Special Action Cards::Offensive
The most dismal card in the deck. A player under the watchful eye of (holding)
can only play it at one of three times: on the Holy Defender, on the Magic Red 5, or as the last
card he plays. Why is this so bad? Because at the end of the hand, all players add up their point totals, and the player holding takes the highest total of points of all the players around the table. One is guaranteed to do as poorly as or worse than all of one's opponents. Consequently, trying to pass of under another card is a favorite way of coping with it.
Note. If you do not legally have a turn, you cannot play ! A common misconception seems to be to the contrary, as in the following example:
Player1 discards a Draw 4. Player2 fends with a Holy Defender. Player3 says "Hey! It's the Holy Defender!" and tries to discard . Unfortunately, he can't do it! Player3 must draw his 4 cards, which makes him lose his turn. However, had Player4 been holding in this example, he could discard legally.
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