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 Disadvantage
into Advantage
by Michael van Breemen
I'm all about free stuff. It's one of the things that I look forward to
at gaming conventions, and it's even a part of my Christmas shopping when
it comes to stockings – each person gets one free thing. So naturally,
I'm really enjoying Disadvantage into Advantage.
To play it, you need to command three The Next Generation (TNG) personnel
and spend the required one counter. The result is simple: the first unique
personnel played each turn comes with a cost reduction of two. Alyssa Ogawa
(Enterprise Medical Assistant), Beverly Crusher (Chief Physician), Deanna
Troi (Ship's Counselor), William T. Riker (First Officer and Number One),
Elizabeth Shelby (Formidable Presence), and Kelly (Relief Tactical Officer)
all could play for free... and those are just in the TNG contingent. Note
that Disadvantage into Advantage doesn't grant the cost reduction to TNG
personnel only, but to any unique personnel that is reported, period. It
could be Nel Apgar, Crosis, Ty Kajada, even personnel from different headquarters;
it doesn't matter once you have this event in play. You could even use the
new Jean-Luc Picard (Vintner) to download your (eventually) lowered-cost
personnel; play them on upcoming turns after playing him for free. Oh, and
did I mention that it's not a unique event?
If you get a couple of these into play, you could combine this with VIP
Welcome for even more fun. After all, not only would they be free, but you'd
get a card draw on top of that for those personnel with a printed cost of
three or more. Plus, the higher-cost personnel make getting around the "auto-stop"
In Training that much easier, and can make the mix of one-cost personnel
not as problematic for dilemmas such as Training Accident, Casualties of
War, Dressing Down, and the new Aftermath.
If you can get this event into play early, this more-easily-used version
of Shadow Operation for the TNG contingent can help speed up a less-used
affiliation into a more constant contender in the tournament scene.
December 9, 2004
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