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By Danny (Daniel Giddings)
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2E British National Runner-Up 2021
#598193
The rulebook says:
Download: This word allows you to look through your deck for the specified card, reveal that card to all players so they can verify that the correct card was downloaded, place it in your hand, and shuffle the remaining cards in your deck. There is no penalty if you don’t find (or choose not to take) a card you are allowed to download.

I understand that the underlined part applies to specific downloaders (O'Brien Founder getting an Infiltration card, or Vash getting JLP), but what about the generic downloaders, where the downloaded card just sits in the hand until played (Arandis, Battleship Captain, Kaza'kime, etc)? Do you need to reveal what you got?
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By GooeyChewie (Nathan Miracle)
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#598194
Danny wrote: Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:56 am The rulebook says:
Download: This word allows you to look through your deck for the specified card, reveal that card to all players so they can verify that the correct card was downloaded, place it in your hand, and shuffle the remaining cards in your deck. There is no penalty if you don’t find (or choose not to take) a card you are allowed to download.

I understand that the underlined part applies to specific downloaders (O'Brien Founder getting an Infiltration card, or Vash getting JLP), but what about the generic downloaders, where the downloaded card just sits in the hand until played (Arandis, Battleship Captain, Kaza'kime, etc)? Do you need to reveal what you got?
Yes, you always reveal the downloaded card as part of the download. The part about verifying that it is the correct card just explains why the downloading rule includes revealing the card. Also, you always have the choice not to find the appropriate card, even on non-specific downloads, so revealing the card allows the opponent to verify that you did indeed choose a card to be downloaded.
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