Battle Expansion Pack

Expansion name: BATTLE 军争

Expansion type: Playable cards with no characters. Gameplay expansion.

Complexity of new cards: Average

New mechanisms introduced: "Shackling", "Elemental Damage", "Damage Transmission", "Wine Attack 酒杀", "Self-revival"


Basic Cards 基本牌:

Tool Cards 锦囊牌:

Equipment Cards 装备牌:

Huá Liú 骅骝

Owner:

Not applicable

Description:

Similar to Da Yuan 大宛, Hua Liu is not a specific horse in the story but a superb breed. Recognized 1000 years before the Three Kingdoms era, Hua Liu gain prominence in the Western Zhou dynasty 西周朝代, where King Mu 周穆王 (approx BC 950) described Hu Liu as one of eight of the best breeds of horses. It is consistently mentioned in historical records and writings from the Qin Dynasty 秦朝 (before three kingdoms era), Tang Dynasty 唐朝 (after three kingdoms era), Song Dynasty 宋朝, to the most recent Qing Dynasty 清朝.

Feathered Fan 朱雀羽扇 (zhū què yǔ shàn)

Description:

While he was alive Zhu Ge Liang 诸葛亮 was always seen with a fan made of feathers in one hand, gently fanning himself. How that fan morphed into a fire-breathing weapon, I have no idea. The logic of how this weapon came to be in the card game is the appearance of RATTAN ARMOUR 藤甲 in the Battle Expansion Pack. The FEATHERED FAN is a weapon addition that comes with the Pack as a balancing factor, dealing massive damage for players that equip RATTAN ARMOUR. Still, this is one of those cards that did not go down well with me due to its loose link with the storyline (and common logic!).

Attacking range: 4

Ancient Scimitar 古锭刀 (gǔ dìng dāo)

Description:

A nice addition to the weapons, the ANCIENT SCIMITAR is available only in the Battle Expansion Pack 军增包. Supposedly belonging to Sun Jian 孙坚, who was the father of Sun Quan 孙权, the exact ownership of this weapon is still somewhat uncertain. Nonetheless, ever since this weapon has been introduced into the San Guo Sha 三国杀 card game, I have witnessed many players dying at the hands of this blade. If I had my way, I would rename this blade "The Punisher", with reference to the added damage its victims receive if they were not disciplined with their card usage.

Attacking range: 2

Rattan Armour 藤甲 (téng jiǎ)

Description:

Body armour that is impenetrable... at least in those days! Used by the Southern Barbarians 南蛮, this armour thwarted the arrows and blades of the troops of Zhu Ge Liang 诸葛亮. It's a nice addition to the cardgame, albeit a little too difficult to overcome!

What it does:

BARBARIANS 南蛮入侵, RAINING ARROWS 万箭齐发, and normal ATTACK 杀 has no effect on you. Fire attribute damage against you is increased by 1. RATTAN ARMOUR has no defense against any form of Lightning attribute damage.

Silver Lion Helmet 白银狮子 (bái yín shī zǐ)

Description:

A funny looking helmet with a funny sounding name. The SILVER LION HELMET is a damage limiter, which is great when there are high-damage elements in play such as LIGHTNING 闪电. Otherwise, it does not really protect you in anyway when damages inflicted are only 1 unit. To make up for that, the game makers decided to allow this thing to heal you when it is removed. Don't ask me why, I'm not one of the game makers!

What it does:

Limits all damage received to only 1 unit of damage. Heals 1 unit of health when this is un-equipped. This can happen when you choose to equip another armour or it is the subject of DISMANTLE 过河拆桥 or STEAL 顺手牵羊.

Iron Shackles 铁索连环 (tié suǒ lián huán)

Description:

Another rare dual-purpose card (to be very anal about it, it is actually tri-purpose). The phrase "killing 2 birds with 1 stone" is taken to the extreme with the IRON SHACKLES card. Use this card to shackle players together, then watch them all fry when any 1 of them receives Fire attribute or Lightning attribute damage. Technically, you can shackle every goddamned mofo that is in play if you have enough of this card. What benefit would that bring, you ask? Well, read on to find out!

Assuming you have no wish to shackle people together, then you can choose to use "RE-DRAW 重铸" to exchange for another card from the deck.

Blaze 火攻 (huǒ gōng)

Description:

One of the more complicated cards to use, BLAZE can be very useful... if you know what you are doing. It is an inefficient tool for causing damage to an opponent since it needs to expend 2 on-hand cards, though that might be well worth it if your opponents are under the effects of IRON SHACKLES 铁索连环 or has equipped RATTAN ARMOUR 藤甲 or both! You can also just use it to glimpse one of your opponent's on-hand cards, especially if it is the only card left in his or her hand. Peek-a-boo!

What it does:

If damage is effected, the victim receives 1 unit of fire attribute damage. Since it is fire attribute damage, all players shackled to the victim also receive 1 unit of fire attribute damage. Accordingly, victims equipped with RATTAN ARMOUR receive 2 units of damage.

Rations Depleted 兵粮寸断 (bīng liáng cùn duàn)

Description:

The literal translation of 兵粮寸断 means "breaking every inch of military rations". The RATIONS DEPLETED card simulates starvation, helplessness, and even the feeling of despair in battle by preventing the target player from drawing any cards during his round! Falling victim to this card is a royal pain-in-the-behind. Somewhat the harbinger of doom, players who are on the receiving end of RATIONS DEPLETED often get eliminated within the coming round. Thank goodness there are only 2 of these cards in the entire deck!

Wine 酒 (jiǔ)

Description:

Liquor, wine, whiskey, whatever you like to call it... served in ceramic urns for that manly bravado when drunk without a straw. Despite stiff penalties for swinging barbaric spears and axes with undeniable intent to kill while under the influence of alcohol, the game makers have decided to put a cheery spin on the WINE card. In fact they made it so celebratory that WINE can bring a player back from the brink of death!

What it does:

The WINE card is one of the rare cards with dual actions. It can inflict an additional unit of damage to your ATTACK 杀, or it can bring you back from the brink of death!

Lightning Attack 雷杀 (léi shā)

Description:

The LIGHTNING ATTACK card can be obtained if you have purchased the Battle Expansion Pack. It works the same way as the normal ATTACK 杀 card, except that the damage inflicted has a lightning element attribute.

What it does:

There are 2 scenarios where LIGHTNING ATTACK is different from normal ATTACK.

1. When your target opponent is linked to another opponent by IRON SHACKLES 铁索连环

2. When your opponent has equipped RATTAN ARMOR 藤甲.

In scenario 1, multiple players may be shackled to the target player being attacked with this card. If the target player fails to dodge, every player shackled to the target will receive 1 unit of damage.

In scenario 2, the player that equipped RATTAN ARMOR is impervious to all normal ATTACK but is susceptible to 1 unit of damage if the player fails to dodge the LIGHTNING ATTACK.

Fire Attack 火杀 (huǒ shā)

Description:

The FIRE ATTACK card can be obtained if you have purchased the Battle Expansion Pack. It works the same way as the normal ATTACK 杀 card, except that the damage inflicted has a fire element attribute.

What it does:

There are 2 scenarios where FIRE ATTACK is different from normal ATTACK.

1. When your target opponent is linked to another opponent by IRON SHACKLES 铁索连环

2. When your opponent has equipped RATTAN ARMOR 藤甲.

In scenario 1, multiple players may be shackled to the target player being attacked with this card. If the target player fails to dodge, every player shackled to the target will receive 1 unit of damage.

In scenario 2, the player that equipped RATTAN ARMOR is impervious to all normal ATTACK but is susceptible to 2 units of damage if the player fails to dodge the FIRE ATTACK.