The My Little Pony Card Game having the potential to attract new players to the world of trading card games. Due to this, here at Card Gamer we saw the need to assist with the game’s keywords. These are only explained on the reverse of the playmat you’ll be using in-game, and can be confusing for newcomers. Let’s check out each keyword in the My Little Pony Card Game!
Adventure
This keyword is active while the card is in the Adventure Area. So if you have a card with the Adventure keyword in one of the three Adventure Area lines, you can use this keyword. For example, in the example above, Winona can tap (turn sideways) so that you can untap a Scene card to use again.
Appear
This keyword triggers when a card is played into the Adventure Area. As soon as you’ve paid the cost to play the card and chosen which space to place it in, you may use the Appear ability. In the case of Opal, when played you can choose 1 Rarity card in your Adventure Area. This Rarity then receives a +2 Inspiration bonus for the turn.
Farewell
Pretty much the opposite of Appear, the Farewell keyword triggers when a card leaves the Adventure Area. For example, if a card is discarded and ends up in the Retirement Area, the Farewell ability will trigger. In the case of the above Gummy, when it is retired you can draw 2 cards, then discard 1.
Inspo Boost
An abbreviation of “inspiration boost”, Inspo Boost can be activated during contact, when two characters are facing each other in the Adventure Area, temporarily increasing inspiration to aid in contact. The above Cloudominium card gives a Rainbow Dash +1 inspiration until the end of the Contact.
Pre-Plan
This keyword is only triggered if a Plan card is revealed and removed. Of course, the cards which end up as Plan cards aren’t chosen, but are randomly dealt at the start of the game. When the above Pinkie Pie cards is revealed, it gives all of the owning player’s Characters +1 inspiration until the end of the turn.
If you want more details on the rules of the My Little Pony Card Game, check out our how to play guide. You can also check out our thoughts on the experience, in our My Little Pony Card Game review.
