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Geological Survey

    Submitted by Dyluk on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 08:21

    ❖ Geological Survey

    Uncharted planet: Assess value of rich mineral deposits on planet near edge of explored space.

    Mission Mission - Planet Planet
    Mission located in Alpha-Quadrant Alpha Quadrant with span: 2 and points: 20*.
    Requirements: SCIENCE + Geology + Computer Skill * + 10 if 3 Geology OR 3 Greed present.
    Affiliations: Mission Federation Mission Non-Aligned Mission Bajoran Mission Ferengi

    Characteristics: Alpha Quadrant Mission.

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

    		Geological Survey

    This Card-Review article was written by Joeri Hoste and was published first on "Decipher's Website (decipher.com)".

    Geological Survey is a perfect example of a SCIENCE planet-mission, making it an excellent card for SD2 vs SD2 introductory games.

    You might not consider this premium card of much use in constructed play, since it only gives you a mere 20 points. Think again. You get 10 extra points with 3 Greed or 3 Geology present, providing Non-Aligned decks with a welcome bonus (Bok, � Dr. Farek, � Narik -- and you're in). Or you could stock extra Geology, which really makes using multiple copies of Geological Survey worthwhile and makes quite a number of dilemmas such as Odo's Cousin considerably easier.

    The small span of 2 makes navigating the spaceline a walk in the park. In future Ferengi decks, Geological Survey will be a must have that goes perfectly with other cards from Starter Deck II, such as Ferengi Trading Post and Study Cometary Cloud.