When you choose a card in your hand, do you show it to your opponent? Or does it become face-up only when the card hits the discard pile?
Benefices of the Emperor
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When you choose a card in your hand, do you show it to your opponent? Or does it become face-up only when the card hits the discard pile?
The cards are only shown once they are discarded. Both you and the other player choose them without knowing what the other has chosen.