<p>This is subtle but it is hidden in <a href="https://explodingkittens.com/how-to-play/barking-kittens#:%7E:text=Continue%20wearing%20the%20Tower%20of%20Power%20for%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20game.&amp;text=Play%20this%20card%20face%20up,must%20Defuse%20it%20or%20explode." rel="nofollow noreferrer">the rules</a>:</p>
<p>In order to play the card, you need to wear the Tower of Power Crown:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>To play this card, wear the Tower of Power Crown.</strong> Then take the Stash Cards, and without looking, put them inside on top of your head.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>But if you wear the crown, you need to wear the crown for the rest of the game:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>You may never move Stash Cards from the Tower of Power Crown into your
own hand. It only protects you from stealing stealers who want to
steal cards from you. <strong>Continue wearing the Tower of Power for the
rest of the game.</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>So if you retrieve the card from the discard pile after it is played (and not noped) then you can't play it anymore because you can't wear the crown.</p>
<p>You could play it if you already have the crown, but it does nothing because the stash is also empty.</p>
<p>So there is no way you can gain any benefit from playing the card a second time in the same game. So you better use your five of a kind to find a useful card.</p>
<p>By the way, the crown is awesome:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/H25iD.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/H25iD.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2021-02-18T22:19:07.393Z
Thanks! And yep, showing the tower of power to newcomers is priceless, the best way to show my exploding kittens pride :D
Roy Amhlaidh
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2021-02-18T20:20:40.137Z
2021-02-18T20:20:40.137Z
Toon Krijthe
<p><a href="https://explodingkittens.com/how-to-play/barking-kittens#:%7E:text=Continue%20wearing%20the%20Tower%20of%20Power%20for%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20game.&amp;text=Play%20this%20card%20face%20up,must%20Defuse%20it%20or%20explode." rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tower of Power</a> from the Barking Kittens extension allows you to hold 8 stash cards (separated from the deck before the game starts) and protects you against other players who want to steal cards from your hand (favor, 2 of a kind, and 3 of a kind), they need to take cards from your stash cards in your tower of power instead.</p>
<p>What happens if I use 5 of a kind to get the tower of power card from the discard pile? Can I steal the tower of power with all its remaining stash cards?</p>

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2021-02-18T20:26:23.427Z
Welcome to board and card games. Great first question!
Toon Krijthe
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2021-02-18T22:16:29.750Z
Thank you! I've always loved the idea of discussing this kind of edge cases with other fans in the community :)
Roy Amhlaidh
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2021-02-18T22:27:21.660Z
You are welcome. We can use some new blood ;-)
Toon Krijthe
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Can I steal another player's tower of power stash cards with 5 of a kind?
Roy Amhlaidh
# Can I steal another player's tower of power stash cards with 5 of a kind?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-18)

[Tower of Power](https://explodingkittens.com/how-to-play/barking-kittens#:%7E:text=Continue%20wearing%20the%20Tower%20of%20Power%20for%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20game.&text=Play%20this%20card%20face%20up,must%20Defuse%20it%20or%20explode.) from the Barking Kittens extension allows you to hold 8 stash cards (separated from the deck before the game starts) and protects you against other players who want to steal cards from your hand (favor, 2 of a kind, and 3 of a kind), they need to take cards from your stash cards in your tower of power instead.

What happens if I use 5 of a kind to get the tower of power card from the discard pile? Can I steal the tower of power with all its remaining stash cards?

**Tags:** exploding-kittens, barking-kittens

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome to board and card games. Great first question!  
> **username_0**: Thank you! I've always loved the idea of discussing this kind of edge cases with other fans in the community :)  
> **username_1**: You are welcome. We can use some new blood ;-)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-02-18. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

This is subtle but it is hidden in [the rules](https://explodingkittens.com/how-to-play/barking-kittens#:%7E:text=Continue%20wearing%20the%20Tower%20of%20Power%20for%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20game.&text=Play%20this%20card%20face%20up,must%20Defuse%20it%20or%20explode.):

In order to play the card, you need to wear the Tower of Power Crown:

> **To play this card, wear the Tower of Power Crown.** Then take the Stash Cards, and without looking, put them inside on top of your head.

But if you wear the crown, you need to wear the crown for the rest of the game:

> You may never move Stash Cards from the Tower of Power Crown into your
> own hand. It only protects you from stealing stealers who want to
> steal cards from you. **Continue wearing the Tower of Power for the
> rest of the game.**

So if you retrieve the card from the discard pile after it is played (and not noped) then you can't play it anymore because you can't wear the crown.

You could play it if you already have the crown, but it does nothing because the stash is also empty.

So there is no way you can gain any benefit from playing the card a second time in the same game. So you better use your five of a kind to find a useful card.

By the way, the crown is awesome:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/H25iD.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/H25iD.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks! And yep, showing the tower of power to newcomers is priceless, the best way to show my exploding kittens pride :D  

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