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How does the lucky 7 ( :7: ) on a card work? I'm not sure I understand it's 'power'. Seems to me its just another 1 success :icon_succes:

Is it 'just another star' (success) point? Lets say it was on a card alone...would it count as 1 success or is it more than that?

If it's on my skill/item card,
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for example, what is the difference between it and just another success?
Effect of the card :
:icon_succes: :icon_succes: :icon_succes: :icon_succes_7: :icon_succes_7:


Sorry if I'm too thick headed on this one- but I'm not 'getting it'. :O
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Each :icon_succes_7: on the skill card that you play will turn every :7: drawn, which are normally useless into a success. Say you had performed an action and drew cards resulting in the following results:

:icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7::7:

If you had played a card with the :icon_succes_7: symbol, then your results would be 5 successes instead of 3. If you had played card(s) that had two :icon_succes_7: symbols, then you would have 9 successes!
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Coligill wrote:
Each :icon_succes_7: on the skill card that you play will turn every :7: drawn, which are normally useless into a success. Say you had performed an action and drew cards resulting in the following results:

:icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7::7:

If you had played a card with the :icon_succes_7: symbol, then your results would be 5 successes instead of 3. If you had played card(s) that had two :icon_succes_7: symbols, then you would have 9 successes!


It's just the other way round.
If you draw a card with a :7: it turns all :icon_succes_7: into :icon_succes: on those items you used inthis action
:flag_curse_sm: : 5/7
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OnkelZorni wrote:
It's just the other way round.
If you draw a card with a :7: it turns all :icon_succes_7: into :icon_succes: on those items you used inthis action

So, for example,
let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes_7:, i have 3 success?
let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes_7::7:, i have 4 success?
let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes_7::icon_succes_7::icon_succes_7::7:, i have 6 success?
let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes_7::7::7::7:, do i have 6 success?
let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes_7::icon_succes_7::7::7::7:, do i have 9 success?

i think i too am a little dumb founded by the way the Lucky 7s work, i think i need a visual to have them explained, so if i am wrong with the above, let me know for all us dumbies' piece of mind :)
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yes all your exemples are correct

number of successes = number of :icon_succes: + ( number of :icon_succes_7: x number of :7: )

note that :icon_succes_7: are never "drawn", they only come from crafted items or cards played from hand.
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The 7th Continent is also ranked 777 currently on BGG. This doesn't answer your question, but I thought it was interesting.
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Can't go wrong with irrelevant but mildly interesting facts.
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Coligill wrote:
Draw : :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7::7:
If you had played card(s) that had two :icon_succes_7: symbols, then you would have 9 successes!

This example is wrong. You obtain 7 succeeses (3 + 2 +2).
:-)
resource_fire Firebird resource_fire (ma ludothèque)
T7Continent : icon_succes DV, OG, LG --- icon_curse SI, [CD+SI] --- icon_success-left Histoire, Pénitence, Funéraille --- card_type_temporary_event [SI+TS]
T7Citadel : card_type_temporary_event
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Firebird wrote:
Coligill wrote:
Draw : :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7::7:
If you had played card(s) that had two :icon_succes_7: symbols, then you would have 9 successes!

This example is wrong. You obtain 7 succeeses (3 + 2 +2).
:-)


D'oh! Yes, that's what I meant to say,

Here, I'll try again:

-When you draw cards during a skill test, only the symbols on the left hand side are relevant.
-The cards can have :icon_succes:, :icon_success-left:,:icon_success-right:, and/or :7: symbols on the left hand side
-:icon_succes: symbols are plain successes, :icon_success-left: and :icon_success-right: symbols can combine to make a success, and :7: symbols are not successes, but have the potential to be converted into successes with skill cards and/or items.
-Each:icon_succes_7: symbol on skill cards and/or items that was played can convert a :7: symbol from the cards drawn into a success, and if you have multiple :icon_succes_7: symbols, the effect is multiplied.
-The effect is the same if you think of it backwards, where :7: symbols on the cards drawn turn :icon_succes_7: symbols on the skill cards and/or items used into successes
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JonaBullets wrote:
OnkelZorni wrote:
It's just the other way round.
If you draw a card with a :7: it turns all :icon_succes_7: into :icon_succes: on those items you used inthis action

So, for example,
1. let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes:, and played :icon_succes_7:, i have 3 success?
2. let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7: and played :icon_succes_7:, i have 4 success?
3. let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7: and played :icon_succes_7::icon_succes_7::icon_succes_7:, i have 6 success?
4. let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7::7::7: and played :icon_succes_7:, do i have 6 success?
5. let's say, i draw, :icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7::7::7: and played :icon_succes_7::icon_succes_7:, do i have 9 success?

i think i too am a little dumb founded by the way the Lucky 7s work, i think i need a visual to have them explained, so if i am wrong with the above, let me know for all us dumbies' piece of mind :)


1. yes, 3 successes
2. yes, 4 successes
3. yes, 6 successes
4. yes, 6 successes
5. yes, 9 successes

Looks like you've got it from what I can tell. :-)

*slight edits to your quote in italics to emphasize that :icon_succes_7: are not drawn, but are on skill cards and items
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So, I think I got this:

drawing a :7: activates the :icon_succes_7: abilities on a skill card(s) already in possession. The abilities on the skill cards stack depending on the number of :icon_succes_7: printed on the skill card and the number of card drawn.
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awesome responses explorers! thank you muchly!


CanadianExplorer wrote:
The 7th Continent is also ranked 777 currently on BGG. This doesn't answer your question, but I thought it was interesting.

Ha! That's some what spooky too!
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The Paddle item has a :7: and not a :icon_succes_7: on it, is that another misprint? I don't understand the difference.
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PeddaP wrote:
The Paddle item has a :7: and not a :icon_succes_7: on it, is that another misprint? I don't understand the difference.

There's no misprint.

I copy the first answer in this topic :
Coligill wrote:
Each :icon_succes_7: on the skill card that you play will turn every :7: drawn, which are normally useless into a success. Say you had performed an action and drew cards resulting in the following results:

:icon_succes::icon_succes::icon_succes::7::7:

If you had played a card with the :icon_succes_7: symbol, then your results would be 5 successes instead of 3. If you had played card(s) that had two :icon_succes_7: symbols, then you would have 9 successes!

So, when you play the Paddle, it is just like you draw a :7: symbol in the action deck, which is very good to be sure to obtain success from the :icon_succes_7: symbols of your items.
resource_fire Firebird resource_fire (ma ludothèque)
T7Continent : icon_succes DV, OG, LG --- icon_curse SI, [CD+SI] --- icon_success-left Histoire, Pénitence, Funéraille --- card_type_temporary_event [SI+TS]
T7Citadel : card_type_temporary_event
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Skills with :7: are indeed very powerfull.
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