C:tG Sample Cards

Congress: the Gathering partial spoiler list

Democrat
Name/Description	Color	Type	Passage Cost
Census Bureau	White	Citizen—Bureaucracy	3W
0/2. Sacrifice Census Bureau: Destroy all voting districts. Play this ability as a demagoguery. “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State” — Amendment XIV
Democrat Floor Rules	White	Amendment	1W
This is a Congressional By-laws amendment. When Democrat Floor Rules enters play, destroy any other Congressional By-laws amendments. All combat damage dealt by Legislators to other Legislators is reduced to zero.
Democrat Representative	White	Citizen—Legislator	W
1/1. Congressional Privilege.
Democrat Senator	White	Citizen—Legislator	WW
2/2. Congressional Privilege. Incumbent. (Incumbents deal their combat damage before non-incumbents.)
I.R.S. Office	White	Citizen—Bureaucracy	3W
1/5. Socialist. During your upkeep, if target opponent does not pay 3, put a Schedule D token on I.R.S. Office. I.R.S. Office gets +1/+0 for each Schedule D token on it. Sacrifice a Schedule D token: I.R.S. Office may attack this turn.
Jimmy Carter	White	Citizen—Executive	3W
4/4. Counts as a loyal legend. (If another copy of Jimmy Carter is brought into play, destroy that copy immediately.) Cannot block black citizens. Black citizens that block Jimmy Carter gain protection from Democrats until the end of the turn.
Social Security Office	White	Citizen—Bureaucracy	2WW
0/3. Sacrifice Social Security Office: Destroy all citizens; citizens destroyed in this fashion may not Hire a Lawyer this turn. Play this ability as a demagoguery. “Without a Social Security number, you might as well not exist.”
Republican
Name/Description	Color	Type	Passage Cost
CIA Charter	Black	Amendment	1BBB
Whenever you play a piece of legislation other than a Constitutional Amendment, instead of paying the normal passage cost, you may pay an amount of B equal to twice the normal passage cost. If you do this, you may conceal the identity of the legislation until it resolves or is canceled; rather than announcing it, lay it face down on the table, and, if it is targeted, make a secret note of the target(s). Other players may still respond to the legislation with fast effects as normal.
Conscientious Objector Status	Black	Amend Citizen	B
Target citizen gets -2/-1. “What did YOU do during the war, Senator Price?” — Senate candidate (and former Marine captain) Jeanna Juarez, during the 2010 campaign season
Medal of Honor	Black	Amend Citizen	B
Target citizen gets +2/+1. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for bravery that can be given to any individual in the United States.
Republican Floor Rules	Black	Amendment	1B
This is a Congressional By-laws amendment. When Republican Floor Rules enters play, destroy any other Congressional By-laws amendments. Whenever a Legislator attacks or blocks, that Legislator loses Congressional Privilege until the end of the turn.
Republican Representative	Black	Citizen—Legislator	B
1/1. Congressional Privilege.
Republican Senator	Black	Citizen—Legislator	BB
2/2. Congressional Privilege. Incumbent. (Incumbents deal their combat damage before non-incumbents.)
Ronald Reagan	Black	Citizen—Executive	3BB
4/4. Counts as a loyal legend. (If another copy of Ronald Reagan is brought into play, destroy that copy immediately.) Protection from Democrats. If Ronald Reagan is untapped, black legislation costs 1 less to pass, and white legislation costs 1 extra to pass.
Spawn of Limbaugh	Black	Citizen—Talk Radio Host	4BBB
6/6. Slick. Crusader. (This citizen can only be blocked by other slick citizens. Any excess combat damage dealt by this citizen to a blocking citizen is applied to the blocking citizen’s controller.) During your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Spawn of Limbaugh, and sacrifice a citizen. If you cannot sacrifice a citizen, Spawn of Limbaugh does X damage to you, where X is equal to its current power. You may not sacrifice Spawn of Limbaugh to itself. “STOP EATING!!!” — Al Franken, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot
The 2nd Amendment, Part One	Black	Constitutional Amendment	2BB
During each player’s upkeep, that player must sacrifice a citizen he or she controls or lose 1 popularity for each citizen he or she controls. This loss of popularity cannot be prevented. “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state...” — Amendment II
Wall Street Ritual	Black	Vote Source	B
Add BBB to your vote pool. “Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.” — Will Rogers
Libertarian
Name/Description	Color	Type	Passage Cost
Barry Goldwater	Blue	Citizen—Legislator	3UU
2/2. Congressional Privilege. Counts as a loyal legend. Libertarian hero. (If another copy of Barry Goldwater is brought into play, destroy that copy immediately. If defending player controls any Libertarian voting districts, Barry Goldwater cannot be blocked.) All blue citizens get +1/+1. The passage cost of all white Executives is reduced by 1. “In Your Heart You Know He’s Right” — Goldwater presidential campaign slogan
Bureau of Printing and Engraving	Blue	Citizen—Bureaucracy	2UU
0/4. Discard a card from your hand: Change the text of target non-citizen legislation by replacing all instances of one color or faction word with another. Use this ability only if Bureau of Printing and Engraving is untapped. Play this ability as a point of order.
Filibuster	Blue	Point of Order	UU
Tap target Legislator you control: cancel target legislation and return it to its owner’s hand. So long as target Legislator remains tapped, no player may attempt to pass a copy of the canceled legislation. You may choose not to untap target Legislator during your untap phase.
Gerrymander	Blue	Demagoguery	2UU
Choose two target districts controlled by two different players and either exchange control of those districts or return them to their owners’ hands. “We must redraw the line somewhere.” — Elbridge Gerry, U.S. Vice-president 1813-14
Libertarian Floor Rules	Blue	Amendment	1U
This is a Congressional By-laws amendment. When Libertarian Floor Rules enters play, destroy any other Congressional By-laws amendments. Whenever a Legislator deals combat damage to a player, that player may pay U to put the Legislator on top of its owner’s library; otherwise, return the Legislator to its owner’s hand.
Libertarian Representative	Blue	Citizen—Legislator	U
1/1. Congressional Privilege. Counts as a loyal legend. (If another copy of Libertarian Representative is brought into play, destroy that copy immediately.)
Libertarian Senator	Blue	Citizen—Legislator	UU
2/2. Congressional Privilege. Counts as a loyal legend. (If another copy of Libertarian Senator is brought into play, destroy that copy immediately.)
N.A.M.F.L.A.	Blue	Citizen—Special Interest Group	U
1/1. Protection from Greens. Tap: N.A.M.F.L.A. deals 1 point of damage to target citizen or player. “But I don’t WANT their support!” — Senator Waldo Price, on learning that he had been endorsed by the North American Man-Fern Love Association
Son of Stern	Blue	Citizen—Talk Radio Host	2U
1/1. Tap: Target citizen opponent controls must attack you this turn, if possible; until the end of this turn, that citizen is exempt from the ethics rule, and is allowed to attack even if it is a Bureaucracy. If target citizen cannot attack you, return it to its owner’s hand at end of turn. Use this ability only on target citizen’s controller’s turn, before the attack.
The 21st Amendment	Blue	Constitutional Amendment	2UU
When the 21st Amendment enters play, destroy target Constitutional Amendment. The 21st Amendment remains in play. “The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed...” — Amendment XXI
Veto	Blue	Point of Order	XU
If the player attempting to pass target legislation does not pay an additional X, cancel target legislation, and you may either gain two popularity or put a +1/+1 counter on an Executive citizen you control.
Green Party
Name/Description	Color	Type	Passage Cost
Baby Fur Seal	Green	Citizen—Cute Fuzzy Animal	G
0/1. If Baby Fur Seal is damaged by a citizen, that citizen’s controller loses 1 popularity. This loss of popularity cannot be prevented. Tap: Add 1 vote of any color to your vote pool. “How can you say no to that face?”
Green Party Floor Rules	Green	Amendment	1G
This is a Congressional By-laws amendment. When Green Party Floor Rules enters play, destroy any other Congressional By-laws amendments. Attacking Legislators neither deal nor receive damage in combat.
Green Party Representative	Green	Citizen—Legislator	G
1/1. Congressional Privilege.
Green Party Senator	Green	Citizen—Legislator	GG
2/2. Congressional Privilege. Crusader. (Any excess combat damage dealt by this citizen to a blocking citizen is applied to the blocking citizen’s controller.)
Populist
Name/Description	Color	Type	Passage Cost
Cloture Rule	Red	Amendment	2R
When Cloture Rule enters play, untap all Legislators. Each player may only play motions and points of order during his or her own turn. “Enough talk.”—Senator Arnold Schwarzenegger, ending a two-day filibuster with a burst of automatic weapons fire
Constitutional Convention	Red	Constitutional Amendment	2RR
Destroy all Constitutional Amendments, including Constitutional Convention.
Disgruntled Postal Worker	Red	Citizen—Civil Servant	2RR
2/1. If Disgruntled Postal Worker damages a player, you may sacrifice Disgruntled Postal Worker to have it deal an equal amount of damage to every citizen that player controls. PISTOL-PACKING STAMP CLERK CANCELS COWORKERS — New York Post headline, 2011
Letter Bomb	Red	Motion	1R
Letter Bomb deals 3 damage to target citizen or player. A citizen damaged by Letter Bomb cannot Hire a Lawyer this turn.
Lone Gunman	Red	Citizen—Assassin	2R
1/1. R, Tap: Destroy target tapped citizen; that citizen may not Hire a Lawyer this turn. Tap, sacrifice Lone Gunman: destroy target Executive, Legislator, Jurist, or Civil Rights Leader; that citizen may not Hire a Lawyer this turn.
Populist Floor Rules	Red	Amendment	1R
This is a Congressional By-laws amendment. When Populist Floor Rules enters play, destroy any other Congressional By-laws amendments. Whenever a Legislator deals combat damage to a player, that player may pay R to have Populist Floor Rules deal X+1 damage to the Legislator’s controller, where X is the amount of damage dealt by the Legislator.
Populist Representative	Red	Citizen—Legislator	R
1/1. Congressional Privilege. Populist Representative is exempt from the ethics rule. (Populist Representative may attack on the same turn it comes under your control.) During your upkeep, pay R or return Populist Representative to your hand.
Populist Senator	Red	Citizen—Legislator	RR
2/2. Congressional Privilege. Populist Senator is exempt from the ethics rule. (Populist Senator may attack on the same turn it comes under your control.) During your upkeep, pay RR or return Populist Senator to your hand.
Purple Heart	Red	Amend Citizen	R
Target citizen gets +2/-2. That which does not kill us pisses us off.
The 2nd Amendment, Part Two	Red	Constitutional Amendment	2RR
Whenever any citizen receives combat damage, that citizen is destroyed. Citizens destroyed in this fashion may not Hire a Lawyer. “...the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” — Amendment II

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