Thanks, Andy, for help with the quotes for the special cards. I cleaned up the text and then came up with a brilliant idea: each card is printed with different options, front and back, but at the bottom of each description it's clear that the card is destroyed when played. So, each player receives 2 cards each with a total of 4 special options, but they need to decide which side to play of each pair. In this way I can effectively hand each player just one pair of cards which encompasses 4 options.
I'm also planning to wear the USS MONITOR cap I bought at the Mariner's Museum during my recent vacation to Hampton Roads & Norfolk; how geeky is that?