Sickness
Sickness is a Prophecy from Rising Sun. Once it's activated, it inflicts harsh discard or cursing attacks every turn until the Curses are depleted.
| Sickness | |
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| Info | |
| Type | Prophecy |
| Set |
Rising Sun |
| Illustrator(s) | Donald Crank |
| Prophecy text | |
| At the start of your turn, choose one: Gain a Curse onto your deck; or discard 3 cards. | |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- You can choose to gain a Curse even if the Curse pile is empty, or to discard cards even if you have fewer than 3 cards in hand (in which case, discard as many as you can).
Strategy
Versions
English versions
| Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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At the start of your turn, choose one: Gain a Curse onto your deck; or discard 3 cards. | Rising Sun | August 2024 |
Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | Krankheit |  |
Zu Beginn deines Zuges, wähle eins: Nimm einen Fluch auf deinen Nachziehstapel oder lege 3 Karten ab. |
Trivia
Preview
Sickness attacks you every turn, your choice of a Curse on top or a heinous discard 3 cards.
Secret History
For a long time this slot had a big pile of pain that got handed out when the Prophecy triggered. Initially, 2 Curses, 2 Estates, 4 Coppers. The wording is tricky if you want to make sure that it doesn't suck to trigger it yourself (e.g. there's one Curse left and hey you get it). It was still a contender for a while, with an "if there are enough left" wording that playtesters complained about. When it looked likely to die, I tried various other ways to hand out Curses. "When you gain VP, others get Curse." "When you gain a card costing 3 or more, you're Cursed." "At the start of your turn, Curse onto your deck." Wait it's a horrible trap with Blockade (spotted by JNails). "At the start of your Clean-up, the player to your left..." No that timing just super sucked. Aha, it could give you an option. You gain a Curse onto your deck, or discard 3 cards; something you will rarely be willing to do, but you do it some, and hey you'll do it if they Blockade Curse.
