From deep in the magical glades come these little sprites, bringing magical wishes and pixie dust to your plans for world domination. Don’t judge them by their size. The Fairies’ magic gives you great options in how to deal with your enemies.
- - Pretty Pretty Smash Up rulebook
The Fairies are one of the 4 factions from the Pretty Pretty Smash Up set.
Play cheeky tricks to keep your enemies at bay, then flip the tables on them for your advantage.
Other factions from the same set: Kitty Cats, Mythic Horses, Princesses.
Cards[]
The Fairies have the usual 10 minions and 10 actions. The total minion base power (not counting any abilities) is the usual 30 or an average of 3 per minion. Additionally, there are several abilities that can boost the power of minions beyond its base value. They are also one of the rare factions to have received a titan from the TITANS Event Kit.
Among their actions, there are:
- 5 play-on-minion actions: Daisy Chain (2x), Ladybug, Leaf Armor (2x),
- 2 play-on-base actions: Enchantment, Magic Ward,
- 3 standard actions (none of them affect minions): Fairy Ballet, Magic Acorns, Playful Tricks,
- 5 actions that directly increase a minion's power: Daisy Chain (2x), Enchantment, Leaf Armor (2x).
Minions[]
1x Titania - power 5 - Return an opponent’s minion to its owner’s hand, OR play an extra minion. FAQ
2x Glymmer - power 4 - Talent: Until the start of your next turn, either another minion has -4 power (minimum power 0), OR this minion has +1 power. FAQ
3x Puck - power 3 - Play an extra action OR draw a card. FAQ
4x Tinx - power 2 - You may transfer an action played on another minion to this one. FAQ
Actions[]
2x Daisy Chain - Play on a minion. Ongoing: If you control this minion it has +2 power, otherwise it has -2 power. FAQ
1x Enchantment - Play on a base and choose one: Ongoing: All minions here have +1 power. OR Ongoing: All minions here have -1 power. FAQ
1x Fairy Ballet - Draw two cards, OR draw a card and play an extra action. FAQ
1x Ladybug - Play on a minion. Ongoing: This minion cannot be destroyed. Talent: Transfer this action to another minion. FAQ
2x Leaf Armor - Play on a minion. Ongoing: This minion has +1 power. Talent: Transfer this action to another minion. FAQ
1x Magic Acorns - Each other player discards a card at random, OR you draw a card and play an extra action. FAQ
1x Magic Ward - Play on a base. Ongoing: Other players cannot play actions on this base or on minions here. FAQ
1x Playful Tricks - Destroy up to 2 actions played on minions and/or bases. FAQ
Titan[]
- (available in each Smash Up TITANS pack released with the TITANS Event Kit)
1x Spirit of the Forest - Special: Instead of your regular minion and action play, you may play this titan. Ongoing: Once per turn, when you use an ability that says OR, you may use both parts in any order. Ongoing: If this titan would be removed when it loses a clash of titans, you may move it to another base instead. FAQ
Bases[]
Clarifications[]
Here are the official clarifications as they appear in The Bigger Geekier Box rulebook:
Daisy Chain, Ladybug, Leaf Armor, Tinx: Transferring an action does not change the action’s controller.
Glymmer: The effects of this ability last until the start of your next turn even if Glymmer leaves play, and even if another player takes control of Glymmer and also uses its talent.
Enchantment: Transferring this to another base does not change which part of its ability is used.
Mechanics[]
Playful, flighty, and whimsical, fairy magic hinders foes and helps friends. Fairies flit about working this magic to manipulate actions and the power of minions everywhere. Ofttimes they can't decide which trick to play, they have so many! It's up to you to help them out.
Many Fairy cards present you with a choice between one effect or another, including drawing/playing cards, and increasing/decreasing minion power. Fairies also manipulate play-on-minion and play-on-base actions quite a bit, transferring ally and enemy actions to themselves, having actions that move themselves around, and can destroy and forbid actions. Overall, Fairies are very flexible and allow you to buff/de-buff many minions and play extra cards, giving a large degree of control over how much power is at a base.
Strategy[]
As you are building power on bases, Fairies allow you to dampen everyone else's power, then swap to boost yourself instead when you are ready to break a base. Nowhere is this move more clear than playing Daisy Chain on an enemy and taking it back with Tinx; this nets +6 total power on the turn you play Tinx. Glymmer is another good example of this strategy. You can use her to hold down any base as long as you choose. This threatens your opponent since you can pop the base back up and break it. Or hold everyone down with Enchantment and destroy it at a later time of your choosing.
Rather than move or destroy minions like many other factions, Fairies transfer and destroy actions. Fairies are capable of all different methods of breaking bases, but masters of none, and may swap between them at their whim.
Synergy[]
Minion power reduction is an uncommon ability. Most abilities that target minions are limited by the power of their targets. Fairies have no limits of that sort, but are of great help for those that do.
- Ignobles: Don't just swap actions, but minions too! The Fairies' play-on-minion actions make the minions you own useless to your opponents and the ones you control more valuable to you. Leaf Armor and Ladybug are especially valuable for fluid power control.
- Kitty Cats: Another control-swapping faction allows you to make efficient use of Daisy Chain, and Whiskers and Cat Fight make Ladybug even more valuable.
- Mythic Horses: You get more options for your swap burst, chaining Titania, Seastar, and Puck together for a massive burst with which you can hit two bases at once.
- Magical Girls: Reducing minion power means you can fit more minions on bases before they break, and also makes enemies more susceptible to the talents.
External Strategy Guides[]
- The Smash Up Faction Series #13: Fairies
- Action Awareness #8: Daisy Chain
- Titan #12 Revealed
- Smash Up KOTH #59: Titania
FAQ[]
Questions on Titania[]
Q: Can I return an opponent's minion from their discard pile with Titania?
A: No, it must be a minion in play that they control. Cards that allow you to target something in the discard pile, like the cards from the Zombie faction, will explicitly say so.
Q: Another player already has ten cards in their hand. I return their minion to their hand. Because they already have 10 cards, is it immediately discarded instead? Do they keep it and choose which card to discard during my draw 2 cards phase?
A: They don't discard any card until their next Draw 2 Cards phase (so not any Draw 2 Cards phase!). At that point, they will indeed need to draw two cards and discard down to 10 if they have more than 10. That's the only moment where they must discard down to 10. At any other time, they keep their hand of cards.
Q: Can you return a minion in stasis to its owner's hand?
A: No, cards in stasis cannot be affected by cards that do not explicitly state they work on cards in stasis.
Questions on Glymmer[]
Q: I used Glymmer's talent and gave -4 power to another minion. Before the start of my next turn, Glymmer is removed from play (e.g. destroyed, returned, its base scored), does the targeted minion regain its power?
A: No. Even if Glymmer is no longer in play, the -4 power persists until the start of your next turn.
Q: I used Glymmer's talent. Before the start of my next turn, Glymmer's ability is lost or cancelled. Does its talent no longer has any effect?
A: The effect of its talent still remains. It's the same as removing Glymmer from play. Because there is a stated deadline, the effect persists until that deadline even if the ability is no longer there.
Q: I used Glymmer's talent. Before the start of my next turn, another player takes control of my Glymmer. Does it reset the effects of my use of the talent? What if that player uses Glymmer's talent too?
A: It does not reset Glymmer's talent. Your use of its talent will persist until the start of your next turn no matter what. The other player can use Glymmer's talent. If they do, there will be two effects from Glymmer's talent that are active at the same time, one that will expire at the start of your next turn and one that will expire at the start of that player's next turn.
Q: Can you give -4 power to a minion in stasis?
A: No, cards in stasis cannot be affected by cards that do not explicitly state they work on cards in stasis.
Questions on Puck[]
Q: With a Sprout, I manage to play Puck at the start of my turn. If I choose the extra action, can I save it for my Play Cards phase?
A: No. Because the extra action play was gained outside the Play Cards phase, you must immediately play it. If you don't, it is lost.
Rule: Extra cards gained outside of your Play Cards phase must be played immediately or not at all.
Q: If you destroy your Sprout to find and play a Puck, that would give you an extra action during the "start of your turn", since that's when Puck was played. Does it mean you could then play Overgrowth as that extra action which would immediately reduce the base breakpoint to 0, since it is still the start of your turn?
A: Yes.
Rule: Extra cards gained outside of your Play Cards phase must be played immediately or not at all.
Rule: If you do something during your Start Turn phase, it is still the start of your turn.
Q: I played a Sprout. At the start of my next turn, I have ten cards in my hand. If I replace my Sprout with a Puck and choose to draw a card, do I have to immediately discard down to 10?
A: No. You draw a card and don't discard any card until your upcoming Draw 2 Cards phase. At that point, you will indeed need to draw two cards and discard down to 10 if you have more than 10. That's the only moment where you must discard down to 10. At any other time, you keep your hand of cards.
Questions on Tinx[]
Q: An opponent played Missing Uplink on one of their minions. Can I play Tinx to steal it even though it says "Play on your minion"? If so, who gets to draw the additional card?
A: Yes, you can transfer it to one of your minions. "Play on your minion" is only a requirement for playing the card. Once transferred, however, the action doesn't change controller, so it's still your opponent's card and therefore its ability applies to them, not you. They will still continue to draw an extra card at the end of their turn.
Rule: When you transfer an action, it doesn't change controller.
Q: Can an action be transferred away from a minion that cannot be affected? I would say that yes, it can, since un-attaching actions is still not included. This would mean that I can use Tinx to steal an Incorporeal, or another action on a minion protected by Incorporeal.
A: You're right. Transferring an action away from a minion doesn't count as affecting that minion, so you can steal actions from a minion that cannot be affected. BUT, while you can steal Incorporeal from another player's minion with Tinx, Incorporeal won't change controller. Tinx then becomes unaffectable "by other player's cards", "other players" being players that are not Incorporeal's controller (including you), and so it will also make Tinx unaffectable by your own cards.
Rule: Definition of "affect". Transferring an action away from a minion doesn't count as affecting the minion.
Rule: When you transfer an action, it doesn't change controller.
Rule: "Other players" on a minion, action or titan means everyone except the controller of the card.
Q: What happens when I want to steal an action on a minion who has Tooth and Claw... and Guns?
A: Transferring an action away from a minion doesn't count as affecting that minion, so you can steal Tooth and Claw... and Guns from any player's minion. So, now Tinx can no longer be affected by any further abilities, including any abilities coming from your cards. Please refer to the FAQ of Tooth and Claw... and Guns for further implications of that.
Rule: Definition of "affect". Transferring an action away from a minion doesn't count as affecting the minion.
Rule: When you transfer an action, it doesn't change controller.
Questions on Daisy Chain[]
Q: I don't get this ability. If I play it on one of my minions, since I control the minion, it gets +2 power, right? If I play it on another player's minion, since they control the minion, it gets +2 power, right? So when does the -2 power part become relevant?
A: Be careful! If you play an action on a minion, you're the action's controller, no matter who controls the minion. So, if you play Daisy Chain, the action only addresses you and the ability must be interpreted from your point of view. So "you" really means "you", regardless of the minion's controller. In the case that you play Daisy Chain on another player's minion, since you don't control the minion, it gets -2 power.
Rule: If you play an action on another player's minion, you're still the action's controller.
Q: I play Daisy Chain on one of my minions, so it has +2 power. Another player takes control of that minion, does Daisy Chain give it -2 power or does the player also get control of Daisy Chain?
A: The minion has -2 power from Daisy Chain, because while the minion changed controller, you still control Daisy Chain, so its ability is applied accordingly.
Rule: When you take control of a minion, you don't take control of the actions played on it.
Q: It doesn't say that minions have a minimum power of 0 like other cards (e.g. Glymmer, Poison, Sleep Spores). So a minion's power can go negative with this card, right?
A: No. Those other cards only reminded you of the general rule that "minion power is never reduced below zero". Even if the card doesn't remind you of it, it's still one of the rules of Smash Up that you must keep in mind.
Q: An opponent played this card on one of their minions. If I transfer it to one of my minions, e.g. with Rules Lawyer, I have control of Daisy Chain, so since I control that minion, it gets +2 power, right?
A: No, transferring an action doesn't make you its controller and transferring it to a different player's minion doesn't grant that player control of the action. The action's controller simply doesn't change. So, the player who played it still controls it, and therefore the action only addresses them and the ability must be interpreted from their point of view. So "you" means "they". In summary, since they don't control the minion you've transferred Daisy Chain to, it gets -2 power.
Rule: When you transfer an action, it doesn't change controller.
Q: Can you play it on a minion in stasis?
A: No, cards in stasis cannot be affected by cards that do not explicitly state they work on cards in stasis.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: It doesn't interact with them at all, because it says "Play on a minion", which means that it is not a standard action.
Questions on Enchantment[]
Q: It doesn't say that minions have a minimum power of 0 like other cards (e.g. Glymmer, Poison, Sleep Spores). So a minion's power can go negative with this card, right?
A: No. Those other cards only reminded you of the general rule that "minion power is never reduced below zero". Even if the card doesn't remind you of it, it's still one of the rules of Smash Up that you must keep in mind.
Q: I have a power-3 minion and In Plain Sight on the same base (In Plain Sight doesn't protect my minion yet). Another player plays Enchantment on that base and chooses to give -1 power to all minions, so my power-3 minion becomes power 2 and is now in the range of protection of In Plain Sight and so Enchantment doesn't affect it anymore. But then it loses the -1 power and becomes power-3, out of range of In Plain Sight, so Enchantment can affect it again. And so on, and so on... How do we settle this loop?
A: The Bigger Geekier Box rulebook settled it: Because Enchantment is what allows your minion to be protected by In Plain Sight, In Plain Sight "accepts" it.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: It doesn't interact with them at all, because it says "Play on a base", which means that it is not a standard action.
Questions on Fairy Ballet[]
Q: After playing this card, I have more than 10 cards in hand, do I immediately discard down to 10?
A: You don't discard any card until your next Draw 2 Cards phase (so not any Draw 2 Cards phase!). At that point, you will indeed need to draw two cards and discard down to 10 if you have more than 10. That's the only moment where you must discard down to 10. At any other time, you keep your hand of cards.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: It doesn't interact with them at all, because it doesn't affect any minions in play and so its effect can't be copied.
Questions on Ladybug[]
Q: I can play this action on another player's minion, right? If so, who can use Ladybug's talent to transfer it to another minion?
A: You're the one who played it, so you're the controller of Ladybug and the only player who can use its talent, no matter who controls the minion.
Rule: If you play an action on another player's minion, you're still the action's controller.
Q: One of my cards tells me to destroy one of my minions (e.g. Sacrifice), or an opponent's card forces me to destroy one of my minions (e.g. Bear Hug), or a base's ability allows me to destroy one of my minions (e.g. R’lyeh), can I target my minion with Ladybug played on it? If so, is it destroyed? If not, does it stop the rest of the ability if there were more to it?
A: Short answer: Yes, no and it depends. Firstly, you can indeed choose any of your minions as long as it fits the card's requirement (e.g. if your minion is on R’lyeh, you can target it with R’lyeh's ability, but you can't if it was on another base, obviously), but you must choose one if you have any in play and if it's a mandatory ability (i.e. there's no "you may"). Secondly, because it is targeted for destruction, Ladybug's ability protects it, so your minion will not be destroyed. Lastly, you must finish resolving the card that was originally invoked. If the card was the kind of card that says "Destroy a minion to do Y" or "Destroy a minion. If you do, do Y", then the effect stated as "Y" can't be done at all, simply because in the end your minion isn't destroyed. If the card says something else, such as "Destroy a minion. Do Y", "Destroy a minion and do Y", etc., the destruction isn't a pre-requisite so you resolve the rest of the card's ability.
Q: An opponent plays this card on one of their minions. If I transfer it to one of my minions, e.g. with Rules Lawyer, I have control of it, so I can use its talent, right?
A: No, transferring an action doesn't make you its controller and transferring it to a different player's minion doesn't grant that player control of the action. The action's controller simply doesn't change. In summary, only they can use Ladybug's talent, not you.
Rule: When you transfer an action, it doesn't change controller.
Q: Can you play or transfer it to a minion in stasis?
A: No, cards in stasis cannot be affected by cards that do not explicitly state they work on cards in stasis.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: - If you're asking about when Ladybug is played, it doesn't interact with them at all, because it says "Play on a minion", which means that it is not a standard action.
- If you're asking about when you copy a destroy effect onto an opponent's minion with Ladybug protecting it, then the minion isn't destroyed.
- If you're asking about when an opponent's minion with Ladybug protecting it is directly destroyed by a standard action and you want to copy that, then it's not possible because the minion can't be destroyed and because no minion was affected, you can't copy the effect.
Rule: "Can't" trumps "can".
Questions on Leaf Armor[]
Q: I can play this action on another player's minion, right? If so, who can use Leaf Armor's talent to transfer it to another minion?
A: You're the one who played it, so you're the controller of Leaf Armor and the only player who can use its talent, no matter who controls the minion.
Rule: If you play an action on another player's minion, you're still the action's controller.
Q: An opponent plays this card on one of their minions. If I transfer it to one of my minions, e.g. with Rules Lawyer, I have control of it, so I can use its talent, right?
A: No, transferring an action doesn't make you its controller and transferring it to a different player's minion doesn't grant that player control of the action. The action's controller simply doesn't change. In summary, only they can use Leaf Armor's talent, not you.
Rule: When you transfer an action, it doesn't change controller.
Q: Can you play or transfer it to a minion in stasis?
A: No, cards in stasis cannot be affected by cards that do not explicitly state they work on cards in stasis.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: It doesn't interact with them at all, because it says "Play on a minion", which means that it is not a standard action.
Questions on Magic Acorns[]
Q: After playing this card and choosing to draw a card, I (somehow) have more than 10 cards in hand, do I immediately discard down to 10?
A: You don't discard any card until your next Draw 2 Cards phase (so not any Draw 2 Cards phase!). At that point, you will indeed need to draw two cards and discard down to 10 if you have more than 10. That's the only moment where you must discard down to 10. At any other time, you keep your hand of cards.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: It doesn't interact with them at all, because it doesn't affect any minions in play and so its effect can't be copied.
Questions on Magic Ward[]
Q: An opponent plays this card on a base. Since they're another player from my point of view, they can't play actions on minions there or on that base either, right?
A: No. Your opponent played the action, so they control it, and therefore the action only addresses them and the ability must be interpreted from their point of view. So "other players" means "their opponents".
Rule: A play-on-base action doesn't give an ability to the base that any player can use.
Rule: "You" on a minion, action or titan means the controller of the card.
Q: My opponents can no longer play actions on this base or on minions there, but what about their actions that are already there? Are they destroyed just like with Ornate Dome?
A: No, the card only prevents future plays.
Q: An opponent's Magic Ward is on a base where I have minions, can I play Swashbuckling and boost them?
A: Sure. Magic Ward only prevents "play on a base" actions from being played there, but Swashbuckling isn't played on a base, so Magic Ward does nothing to it.
Q: Can I use Terraforming or Crop Circles on a base with Magic Ward?
A: Yes. Those cards target a base, but are not played on it. Magic Ward only prevents "play on a base" actions.
Q: Can Disenchant be used to destroy Magic Ward?
A: Yes. Magic Ward only prevents "Play on base" actions from being played on its base. Disenchant isn't such an action.
Q: An opponent plays Bear Hug. Can I choose to target my minion on a base with my Magic Ward? Does Magic Ward protect against actions that target minions?
A: You can target any of your minions, but Magic Ward doesn't protect against it because Bear Hug isn't played on a minion.
Rule: Only "play on a minion" actions are played on a minion.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: It doesn't interact with them at all, because it says "Play on a base", which means that it is not a standard action.
Questions on Playful Tricks[]
Q: A minion has Shielding and another action played on it, so Shielding protects that action. Can I play Playful Tricks to destroy Shielding first and then the other action?
A: No. The two destructions happen at the same time and not one after another. So you first choose the two actions you want to destroy, and then destroy them at the same time, not one after another. So Shielding would still be protecting the other action.
Rule: When a single effect makes one player affect multiple cards, they are all affected at the same time.
Q: How does this interact with the Disco Dancers' mechanic and Funky Town's ability?
A: It doesn't interact with them at all, because it doesn't affect any minions in play and so its effect can't be copied. Yes, destroying an action affects that action, but not the card (minion or base) it is on.
Rule: Definition of "affect".
Questions on Spirit of the Forest[]
- Main article: Titans
Q: The card says "Special" so I can use it outside of my turn, but why does the card also say "instead of your regular minion and action play"?
A: "Special" does not mean the card can be played out of turn. "Special" simply means that it's an ability that can be used when its condition is met. Whether it can be used out of turn, activated straight from your hand/discard pile, or if it can only be used when it's already in play (essentially being a synonym of Ongoing), it entirely depends on the wording. In the case of Spirit of the Forest, the condition is "instead of your regular minion and action play", this means that you can only activate it when you have a regular minion play and a regular action play available, which is only on your turn and more specifically on your Play Cards phase. It cannot be played out of turn, because, outside of your own Play Cards phase, you don't have any regular minion and action plays to give up.
Q: If there's a restriction on where I can play a minion (e.g. Ice Castle, Overrun), does it also apply to Spirit of the Forest if I play it instead of my regular minion and action plays?
A: No, such a restriction only applies when you play a minion. If you convert your regular minion and action plays into a titan play, you're playing a titan, not a minion and an action, so the restriction doesn't apply.
Q: If there's a restriction on where I can play an action (e.g. The Dread Gazebo, Magic Ward), does it also apply to Spirit of the Forest if I play it instead of my regular minion and action plays?
A: No, such a restriction only applies when you play an action. If you convert your regular minion and action plays into a titan play, you're playing a titan, not a minion and an action, so the restriction doesn't apply.
Q: So I'm essentially skipping my turn just to play this titan, right? That sucks.
A: At least, Spirit of the Forest isn't easily removed from play so you'll get value out of it in the long run. And also don't forget that you can still use the abilities cards in play, such as your talents, your ongoing "on your turn" abilities and some of the base abilities, and Tenacious Z is also playable from your discard pile.
Rule: A talent can only be used during your Play Cards phase.
Rule: "On your turn" means "during the Play Cards (phase 2) of each of your turns".
Q: What are "abilities that say OR"?
A: Those are abilities that use the keyword "OR", for example Puck, Madness cards, or Big Hero. If it just uses the word "or" in lowercase, it's not applicable, for example Neophyte, To Follow, or Not?, or Genetic Shift.
Rule: Specific words are not synonymous no matter how similar they seem.
Q: The Cthulhu titan has a talent that say OR, so I can use both parts if I have Spirit of the Forest in play, right?
A: That situation is not possible. Remember that each player may only control at most one titan. If they already control one, they can't play another.
Rule: If you already control a titan in play, you can't play another one.
Q: I don't get its second Ongoing ability.
A: If another titan is played or moved on Spirit of the Forest's base or if Spirit of the Forest is played or moved on a base where there's already a titan, it triggers a clash of titan (except on Kaiju Island). Both players with a titan there compare their total power on the base with one another. The player with the lower total power must remove their titan from play while the other titan stays. In case of a tie, the titan that was on the base wins the clash and remains while the other titan is out. In the case of Spirit of the Forest, if it's about to be removed from play because its controller loses a clash, they can choose for Spirit of the Forest to be moved to another base instead.
Q: If there's a titan on all the bases and Spirit of the Forest loses a clash of titan, where does it go if there's no base where it can win a clash of titan?
A: That situation is not possible. Remember that each player may only control at most one titan. If they already control one, they can't play another. So there can't be more titans in play than the number of players. And since there are at least one more base than the number of players, it means that there's always a base without any titan on it.
Rule: If you already control a titan in play, you can't play another one.
Q: So Spirit of the Forest will remain in play for the rest of the game, right? That's so OP!
A: No, there are a few ways to get rid of Spirit of the Forest. If its base scores, it's removed from play because there were no clash of titans. If its base is removed from play, for example with Terraforming or Burn It Down, the titan is also removed from play. Into the Time Slip can be used to remove a titan from play. And finally, when a clash with Spirit of the Forest occurs and Spirit of the Forest loses, its controller can choose not to move it and have it removed from play because it says "you may"; that could be the case if the player wants to play their other titan because while Spirit of the Forest is in play, they won't be able to play it.
Rule: Titans leave play if the base card they are on leaves play.
Rule: If you already control a titan in play, you can't play another one.
Q: A base is chosen to score. I have no minions there, but I have Spirit of the Forest there. It is similar to a minion, right? So I can still get VPs from the base if 0 is among the top three total power, right?
A: No and no. Spirit of the Forest is a titan, not a minion. To be eligible to receive VPs, you must have at least one minion or at least 1 total power on the base. If you have no minions and your total power there is 0, then you can't receive any VPs from the base. Now, if Spirit of the Forest had any +1 power counters on it or gave you any total power (e.g. on Kaiju Island), then you would have at least 1 total power and be eligible. Otherwise, no.
Q: An opponent is playing the Fairies with their titan. Their Spirit of the Forest isn't in play. I haven't played my regular minion and action yet, I can then invoke Spirit of the Forest through its Special ability and play it, right?
A: No, only the player who has it next to their deck can play it.
Rule: Playable Special cards can only be played by their current possessor.
Q: Does Mark of Sleep prevent Spirit of the Forest from being played?
A: Yes, since Mark of Sleep makes the player unable to play actions, they don't have any regular action to give away to play Spirit of the Forest. This is similar to Mark of Sleep preventing an Argonaut from being played instead of an action because you don't have any action play to use.
Trivia[]
- The artist is 2Minds Studio, who also designed the art of many other factions, including all the factions of the Pretty Pretty Smash Up set.
- The artist for the titan (which was released after Pretty Pretty Smash Up) is Francisco Rico Torres, who also designed the art of many other factions.
- Their divider (updated in The Bigger Geekier Box) features Tinx.
- The font used for the Fairies cards is FairydustB.
- Titania and Puck are characters from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- Tinx is a reference to Peter Pan's Tinkerbell.
- A Cyborg Ape is being attacked by Puck in the Playful Tricks card.
- Enchantment is the first non-standard action that gives you a permanent choice between two effects.
- Ladybug and Leaf Armor are the first non-standard actions to have both an Ongoing ability and a Talent.
- Daisy Chain is the first card whose effect depends on the controller of a card.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name |
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| Chinese | 仙靈 |
| French | Fées |
| German | Feen |
| Hebrew | פיות |
| Italian | Fatine |
| Russian | Феи |
| Spanish | Hadas |
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