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Trail Maintenance

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Play: You can play this card immediately after your opponent has played the trail erosion EVENT card.
Effect: Negates the effect of the trail erosion EVENT card. Does not work on any other EVENT card.

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Trail Erosion

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Play: Place this card on top of any PLANT species in the urban, forest or grassland terrain.
Effect: The plant that is under this card is IMMEDIATELY discarded and the ecosystem that is built off of it is also discarded.

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Red Tide

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PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES that consume shellfish.
EFFECT: The SPECIES card and EVENT card are immediately discarded.

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Red tide is a common name for algal blooms, which are large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms, such as protozoans and unicellular algae (e.g. dinoflagellates and diatoms). The upwelling of nutrients from the sea floor, often following massive storms, provides for the algae and triggers bloom events. Harmful algal blooms can occur worldwide, and natural cycles can vary regionally.[1] The growth and persistence of an algal bloom depends on wind […] read more

Disease Outbreak

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PLAY: Place this card on multiple cards of the same SPECIES.
EFFECT: The SPECIES card(s) and EVENT card are immediately discarded.

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In biology, a pathogen (Greek: πάθος pathos “suffering, passion” and -γενής -genēs “producer of”), in the oldest and broadest sense, is anything that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ. The term pathogen came into use in the 1880s.[1][2] Typically, the term is used to describe an infectious microorganism or agent, such as a virus, bacterium, protozoan, prion, viroid, or fungus.[3][4] Small animals, such as certain kinds of […] read more

Oil Spill

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PLAY: Place this card on any SPECIES card.
EFFECT: The SPECIES card and EVENT card are immediately discarded.

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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land. Oil spills may be due to releases of crude oil from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells, as well […] read more

Scientific Insight

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Play: Can be played on the table next to the plater for the below effect.
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Effect: Leave this card on the table. This card enables the player to pick up two new cards per TURN instead of the usual one.

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The eureka effect (also known as the aha! moment or eureka moment) refers to the common human experience of suddenly understanding a previously incomprehensible problem or concept. Some research describes the aha! effect (also known as insight or epiphany) as a memory advantage,[1] but conflicting results exist as to where exactly it occurs in the […] read more