investment in hog futures pays off. They gain $2 million //action play text
gets the government to give him a $2m grant for his new product! //event play text
184 //Sound Effect
Government Grant 2
Receive $10,000,000 from your 'friends' in the government...
10000000
16
16
3
3
gains $10 million in a free grant from the government!
inherits $10 million from the CEO's dearly departed grandfather...
184
Government Grant 3
All those fund raisers pay off: Get $5M plus $10M for each political region you currently control.
0
21
52
2
2
calls in some favors netting them a huge some of cash:
gets lucky at the race track and wins a staggering amount:
184
Class Action Suit
Target company must pay $10 million to unhappy customers
10000000
15
52
3
1
has a very bad day at the race track and loses
leads disilluioned customers seeking $10M against
190
Changing Tastes
Randomize the traits desired in a target region. Each media center you currently controls expands the reach of this card.
0
13
13
3
3
Following the trends of popular culture, several regions change their minds on what they like.
uses his media propoganda machine to twist several regions to their favor. <code will list where and to what>
187
Sabotage
Target opponent's most advanced building is reduced one level in the target region they have a site in.
0
5
37
3
3
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Research Continent
All regions on the same continent as the target region are researched.
0
14
26
1
1
suddenly has a vision of far off lands and no longer needs to research them...
researches an entire continent!
184
Advanced Market Studies
Target region is researched. Each media center under your control allows an additional radius of regions to be researched.
0
14
3
5
5
suddenly gains a massive amount of region data from a wayward satellite...
performs an advanced market study.
184
Breakthrough!
Your current research project is advanced one year.
0
47
47
3
3
unearths alien technology from the bottom of the Atlantic. Even though the results bring a very very bad move, they get new technology.
discovers a better way to do research and gets a technology boost.
191
Breakthrough!
Your current research project is advanced two years.
0
47
47
1
1
Having unearthed an alien mothership, VARIABLE-S's research of their VARIABLE-S is greatly accelerated.
Breathru Event!
191
Child Labor
Use of child labor cuts salary expenditures in half at a target site that you own.
0
28
28
3
0
'Daddy, why is my life so hard?' Shuddup, kid, and get your butt over to
before they dock your pay!
189
Toxic Dumping
Use of toxic dumping cuts maintenance costs in half at a target site that you own.
0
33
33
5
0
just dumped a bunch of crud in their backyard in
cutting their storage costs in half.
189
Media Tip Off
Prompt the media to investigate competitor's illegal doings. If illegal doings are occurring at the target competitor's site, they are halted and opponent's inventory is confiscated by authorities.
0
15
15
5
7
This Week on 60 seconds: How
dumped toxic waste in near this neighborhood. 'The balding children were a dead give away.' said a source from
221
Destroy Inventory
One of your off-work employees (without your knowledge, of course) accidentally sets fire to target opponent's inventory.
0
40
40
3
6
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188
Legal Battle
Engage target company in a dispute over copyright infringments. Each political center under your control increases your chance of a favorable verdict.
0
31
31
5
0
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190
Security System
Your sites are immune to one vicious attack.
0
3
43
5
2
wins a free security upgrade at a raffle.
just installed a mega-advanced security system.
221
Keynote Speech
Your marketing prowess gives you the keynote speech, temporarily increasing your prestige. Each media center under your control increase this bonus.
0
44
42
5
5
gets their CEO voted 'coolest CEO in the world'. Their prestige sky rockets.
gave the keynote speech at this year's Comlex trade show! Now everyone thinks their company is hit stuff.
191
Smear Competitor
By studying a competitor's technology, you leak its flaws (real or imagined) to the media. Target opponent suffers prestige losses. Each research or media center under your control increases this loss.
0
47
47
5
5
just learned that the theme of this year's Comlex was how awful their products really are. Hear that whistle? That's their prestige taking a dive!
's CEO offers a lengthy symposium, highlighing the flaws in their opponent's product. The prestige loser here:
189
Happy Workers
Improve morale by 10% at target site that you own. Each labor center under your control increases this bonus.
10
27
46
3
2
's employees are cheered up by happy mutated monkeys from the local forest who and sing for them. Morale increases while the monkeys bide their time (heh heh)...
serves chocolate covered sugar bombs for brunch increasing morale for their workers.
191
Incite Labor Strike
Site belonging to target opponent in target region goes on strike for 20 weeks. Each labor center under your control increases this time. This card counters the effects of all positive morale cards played at target site.
20
5
45
3
4
's employees went on strike after hearing rumors that they may be replaced by cute mutant monkeys.
's employees went back to work and the monkeys returned to the wild. Sources say that the rumor originated from
223
Boycott
Target region boycotts the products of target player for one year. Each media center under your control extends this duration.
1
23
6
3
3
's products began to be officially boycotted by the government after charges that their products were using technologies taken from an undersea alien ship.
has managed to get the boycott removed after proving that their CPU's are based on human technology, even if it does come from Gyrix.
223
Government Standardization
Target region standardizes on your products for six months, giving them a 50% desire bonus. Each political center under your control adds to this duration.
26
23
23
5
5
is now the standard brand product for that region. When asked how this happened, their CEO looked to the nearby trees and smiled nervously to mutant monkeys.
managed to get their products standardized in that region. When asked for comment, their CEO merely said 'let's just say it involved a powerful politician and some video tape of an intern.'
191
McCarthy Hearings
Target opponent is implicated for covert acts, suffering a 10% loss of desire in all regions. If that opponent has an open slot, this card goes to them.
10 //how much of a hit they take
31
31
5
5
's sales take a dive after being fingered by the one armed man for covert acts!
starts losing massive sales after rumors of corruption surface. The rumor seems to have originated from
184
Anti-Trust Action
Whomever controls the the most regions when this card is played, suffers a loss of desire in all regions that is proportional to the number of regions they own. If this card targets you, it is discarded.
0
25
25
5
5
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185
Paranoid Anti-Trust Action
For six months, the player controlling the most regions when this card is played suffers a 30% loss of desire in all regions. The player controlling the second largest number of regions suffers a 15% loss.
0
25
25
3
3
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185
Supporting the Underdog
Use your influence to help bolster the company controlling the fewest regions. When this card is played that company gains a desire bonus in all regions for six months. Any resource centers you control add to this duration.
200 //how much of a boost
19
19
5
5
gets a cover story in a major magazine. People flock to stores to get their products!
Moving on to the next fad, the excitement the initial excitement wanes over the products of
185
Community Relations
Target region in which you own a site standardizes on your products for six months, giving them a 50% desire bonus. Each economic center under your control adds to this duration.
150 //150% bonus
36
49
5
5
gets a boost when the people rally behind the home town's favorite employer and begin buying their products in droves.
People begin buying up a specific brand of product to show their home town support. That brand:
185
Robin Hood
This card targets the player controlling the most regions. 10% of their cash reserve is redistributed to the player controlling the fewest regions.
10 //what percentage of cash
21
21
5
5
was just fined a ton of money for various anti-trust issues. But that's okay because the profit goes to
was just fined a ton of money for various anti-trust issues. But that's okay because the profit goes to
185
Steal Sales Executive
Your great employee treatment, political savvy, and marketing prowess lures a target sales exec to your side.
0
49
49
3
0
just recruited a sales executive...
just recruited a sales executive...
187
The Information Super Highway
Tap into target opponent's marketing database. Gain access to all of their region data.
0
14
14
3
2
The nephew of VARIABLE-S's CEO accidentally posted the company's world wide market data to the newsgroups. A vigilant VARIABLE-S employee got to it before the error was discovered.
An (offduty, heh, heh) VARIABLE-S employee bypasses VARIABLE-S's on-line security, obtaining a copy of all of VARIABLE-S's region data.
184
Trading World Knowledge
Your ties with the corporate and intellectual communities cement your relationships with companies in other markets. For the next year, they will try to send you free region data. Each intellectual and labor center under your control increases the duration.
0
14
36
3
3
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184
Marketing Injunction
Using your influence, you convince the government to destroy the target stack of marketing campaigns.
0
25
25
4
0
just had his campaigns in
declared illegal by the government thanks to heavy lobbying by
186
Paying the Piper
Target company pays $50 million to settle employment discrimination lawsuits.
50 //in millions
23
23
0
0
helps plaintiffs to win a $50 million lawsuit which may now bankrupt the victim:
helps plaintiffs to win a $50 million lawsuit against
191
Radiant Presence
Launch a highly successful media campaign. Gain $100 million capital as your stock increases in value.
100 //in millions
24
24
0
0
Not Used yet...
The value of VARIABLE-S stock soars, bringing them a much needed $100 million in capital.
191
Riding the Money Train
Playing this card consumes ALL of your available resources. As the value of your stock rises, you gain $1 million dollars of capital per week for a number of weeks equal to the number of resources consumed.
0
24
24
0
0
Forecasters predict that the value of VARIABLE-S stock will soon go through the roof (and possibly achieve orbit).
After VARIABLE-D months of consecutive record breaking gains, the value of VARIABLE-S stock seems to have leveled (and made many of investors rich).
191
Rabbit season...No, Sales Exec season
All sales execs in target region are exposed for politcal graft and embezzlement, and removed from the game. Each company is reembursed $20 million in civil court for each of their sales execs so exposed.
0
0
0
0
0
All sales execs in VARIABLE-S (VARIABLE-D, to be exact) have been imprisoned on charges of graft and embezzlement. Affected companies have won reembursments in civil court. You can thank VARIABLE-S for exposing this cancer.
All sales execs in VARIABLE-S (VARIABLE-D, to be exact) have been imprisoned on charges of graft and embezzlement. Affected companies have won reembursments in civil court. You can thank VARIABLE-S for exposing this cancer.
187
Harvesting Resources
Gain 10 available resources of each type.
10
36
36
1
1
lucks out as independent fan groups drum up corporate support for VARIABLE-S, netting them a bunch of new resources.
begins cashing in old favors. Prepare to experience a greta deal of pain.
184
Diversified Portfolio
Evens out your available resources amongst each of the five resource types.
0
44
44
1
0
The CEO of VARIABLE-S prepares himself to exploit any opportunity by networking with many diversified special interest groups.
The CEO of VARIABLE-S prepares himself to exploit any opportunity by networking with many diversified special interest groups.
184
El Dorado
This card directs you to the richest region that you have not researched.
0
26
26
3
3
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184
Open Rebellion
All sites belonging to target opponent go on strike for 5 weeks. This card counters the effects of all positive morale cards played at affected sites.
5 //how many weeks
15
15
0
2
sites all over the world begin giong on strike. Ut-Oh this may last up to 5 weeks!
actiontext.
222
The Dark Continent
All regions on the same continent as target region boycott the products of target player for one year.
52 //how many weeks
25
25
0
0
Government officials their ENTIRE CONTINENT has joined them in boycotting the products from
rumor has it that the boycott came from lobbying by
222
Fake usernames...
By impersonating target player's employees, you 'burn their bridges' destroying a portion of their available resource supply that is proportional to the current game year.
0
23
23
3
3
VARIABLE-S's corporate customers move onto other product lines, costing VARIABLE-S VARIABLE-D points in lost resources.
Pretending to be VARIABLE-S employees, VARIABLE-S employees spam the newsgroups costing VARIABLE-S VARIABLE-D points in lost resources.
184
Eternal Loathing
Target player's products are boycotted in target region for the remainder of the game.
0
5
5
0
1
Government officials in VARIABLE-S announced today that they are boycotting VARIABLE-S's products until its CEO 'lies rotting in the Hell that he created.'
Officials in VARIABLE-S end their century of loathing against VARIABLE-S.
183
Acts of God
Utterly destroy the highest level building in the site belonging to the target player in the target region.
0
38
37
0
1
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186
'There was a Deadline?'
If target opponent is currently researching anything, that project requires an additional year to complete.
0
17
17
3
3
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184
Out with the old, in with the new
Steal a number of resources from target player that is equal to the number of resource centers you currently control.
0
23
23
2
0
VARIABLE-S spreads F.U.D. to its current corporate customer base to break its historical support of VARIABLE-S. In effect, they steal VARIABLE-D resource points.
VARIABLE-S spreads F.U.D. to its current corporate customer base to break its historical support of VARIABLE-S. In effect, they steal VARIABLE-D resource points.
184
Summon Enforcer
Your sites are immune to one vicious attack.
0
3
43
5
2
receives a note from sinister powers that says 'Don't worry, we're here to protect you...'
hires a thug named Guido to keep an eye on their site.
222
Political Corruption
Gain 10 crime resources.
0
25
25
4
0
VARIABLE-S pays off corrupt politicians to gain audience with their Mafia connections.
VARIABLE-S pays off corrupt politicians to gain audience with their Mafia connections.
184
Political Blackmail
Gain 10 political resources.
0
25
25
4
0
VARIABLE-S obtains evidence with which it can blackmail several politicians.
VARIABLE-S obtains evidence with which it can blackmail several politicians.
184
Imagine the Possibilities
Trade 10 randomly selected resources to get an additional card. This continues until your hand is full, or you are out of resources.
0
14
14
1
0
Learn to fear. VARIABLE-S just drew VARIABLE-D direct action cards.
Learn to fear. VARIABLE-S just drew VARIABLE-D direct action cards.
184
Strong Arm Tactics
Target opponent's sales presence in target region is reset to zero (It is as if they never sold there before and so must rebuild from scratch).
0
34
34
4
4
products can no longer be found on the shelves after a major retailer goes under. New channels for their PC's will have to now be found.
products have been driven off the shelves of the major retailers thanks to pressure from
223
The Ties That Bind
Garnering support from all aspects of society, target region standardizes on your products for one century, making them ten times as desirable.
0
23
23
0
1
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184
Deal with the Devil
When played, there is a 80% chance you will get a free draw and this card stays in your hand. Otherwise, this card disappears...along with all of your resources and all of your cards.
0
14
14
3
0
Submitting to economic forces beyond its control, VARIABLE-S loses all of its cards and resources.
Signing on the dotted line, VARIABLE-S closes a deal netting it a direct action card.
184
Zen and the Working Man
'Achieve success through balance.' This card stays in your hand after being played. Get a free draw.
0
14
14
1
1
Adding ancient wisdom to its business plan, VARIABLE-S finds enlightenment in the form of a direct action card.
Adding ancient wisdom to its business plan, VARIABLE-S finds enlightenment in the form of a direct action card.
184
Mud Slinging
Engage target opponent in a very public war of words. Opponent will suffer a 1/3 loss in their desire rating. If that opponent has an open slot, this card goes to them.
0
31
31
2
1
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190
Strike Breaker!
Choose one of your sites that is on strike. Target site's strike is eliminated.
0
46
46
2
0
VARIABLE-S brings in a bunch of scabs and breaks the strike at his office! The bastard!
VARIABLE-S brings in a bunch of scabs and breaks the strike at his office! The bastard!
191
Brain Drain
Suck away the talent from a target opponent! Target Sales Executive will join your company.
0
49
49
1
0
VARIABLE-S wined and dined a sales executive from VARIABLE-S. Now the sales exec has joined VARIABLE-S!
VARIABLE-S wined and dined a sales executive from VARIABLE-S. Now the sales exec has joined VARIABLE-S!
187
Employee Competition!
Finds a great region to build a site in!
0
26
26
3
3
The CEO of VARIABLE-S stumbles across a magazine article telling him of a great region for a site!
The CEO of VARIABLE-S holds a competition to find out where he should build his next site...
184
The Honest Continent
Convince an entire continent that all marketing campaigns are immoral.
0
35
35
3
3
Anti Marketing Event
's sneaky tactics have created a continent uproar. All marketing campaigns on the continent are now gone. Thanks to
189
Marketing Campaign Disaster
Eliminate all marketing campaigns in target region.
0
35
35
3
3
Marketing Campaign Disaster Event
's efforts have paid off as the government has outlawed the marketing campaigns of all companies in
189
See Treasury
Tell the world just how much money a target opponent has.
0
4
4
3
3
accidentally posts their financial status to the Internet. Now everyone knows they have
gets their financial statistics stolen and posted to the internet. Now everyone knows they have
189
See Inventory
Target opponent's inventory is announced to the world.
0
4
4
3
3
gets their inventory statistics stolen and posted to the internet. Now everyone knows they have
accidentally posts their inventory status to the Internet. Now everyone knows they have
184
See All Inventory
Tell the world what the inventory levels of all your opponents are.
0
4
4
3
3
accidentally posts their inventory status to the Internet. Now everyone knows they have
gets their inventory statistics stolen and posted to the internet. Now everyone knows they have
184
Anti-Dumping Card
Target opponent's inventory is inspected. If it is too high, the feds confiscate it under anti-dumping laws.
10000
7
7
3
3
accidentally posts their inventory status to the Internet. Now everyone knows they have
gets their inventory statistics stolen and posted to the internet. Now everyone knows they have
184
Global Anti-Dumping
Any player (including you) that has more than 10,000 units in inventory gets it confiscated.
10000
7
7
1
1
Aliens come in and confiscate all excess inventory...
gets their inventory statistics stolen and posted to the internet. The feds promptly confiscate it.
184
Money for future favors
Pay $20 million to get a bunch of random resources.
20000000
30
30
2
2
gets their inventory statistics stolen and posted to the internet. The feds promptly confiscate it.
Aliens come in and confiscate all excess inventory...
184
Money for a favor
Pay $10 million to get a bunch of random resources.
10000000
30
30
3
3
Aliens come in and confiscate all excess inventory...
gets their inventory statistics stolen and posted to the internet. The feds promptly confiscate it.
184
Money for something
Pay $10 million to get a card, you keep this card.
10000000
30
30
3
3
Aliens come in and confiscate all excess inventory...
gets their inventory statistics stolen and posted to the internet. The feds promptly confiscate it.
184
Wrath of God
All marketing campaigns world wide go away...
0
35
35
2
2
N/A for wrath of god
goes on the rampage about the evils of marketing. All marketing campaigns are now gone.
187
Wrath of God (rare)
All marketing campaigns world wide go away...
0
35
35
1
1
N/A for wrath of god
goes on the rampage about the evils of marketing. All marketing campaigns are now gone.
187
Incite Retail Rebellion
Market penetration in a target region is reset to 0 for all players.
0
11
11
1
1
Retailers have gotten together and started to reset the playing field in their region. All products are now off the shelf but will slowly return.
goes on the rampage and annoys the retailers so much that they have thrown everyone's products off the shelves.
223
Continent of Death!
Market penetration for a target region and the ENTIRE continent is reset to 0 for all players.
0
20
26
1
1
Retailers have gotten together and started to reset the playing field in their region and the entire continent!. All products are now off the shelf but will slowly return.
goes gets that entire continent so irritated that they've reset they've gotten rid of all the distributors. Grrr!
223
Apathy
Target region no longer desires anything in particular in a product (except price).
0
30
30
2
2
The citizens no longer care about anything but price. What a bunch of cheapskates!
meddling has caused the people in this region to no get cheap and stingy. Now only price matters to them.
184
Neurotic Buyers
Citizens of target region will now want their products to be perfect.
0
30
30
4
4
The citizens now demand that their products be incredible. Picky bastards!
meddling has caused the people in this region to get very picky in the quality of their product.
184
WelTek
Build a labor training center in target region. Labor quality is maximized
0
32
32
2
0
Event Text for Weltek
has built a wonderful labor training center. Now, the world's best manufacturers are flocking to that region.
184
Engineering Command
Build an incredible engineering training center in target region which will maximize the engineer's rating.
0
32
32
2
0
Event Text for Engineering Command
has built an engineering center. Now, the best engineers are on the way. Ear medicine sales also likely to rise! In the distance you can hear 'I'm a lumberjack and I'm OKAY!'
184
Slickster Magic
Build a school for marketers. The marketers in the target region will be rated at maximum.
0
32
32
2
0
Event Text for Weltek
has built a school for markters maximizing the marketing quality there. Various jingles can be heard being sung in the distance.
184
Funky Magic
Have someone (not you) do 'things' that will dramatically lower the cost of living in a target region.
0
32
32
2
0
Event Text for Weltek
has denied responsibility for the sudden drop in the cost of living expenses in that region. But the local towns people call him a hero anyway.
184
It's a small...small world...
Use your clout to get a theme park built in target region thus increasing the recreational value.
0
32
32
2
0
Event Text for Weltek
has talked EuroDiz to build an ultra fantastic theme park in that region.
184
Send in the thugs...
Covertly undermine the quality of labor in target region.
0
32
32
1
0
Event Text for Weltek
brought in some thugs to ensure that all the good laborers leave the region.
183
Alternative Engineering
Bulid an engineering college in target region - except this college's motto is 'a guess is the best'. Region's engineering quality goes down the tubes.
0
32
32
1
0
Event Text for Engineering Command
has built a new school that teaches engineers that the best way to measure something is to 'eyeball' it. Engineering quality plummets there.
183
The school of Clear Pepsi
Build a school in target region that highlights the value of 'new coke', 'clear pepsi', and other marketing triumphs. Marketer quality will disintegrate.
0
32
32
1
0
Event Text for Weltek
has flown to that region to explain to all the marketing students the best way to advertise is to use an air horn. (marketing employee quality doomed).
183
Send in the Airport Merchants
Use your clout to have all stores in target region run by those guys who run stores in airports thus increasing the cost of living.
0
11
11
1
0
Event Text for Weltek
has brought in the guys from the airport who charge $8 for a sandwich to begin managing all the stores in the region. Cost of living skyrockets.
183
Oh the humanity
Build a theme park that revolves around human tragedy and smells awfully bad in target region (recreational value will go way down).
0
12
12
1
0
Event Text for Weltek
has built something that smells so bad called 'house of odors and pain' that no one wants to go outside anymore. Recreational value of region plumets.
