Used in Combat. May be reused.

May be played at certain times during the

game. Must be discarded after use.
Projectile Weapons – Crysknife; Hunter-
Seeker; Maula Pistol; Slip-Tip; Stunner [4 cards Cone of Silence [1 card The Duel] – Prevents
+ 1 Spice Harvest] – Use as a weapon in any player(s) within its scope from buying
combat, stopped by the Shield defense. cards, threatening Kanly or making an alliance.
It may be played at any time upon any named
Projectile Defense – Shield [4 cards + 1 Spice player(s) and stays in effect until the end of the
Harvest] – Defends a leader against projectile turn. You may direct it against as many of your
weapons in combat. See also Lasgun. opponents as you desire, but you can not use it
against your allies.
Poison Weapons – Chaumas; Chaumurky;
Ellaca Drug (2); Gom Jabbar [4 cards + 1 The Family Atomics [1 card] – Play just after the
Duel] – Use as a weapon in combat, stopped by storm has been determined but before it moves
the Snooper defense. by a player who has one or more tokens on the
Shield Wall or in a territory adjacent to it. It
destroys the shield wall (and all tokens there)
Poison Defense – Snooper [4 cards + 1 The
so that the Imperial Basin, Arrakeen and
Duel] – Defends a leader against poison used
Carthag are no longer protected from the storm.
in combat.
Once played, the card is placed off board near
the Shield Wall to indicate it has been
Lasgun [1 card] – Use as a weapon in combat. permanently destroyed. Since the Family
There is no direct defense against a lasgun. It Atomics card is played before the storm moves,
automatically kills an opponent’s leader. But it will impact these areas only if the storm
should you or your opponent play a shield in the moves into them (not starts in them). The card
same battle, a nuclear explosion occurs and all may be played even if the areas in question are
tokens and spice (even those not involved in under storm.
the battle) in the territory are lost to the ‘tanks’
as well as all leaders played (no spice is paid
Hajr [1 card] – Play during a player’s movement
for them). All treachery cards played in the
round enabling player to take an extra on-planet
battle must be discarded.
movement, subject to the normal rules.

Used in Combat. Must be discarded after use.

Harvester [1 card Spice Harvest] – Doubles the
Cheap Hero / Heroine [3 cards] – Play in battle spice blow. Play just after a spice blow comes
in place of a leader. This is permitted in addition up. Place double the amount of spice in the
to the defense and weapon card played (if any). territory.
The cheap hero has a 0 value for leadership.
The cheap hero is used in the leader position Tleilaxu Ghola [1 card] – Play at any time,
and may not be discarded as a weapon or permits the player to immediately recover one
defense. leader from the ‘tanks’ without payment, or to
revive up to 5 tokens from the ‘tanks’ to
Worthless – Baliset; Jubba Cloak; Kull Wahad; reserves. A revived leader may not be used
Kulon; La, La, La; Trip to Gamont; Ya! Ya! until the next battle round.
Yawm! [5 cards + 1 The Duel + 1 Spice
Harvest] – These cards have no value in play.
These cards may be discarded by using in the
weapon or defense position in combat. They
may also be disposed of under the residual
poison attack. See Residual Poison.
Karama [2 cards] – When played can do any
Bene Gesserit – You may use any ‘worthless’
one of the following: card as a Karama card.
Prevent other players from using some of their
Fremen – You may use a Karama card to
advantages once as explained below. cause a worm to appear in any territory that

Prevents the Atreides from seeing the future, you wish. The worm is not drawn from the
once; or (optional rule) prevents the Atreides spice deck. A worm cannot devour tokens if
from using the Kwisatz Haderach once. not in a desert territory.

Prevents the Harkonnen from taking a second
Emperor – You may use a Karama card to
free treachery card, once; or (optional rule) revive up to three tokens or one leader for
prevents Harkonnen from capturing a leader free.
once.

Prevents the Bene Gesserit from Residual Poison [1 card The Duel] – Played
accompanying one shipment; using the ‘voice’ face down in front of a player’s character shield.
once; or (optional rule) using a worthless card That player must pay you a bribe of 1-4 spice
as a Karama card once. (you name the amount) on every turn it remains
there. If the player fails to pay, then you reveal

Prevents the Fremen from controlling a worm the residual poison card and that player loses
once (their tokens in the territory are any one leader of your choice (except the Main
destroyed and taken to the ‘tanks’); or Leader). You collect the lost leader’s value in
(optional rule) from counting Fedaykin bonus spice from the spice bank. You may also bluff
in one battle. playing residual poison by playing a worthless

Enables a player to bid for and buy one card. If you are found to be bluffing before you
treachery card without paying for it; or can remove the residual poison card, then you
(optional rule) prevents the Emperor from must pay the offended player 3 times the
counting Sardaukar bonus in one battle. amount of the bribe you are demanding. If you

Enables a player to land tokens from off- do not have enough spice, you owe that
planet reserves at the Guild cost (half rate). amount and must pay it as soon as you get it.
The payment goes to the spice bank and not You may retract the residual poison or bluff
the Guild. This takes the place of that player’s card during any of your moves whereupon it is
normal shipment for that round. Or (optional discarded unseen in all cases.
rule) prevents the Guild from taking his move
when he wants. He must make his move in Thumper [1 card Spice Harvest] – Play instead
his proper turn in the movement sequence. of turning up the next spice card. Acts as if a
Karama Optional Rules – Allows players to worm is revealed.
use a special power suited to their character
once. Truth Trance [2 cards] – Played at any time
against a player. Forces that player to answer

Harkonnen – You may use a Karama card to
truthfully any one “Yes/No” question concerning
take without looking at any number of cards,
the game that you ask.
up to the entire hand of any one player of
your choice. For each card you take you must
give player one of your cards in return. Weather Control [1 card] – Play at the start of
the storm round, it enables a player to control

Atreides – You may use a Karama card to
the storm that round and move it from 0 to 10
look at one player’s entire battle plan.
sectors in a counterclockwise direction.

Spacing Guild – You may use a Karama card
to stop one off-planet shipment of any one
player.