rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

Aim cards timing

8 messages from 5 participants · 19 June 2008 – 20 June 2008
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Izaak

Tried a google search as I'm quite sure it came up earlier, but failed to find something because I apparently suck at entering search terms :-) Anyway, I used to play Target Vitals like a bit of a pre-strike card; like this: "I target your vitals with...." (play target vitals) "strike xyz" (play strike card or announce handstrike/weaponstrike) at the dutch ECQ last week someone pointed out that you need to play the strike first, so like this: "I strike for xyz" (play strike card or announce handstrike/weaponstrike) "And I target your vitals with it" (play target vitals) While it seems a small difference, it has all sorts of implications for what comes next. For example, in the former example I can play TV hoping to replace it with a strike card before I announce hands for 1, while in the latter I can play a strike card, then top-deck a TV and enhance my strike with it. So which one is it? TV -> strike or strike -> TV

Salem

Izaak wrote: > So which one is it? > > TV -> strike or strike -> TV I would go with the latter. You choose your strike (by playing a card, or some other effect), then "when choosing" that strike, you play a Target. -- salem (replace 'hotmail' with 'yahoo' to email)

LSJ

Salem wrote: > Izaak wrote: > >> So which one is it? >> >> TV -> strike or strike -> TV > > I would go with the latter. You choose your strike (by playing a card, > or some other effect), then "when choosing" that strike, you play a Target. Correct.

tbz_...@hotmail.com

[ quoted text not captured ] Interesting, I would have assumed it to be the other way round, or not to matter. The aim card doesn't say "play after you have chosen your strike" or "play after strikes have been chosen", its "when choosing", and to my mind that was before. In any case, so noted.

XZealot

[ quoted text not captured ] What it means is immediately after declaring your strike you choose which aim card to use. While getting punched in the face certainly sucks, it pales in comparison to getting shot in the face with a RPG launcher. Comments Welcome, Norman S. Brown, Jr XZealot Archon of the Swamp

tbz_...@hotmail.com

[ quoted text not captured ] As a general rule, I try to aim *before* firing. Its generally more effective that way ;)

LSJ

tbz_...@hotmail.com wrote: > As a general rule, I try to aim *before* firing. Its generally more > effective that way ;) Exactly. That's why aim cards are played before resolving the strike. Note that choosing a strike is not firing (resolving the strike). Attempting to aim a gun implies that you've already decided (chosen) to use the gun.

tbz_...@hotmail.com

On 20 Jun, 14:15, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] This makes sense. Ta.