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. These Bynars cards all look the same to me...
PICTURE: A pair of Bynars just standing there is not very evocative of a weapons enhancement and plays more like a close-up of 10 and 01 (though these are different Bynars). So unless that panel behind them is somehow linked to the weapons systems, this one's a miss. Just 1.8.
LORE: The card reads like something called "Bynars" instead of "Bynars Weapon Enhancement". Only in the third sentence do we get to business, and even there, not quite. Out to lunch on this one: 1.
TREK SENSE: Plain and simple. The Bynars refit the entire fleet with better (stronger? more accurate? more responsive?) weapons systems, corresponding to an overall +2 boost. Any problems? Well, how about how these ships all get the upgrade without returning to a facility? Or that ALL ships owned by the same player, but by different affiliations, are covered. I understand that the Bynars are non-aligned, but still... it's hard to believe they would service every government's fleet at the same time, plus any mercenary ship and Edo Vessel in sight. Also, while I don't mind even cumulative effects on starships, shuttles really shouldn't be getting all these bonuses. Too much WEAPONS on a shuttle and there's no room to sit down. Comes to a 2.8.
STOCKABILITY: Well, a +2 boost to WEAPONS, cumulative to boot, can help a LOT if you're planning on battle. And with armada decks, you win big. That's not a +2 WEAPONS total (like with Tactic cards), it's a +2 PER ship. I don't know how big your armadas are, but depending, that's anywhere from +4 to +10 total or more. Play two and we're up to +8 to +20 or more! 3? Fuggetaboutit. No one's surviving that one. For more peaceful mission-solving decks, it can be a good deterrent against would-be attackers. Add that it's downloadable by 10 and 01 AND play for free by Minuet, and it's even friendlier. So, do I stock this card every time? Not really. Sometimes you just don't care about your ships or battling with them. A 4.1.
TOTAL: 9.7 (48.5%) Some bad design brings this one down.
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