Too Few Clues

Question

• All the 2's are played on the stacks.
• There are 0 clues available.
• Alice has a globally known playable blue 3.
• Cathy has a critical purple 5 on her chop.
• Alice decides to discard her chop instead of playing the blue 3.
• Why did Alice discard?
• What notes should Bob write?
• What should Bob do on his turn?

Solution

• Alice performed a Generation Discard.
• If Alice had played her blue 3, Bob would be forced to discard, and then Cathy might decide to discard the critical purple 5.
• By performing a Generation Discard, Alice gives Bob a clue token to spend.
• Since Cathy has a critical or playable card on her chop, Bob should use that clue to 5 Save Cathy's purple 5.
• Bob should not write any notes, as a Generation Discard does not Chop Move any cards.