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Scorched Earth

Every piece except kings and pawns is removed from the board. Removed pieces are captured.

Scorched Earth
-4Roles: Attack
Every piece except kings and pawns is removed from the board. Removed pieces are captured.
A sketch of the card in use.
Cost

4 Braincells, paid in Built Deck.

Plays in

Built Deck: up to 3 copies in a deck.

Role
  • Attack. Take, weaken or push around the other side's pieces, or drain their Braincells and clock.

Related cards

  • Purge
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  • Death's Reach
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  • Grand Theft
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    Send two random cards from your opponent's hand to their discard pile.
  • Lightning Strike
    -4Roles: Attack
    Destroy an enemy piece outright. There is no saving a piece that's been struck.
  • Lightning Strikes Twice
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    Instant. Destroy an enemy piece now, even on your opponent's turn. Stays in play; on a later turn of yours, trigger it to destroy a second.

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