Card Extra

Magic Carpet Ride OCD from Allen Gould (01/1998)

Have you ever had one of those days, where your opponent flew through your carefully selected dilemmas like they weren't there? Or maybe you had your armada ready and waiting, but couldn't get that pesky Enterprise to come and play? If so, it's time for a ride - a Magic Carpet Ride.

The key word on this card is "owner" - no matter who ultimately solves the mission, you control what happens. This makes this a great one-way dilemma, since you can ignore it yourself, while still sending your opponent away.

Combos:

• Mission Debriefing + Magic Carpet Ride OCD + planet mission with your armada: Sure, he scored a few points. He might even have picked up a Kurlan Naiskos to pump his ship up to insane proportions. But he'll be stopped, and at a planet of your choosing. And he won't have time to add that Kurlan he picked up to his ship before you reduce it to component atoms. Pity.
• Magic Carpet Ride OCD at your opponent's mission + Ressikan Flute at yours: some rock 'n' roll for your opponent, some classical for you. :-)