Card Extra

Service The Collective from Evan Lorentz

Ever since the Borg affiliation was first introduced, the enhancement players have requested more than any other was a way for the Borg to probe on the same turn they complete scouting. Well, here it is! With this seedable incident, you may probe for the all-important Assimilate Homeworld objective on the same turn you complete scouting... a very nasty surprise if you manage to completely clear out the dilemmas at a homeworld on the same turn you reported the counterpart!

What's more, your counterpart unlocks same-turn probing to all your missions with icons matching his former affiliation. You may try choosing missions with a wide variety of affiliation icons, ready to make use of whatever counterpart you obtain from your opponent, or simply choose one of the counterparts to base your deck around and choose corresponding missions.

As an added extra bonus, Service the Collective also gives the ability of "pre-made" counterparts to those you take from your opponent - an attack/defense bonus against their former affiliation.

Combos:

• Service The Collective + Fair Play: If your deck is primarily space-oriented, you can use Fair Play to lock your opponent out of solving your missions, but still choose a wide variety of affiliation icons for use with various counterparts.
• Service The Collective + Mission Debriefing + Assimilate Planet: If your opponent just completed a planet mission with a point box showing at least 35 points, reveal Mission Debriefing to stop them. Swoop in with your matching counterpart and probe on the very next turn for a chance to assimilate all those personnel into your Collective!