Rich Coffers

Legend of the Five Rings card from Celestial Edition, Wrath of the Emperor, Battle of Kyuden Tonbo, Lotus Edition, Samurai Edition, Tomorrow, War of Honor, Glory of the Empire, Promotional–Samurai

Card Type

Holding

Gold Cost

2

Card Text

This Holding straightens during each player's Straighten Phase.
w: Produce 2 Gold.

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Destroyer War (Celestial), Race for the Throne (Samurai), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Rich Coffers 2G This card straightens during each player’s Straighten Phase. Bow this card: Produce 2 Gold." [MRP, Celestial Edition, 29 June 2009] Comprehensive Rules, Celestial Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, February 2012, p. 150
• Erratum: Reads, “Rich Coffers This card straightens during each player’s Straighten Phase. Bow this card: Produce 2 Gold.” [MRP, Samurai Edition, 25 July 2007] Comprehensive Rules, Samurai Edition, with specific card rulings, final version, May 2009, p. 152

Rules Q&A

• Q: From my understanding you can bow the card during your turn and pay for something, then just at the begining of your oponent's turn (at the straighten phase) you can straighten it and therefore use it to pay some costs for actions you can take during your oponent's turn (open action from your hand for example...is that right?)
  A: You are mostly correct. Two tiny, tiny points, though:
  You said "just at the beginning of your opponents turn", and I'm pretty sure you didn't mean "just" in the sense of "only", but (to be crystal clear) it does straighten in each player's Straighten Phase including yours.
  Also, you said "you can straighten it", but the straightening is not optional. It simply says that it does it, so it does whether you like it or not. Brook Cunningham, "Rich Coffers", 20 Apr 2008
• Q: Here's another double shot question, mainly about the use of farmlands' ability:
  Glory of the Shogun: Equipping attachments is a Battle/Open action for all players. After the first time each turn each player attaches a card with a Gold Cost of 5 or greater from his hand, he may draw a card. These effects last until the end of the game.
  +
  Farmlands: Farm • Singular Limited: Pay 2 Gold: Create a 1F Follower and attach it to one of your target Personalities.
  My first question is, in the following scenario; a crab clan player has returned seeking revenge for the chi death nightmare I last asked about, and has managed to pull 3 Rich Coffers, Farmlands, and a single personality when Glory of the Shogun hits the board and successfully resolves.
  Now, more research before the question, the equip action is as follows (from the comprehensive rules site - Sequence of Play):
  Equip: Limited: Any number of times per turn, target one of your Personalities: Attach a target attachment card from your hand to him (paying all costs).
  Per GotS, equipping attachments can be used as an open and or a battle action, is adding a follower an 'equip attachment' action (vice merely attaching a card from your hand)? Is using the farmlands' ability then also an equip attachment action? Would then the Crab Player be able to assign three followers on his opponents turn using the Rich Coffers to pay for the farmlands' ability?
  Thanks muchly!
  A: An action that creates a follower is not the same as the rulebook equip action. Glory of the Shogun will not work with the action on Farmlands. Chris Fuchs, "Glory of the Shogun + Farmlands", 23 Jul 2007