location, so you treat missions done from an 
outpost similarly to how you do all missions (with an Away Team, 
etc.)

Q: OUTPOSTS and ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION -- Do 
Atmospheric Ionization and Distortion Field cards apply to Away 
Teams being sent to the affected planet from an Outpost?
A: Yes

Q: OUTPOSTS and HOLODECKS -- Do outposts have 
holodecks? Can a holographic character attempt a space mission 
where the outpost is?
A: No. Although the DS9 space station has holosuites, none of the 
current Outposts has holodecks. Perhaps a future one will, in 
which case it will say so on the card.

Q: DESTROYED OUTPOSTS -- If your only outpost is destroyed, 
do you lose the game immediately, or can you go on with the ships 
and crew you have out and hope to win or get  another outpost?
A: Play with what you have. If you stocked a spare outpost in your 
deck, you will be okay. And usually it takes a big effort to destroy 
an opponent's outpost and so this is unlikely to happen early in 
the game, meaning that you hopefully would already have much of 
your "stuff" in play to continue the battle, especially if you are 
currently ahead on points.

Q: OUTPOSTS AND SHIPS -- Does an outpost get the benefits of 
Nutational or Metaphasic Shields? Can Rogue Borg Mercenaries 
be played upon an occupied outpost? Should Outposts be 
generally treated as immobile ships?
A: The answer is no to all of these.

Q: OUTPOSTS and ALLIANCES -- Can you create an alliance 
during the game if you don't have outposts  representing both 
affiliations in play? 
A: Yes. (1) If you start out with two Outposts but one of them gets 
destroyed,  you can still create the treaty.  While the Treaty is in 
effect,  all the new  personnel can come in at the remaining 
outpost.  (2) If you start with only  one outpost from the beginning, 
you can also still create an alliance, although  you can only bring 
in the mixed-affiliation personnel at the outpost after you  establish 
the treaty.  

Q:  NON-ALIGNED OUTPOSTS -- Are there non-aligned 
outposts? 
A: There will be, soon!


11. HOLOGRAPHIC RE-CREATIONS

Q: HOLOGRAPHIC STAFF -- Can holographic Personnel staff a 
ship alone (assuming they meet the ship's staffing requirements)?
A:  The rules committee has been divided over this question. First, 
note that none of the current Holographic Personnel has any 
staffing ability so they couldn't staff any major ship; but they 
perhaps could staff a ship that has no staffing requirements, like 
shuttles or scouts. Technically speaking, the answer should be 
"yes" based upon the wording of the rules for staffing (page 18) 
and the rules for holographic characters (page 31). Yet this might 
seem unrealistic, because in that case the ship's computer is the 
only thing controlling the ship. On the other hand, new characters 
like the holographic doctor aboard Voyager might contradict that. 
And Moriarity did briefly gain control of the Enterprise for awhile. 
So, the "realism" of it is debatable, which means that technically 
speaking the answer remains "yes". Consider this ruling 
provisional for the time being, and your feedback on this question 
(particularly in regard to which answer you think "plays better") 
would be welcome.

Q: LONE HOLOGRAPHIC PERSONNEL -- Can holographic 
Personnel beam themselves to a planet, without a normal person 
on board to "push the button"?
A: Yes, assuming you have Holo-Projectors installed.

Q: HOLOGRAPHIC PERSONNEL and DILEMMAS -- What effect, if 
any, do dilemmas have on Holographic Personnel? Can the Love 
Interest dilemmas effect Holograms?
A: Holographic Personnel are realistic programmed simulations of 
normal personnel which would react to Dilemmas the way that 
normal Personnel do, getting "killed" or getting "infected", etc., 
except that the final result is a little different for them due to the fact 
their existence is tied to the technology which brings them alive. 
Page 31 of the rules explains what happens if they get "killed" 
(they are deactivated and are stopped). If they are assailed by a 
dilemma that affects them less directly, such as an infection that 
lowers skills or attributes, etc., then they work like normal people. 
However, the difference is they cannot do things which are literally 
impossible for them. The Love Interest card, for example, which 
directs the person to "run off to the furthest planet" is not possible, 
since they can't leave connection with the computer on the ship 
that is controlling them. In such cases, we can imagine that the 
Holographic Character would "try" to run off with the lover, but 
when it goes out of range it gets deactivated. When in doubt about 
the effect on the Holographic Character of a Dilemma, deactivate it 
back to the ship (where it is stopped). See next question.

Q: HOLOGRAPHIC RED SHIRTS -- Since they are only 
deactivated if killed, can they be used as "red shirts?"
A: Yes, they can be used this way, (although future cards will be 
affecting this type of use). If this seems unbalanced to you, 
consider the following. a) they can still be "stopped" and affected 
in other ways by dilemmas than just being "killed." There are more 
to dilemmas than just killing things! :-) Most dilemmas affect 
holographic personnel the same way as normal personnel. b) this 
advantage isn't necessarily that strong if you take it into account 
when stocking your dilemmas. For example, not one of the 
holographic personnel currently in the game can get past the 
Impassable Door dilemma by itself. c) the holographic cards are 
only just "introduced" in the initial set of 363 cards. There will be a 
lot more cards introduced in the coming expansion sets that 
"deepen" holographic stuff in many ways, including their 
vulnerabilities and strengths and new uses. Making a rule against 
red shirting here would just put unnecessry limitations on the cool 
stuff we can do with them in the future.  d) at the current time, this 
feature of Holographic Personnel is one of their advantages -- 
remember, you have to have extra cards in play (holo-projectors, 
etc.) to even use them, so they have to have some strengths! e) 
using them as a red shirt has the same risks of any red shirt, 
because they can "unleash" Dilemmas that a normal away team 
could have overcome.

Q: HOLO-PROJECTION FROM AN OUTPOST -- Can Holo-
Projectors be used to project Holgraphic Characters to a planet in 
an Away Team from an Outpost (where no ships are present)?
A: The Holo-Projector card says, "Plays on table. This technology 
allows your holographic re-creations to be projected and used on 
any of your ships or Away Teams. (Immune to Kevin Uxbridge)." 
Thus, it doesn't work on an Outpost (which are not ships), but will 
work on a holographic personnel projected onto a planet in an 
Away Team from an Outpost.

Q: ROGUE BORG vs. HOLOGRAPHIC PERSONNEL -- Rogue 
Borg are used to battle a ship's crew. If one of this crew is a 
Holographic Personnel, when "killed" in battle he is deactivated (to 
the ship) and can be reactivated next turn. Does this mean that the 
Rogue Borg will never be able to take the ship since holographic 
characters can not be killed and will fight an endless battle?
A:  The current interpretation is this -- Rogue Borg attack "at the 
start of every turn." That means the start of both your turn and the 
opponent's turn. When one of the holographic personnel is "killed" 
(deactivated), it will not have time to be reactivated before the next 
attack. When all the normal crew are killed and nothing but 
deactivated Holographic Personnel remain aboard, it makes 
sense that the Rogue Borg would simply "turn them off" (discard 
them). Note that in this scenario, if there are still normal personnel 
aboard fighting for the ship the Holographic Personnel might have 
time to be re-activated a few times and rejoin the fight.   For 
example, it's your turn. Your ship has three normal and one 
holographic personnel aboard. Opponent attacks with 6 Rogue 
Borg. Result: (one personnel killed, random selection), your 
holographic personnel is killed (deactivated). His turn, at the start, 
the battle continues against your normal personnel (the 
holographic personnel is still deactivated). One of your normal 
personnel is killed (two left). Your turn again -- your holographic 
personnel is still not yet activated when the battle begins at the 
very start of your turn. Result: one of your normal personnel is 
killed (one left) -- but now it is still your turn and your holographic 
personnel reactivates, rejoining the battle with your remaining 
normal personnel, etc.


12. NON-ALIGNED and TREATIES

Q: REPORTING UNDER TREATY -- When a treaty is out, can 
personnel from one affiliation report for duty in the other 
affiliation's outpost?
A:. Yes  The rules say, "When a treaty card is in play, the 
personnel, ships, outposts, etc. can all be shared by the players as 
if they were one affilition." Thus, they can share the outpost.

Q: BROKEN TREATY ON A NON-ALIGNED SHIP -- If a mixed crew 
under treaty is aboard a non-aligned ship and the treaty is broken, 
what happens? Are all the personnel except non-aligned put 
under house arrest?
A: Normally on a non-aligned ship you can have non-aligned 
personnel and one affiliation of personnel, but you can't mix two 
affiliations there without a treaty. The current interpretation is that if 
there are mixed-affiliation personnel there (under a treaty) and the 
treaty is broken, the minority affiliation personnel are the ones put 
under house arrest. (See page 30, Treaties).

Q: TREATIES and ATTACKS -- If my opponent is playing a 
Klingon/Federation (split) deck, and has the Klingon/Federation 
Treaty card in play, can he attack my Federation ships and 
personnel? Isn't the Federation one big entity? I can understand 
that for gameplay I cannot take advantage of his treaty card to use 
any Klingons I might have in my deck, but can he initiate an attack 
against me?
A: If he has a Klingon "leading" the attack, then he can attack you. 
This provides the rationale for why this might happen. (See 
"Federation Attacks with Klingons aboard" in Rules FAQ v.2)

Q: TREATY and REPAIR -- If there was a treaty, could a Romulan 
outpost be used to repair Klingon ships and counteract the REM 
sleep Dilemma?
A: Yes

Q: TREATY and EQUIPMENT -- If a mixed Klingon/Romulan crew 
(with a treaty) has both Klingon and Romulan disruptor equipment 
cards aboard their ship, do they each get +2 strength from their 
respective disruptors, or does the whole crew get +4 because of 
the treaty?
A: No. Those disruptor cards refer specifically to which affiliation 
they "work" for.

Q: NON-ALIGNED SHIPS and REPORTING -- Where do non-
aligned ships come into the game? Any outpost? Any planet 
mission? Any mission at all?
A: Non-Aligned ships and personnel can get into the game via any 
of your outposts. There is going to be a non-aligned outpost 
released soon, by the way.

Q: NON-ALIGNED and FEDERATION ATTACKS -- Can non-
aligned personnel initiate attacks when aboard a Fed ship the 
same way non-Fed personnel can under a treaty?
A: Yes. They must have "leadership" skill to do so. (See FAQ.v.2)

Q: NON-ALIGNED SHIPS and REPAIR -- How do non-aligned 
ships repair when damaged?
A: The rules say, "A damaged ship can be repaired by returning to 
its outpost." If you have a non-aligned outpost, that's it. But you 
may NOT repair at an affiliated outpost. However, Non-Aligned 
ships CAN repair at a Spacedock, as is stated on the Spacedock 
card.

Q: NON-ALIGNED BEAMING BETWEEN AFFILIATIONS --You 
have non-aligned personnel aboard a Federation ship. Can you 
beam these personnel aboard your Klingon ship,without a treaty?
A: Yes. The rules say, (page 21) "The ships must share the same 
mission location and be owned by the same player." No distinction 
was made for non-aligneds between ships of different affiliations. 


13. AFFILIATIONS

Q. ROMULAN vs ROMULAN -- If both players are playing the same 
affiliation (i.e. Romulan), can a player use a ship to attack if the 
ship has a Non-Aligned person with Leadership?
A: Yes, under the same logic in which Federation can attack with 
such a person aboard.

Q: DETERMINING AFFILIATION IN MIXED COMPANY -- If you 
have a mixed group of Personnel (with a treaty) of, for example, 
Feds and Klingons, how do you determine which rules you follow 
(ie - being allowed to attack)?
A:  If there is no other way to tell, go by the affiliation rules for the 
affiliation which is under the most affiliation restrictions. The 
affiliation restrictions are very few and simple, explained on page 
28). Federation can't normally initiate an attack (except as outline 
in previous FAQs). And Romulans can't normally attack other 
Romulans. 


14. THE SPACELINE and MOVEMENT

Q: FLEET MOVEMENT -- Can multiple ships move together in an 
"armada"? I am thinking specifically about getting past a Q-net. If I 
only have 1 person with Diplomacy ( ex. Picard Dipx2 ) and I can 
only move one ship at a time, then only 1 ship is ever going to get 
past the Q-net. All my other ships are stuck on the other side 
forever.
A: The Q-Net says, "...No ship may pass the Q-Net unless 2 
Diplomacy aboard." It is referring to each ship.


15.  BEAMING -- AWAY TEAMS -- CREW

Q: AWAY TEAMS -- When all away teams are stopped, can a new 
away team be formed and  beamed down to continue? 
A: Yes, as long as it is made up of Personnel who aren't already 
"stopped" for  that turn. For example, if your initial Away Team hits 
a Sarjenka dilemma and  is stopped, you might bring up another 
ship, beam down another Away Team,  and try the mission with 
them. Of course, the Personnel in the initial Away  Team can't 
participate because they are stopped. (See page 17).  

Q: RESCUING A CREW -- If my ship is about to be destroyed, can I 
save the crew, such as by  beaming them down to a planet? 
A: Yes, if your ship is going to be destroyed, you can try to save the 
crew  by beaming them down to a planet first, where they will be 
stranded but  can be picked up later. (They would be vulnerable to 
attack there from  enemy Away Teams).  The only time you can't 
do this is in the middle  of a ship-to-ship battle (where there is 
logically not enough time to escape  this way). There is an 
Interrupt card, however, called Emergency  Transporter Armbands, 
that does allow such a means of escape even during  a battle. 
Note that a crew can also escape by using an Escape Pod card,  
as well as other ways.  

Q: SHIP HOPPING -- Can you "ferry" Personnel down the 
spaceline with several ships? i.e. Beam  the person up, move the 
ship, beam him over to another ship, move that other  ship, etc.? 
A: Yes. Clever manipulation of ships can give you lots of 
movement freedom.  

Q: COMBINING AWAY TEAMS -- If you beam an away team to a 
mission from two separate ships,  do they come together as one 
away team?  
A: Yes-- If you beam them both down it is assumed they are 
intended  to be there together. If  you want to operate them 
separately, first  beam down one, try the mission (or battle, etc.), 
and if they get stopped  then beam down another team,  etc. The 
only exception is the case  when  one player beams down Away 
Teams from different affiliations and  no treaty is in effect that 
allows them to be intermixed. In that case they  are separate Away 
Teams in the same place.  

Q: NON-MATCHING AWAY TEAMS -- Can an Away Team beam 
down to a planet if their Affiliation cannot complete the mission 
there? (To attack another Away Team, for example.)
A: Yes. A major tactic is to "strand" an opponent's Away Team and 
then beam down to attack it. There might be other reasons to 
beam down to a planet besides these.

Q: BEAMING DOWN ENTIRE CREW -- Is it possible to beam down 
your entire ship's crew to attempt a planet mission, or does 
someone need to remain aboard to beam the away team back?
A: You can beam down the entire crew. There is evidence in 
several episodes of this, especially in DS9, in which the computer 
can beam them back. However, leaving your ship empty makes it 
vulnerable to many special cards, such as Ship Seizure, so it is a 
risky thing to do.

Q. COMBINED AWAY TEAMS AND THEIR SHIPS -- I go for a 
mission with different ships. I beam down personnel from the 
different ships to form an away team. I encounter a dilemma that 
does something to my "ship". Which ship is affected? All?
A: Alien Parasites is the only planet dilemma that has effects upon 
the ship the Away Team came from. It says the infected Away 
Team beams up to the ship and the opponent controls the ship 
until stopped. If personnel were beamed down from multiple ships, 
then apparently they would beam back under this dilemma to 
those multiple ships where they came from, with each one 
controlled that way.

Q: INTER-SHIP BEAMING -- Can two ships passing each other 
beam Personnel between themselves  (if they are your own 
ships)? 
A: Yes. 


16.  BATTLE

Q: FEDERATION ATTACKS in AWAY TEAMS -- Can Federation 
attack Romulan or Klingons on *planets*? 
A: Not normally, no. The prohibition against Federation *initiating*  
attacks extends to away team battles too  (See page 28), although  
you might see special cards in the future that do allow it under  
certain circumstances.  

Q: BATTLE "FORCES" -- The rules don't define what constitutes a 
"force" when  they say, "Battles can only occur when the opposing 
forces  are at the same location."  
A: "Forces" here simply means the units each PLAYER has  at that 
location.  Either my Away Team versus your Away  Team, or my 
ships versus your ships. Plus any other cards  which might come 
into play such as modifiers (shield enhances,  etc.) or Interrupt 
cards that affect battles. See also the previous  question about 
combining away teams.  

Q: FEDERATION ATTACKS UNDER TREATY -- If you are playing, 
for example, Federation and Klingons  without a treaty, can your 
Federation ships/personnel get  "dragged into" a battle if your 
Klingons are attacked, or does  the Federation only get to 
counterattack when they are  *directly* attacked? What is the 
situation if a treaty IS in  effect? 
A: With no treaty in effect, the Federation could NOT attack,  with a 
treaty they could.   

Q: FEDERATION ATTACKS WHEN KLINGONS ABOARD -- 
Federation forces are normally not supposed to initiate an  attack. 
Does this include a situation in which there are Klingons  aboard a 
Federation ship under a Treaty?  
A:  The present ruling is this:   If you are playing an alliance  under 
treaty of Federation/Klingon, then situations may arise  in which 
you have Klingons aboard a Federation ship. It is  possible for a 
ship with a mixed crew like this to initiate an  attack -- but ONLY if a 
Klingon aboard has "Leadership" skill  (otherwise, no one would 
obey him and the Federation rules  against attack would prevail). 
The same would apply with  Federation / Romulan treaties and 
mixed crews.  

Q: FEDERATION "RETALIATION" ATTACKS -- Federation cannot 
initiate attacks but are allowed to retaliate.  Does this include a 
second Federation ship that I'd like to  bring to the aid of another 
that is under attack? 
A: The rules aren't particularly clear on whether a "battle" lasts  for 
one turn and then ends, or whether it can last for a series  of turns 
as the ships involved "slug it out". This is how we  currently 
interpret it:  Once a battle gets started (Away Team  or Ship 
battles), the battle lasts for as long as the players  choose to 
continue it on successive turns, until the ship(s) are  destroyed or 
until one player breaks off the battle in some  fashion (i.e., by 
running away). If your ship attacks the opponent  and both ships 
are damaged, on his turn he can either break  off the battle or 
continue it by counter-attacking you. The  counter-attack we 
consider to be continuing the same "battle"  that you started, rather 
than a separate battle.  Thus, in this case it is possible to bring in 
new ships to join  the battle. In the case where a Federation ship is 
attacked in  this way, (see page 28 of the rules) not only can it 
counter-attack,  but you can "call in" nearby Federation ships to 
come to your  aid in the battle, as one would logically expect.  

Q: SHIP BATTLES and RETALIATION SHOT -- The rules say, "If 
the attacker's weapon power is greater than  the defender's shield 
power the defender's ship is damaged.  Otherwise, the defender's 
ship is safe and the player now gets a  retaliation shot with the 
roles reversed." This seems to imply that  the defender gets a 
retaliation shot only if the defender wasn't  damaged. Is that true? 
A: No. The wording here is a bit ambiguous. The intent is the  
defender normally gets his retaliation shot whether or not he is  
damaged. Think of the attacker's shot and the defender's shot as  
being nearly simultaneous.  

Q: SPACE BATTLE LEADERSHIP FOR MULTIPLE SHIPS --
In order to win a battle, you must have "an officer or crew member 
with leadership skill". a) Is this parsed as: "(officer) or (crew 
member with leadership)" or "(officer or crew member) with 
leadership"?  b) If you have more than 1 ship in a location, do you 
only need 1 leader to qualify or does each ship need its own? 
A: a) the first choice, b) each ship


17. CLOAKING

Q: CLOAKING and TRACTOR BEAMS -- If I have a cloaked ship in 
orbit with any empty ship in orbit can I still play a Ship Seizure, or 
would the ship have to be decloaked to use its tractor beams as 
the card requires? 
A: It would have to decloak to use its tractor beam.

Q: HIDING YOUR CLOAKED SHIPS BY SHUFFLING --If two or 
more cloaked ships begin or end their turn at the same location, 
can the owner shuffle the cloaked ships around a bit so to make it 
less clear which ship is which?  (Of course, personnel and other 
items remain on the same ships). For example, two Klingon ships 
are docked at the Klingon Outpost. They both are cloak. The 
owner mixes the face down ship cards so as to not allow his/her 
opponent to know exactly which ship is which.
A: There is nothing against this in the rules, so it seems 
reasonable and would add some extra "hidden factor" to the 
cloaking. However, it should be restricted by friendly agreement of 
the players only to the beginning or ending of the moves for those 
ships, because the opponent has the right to inspect a cloaked 
ship being moved (as discussed on page 30 of the rules), in order 
to verify its movement range ability. This would allow him to "track" 
your ships to some extent, but shuffling them when two are 
together would add some confusion for him.

Q: CLOAKING and EVENTS/INTERRUPTS -- Can Events and 
Interrupts be played on a cloaked ship?  i.e. Scans,  Plasma Fire, 
etc. 
A:  Generally speaking, these cards CAN be played on a cloaked 
ship,  *as long as the card is logically independent of cloaking 
ability.*  Most  Events and Interrupts are "acts of nature" or 
"accidental encounters" of  some sort that happen to the ship 
independently of cloaking ability, not  something invoked by the 
opponent. For example, a Plasma Fire can  happen aboard a ship 
whether it is cloaked or not, (even if your opponent  can't 
technically see the ship) and thus this card can be played on a  
cloaked ship. (Other examples are Temporal Rift, Escape Pod, 
etc.)  However, Event or Interrupt cards which represent the 
actions of the  opponent that would logically be "frustrated" by 
cloaking should not  be playable on a cloaked ship. For example, 
a Scan card doesn't make  sense to play since a cloaked ship 
cannot be scanned, by definition.  (Your opponent initiates a scan, 
it is not a natural phenomenon.) This  distinction is usually obvious 
from the card, using some Trek Sense.  

Q: CLOAKING / UNCLOAKING -- Can you cloak and uncloak (or 
vice versa) both in the span of one  round? 
A: No. You can only do one per turn for each ship. See page 30 of 
the  rulebook.  

Q: CLOAKING and OUTPOSTS -- Can a ship enter play at an 
Outpost already cloaked? 
A: A ship can't be put into play at the outpost already cloaked, 
because  there is nobody aboard to push the cloak button!  What 
you can do,   however, is dock the ship at the Outpost normally, 
immediately move  everyone aboard, and then cloak the ship. This 
has almost the same  effect.  

Q: CLOAKING and STAFFING -- Can a ship cloak or uncloak with 
no one aboard? 
A:  You need someone aboard to change the "cloaking status".    
Perhaps a card may be added in the future to allow you to do this  
remotely (i.e. from an Away Team).   


18. BORG and ROGUE BORG

Q: ROGUE BORG -- GENERAL DISCUSSION -- How do they 
work? 
A: The Rogue Borg, like the holographic recreations, are  an 
aspect of the game which were "introduced" in this set  and will be 
developed somewhat further in future expansion  sets.  Basically 
the Rogue Borg are used as a nasty way  to directly attack the 
opponent.   This card says:  "Plays on any occupied ship. Battles 
crew  now and at start of every players' turn. Two Borg =2 
STRENGTH  each, three =3 each, etc. Surviving Borg remain."  
This is  enhanced further in the rulebook, on page 32, but it is a  
complex card so we will discuss it more here---  The idea is that 
you stock a whole bunch of these guys  into your deck, and save 
them as they come up in your  hand until you have, say, 5 or 6.  
Five Rogue Borg, for  example, combine to have an attack strength 
of 25 points.  If Crosis is in this group, the total is doubled to 50 
points  (see his card).  When you are ready, you can play them as 
Interrupts, in a  group, right onto the bridge of one of the 
opponent's occupied  ships. They immediately battle the ships 
crew, just like a  normal "Away Team vs. Away Team Battle" on a 
planet, and  they continue battling the crew automatically at the 
START  of EACH player's turn (both your and your opponents 
turns).   Here are some of the things that can happen as a result:  
As in all battles, the loser of the battle will lose one  personnel by 
random selection. If his crew is strong enough  to defeat your 
Rogue Borg group, one Rogue Borg will be  killed, but they will 
resolutely stay to continue the attack  until they are all killed off. 
(You might be able to "reinforce"  them with more Rogue Borgs on 
later turns). In any case,  his crew members will be "stopped" for 
this turn and all  subsequent turns in which the battle continues, 
because  all battles "stop" their participants. This alone makes  
Rogue Borg powerful.  If his crew is defeated by your Rogue Borg 
group, he will first  lose one personnel by random selection, his 
crew is stopped,  and then he will be faced with the problem of 
what to do  next turn. The battle happens at the start of each 
subsequent  turn, so his options are limited. If the battle seems 
hopeless,  he might "run away" by, for example, using Emergency  
Transporter Armbands to beam down to a planet, or to  another 
ship. Or, he might bring up another ship, and then  beam over 
"reinforcements" to the crew of the besieged ship,  which might 
turn the tide of the battle! Or he might use a  "Self Destruct" card to 
destroy the ship with the Rogue Borgs  still aboard, etc. There are 
many creative options available. The  card "Hugh" is another 
defense against the Rogue Borg (as  well as against the Borg 
Ship).  While the ship is under siege by the Rogue Borg, it cannot  
be moved by the remnants of its crew because they are not  in 
control and are stopped anyway by the battle. If the Rogue Borg  
wipe out or "chase off" the ship's crew, they win control of the ship.  
However, they cannot yet use the ship. They can only stay aboard  
the ship and try to repel an attempt by your opponent to recapture  
it. If you put into play the Event card "Lore Returns", Lore will  allow 
you to use this Rogue Borg crew to pilot the ship up and down  the 
spaceline, attacking the opponent's ships (just as if it was one  of 
your own ships).  For all battles, Rogue Borg are assumed to  have 
the "leadership" required to participate in battles, (think of it  as 
something left over from when they were part of the collective  
conscious). Used correctly, the Rogue Borg can be very nasty.   

Q: ROGUE BORG and CLOAKED SHIPS -- Can Rogue Borg be 
played upon a Cloaked ship? 
A: The current ruling on this is that there is no canonical evidence  
in the show that the Borg have the technology to detect cloaked  
ships, and therefore the Rogue Borg can't be used on a cloaked  
ship. Since the Rogue Borg are Interrupts, just wait until the ship  
decloaks and then attack it.  

Q: ROGUE BORG and LORE RETURNS and AWAY TEAMS -- 
When Rogue Borg have taken over a ship and Lore Returns is  in 
play, can they be beamed down to a planet to battle enemy  away 
teams? 
A: Yes.  

Q: MULTIPLE CROSIS -- What happens if you play multiple Crosis 
with Rogue Borg. i.e. 3 Crosis and 4 Rogue Borg.
A: The rules say Crosis doubles the "combined strength." In this 
example, 7 Borg at 7 each = 49 and now you double this three 
times = 49x2x2x2= 392!

Q: BEAMING ABOARD A ROGUE BORG-CONTROLLED SHIP -- If 
I beam down everyone on my ship as an Away Team, except for 
one person, and if my opponent puts some Rogue Borg on my 
ship, killing my one remaining crew member, can the away team 
beam back to the Borg-controlled ship without anyone to run the 
transporter controls? 
A: The Borg are known for allowing people to beam aboard their 
ships. As long as Lore Returns hasn't come in to take control of the 
ship (see page 32) you can try to regain the ship by beaming a 
new "boarding party" aboard. You can bring up one of your other 
ships and beam over some attackers, as well as from the planet. 
The Federation prohibition against initiating attacks is not in force 
here, since the Rogue Borg started this battle.

Q: LORE RETURNS and RECAPTURING SHIP -- How does the 
Lore Returns card affect the ability to try to recapture a ship from 
the R.Borg?
A: When Lore Returns comes into play, he "comandeers" the ship 
(page 32), making it more like a normal ship, under the control of 
the player and able to move around and attack. It then is a pirated 
ship and behaves like a normal ship.

Q: LORE RETURNS on OPPONENT'S ROGUE BORG -- Can I play 
a Lore Returns on my opponent's Rogue Borg after they have 
taken over one of my ships and beam them all off so I can have my 
ship back? (Or for that matter have them attack my opponent?)
A: No. The card says, "... *your* Rogue Borg..."

Q: BORG SHIP -- How does the Borg Ship work? (1) Does the 
Borg Ship really attack EVERYTHING?   (2) Are cloaked ships 
immune to the Borg Ship?   (3) How Can you destroy it to earn the 
Bonus?   (4) Is the Borg Ship affected by Where No One Has Gone 
Before  or other Interrupt or Event cards?   (5) Is there a limit on the 
use of Borg Ships?  
A:  The Borg Ship is probably the most complicated card in the  
game to use, with a lot of info crammed into its 3-line explanation  
on the card:  "Self-controlling ship (WEAPONS=24, 
SHIELDS=24).  Start here. Attacks everything. End of every turn, 
moves 1 card  toward and off spaceline's longend. Destroy for 
bonus."  Borg Ship Attacks: When it first appears, it attacks 
*everything  and anything* in space at that location.  When it 
moves to the  next location, it attacks everything and anything 
there. If during a  turn a player moves a ship to where the Borg 
Ship is and stops  there, the Borg Ship attacks it.  (However, you 
can fly past the  Borg Ship by going "over" it, which is the main 
method of getting  out of its way). The Borg Ship attacks EACH 
individual thing in  space at that location -- i.e, if it moves to a place 
where there are  three Ships located, it attacks each one of them 
with Weapons=24.  It will thus destroy immediately most ships it 
meets (by "direct hit",  see page 28). Ships with shields of 12+  will 
be only damaged.  Borg Ship vs. Cloaked Ship -- If a ship has a 
cloaking device that  is already activated when it encounters the 
Borg Ship, it will be  safe. (Some have argued that the Borg are 
advanced enough to  discover cloaked ships,  but there is no 
support for that in the series).  Note that when doing a planet 
mission a ship must decloak before  beaming down the away 
team. Ships can only cloak/ decloak once  per turn, so if the away 
team hits a Borg Ship dilemma the ship  might still be uncloaked 
and vulnerable. Also note that a cloaked  ship located with a Borg 
Ship will be attacked if for some reason  it loses its cloak. There 
are other means of dealing with Borg  Ships besides cloaking, 
such as using Hugh.  Destroying the Borg Ship -- If you attack it 
with several ships, you  might have enough firepower to damage it 
(you need weapons of  more than 24 total). (Of course, these ships 
will each be attacked  by the Borg Ship as well). The damaged 
Borg Ship is turned  upside down to indicate damage. If it is 
damaged twice, it is  destroyed. The player who bags it gets the 
big 45 point bonus.  Borg Ship vs. Interrupt and Event Cards, etc. -
- The Borg Ship is  a *Dilemma* card, and thus is not a *ship* per 
se. Thus, it is NOT  affected by various Interrupt or Event cards 
which are "played on  a ship", such as Temporal Rift, Transwarp 
Conduit, Loss of Orbital  Stability, etc. However,  the Borg Ship 
does MOVE like a ship,  and thus it IS affected by Interrupts and 
Events that are "in space"  which it encounters, such as the 
Tetryon Field, Subspace Warp  Rift, etc. Some of these have little 
effect (i.e.,"Gaps in Normal Space"  will kill somebody aboard if 
you stop there, but what do the Borg  care about that?), but some 
do have interesting effects --particularly  the "Where No One Has 
Gone Before" card, the "Q-Net", and  "Wormholes".   

Q: BORG SHIP and WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE -- In 
the FAQ's  you said that "Where No One Has Gone Before" affects 
the Borg.   How? Since the card says "...Allows all YOUR ships...", 
who needs to have W.N.O.H.G.B. in play, the person who placed 
the Borg, the person who overturned the Borg or everyone? Or 
does it have to be played once saying "I play this on Borg ships"? 
We have chose the latter, but would appreciate clarification.
A:  In a previous FAQ, we said the Borg Ship is affected by 
"natural" effects that are out on the spaceline, and we included 
W.N.O.H.G.B. as one of these for gameplay reasons (it is fun!). But 
as this question points out, our answer was incomplete because 
the card says "your" ships whereas the Borg Ship is self-
controlling and not owned by either player. The interpretation the 
committee prefers is that to use the W.N.O.H.G.B. on the Borg Ship 
you must play one especially for it. If you have one already out for 
yourself, it is applying to you, not the Borg. You need to play one 
for the Borg Ship too if you want to do so.

Q: BORG SHIP LIMITS? -- Is there a limit to the number of Borg 
Ships that can be in play? 
A: Yes, in the sense that the game has built-in limitations and  
defenses. The Borg Ship is a space dilemma and thus there can  
at most be one per space mission. But any number of  them can be 
activated and on the move at any given time. There  are no current 
plans now to impose further limits. If we find out we  need more 
defenses in the future we'll make a card!   

Q: BORG SHIP ATTACKS -- Does the Borg Ship attack at any 
time, even immediately when it moves to the neighboring space?
A: The Borg Ship basically attacks anything it sees -- meaning 
every "attackable" thing that either moves to where it is, or 
everything the Borg Ship finds where it moves. 

Q: BORG SHIP -- Does the Borg ship always strike first? If I move a 
bunch of ships into the location where the Borg ship is, is it 
possible to fire at the Borg before it fires at my ships?
A: Currently this is a moot question since it doesn't matter. Both 
sides will shoot in this battle. (In case a card in the future allows a 
player to take advantage of "who fires first",  I'd say the Borg Ship 
is the one which is trigger happy and would fire first.)

Q: BORG SHIP vs ROGUE BORG -- Does the Borg Ship attack 
ships under control by Rogue Borg? If so, can the person 
controlling the Rogue Borg earn points if that ship is used to 
destroy the Borg Ship?
A: Yes to both questions. Future expansion cards might affect 
these interactions, however.

Q: AMANDA ROGERS and ROGUE BORG -- Do you need one 
Amanda Rogers per Rogue Borg played? and Crosis too?
A: Amanda nullifies any "Interrupt card just played", so she can 
currently stop only one R.B. at a time.

Q: BORG SHIP & Q-NET -- If a Borg ship is prevented from moving 
by a Q-Net will it attack on every turn? A: Yes, it attacks anything 
that comes into range wherever it is, each turn.

Q: BORG SHIP vs. BORG SHIP -- If two Borg ships are on the 
same space do they combine their attacks? (Thereby nailing an 
outpost.)
A: No. They attack "everything", including each other. (The attack 
between two Borg Ships would normally result in a draw.)  (We 
haven't ever seen in TNG interaction between two such ships, nor 
do we have any info how different Borg groups interact. But we do 
know the Borg were split into factions by the Hugh Incident, so we 
can assume they would attack each other.


19. CUMULATIVE EFFECTS

Q: SHIELDS ENHANCERS and CUMULATIVE  -- The Metaphasic 
Shields card says, "Plays on table. New technology enhances 
each of your ship's SHIELDS +2 for each SCIENCE aboard. 
(Cumulative.)"   Does this mean that if I have several Metaphasic 
Shields in play each ship with at least one SCIENCE aboard gets 
+2 for each shield, or do they get +2 for each SCIENCE?
A: The shield enhancers (Metaphasic Shields or Nutational 
Shields) accumulate in two ways: the number of enhancer cards in 
play, and the number of Engineers (Nutational) or Science 
(Metaphasic) aboard. Each one of these is +2 to shields. If you 
have 2 Metaphasic Shields down, for example: A ship with no 
Science aboard is +0 on its shields. A ship with 1 Science aboard 
is +4 on its shields. A ship with 2 Science aboard is +8 on its 
shields, etc. Here is a chart:
************************************************************
                                   # of Metaphasic Shields in Play
                                   0         1          2           3            4
Aboard ship:
0 Science                 0         0           0           0          0
1 Science                 0        +2        +4        +6       +8
2 Science                 0        +4        +8        +12     +16
3 Science                 0        +6        +12      +18     +24
************************************************************
By putting lots of Scientists aboard one ship, it would be well 
protected, but the other ships you have would be left out if no 
Scientists are aboard them too. The BYNARS WEAPONS 
ENHANCEMENT is similar, but has no requirement of pesonnel to 
go with it. For each enhancer card it is +2 on the weapons of all 
your ships, cumulative.

Q: ORDER OF MULTIPLE MULTIPLIERS -- For equipment that 
multiplies and that adds, if you combine them, which do you do 
first?  For example if a Husnock ship with normal shields of 12 has 
Metaphasic Shields with one SCIENCE aboard (normally allowing 
Shields +2), plus Kurlan Naiskos aboard (which triples Range, 
Weapons, and Shields) -- would you determine the Shields by 
adding 2 and then multiplying by 3 (totalling 42), or by multiplying 
by 3 and then adding 2 (totalling 38)?
A: I knew basic arithmetic would become useful at some point in 
our lives! I see no reason why one must logically happen before 
the other, so I think the player can do it in any order he chooses, 
thus gaining the highest possible advantage.

Q: EXOCOMPS CUMULATIVE? -- Will two Exocomps aboard a 
ship repair it twice as fast as one, allowing you to completely 
repair a damaged ship on your next turn? If so, it seems the ship 
would be invulnerable to attack (unless of course the attacker 
doubles the shield strength and destroys it outright).
A: No.  The card says, "If aboard ship, can repair damage in two of 
your full turns, without returning to outpost."  By referencing "full 
turns" (see definition, above) the card does not work well as 
cumulative. If you had two, it would take one full turn; but if you had 
three it would take how long -- a fraction of a full turn? We could 
say it is cumulative up to 2, but that seems artificial, especially 
since in the show in which they were featured there were three of 
them. Also, remember that cards in the expansion sets will be 
developing exocomps further along these general lines.

Q: TELEPATHIC ALIEN KIDNAPPERS CUMULATIVE? -- Are the 
Telepathic Alien Kidnappers cumulative? It doesn't say  either way 
on the card. 
A:  Yes. (Teaser-- for those who are planning to use this strategy,  
future cards in the next expansion will be effecting the  
T.A.Kidnappers!)  


20. CARD COMBINATIONS

Q:  TELEPATHIC ALIEN KIDNAPPERS and ALIEN PROBE -- 
These two  cards together in play make a killer combination. 
Should  combinations like this be outlawed? 
A: Hold your horses! First of all, it is fun to find combinations  like 
this which "make your opponent's jaw drop." Second, it  isn't 
necessarily easy to get the two into play -- you have to stock  your 
deck for it, have the cards come up, and then take two turns getting 
them down. Your opponent has options in the meantime.  (And a 
savvy player can stock his deck with defenses for this  strategy).  
Third, are you sure it is a total "killer"? The Alien Probe makes  
both players play with cards exposed. The Telepathic Alien  
Kidnappers says, "At end of each turn, guess a card type and  
point to a card in your opponent's hand. Card must be shown. If  
guessed correctly, card is discarded."  Thus, while it is true that  
each turn you can zap any one of the opponent's cards (which is  
indeed powerful), you do NOT have control over the card he  
draws that turn. Remember the above- listed definition of "end  of 
turn", it happens *just before* the card draw. Then, the card  the 
opponent draws will be safe. If the opponent draws a Kevin  
Uxbridge, for example, he can immediately use it to destroy one  of 
the Events.  Fourth, even if this card-combo becomes too powerful 
and player  consensus rises against using it, we would prefer to 
handle the  situation naturally rather than through an artificial rule.  
A new  card in the next expansion set could be created to mitigate 
or  destroy such a tactic. (In the meantime, you can always play  
with a house rule against this combination if you feel you must.)  


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