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A pump is an informal game term, used as both a noun and a verb. A pump is a card played to temporarily increase a [[character]]'s [[strength]]. Generally, pumps are played during the [[Skirmish Phase]], after [[Assignment Phase|assignments have been made]]. Most pumps are [[event]]s like {{Card|Flurry of Blows}}. Some characters, like {{Card|Gimli, Son of Gloin}} can pump themselves, and some other card types, like {{Card|Saruman's Ambition}}, can be discarded to pump characters. Since most pumps are Skirmish: effects, they end at the end of that particular skirmish, except in the case of cards like {{Card|Savagery to Match Their Numbers}} that specifically say otherwise. | A pump is an informal game term, used as both a noun and a verb. A pump is a card played to temporarily "pump up" (increase) a [[character]]'s [[strength]]. Generally, pumps are played during the [[Skirmish Phase]], after [[Assignment Phase|assignments have been made]]. Most pumps are [[event]]s like {{Card|Flurry of Blows}}. Some characters, like {{Card|Gimli, Son of Gloin}} can pump themselves, and some other card types, like {{Card|Saruman's Ambition}}, can be discarded to pump characters. Since most pumps are Skirmish: effects, they end at the end of that particular skirmish, except in the case of cards like {{Card|Savagery to Match Their Numbers}} that specifically say otherwise. | ||
Cards that grant a continuous bonus, like {{Card|Dwarven Axe}}, are generally not considered pumps. Cards like {{Card|Enraged}} that grant a temporary strength bonus that starts before the Assignment Phase are sometimes called pumps and sometimes not, but they're so rare that they're not often referred to at all. | Cards that grant a continuous bonus, like {{Card|Dwarven Axe}}, are generally not considered pumps. Cards like {{Card|Enraged}} that grant a temporary strength bonus that starts before the Assignment Phase are sometimes called pumps and sometimes not, but they're so rare that they're not often referred to at all. | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 27 December 2021
A pump is an informal game term, used as both a noun and a verb. A pump is a card played to temporarily "pump up" (increase) a character's strength. Generally, pumps are played during the Skirmish Phase, after assignments have been made. Most pumps are events like Flurry of Blows (2C5)
. Some characters, like Gimli, Son of Gloin (1R13)
can pump themselves, and some other card types, like Saruman's Ambition (1C133)
, can be discarded to pump characters. Since most pumps are Skirmish: effects, they end at the end of that particular skirmish, except in the case of cards like Savagery to Match Their Numbers (1R139)
that specifically say otherwise.
Cards that grant a continuous bonus, like Dwarven Axe (1C9)
, are generally not considered pumps. Cards like Enraged (6R26)
that grant a temporary strength bonus that starts before the Assignment Phase are sometimes called pumps and sometimes not, but they're so rare that they're not often referred to at all.
