Card Extra

Breen CRM114 from Kathy McCracken (11/1999)

Just as Intruder Alert! attacked the nuisance of Rogue Borg "pinging," by letting you download and protect Intruder Forcefield, this powerful hand weapon gives you a strong defense against Rogue Borg slaughter. A typical slaughter attack now is four or five Rogue Borg Mercenaries and a Crosis, with Lore in play for STRENGTHs of 20 or 24 each, easily annihilating almost any crew. The Breen CRM114 can kill 5 of them at the start of battle, and you get to choose which ones if there are more than 5. Your opponent will now have to commit at least twice as many Rogue Borg to an attack to get the same effect, and unless he has a lot of Crosis cards, it's not likely that one of them will survive.

Its other use is no less daunting. Finally, a way to attack and destroy a landed ship (or a planet facility, without an armada of ships in orbit). It requires a Battle Bridge side deck, since the only way to damage the ship or facility is with damage markers. Use high HULL loss markers for best effect.

Combos:

• Breen CRM114 + Intruder Alert!: Keep those pesky Rogue Borg off your bridge once and for all.
• Breen CRM114 + Hagath: You'll need an arms dealer to report the weapon, and the Non-Aligned Hagath can work with anyone.
• Breen CRM114 + Photon Torpedo x3: It will take three turns and three attacks, but it will eliminate that landed ship that's keeping you from completing your Patrol Neutral Zone missions, or the Colony where your opponent is racking up points.