Wesley's STCCG card of the day #364

Hi, folks,

it's 12:15 am, I'm tired, but you are COTD-deprived, so I guess I should try a quick one:

OFF SWITCH

Interrupt, common QC
Place any android in stasis until end of turn. While in stasis, immune to Android Nightmares, Chinese Finger Puzzle and Dead in Bed. OR Nullifies another Off Switch.
"Lt. Commander Data has a deactivation switch hidden in his back. Reluctantly, he informed Dr. Crusher of its existence to aid in the re-assembly of Lore."
A dual-purpose card with an offensive and a defensive use. The defensive purpose is pretty weak but in the right moment it can save your day. The most obvious combo to nullify with the Off Switch is Interphasic Plasma Creatures and Android Nightmares. The IPC triples the effect of the nightmare and you have a good indication of what's coming. So you even have enough time to switch off your Android so that you can pass the Dilemma. That is, if you have no more than one android present...

Or the Chinese Finger puzzle. A nasty stopper that can disable you for more than just one turn. The problem with that one is that you won't see it coming that easily unless you run into Security precautions. So usually when you hit it it's too late to do something about it. Besides, when you hit CFP with just one Android, it's not that bad and when you hit it with several, that one Off Switch won't help you that much either.

Okay, let's try offence. This requires your opponent to play certain cards to be effective (and you all know what I think of this kind of card). But if he does, you have a good chance of doing something really destructive. Take out the lone android aboard a ship conveniently placed at Paxan Wormhole, not only foiling a mission attempt but also getting that ship to a really unwanted location (from its owner's view) in the process.

Other uses are getting rid of a much-needed classification or some serious attribute points just before a killer Dilemma or just delaying a mission completion by that one vital turn. And lastly, nullify another Off Switch. Wait a second, your opponent is playing with what? And you, too??? Oh, come on, that's really rare.

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Ratings for : OFF SWITCH 

Wesley's rating:                3.5
Allen's rating:                 6.0
Cole's rating:                  4.0
Cpt. Stasis' rating:            6.0
Cpt. Targ's rating:             4.0
Data's rating:                  6.7 
Drew's rating:                  1.6
EHCCGPP's rating:               3.4
Hal's rating:                   6.5
Jack's rating:                  6.2
Locutus' rating:                6.5
Mot's rating:                   3.5
Nanite's rating:                8.0
Nog's rating:                   6.5
Picarde's rating:               6.5
Ranger's rating:                5.5
Rothspar's rating:              6.0
Tebok's rating:                 5.5
Tony's rating:                  7.0
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AVERAGE RATING:                 5.4
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