War Chest
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War Chest | |
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Type(s) | Treasure |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Prosperity |
Illustrator(s) | Lynell Ingram |
Card text | |
The player to your left names a card. Gain a card costing up to that hasn't been named for War Chest this turn. |
War Chest is a Treasure card from the second edition of Prosperity. It is a gainer that allows your opponent to block you from gaining a specific card.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- The first War Chest you play in a turn can't gain whatever card they name; the second can't gain the card they name, or the card they previously named, and so on.
- The gained card comes from the Supply and is put into your discard pile.
- You can still gain the named cards other ways, just not via War Chests.
- They do not have to name a card in the Supply; however War Chest gains a card from the Supply, and puts it into your discard pile.
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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The player to your left names a card. Gain a card costing up to that hasn't been named for War Chest this turn. | Prosperity (Second Edition) | June 2022 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Preview
Contraband was a cool idea, but you basically never want it. You want to buy the cards you want, especially when it's oh Provinces. And being a Gold for doesn't make up the difference.
War Chest fixes that by being a big Workshop; there just have to be two things you'd be happy to gain with it.
Secret History
The new Contraband. It gains a ; probably that will be good, even though they can block what you most wanted. I tried a smaller one first.