Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. And now, the first of five cards from 11001001...
PICTURE: Pretty plain. 10 and 01 are just standing there on the bridge as if having their picture taken. I like, however, the symmetry of the two bodies, looking like they are mirrors of each other. A 3.
LORE: Very funny. A new "mode" of lore is invented: Bynar mode! (Other modes include Borg, Dixon Hill, Tamarian and Klingon.) I love that Decipher went the extra mile and not only wrote the stardates and starbase number in binary code, but the copyright notice as well. A nice surprise definitely worth a 4.8.
TREK SENSE: That 10 and 01 are dual-personnel is perfect for them - and all Bynars after them. They always operate in pairs. Non-Aligned made me scramble for reference works, because I thought for sure Bynaus was a member of the Federation, but it isn't. In any case, since other Bynars cards may apply to any affiliation, it stands to reason that they'll work for anybody. Staff, yes. Engineers, of course. I'm not surprised to find a lot of computer-related abilities either, since the Bynars are like living computers themselves. 10 has a double dose of Computer Skill and may download any Bynars card. Makes sense that these engineers could carry out the ship modifications they were hired to make. 01 nullifies all Computer Crashes in play, which was their goal in the episode. Of course, one Bynar on a ship or facility being able to affect all Computer Crashes everywhere is pushing it. The attributes are a lot of fun: 2-4-8. Each multiplied by 2! (I changed the sequence here.) 10 and 01 have low STRENGTH to go with their small fragile bodies, low to middling INTEGRITY because they tried to steal the Enterprise, and high computer mind CUNNING. Great design with few flaws: 4.5.
STOCKABILITY: Very stockable. Two ENGINEERs for the price of one is never to be sneered at. Add to that the valuable Computer Skill (add it twice, even), the ability to download +2 WEAPONS to all your ships (Bynars Weapons Enhancement), deck manipulation via Bynars Data Transfer, protecting yourself from the annoying Computer Crash, attributes that mount up to 8-16-4, Minuet's ability to make them play for free, and NA status which lets them be played with any affiliation, and you've got one heck of a cool card. A 4.2.
TOTAL: 16.5 (82.5%) Or 00010000.1 (01010010.1 %) in binary code, if you prefer.
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