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If an effect says to draw 3 cards but your deck has fewer, what happens?

The designer answered this directly in a BGG reply.

  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2019-03-10
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  • msaari · Community · 2022-12-18

Reshuffle your discards first if the deck is empty, then draw as many as exist. The matching discard or put-back step then uses the number you actually drew, not 3.

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