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What if someone touches a card before the spymaster has given a clue?

Several players agree; no official ruling.

  • MD1616 · Community · 2018-02-08
  • xipuloxx · Community · 2018-02-08
  • PaulGrogan · Community · 2018-02-08

The touch isn't a guess, since guessing starts only after the clue. Players agree the game simply continues as if it hadn't happened. This is community consensus; the rulebook doesn't address it.

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