sorry for the gap, but I had to take a trip to London for a few days (business), and my telekinetic powers are not accurate enough to work the keys of my computer over more than about 12 meters ;-)
Author: Luke H.
5th place / 21 points
First function: Increase the target score to win for both players. This is much like a Q's planet, only a little weaker, but easier to play as you can just stick it into your deck. Especially if used in multiples, this is a good addition to decks that build momentum rather slowly, like Colony decks.
The second, very basic use is to stop any away team during a mission attempt. While basically fulfilling one of the purposes usually covered by using a lone Rogue Borg in space, this interrupt also provides this ability on a planet. But this is not the only use, as you can also use this card as a (desperately needed) OOPS card when you have just hit a love interest or killer dilemma that got rid of your key personnel and you now fear something like a Barclay's Disease. (ETA function).
Lastly, in the case you are already playing with Q's planet (thus rendering the first function less useful), you can use this beauty as a Mass Wormhole with a predefined exit. Again, you can use it on an opponent's ships for stalling or on your own to get yourself into a better position.
Overall, correctly employed, this card does provide a high amount of versatility and duplicates the key function of four other cards which because of their limited scope see little play - Q's planet, ETA, Rogue Borg and Wormhole. In all 4 cases, the function is however limited in some way so the card is not overpowered. A flexible and cool addition to many stall decks or just slower decks. Good work, Luke!
Wesley's rating: 8.5 Allen's rating: 7.8 Cpt. Stasis' rating: 9.0 Cole's rating: 9.0 Dave's rating: 7.0 Drew's rating: 4.2 Greg's rating: 3.0 Hal's rating: 4.0 Jack's rating: 8.9 Jonathan's rating: 9.5 Locutus' rating: 7.0 Mot's rating: 7.0 Nouwa's rating: 7.0 Picarde's rating: 8.5 Ranger's rating: 7.4 Tania's rating: 7.5 Tebok's rating: 6.0 Tony's rating: 9.9 ---------------------- AVERAGE RATING: 7.3
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Author: Cole Bozman
13th place / 13.81 points
Nice teleporter and not too strong as it is usable for both sides.
Author: Tom Kressin
21st place / 3rd round card
If VIPs were used more often, this could easily have been a card in the
real IE3, but although I loved the idea very much, the all too limited
application field of this card prevented it from snatching a higher
rank.
(Tom, maybe you'll want to resubmit this for IE4 with a little more
punch - but don't make it too strong either)
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