Innovation
Do icons under a splayed top card count for icon-counting effects?
Several experienced players agree, with a designer ruling on top-card wording.
- angelkurisu · Designer · 2023-09-02
- Robb · Community · 2012-11-25
- SaltyHorse · Community · 2025-08-22
- Innovation rulebook · Rulebook · Splaying
Yes, icons revealed by a splay count, because a board-wide count includes every visible icon (never fully covered ones). Effects that refer to top cards, such as the World achievement, look only at the top cards. Stacks beneath the top card may be inspected.