The Genesis Device

Rare card from The Motion Pictures (2002)

Torpedo created by Project Genesis. Reorganizes matter at the subatomic level to achieve rapid terraforming on a planetary scale. Its matrix utilizes dangerously unstable protomatter.

Use as Equipment card. (Unique.) If not playing , may place atop planet mission here during your turn. Choose at start of your next turn: mission worth double OR zero points.

Strategy notes

'crosslinks' - The Genesis Device

See ’use as Equipment card’ in strategy area.

'downloading' - The Genesis Device is the target

The Genesis Device could be downloaded by the following cards:

Starry Night

(Reason: download (earn) up to two "use as Equipment card" artifacts when earned at same location as Quark's Bar.
Location: where you have earned Starry Night at any quadrant.
Further costs: discard Starry Night.)

Secret Compartment

(Reason: download up to two "use as Equipment card" artifacts if you have Acquisition present on a ship or facility that is controlled by opponent and you probe successfully.
Location: to ship or facility where you have played Secret Compartment at any quadrant.
Further costs: discard Secret Compartment.)

Rule notes

Official Runlings:

See The Genesis Device.

Taken from: Rulebook Glossary (08/2002)

Once placed atop a mission, this artifact is no longer being used as an Equipment card, may not be destroyed by Disruptor Overload, stolen, etc., and may not be removed from the mission like equipment. It cannot be used to alter the point value of a mission that is already solved. See playing an affiliation (non-Borg), point box.

Taken from: Rulebook Glossary (08/2002)