Heidelburg Castle, Germany

Question: The card "Heidelburg Castle, Germany" states "Tap to transfer equipment cards, move blood, and transfer retainers between any two ready vampires you control. (You may choose the amount of blood you move and which cards you transfer.)" When am I allowed to do this? May I use it during combat? If not, then may I use it after I have been blocked -- or after I have blocked -- but before combat begins? Thanks for the input! Ray Babbitt RBab...@Novell.COM Standard Disclaimer

Ray Babbitt <RBab...@Novell.COM> writes: >Question: The card "Heidelburg Castle, Germany" states "Tap to transfer >equipment cards, move blood, and transfer retainers between any two >ready vampires you control. (You may choose the amount of blood you move >and which cards you transfer.)" When am I allowed to do this? May I >use it during combat? If not, then may I use it after I have been >blocked -- or after I have blocked -- but before combat begins? It has errata stating that it may not be used to transfer anything to or from a minion engaged in combat. You may still use it after a block and before the resulting combat. -- L. Scott Johnson (sjoh...@math.sc.edu) | Hard work has a future payoff. http://www.math.sc.edu/cgi-bin/sjohnson/home | Laziness pays off now. Graphics Specialist and V:tES Rulemonger. |

Ray Babbitt <RBab...@Novell.COM> wrote: >Question: The card "Heidelburg Castle, Germany" states "Tap to transfer >equipment cards, move blood, and transfer retainers between any two >ready vampires you control. (You may choose the amount of blood you move >and which cards you transfer.)" When am I allowed to do this? May I >use it during combat? If not, then may I use it after I have been >blocked -- or after I have blocked -- but before combat begins? If I am correct the current ruling states you can use it at any time except during combat. Thus you could use it to transfer weopons after you are blocked, but before combat begins. I guess it would be at the same time you play Thoughts Betrayed. Steve Bucy

Steve Bucy <tb...@lainet.com> writes: >Ray Babbitt <RBab...@Novell.COM> wrote: >>Question: The card "Heidelburg Castle, Germany" states "Tap to transfer >>equipment cards, move blood, and transfer retainers between any two >>ready vampires you control. (You may choose the amount of blood you move >>and which cards you transfer.)" When am I allowed to do this? May I >>use it during combat? If not, then may I use it after I have been >>blocked -- or after I have blocked -- but before combat begins? >If I am correct the current ruling states you can use it at any time >except during combat. Thus you could use it to transfer weopons after you >are blocked, but before combat begins. Yes. >I guess it would be at the same time you play Thoughts Betrayed. No. TB is played as combat is entered - which is the beginning of the restricted time for HC. (The "before" wording means "at the start", just as the "after" wording on Draw the Beast has been ruled to mean "at the end"). [ quoted text not captured ]