Zhao Crossbow Watch
The Crossbow Watch is designed around an approaching threat. Unlike Qin’s offensive crossbow card, its opportunity depends on where the attacker began.
Printed ability
While defending against an attacker that began this attack on Plain terrain, this unit gains +2 Rank.
What it means in play
While defending, its Rank 3 gains +2 if the attacker began this attack on Plain terrain. Check the attacker’s starting terrain rather than the Watch’s own space.
The historical lens
Crossbows were in use in China by the fifth century BCE, supported by precise bronze trigger mechanisms. This named unit and its terrain modifier are game designs. In the rules, crossbows attack adjacent enemies; the artwork does not grant ranged fire.
Reading the illustration
Sentries watching approaches from earthworks express the source card’s defensive purpose.