Suppose I have the monocle and ask my prey if he will attempt to block
my next non bleed action and he says yes. My very next action is to
call a vote at +1 stealth. He has no intrinsic intercept on the board
like sports bike, but there is a good probability that he has intercept
cards in his hand. The question is: Must he use those cards if he has
them? (There is the honesty factor to deal with, also)
Brian
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Because of the way you phrased the question, I would say the player is
not compelled to do everything in her power to block the action. In fact,
she wouldn't even have to make use of Sport Bike, since using equipment
is optional.
Tom Wylie rec.games.trading-cards.* Network Representative for
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Tom Wylie <aa...@hal.COM> wrote:
)Brian Tandy <bta...@bernard.ma.utexas.edu> wrote:
)>Suppose I have the monocle and ask my prey if he will attempt to block
)>my next non bleed action and he says yes. My very next action is to
)>call a vote at +1 stealth. He has no intrinsic intercept on the board
)>like sports bike, but there is a good probability that he has intercept
)>cards in his hand. The question is: Must he use those cards if he has
)>them? (There is the honesty factor to deal with, also)
)
)Because of the way you phrased the question, I would say the player is
)not compelled to do everything in her power to block the action. In fact,
)she wouldn't even have to make use of Sport Bike, since using equipment
)is optional.
But what is the answer to the question Brian *meant* to ask, namely:
I ask you, "will you *successfully* block my next action" and then I
take an action at +1 stealth. Do you have to play an intercept card
from your hand?
Also, what if I ask you, "will you play a master card two turns from
now" and you say yes, and you only have one master card in your hand.
Do you have to keep it in your hand so that you can play it two turns
from now?
I don't remember seeing this anywhere in the rulings, but I assume that
questions which do not pertain directly to the game are disallowed...
"will you answer yes to next turn's question" :-)
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Michael Constant (mco...@soda.csua.berkeley.edu)
> )Brian Tandy <bta...@bernard.ma.utexas.edu> wrote:
> )>Suppose I have the monocle and ask my prey if he will attempt to block
> )>my next non bleed action and he says yes. My very next action is to
> )>call a vote at +1 stealth. He has no intrinsic intercept on the board
> )>like sports bike, but there is a good probability that he has intercept
> )>cards in his hand. The question is: Must he use those cards if he has
> )>them? (There is the honesty factor to deal with, also)
> )
> )Because of the way you phrased the question, I would say the player is
> )not compelled to do everything in her power to block the action. In fact,
> )she wouldn't even have to make use of Sport Bike, since using equipment
> )is optional.> But what is the answer to the question Brian *meant* to ask, namely:
> I ask you, "will you *successfully* block my next action" and then I
> take an action at +1 stealth. Do you have to play an intercept card
> from your hand?
I'd say, yup.
> Also, what if I ask you, "will you play a master card two turns from
> now" and you say yes, and you only have one master card in your hand.
> Do you have to keep it in your hand so that you can play it two turns
> from now?
I'd say, nope. I'd say you cannot do anything intentionally that would
prevent the answer from being true - but if the situation arises in which
you cannot keep the answer true, you're off the hook.
If the last master card in your deck was in your hand, then I'd say,
yes, you have to hold it. If you have reason to believe another is
coming, I would say you're free to play it.
papillo the tetrarch