Imminent Booby
Special card
Always face-up in your hand. If you still hold it at the end of your next turn, it explodes: discard it and 2 cards of your choice.
- Type
- Special card: Takes effect by itself when it is drawn or held. It is never played like other cards.
- When
- Takes effect by itself while held.
- Afterwards
- Goes on the discard pile when it explodes.
- Editions
- Raging Edition (×7)
Rules details
- Get rid of it first by giving it away (Pleasant Pheasant, Puffin Around…) or discarding it (Deep Shag).
- A Booby still held when the draw deck runs out explodes too.
- It never scores.
- Imminent Boobies are set aside before dealing, so nobody starts the game with one.
“Boobies wrap eggs with their webbed feet to keep them warm.”