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Take one action
On your turn, you must perform exactly one action; turns cannot be skipped or passed
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Announce action choice
Declare which action you wish to take; other players then have opportunity to challenge or counter
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Income
Take 1 coin from the Treasury; this cannot be blocked or challenged
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Foreign Aid
Take 2 coins from the Treasury; this can be blocked by a Duke
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Coup
Pay 7 coins to the Treasury and force any player to lose one influence; this cannot be blocked
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Mandatory Coup
If you have 10 or more coins at the start of your turn, you must perform a Coup
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Duke - Tax
Claim Duke to take 3 coins from the Treasury
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Assassin - Assassinate
Pay 3 coins to the Treasury and claim Assassin to force a target player to lose influence; can be blocked by Contessa
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Captain - Extort
Claim Captain to steal 2 coins from another player (or 1 if they only have 1); can be blocked by Ambassador or Captain
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Ambassador - Exchange
Claim Ambassador to draw 2 cards from the Court, then return any 2 cards (may keep originals or swap)
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Duke blocks Foreign Aid
Claim Duke to prevent any player from receiving Foreign Aid
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Contessa blocks Assassination
Claim Contessa to cancel an assassination attempt against you
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Ambassador/Captain blocks Extortion
Claim either character to prevent being extorted
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Challenge any character claim
Any player may challenge another player's claim to have a specific character
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Prove the claim
If challenged, the claiming player must reveal the relevant card to prove their claim
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Challenger loses
If the claim was truthful, the challenger loses one influence; the proven card returns to the Court and is replaced with a new card
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Claimant loses
If the claim was false, the claiming player loses one influence and their action fails (but coins spent are returned)
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Challenge timing
Challenges must occur before actions or counter-actions resolve; they cannot be made retroactively
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Choose which card to reveal
When you lose influence, you choose which of your cards to turn face-up
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Revealed cards are permanent
Face-up cards remain in front of you but provide no benefit
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Elimination
When both your cards are face-up, you are exiled from the game and your coins go to the Treasury
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Political Shift (self)
Pay 1 coin to the Treasury Reserve to change your own faction
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Political Shift (other)
Pay 2 coins to the Treasury Reserve to change another player's faction
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Faction restrictions
You cannot Coup, Assassinate, Extort, or block Foreign Aid against players in your faction unless all players share the same faction
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Embezzlement
Take all coins from the Treasury Reserve unless you have a Duke; can be challenged by any player accusing you of having a Duke
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Exchange
Draw 1 card from the Court, compare with your cards, then return 1 card to the Court
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Investigate
Look at one card of another player; then either return it or force them to draw a new card from the Court and return their old one
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Block Extortion
Claim Inquisitor to prevent being extorted (same as Ambassador)
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Deploy Anarchist
Pay 5 coins to the Treasury to take the Anarchist card and give it to any other player; this cannot be blocked or challenged
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Receive Anarchist - Detonate
Allow the bomb to explode, losing one influence; the Anarchist card returns to center
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Receive Anarchist - Defuse with Contessa
Claim Contessa to neutralize the bomb; if unchallenged or challenge fails, the card returns to center
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Receive Anarchist - Pass with Contessa
Claim Contessa to pass the Anarchist to another player who hasn't received it this round
