Nothing That Happens is Truly Random

(0) Nothing That Happens is Truly Random

Uncommon card from Second Edition (2002)

"...the Spanish returned to reconquer the area. ... They killed hundreds of our people. ... The name of one of the soldiers was Javier Maribona-Picard. Your ancestor."

To play this event, you must command a Diplomacy personnel. Reveal the top three cards of your deck. An opponent chooses one of those cards to be discarded, then you take the other two into hand. Destroy this event.

Strategy notes

'crosslinks' - Nothing That Happens is Truly Random

See examine & manipulation - your deck, Federation related cards in strategy area.

'downloading' - Nothing That Happens is Truly Random is the target

Nothing That Happens is Truly Random could be downloaded by the following cards:

If Wishes Were Horses

(Reason: during your order phase discard a card from hand to download an event.
Further costs: discard a random card from hand.)

K'Tal, Senior Council Member

(Reason: when you play a Chancellor or High Council Member at this mission download an event.)

Broca, Grovelling Lackey

(Reason: during your order phase reveal an event from hand to download a copy of that event.
Further costs: first discard a card from hand.)

Rule notes

Official Runlings:

When you play this event from the Second Edition premiere set, if you have more than one opponent, you choose which opponent will choose one of the revealed cards to be discarded.

Taken from: Rulebook Glossary (08/2003)