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We began the World Tour with International Incident, and you may have noticed a few little fellas sneaking around the art. That’s right, the Penguins were ready to ensure that their continent was not left out! Antarctica represent!
Penguins are from the Smash Up Penguins set and have a Titan card: Emperor Penguin.
Complexity Level: Medium-High
Mechanics
- Playing off the top of the deck
- Power counters
Penguins pop right out of your deck onto bases! Once they get their Emperor Penguin in play, you will have power...unlimited Penguin power!
Strategy
TBA
Synergy
TBA
Cards - Minions
1x Command Penguin
Power 4 - Play a minion off the top of your deck as an extra minion.
Clarifications:
- The minion played off the top of your deck can be on any base, chosen after you see what minion it is.
1x Dancing Penguin
Power 4 - Special: After you play another minion, play this minion on that minion's base and place that minion on the bottom of your deck.
Clarifications:
- You still get the on-play ability of the first minion. If the first minion moves during its resolution (such as with Ice Slide) you play Dancing Penguin on the base where it currently is before bottom-decking it.
1x Disguise Penguin
Power 3 - Talent: Place this minion on the bottom of your deck to play an extra minion off the top of your deck. The Disguise Penguin ability can only be used once per turn.
Clarifications:
- The minion played off the top of your deck can be on any base, chosen after you see what minion it is.
1x Snazzy Penguin
Power 3 - Draw a card. If this was not your regular minion played from your hand, draw another card.
Clarifications:
- "Not your regular minion played from your hand" permits it being your regular minion played from somewhere else, such as with Emperor Penguin.
1x Surfing Penguin
Power 3 - You may move a minion from here to another base.
Clarifications:
- Surfing Penguin can move itself.
1x Regurgitating Penguin
Power 2 - Reveal the top three cards of your deck. You may draw a revealed action, then if this was not your regular minion played from your hand, you may play that action. Return the rest in any order.
Clarifications:
- "Not your regular minion played from your hand" permits it being your regular minion played from somewhere else, such as with Emperor Penguin.
4x Baby Penguin
Power 2 - You may play Emperor Penguin here OR if this minion was played from anywhere other than your hand, play an extra minion here of power 3 or less.
Clarifications:
- "Anywhere other than your hand" includes off the top of the deck, uncovering, from stasis, from discard, from storage, etc.
Cards - Actions
2x A Wish for Wings That Work
Play on a base. Ongoing: After you play a minion here, it gains +1 power until the end of the turn. Special: When this card is revealed off the top of your deck, you may play it as an extra action.
Clarifications:
- This card's Special can be used when it's revealed off the top of your deck in any way, including revealing cards when playing a minion off the top of your deck or revealing the top X cards of your deck.
1x I Can't Tell Them Apart
Shuffle any number of your minions on a base into your deck. Play an equal number of minions there off the top of your deck as extra minions.
Clarifications:
- None
1x Ice Slide
Play on a base. Ongoing: After you play a minion here, you may move or transfer one of your cards on this base other than this action to another base.
Clarifications:
- This ability can move the minion that was just played.
1x Leaping Aboard
Special: After a new base comes into play, play a minion off the top of your deck there.
Clarifications:
- None
1x Pebble Gift
Play on a base. Special: After this base scores, draw a card for each of your minions here.
Clarifications:
- None
1x Secret Mission
Place any number of cards from your hand on the bottom of your deck to draw that number plus one cards, then you may shuffle your deck.
Clarifications:
- None
2x The Hatching
Play a minion off the top of your deck as an extra minion.
Clarifications:
- The minion played off the top of your deck can be on any base, chosen after you see what minion it is.
1x Under The Ice
Play on a base. Ongoing: After you play a minion here, you may place a minion with the same or less power from your discard pile on the bottom of your deck.
Clarifications:
- If the minion you play gains power during its resolution (such as with A Wish For Wings That Work) you may consider its final power for this card's limit.
Cards - Bases
1x Ice Floe
Breakpoint 20 - VPs: 3 2 1 - At the start of your turn, you may place one of your minions here on the bottom of its owner's deck to play a minion off the top of your deck here as an extra minion.
Clarifications:
- None
1x The Colony
Breakpoint 24 - VPs: 4 2 1 - After the first time you play a minion here on your turn, you may play a minion here off the top of your deck as an extra minion.
Clarifications:
- None
Card - Titan
1x Emperor Penguin
Special: At the start of your turn, you may play this titan at a base where you have three or more cards. Ongoing: Once on your turn, you may play a minion here off the top of your deck instead of from your hand. Talent: Reveal a minion of power 3 or less from your hand or discard pile and shuffle it into your deck to place a +1 power counter on this card.
Clarifications:
- Emperor Penguin can replace any generic (unqualified) or qualified minion play from your hand (Example: Play an extra minion; play a minion of power 2 or less; play a Groupie). It cannot replace a specific minion play (Example: Snuggly Bear, Do-Over). It can be used once per turn during your Play Cards phase.
- "Three or more cards" can include minions, actions on bases and minions, buried cards, stored cards, etc.
