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    Launch PortalLaunch Portal (first version)

    Doorway Doorway

    Suspends play while you do any or all of the following: download Engage Shuttle Operations or Escape Pod; download (once per game) a scout ship, shuttle or Borg Sphere to your ship with Tractor Beam; and (except during a mission attempt) launch any or all of your carried ships with crew. Discard, or place on Engage Shuttle Operations to protect it from nullification and extend its effects to scout ships.

    Requires: Affiliation Borg affiliation, Tractor Beam, Borg spheres, Scout, Shuttlecraft.

    Rule hint for this card

    This card has an erratum:

    This card was toned down from the old one to only allow a once per game download on the ship. And now it can't be used during a mission attempt.

    Game text before errata: "Suspends play while you do any or all of the following: download Engage Shuttle Operations or Escape Pod; download (to one of your ships with Tractor Beam) one scout ship, shuttle or Borg sphere; and launch any or all of your carried ships (with crew). Discard doorway or place it atop Engage Shuttle Operations to protect event from nullification and extend its effect to scout ships."

    Taken form Current Rulings 2018-07-02.

    This card has an clarification:

    This doorway allows you to launch any carried ships at the time you play the doorway, even without Engage Shuttle Operations in play. It may download Engage Shuttle Operations: Dominion. See card titles, characteristics. It does not allow you to break a quarantine.

    When this doorway is played during a space mission attempt to launch some or all of the crew on a different ship, the ship with the larger crew must continue the mission attempt (owner’s choice if tied), if possible.

    Taken form Glossary - Version 1.9.5.

    Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at May 1st, 2009.
     

    ST1E libraryCollector's Info

    Uncommon card from First Contact First Contact (Copyright 1997 by Decipher)
    Image Source: Motion picture "Star Trek: First Contact" (1996)
    UCT-ID : ST1E 4 U 19 (manufactor info on card: none)
    Print-Style : color (standard) / black border / non-foil
    No "reprints" for this card (no cards published with same title and game text in another expansion or with another collection info).

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    - "Launch Portal" by Kathy McCracken at Jun 1st, 2000
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