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Are played power cards visible to the other players, and should they be face up or face down?

Based on one or two forum replies, or on contested readings; no official ruling.

  • Desiderata · Community · 2024-09-02
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  • Kretinga · Community · 2026-10-30
  • SaltyHorse · Community · 2024-09-02
  • Kretinga · Community · 2026-10-30disagrees

In the original rules, played power cards form a face-up stack in front of you: the top card is visible and the ones underneath are meant to stay hidden. The 2025 rulebook instead says to put a played card face down on your discard pile, so editions differ. No official ruling reconciles them, so agree with your group; whichever you choose, everyone needs to see each round's played cards until turn order is settled.

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