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ob Obelisk of Masaka You may use this incident to download Masaka Transformations only during your own turn. It does not allow you to convert card draws to downloads; it limits the number of card draws you may convert to downloads using another card with such a function, such as the Borg Queen (FC).
objective A card type representing an assignment or task to perform, which may score points or provide other benefits. It may play on the table, or play on and affect another card. A seedable objective may seed during any seed phases unless otherwise specified. Playing an Objective card uses your normal card play. An objective may require you to target (select) a ship, planet, personnel, etc. If the target of the objective is removed from play or becomes an invalid target, the Objective card is immediately discarded. Otherwise, the objective remains in play until nullified, discarded, or relocated according to its game text. Once an objective is completed or resolved and is relocated somewhere to mark this (e.g., Establish Gateway, Hero of the Empire), it may no longer be nullified. Points for an objective with a point box are scored when the objective is successfully completed. Performing other listed results of the objective are additional results and have no effect on scoring the points. A Borg player is limited to one Borg Use Only current objective at a time. Any player may have any number of non- objectives in play at a time.
Observe Ritual This mission is not a homeworld.
Obsidian Order See skills - using.
oc occupied ship Your ship is occupied if you have any crew aboard. See empty ship.
Ocett See Non-Aligned.
Ocular Implants (deleted by Current Rulings) This event may be used to look at the bottom seed card under a planet mission only. The personnel "wearing" the Ocular Implants must be on the planet. See present.
od Odo See equipment.
of off line See damage.
om Omega Particle This event may play only on your outpost, even if downloaded with Harness Particle 010.
on once each (every) turn See once per turn.
once in play When a card has an effect "once in play," that effect continues for the rest of the game, even after the card is no longer in play (unless another card specifically cancels the effect). For example, Mortal Q's restriction box says, "Once in play, your Q-Continuum is inactive." Even if Mortal Q is killed, your Q-Continuum remains inactive for the rest of the game. However, if you nullify (discard) your Mortal Q with Immortal Again, your Q-Continuum is reactivated, as stated on Immortal Again. See rest of game.
once per game When a card has an effect that may be used "once per game" (including special downloads), you may use that card's effect only once during a game, no matter how many copies of that card you have in play during that game (even universal cards). For example, you may download Reflection Therapy only once per game with Suna's skill, even if you play multiple copies of Suna. You and your opponent may each use such text once per game if you each control a copy of that card. If the same "once per game" skill is included on different cards, you may use the skill once for each card; for example, you may use the ability to destroy seed cards once per game for Ajur and once per game for Boratus. "Twice per game" and "thrice per game" work similarly - you may use such an effect only two or three times per game, regardless of how many copies of the card you have in play.
once per turn A card whose effect is limited to use "once per turn," "once each turn," or "once every turn" can be used only once during a turn regardless of the number of copies of that card you have in play, except for cards with a universal icon and cumulative cards. Each copy of a or cumulative card may use a "once per turn" effect once during a turn.
One This personnel shares skills from other Borg present (but they do not share his skills). See skill-sharing. He has built-in transporters, as stated in his lore, and needs no ship or facility transporters to beam. Like all personnel, he may carry equipment when beaming.
on planet Cards which are in a planet facility or aboard a ship landed on a planet are also "on planet."
on table A card that "seeds on table" or "plays on table" is placed in a special area on the table away from the spaceline. Cards on the spaceline are not considered to be "on table."
op Open Diplomatic Relations Each seeded copy of this objective allows you to seed one treaty during the doorway seed phase.
Operate Wormhole Relays See wormholes - movement through.
Ophidian Cane This artifact is played as a response to saying "Devidian Door," allowing three Personnel and/or Equipment cards to be reported to the same destination.
opponent's choice See selections.
opposing An opposing personnel, ship, or facility is one controlled by your opponent and which is not cloaked, phased, disabled, or in stasis. See unopposed, Patrol Neutral Zone.
opposite See persona, mirror universe.
Ops The affiliation of a personnel or ship downloaded to any site using this site's text must match the affiliation of the Nor. A treaty makes cards compatible but not matching affiliation. You are not required to have a personnel in Ops in order to download a card to any site. Only the destination site must be unopposed. A "card which may play there" is one which is allowed to play there by the text of the destination site (e.g., Security Office, "SECURITY-classification personnel and hand weapons may report here"), or by its own text (e.g., Weapons Locker "plays on ... Security Office"). If an additional card is required to allow the card to play there, it may not be downloaded (even if the additional card is present). For example, you may not download a non-SECURITY Bajoran to Security Office even if The Emissary is there; you may not download a Breen CRM114 to the Security Office even if a Breen or arms dealer is there.
or orbiting See in orbit.
Orb Negotiations You may seed any number of different Orb artifacts (no duplicates) under this mission, in place of the single artifact normally allowed at a mission.
Orb of Prophecy and Change On this artifact, "Insert it anywhere within your draw deck" refers to the top card of your draw deck that you just looked at, not the Orb itself.
Ore Processing Unit If you commandeer your opponent's DS9 with Klingons, it is under Klingon control. You may process ore (using the Process Ore objective) even if you have Bajorans aboard and a Klingon/Bajoran treaty in play, but only with a ENGINEER or SECURITY personnel at this site. See commandeering, facility - Control of facilities.
Organ Theft See immune.
Original Series icon This icon appears on Personnel, Ship, Facility, Equipment, and other cards from the original Star Trek series, as well as a few cards from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is used as a special staffing icon and for other purposes defined by game text.
ou out-of-play When directed to place a card out-of-play, place it in a pile separate from the discard pile. A card placed out-of-play may not be returned to the game by any means (except by reversal of a Black Hole). Discarded cards are not out-of-play (although they are not in play, either). When you place any card out-of-play (including unused seed cards), you must first show it to your opponent.
outpost A kind of facility. An outpost is a space facility, even if located at a planet mission (it is in orbit of the planet). The Bajoran, Cardassian, Federation, Ferengi, Klaestron, Klingon, and Romulan Outposts have errata, where XXX is the affiliation or species name (see also Borg Outpost, Neutral Outpost): Seed one if playing XXX OR build later at any location where you have a XXX ENGINEER is present. The card titles of the Bajoran, Borg, Cardassian, Federation, Ferengi, Husnock, Klaestron, Klingon, Neutral, and Romulan outposts have been revised to explicitly include the word "Outpost." In addition, all outposts without an enigma icon have an implied symbol in the card title. These revisions will be incorporated into any reprint of these cards. Thus, the card titled " Klingon Outpost" from the Trouble With Tribbles preconstructed deck is the same card as the Premiere outpost titled "Klingon," and you may seed only one. If you have no outpost in play, no player may play a card requiring you to return a personnel or ship to your outpost (e.g., Rescue Captives with no Prepare the Prisoner in play, Incoming Message cards), nor may you choose an effect on a card that would require an outpost (e.g., replying "five" to Interrogation).
outpost - built-in See mission II.
Outpost Raid "If at your outpost" means if you encounter this dilemma at a location where you have an outpost, whether it is a planet or space mission. "Outpost" does not include other types of facilities. Personnel aboard the outpost are not affected by the dilemma.
outside the game A card brought in from outside the game may not be one of your cards currently out-of-play or a copy of one of those cards. Any cards added to your deck from outside the game (e.g., Phoenix seeded under Montana Missile Complex or the contents of a First Contact expansion pack added by Add Distinctiveness) must be removed at the end of the game, and your deck restored to its original condition.
ov overlays - Borg See assimilation - personnel.
ow owner The owner of a card is the player who originally stocked that card in their game deck. All cards temporarily controlled by the opponent (e.g., captured, commandeered, assimilated, stolen) are returned to their owner at the end of the game.
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