Challengers!
Does a card's effect without a trigger keyword activate when it goes to the exhaust pile or bench?
The designer confirmed this on BGG, and it matches the rulebook's Effects section.
- jkrenner · Designer · 2026-07-30
- Blechbirne · Community · 2026-07-30
- dettonator11 · Community · 2023-08-11
- Challengers! rulebook · Rulebook · EFFECTS
No. A keyword-free effect triggers when its card is revealed, not when the card goes to the exhaust pile or the bench, unless the card text says so, as some Beach Cup cards do.