In this example, you’re trying to play a backup, A Titan (Medium), on a Total Difficulty of 5.
+ 1 (Progressive Difficulty)
+ 4 (Printed Difficulty)
= 5 (Total Difficulty)
Oh no! You have checked the foundation, Plea for Reason, with a Check of 4.
To pass the check, you can commit any number of ready foundations (you can also commit your Character card). Each card committed this way will add +1 to your check.
So, if you checked a 4 and need a 5, you can commit 1 card to add +1 to your check, totaling 5 and passing the check.
If you fail to play a card, the card you tried to play will go to the discard pile.
Important
When trying to play a card, you must either commit just enough cards to pass the check, or no cards.