hi!

if i reveal city of secrets and have 4 used city plots (so i can shuffle the top 4 cards of my discard pile back into the deck), what happens if i only have three cards in my discard pile? does the effect fail or can i shuffle the three cards?

thanks!

I would guess you couldn't, because the plot doesn't state "up to", but I'll left that discussion to the rules gurus.

I have a related question, though: if, imagine, City of Secrets is my 7th plot (still unrevealed), and I have 2 City plots in my used plot pile and one City plot as my revealed plot, what happens when I reveal City of Secrets?

Thanks for your answers/ thoughts!

tovra.pt said:

I would guess you couldn't, because the plot doesn't state "up to", but I'll left that discussion to the rules gurus.

If an effect hits X cards and you have fewer than X, you do as much as you can. It is only if the card targets X cards and you have fewer than X that you would not be able to initiate the effect. You always do as many cards from your discard pile as you can for City of Secrets.

tovra.pt said:

(3.32) Plot Rotation
When a player's plot deck is empty, that player's
used plot cards move from his or her used
pile to his or her plot deck as a passive game
effect of resolving the revealed plot.

So you move your used pile to your plot deck after your last plot is resolved. That means all 6 of your other plots are in your used pile when you resolve the 7th.