<h2>YES</h2>
<p>You must draw right away.
Page 6 of <a href="http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_278_gameRules.pdf" rel="noreferrer">the Rulebook</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<h2>Common terms used on the Action cards:</h2>
<p>&quot;+X Card(s)&quot; – the player immediately draws X number of cards from his
Deck. If there are not enough cards in his Deck, he draws as many as he
can, shuffles the Discard pile to form a new Deck, and then draws the
rest. If he still does not have enough cards left after forming a new Deck,
he just draws as many as he can.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>You must <strong>immediately</strong> draw the cards. You cannot wait to draw the cards after you have performed the other phases of your turn, or perform other actions on the card after the &quot;+X Cards&quot; line before drawing the cards.</p>
<p>Also note your specific example is clarified in the rules on page 7 (emphasis mine):</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Spy – Spy causes all players, including the one who played it, to
reveal the top card of their Deck. <strong>Note that you draw your card
for playing Spy before any cards are revealed.</strong> Anyone who does
not have any cards left in their Deck shuffles in order to have
something to reveal. Anyone who still has no cards to reveal
doesn't reveal one. If players care about the order in which
things happen for this, you do yourself first, then each other
player in turn order. Revealed cards that aren't discarded are
returned to the top of their players' Decks.</p>
</blockquote>

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ghoppe
<p>You do the actions on the card in the order it says.  So in the case of a spy, the +1 card comes first, so you draw a card.  Then all players reveal their top cards and that part of the Spy is resolved.</p>

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I understand quite correctly the actions resolving, but how is the +cards differ from the +action or +buy, both add to your actions and buys banks, you don't have to do it immediately or at all if you want. Isn't the +card the same, meaning if you want you can just ignore this privilege.
LittleViking26
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@user4837 +action or +buy add to the number of actions and buys you get to perform during the action and buy phases of the turn. +cards means you **immediately** draw cards. There is no separate card drawing phase of your turn.
ghoppe
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@LittleViking26 Another way of saying it: +1 Action/Buy/Card means "you now have one more action/buy/card available in your bank of actions/buys/cards", and your bank of cards is your hand, so you naturally must immediately draw.
Cascabel
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@LittleViking26 To word Jefromi's comment another way, you do immediately *get* another action/buy/card, you just don't have to *use* it immediately (or even at all).
AlbeyAmakiir
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"There is no separate card drawing phase of your turn." Actually, there is, but it's the very end of your turn, so moving +Cards to it wouldn't actually make any sense.
Powerlord
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Chris Dodd
<p>The <a href="http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_278_gameRules.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rules</a> claify this in several places.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>(page 6) To play an Action, the player takes an Action card from his hand [...] and follows the instructions written on the card from top to bottom.</p>
<p>(page 6) <strong>&quot;+X Card(s)&quot;</strong> - the player immediately draws X number of cards from his Deck. [...]</p>
<p>(page 7, First Few Turns guide) <strong>Spy</strong> - Spy causes all players, including the one who played it, to reveal the top card of their Deck. Note that you draw your card for playing Spy befoe any cards are revealed. [...]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Page 7 covers how other '+' cards differ from +Card kingdom cards. Notably, the +Card instructions must be performed immediately, where the other cards bank those additional Actions, Buys, and Coins for use at a later time.</p>

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user1873
<p>How do the +cards work in Dominion? Do you have to draw the card immediately or can you wait?</p>

<p>For example, let's take the Spy cards where it says +1 cards, and then all players must reveal the top card of their deck, you decide whether they discard it or put the card on top of the library.</p>

<p>As of now, I'm doing the latter before the +card label, as it lets me see the card I might draw or not.</p>

<dominion>
+Cards, do you have to draw right away?
LittleViking26
# +Cards, do you have to draw right away?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-29)

How do the +cards work in Dominion? Do you have to draw the card immediately or can you wait?

For example, let's take the Spy cards where it says +1 cards, and then all players must reveal the top card of their deck, you decide whether they discard it or put the card on top of the library.

As of now, I'm doing the latter before the +card label, as it lets me see the card I might draw or not.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-01-29. Score: 12

## YES

You must draw right away.
Page 6 of [the Rulebook](http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_278_gameRules.pdf):

> ## Common terms used on the Action cards:
>
> "+X Card(s)" – the player immediately draws X number of cards from his
> Deck. If there are not enough cards in his Deck, he draws as many as he
> can, shuffles the Discard pile to form a new Deck, and then draws the
> rest. If he still does not have enough cards left after forming a new Deck,
> he just draws as many as he can.

You must **immediately** draw the cards. You cannot wait to draw the cards after you have performed the other phases of your turn, or perform other actions on the card after the "+X Cards" line before drawing the cards.

Also note your specific example is clarified in the rules on page 7 (emphasis mine):

> Spy – Spy causes all players, including the one who played it, to
> reveal the top card of their Deck. **Note that you draw your card
> for playing Spy before any cards are revealed.** Anyone who does
> not have any cards left in their Deck shuffles in order to have
> something to reveal. Anyone who still has no cards to reveal
> doesn't reveal one. If players care about the order in which
> things happen for this, you do yourself first, then each other
> player in turn order. Revealed cards that aren't discarded are
> returned to the top of their players' Decks.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-01-29. Score: 5

You do the actions on the card in the order it says. So in the case of a spy, the +1 card comes first, so you draw a card. Then all players reveal their top cards and that part of the Spy is resolved.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I understand quite correctly the actions resolving, but how is the +cards differ from the +action or +buy, both add to your actions and buys banks, you don't have to do it immediately or at all if you want. Isn't the +card the same, meaning if you want you can just ignore this privilege.  
> **username_1**: @user4837 +action or +buy add to the number of actions and buys you get to perform during the action and buy phases of the turn. +cards means you **immediately** draw cards. There is no separate card drawing phase of your turn.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 Another way of saying it: +1 Action/Buy/Card means "you now have one more action/buy/card available in your bank of actions/buys/cards", and your bank of cards is your hand, so you naturally must immediately draw.  
> **username_4**: @username_0 To word Jefromi's comment another way, you do immediately *get* another action/buy/card, you just don't have to *use* it immediately (or even at all).  
> **username_5**: "There is no separate card drawing phase of your turn." Actually, there is, but it's the very end of your turn, so moving +Cards to it wouldn't actually make any sense.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2013-01-29. Score: 3

The [rules](http://www.riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_278_gameRules.pdf) claify this in several places.

> (page 6) To play an Action, the player takes an Action card from his hand [...] and follows the instructions written on the card from top to bottom.
>
> (page 6) **"+X Card(s)"** - the player immediately draws X number of cards from his Deck. [...]
>
> (page 7, First Few Turns guide) **Spy** - Spy causes all players, including the one who played it, to reveal the top card of their Deck. Note that you draw your card for playing Spy befoe any cards are revealed. [...]

Page 7 covers how other '+' cards differ from +Card kingdom cards. Notably, the +Card instructions must be performed immediately, where the other cards bank those additional Actions, Buys, and Coins for use at a later time.


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