View source for Political Cards (Second Edition)

This page lists all Political Cards in Twilight Imperium Second Edition 

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== Base Game ==
There are 34 Political Cards in the base game 
{| class="article-table"
!Card
!Special
!Text
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|'''Arms Reduction'''
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|'''Budget Deficit'''
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|'''Closing the Wormholes'''
|LAW
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|'''Colonization Licensing'''
|LAW
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|'''Cost Overruns'''
| -
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|'''Crown of Thalnos'''
|LAW
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|'''Dispute Resolution'''
| -
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|'''Economic Revitalization'''
| -
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|'''Forced Economic Independence'''
|LAW
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|'''Free Trade'''
|LAW
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|'''Holder of Mecatol Rex'''
| -
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|'''Holy Planet of Ixth'''
|LAW
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|'''Humane Labor'''
|LAW
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|'''Labor Force Politics'''
|LAW
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|'''Limits to Individual Power'''
|LAW
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|'''Long Term Truce'''
|LAW
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|'''Manifest Destiny'''
| -
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|'''Mass Mobilization'''
| -
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|'''Minister of Commerce'''
|LAW
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|'''Minister of Exploration'''
|LAW
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|'''Minister of Internal Security'''
|LAW
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|'''Minister of Policy'''
|LAW
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|'''Public Execution'''
| -
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|'''Regressive Rhetoric'''
|LAW
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|'''Revote'''
| -
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|'''Science Community Speaker'''
| -
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|'''Short Term Truce'''
|LAW
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|'''Subsidized Studies'''
|LAW
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|'''Technology Buy-back'''
|LAW
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|'''Technology Investigation Committee'''
| -
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|'''Technology Tariffs'''
|LAW
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|'''Trade Embargo'''
|LAW
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|'''Trade Restrictions'''
|LAW
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|'''Unconventional Weapons'''
|LAW
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|}


== Hope's End Expansion ==

=== Political Cards ===
{| class="article-table"
!Card
!Special
!Text
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|Ancient Artifact
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''For:''' Roll a die.

1-5: All [[Units (Second Edition)|units]], [[Leaders (Second Edition)|leaders]] and ships in the Mecatol System are destroyed and every fleet and planetary force adjacent to the Mecatol System immediately must sustain 2 Combat rolls (resulting in hits on 5+) 

6-10: All players may immediately take two [[Technology (Second Edition)|technology advances]] of their choice (tech prerequisites still apply) 


'''Against:''' Discard this card 
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|Brutality Backlash
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''For:''' All [[Units (Second Edition)#Shock Troops|Shock Troop]] status counters are immediately removed from the Ground Forces on the board 


'''Against:''' Players who voted "For" immediately must destroy their own Shock Troops 
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|Compensated Disarmament
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''Elect Planet'''


All ground forces on this planet are removed, but the planet's controller receives 6 credits for each Ground Force unit removed and retains control of the planet 
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|Core Stability 
|LAW
|'''For:''' During each Economy Phase, all needed [[Action Cards (Second Edition)|Action Cards]] are drawn and placed face up on the table. The player with the highest influence may choose their Action Cards first, followed by the player with the second most influence etc.


'''Against:''' No action cards are drawn during the next [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Economy Phase|Economy Phase]] 
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|Imperial Survey
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''For:''' All face-down [[Domain Counters (Second Edition)|Domain Counters]] are revealed for the remainder of the game. The strength of all "Hostile Locals" counters are doubled. 


'''Against:''' Immediately place new random Domain Counters on all Neutral planets without Domain Counters 
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|Forbidden Research 
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''Elect Player''' 


The elected player may not purchase any [[Technology (Second Edition)|technology]] this Technology Phase 
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|Holder of Hope's End
|LAW
|'''The owner of Hope's End receives +10 votes'''


'''For:''' The player who controls Hope's End may spend 5 credits to purchase [[Units (Second Edition)#Shock Troops|Shock Troops]] instead of Ground Force units on Hope's End (Spacedock required) 


'''Against:''' This turn, the player who controls Hope's End may purchase Ground Force units on the planet for 2 credits per unit (no Spacedock required) 
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|Minister of Peace
|LAW
|'''Elect player''' 


Give this card to the elected player. This player may discard this card at any time to cancel a fleet's movement into a system containing an enemy fleet as long as they control neither fleet. The moving fleet may thereafter move into a different system in range of its movement
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|New Constitution
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''For:''' All current LAWS are discarded. Pool all Deed cards and draw 15 planets. These planets are subject to [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Other Rules|Insurgence checks]] 


'''Against:''' The player with the highest influence may discard a current LAW of their choice 
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|Open the Trade Routes
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''For:''' Each player receives a "Trade Agreement" [[Action Cards (Second Edition)|Action Card]] from the Action Card deck. If not enough such cards are present, the players with the least influence receive no cards


'''Against:''' This turn, during the [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Economy Phase|Economy Phase]], players must give half of their Trade Income to the player on their left 
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|Preemptive Strike
|LAW
|'''For:''' All players must pay 10 credits (in Gold and/or military units of equal value) for each step they have advanced on the [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Progression Phase|Progression chart]]. All future L1Z1X Event Cards are discarded without effect 


'''Against:''' Discard this card 
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|Protection of our Finest
|LAW
|'''For:''' [[Units (Second Edition)#Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]] may not bombard a planet containing an enemy [[Leaders (Second Edition)|leader]] 


'''Against:''' The free leaders of all players that voted "Against" immediately return to a planet in the player's home system 
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|Quarantine 
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''Draw Random Neutral Planet''' 


'''For:''' No units may enter or leave this planet's system or any adjacent system for 1 turn


'''Against:''' Players who vote "Against" must make Insurgence Checks for each friendly planet in or in a system adjacent to the system containing the planets in question 
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|Prisoner Exchange
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''For:''' All [[Leaders (Second Edition)|leaders]] are immediately freed 


'''Against:''' Each player who voted "Against" but owns one or more Leaders held captive by other players must make an [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Other Rules|Insurgence Check]] on each planet in their Home System 
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|Prophecy of Ixth
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''Elect Player''' 



The elected player's [[Units (Second Edition)#Fighter|fighters]] fight at +1 for the duration of the game 


The elected player loses this ability if they do not purchase at least 2 new fighters during each Economy Phase 
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|Research Grant 
|LAW
|'''For''': A planet with a [[Technology (Second Edition)|Technological Specialty]] now receives a credit of exactly '2' but the credit counts towards purchasing all technology fields 


'''Against''': No 'General' (Yellow) technology advances may be acquired this round 
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|Resource Management 
|LAW
|'''For:''' During the Economy Phase, players may draw extra Action Cards by paying 5 Credits for each extra card. Players may not hold more than their limit.


'''Against:''' All players with 3 or more Action Cards must immediately discard 2 
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|Speaker for the Council
|LAW
|'''Elect player''' 


Give this card to the elected player. This player may discard this card during the Political Phase to override an "Elect" vote. The Minister may single-handedly determine the outcome 
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|Training the Young
|LAW
|'''For:''' Players may spend 15 credits during the [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Economy Phase|Economy Phase]] to return 1 of their leaders to play after it is killed. The leader is placed on a planet in the player's home system


'''Against:''' All players may immediately draw 1 Action Card for every friendly [[Leaders (Second Edition)|leader]] killed 
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|Troops for the L1Z1X War
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|Each player secretly bids a number.




Reveal the bids simultaneously. Each player must now remove their bidding number of [[Units (Second Edition)#Ground Forces|ground forces]] from play.


The player(s) (if tied) who bid highest may draw 4 Action Cards. The player(s) who bid lowest must discard all of their action cards 
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|War Crimes
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|'''Elect Leader''' 


This [[Leaders (Second Edition)|leader]] is immediately Captured by the player to the right of the player who controls the leader 
|}



=== Event Cards ===
Event Cards are not technically political cards since they cannot be affected by the Veto [[Action Cards (Second Edition)|action card]] or be influenced by any Card or special ability that would otherwise affect regular Political cards. However, they are drawn during the Political phase just like agenda cards 

Each event card contains an Action rather than an agenda. 

When an Event card is drawn, its effect are read aloud and resolved immediately

After resolution, another political card is drawn and the [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Political Phase|Political Phase]] continues as normal
{| class="article-table"
!Card
!Number
!Text
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|Council Coup 
|1
|(1) In order of highest influence, players declare either 'Loyal' or 'Rebel'. Discard this card if all players declare for either 


(2) All players secretly bid a number. That number is then revealed simultaneously 


(3) All players must remove a number of Friendly [[Units (Second Edition)#Ground Forces|Ground forces]] equal to their bid 


If the combined Loyalists bid the highest number of Ground Forces, all Loyalists each receive 30 credits and 4 [[Action Cards (Second Edition)|Action Cards]]


If the combined Rebels bid the higher number of Ground Forces, all Loyalists are executed (lose all Action Cards and cannot initiate any Space or Invasion Combat during this turn) 
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|L1Z1X Invasion
|1
|Place a counter on the progression chart symbolising L1Z1X advancement 


During every [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Progression Phase|Progression Phase]], advance the counter 1 field. If the counter reaches 'Imperium Rex', the L1Z1X invasion has been successful and all players lose the game


The counter is removed if one or more players, at any time, remove a total of 120 credits worth of military units from the board 
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|L1Z1X Raiders
|1
|Select a random neutral planet 


Immediately place 4 counters in this planet's system. These counters are L1Z1X Dreadnoughts and will immediately attack any fleet (as per normal space battle rules) in this system and any fleet the raiders encounter later


Immediately before every Political Phase, roll for a random hex side (as per the Gravity Rift rules). If a legal move, the Raiders will move 1 space to this side. On a result of 7-10, they do not move
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|Major Rebellion
|1
|(If players immediately remove a combined total of 100 credits worth of military units from the board, discard this card) 


Draw a random Neutral planet. All non-home system planets in this system and all adjacent systems must make [[Official Rules (Second Edition)#Other Rules|Insurgence Checks]].


If a planet is made Neutral by the result of an Insurgence Check, all planets in its system and surrounding systems must make insurgence checks 


Each planet may be the target of no more than 2 insurgence checks during the rebellion 
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|Minor L1Z1X Invasion
|2
|(1) Draw a Neutral Planet 
(2) All non-neutral planets in this planet's system and all non-neutral planets in the surrounding systems are immediately invaded by 3 L1Z1X [[Units (Second Edition)#Ground Forces|Ground Forces]] (use generic counters). Resolve combat immediately. Surviving invaders will remain and defend the planet 


If a player fleet containing Dreadnoughts or Cruisers is present, the planets of that system are not affected by this invasion 
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|Stellar Maelstrom
|1
|Draw one random Neutral planet 


The systems adjacent to this planet's system shift two steps clockwise.


If the drawn planet is located in the outermost mapboard ring, ignore and draw another random neutral planet 
|}

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