An interesting question came up last night while my buddies and I
were playing... One guy already had the Rack in play and another fellow
was considering putting out his and contesting it. But first he
wondered, can he attempt to steal the other guy's Rack, as per the card,
while they were both contested? This way he would just be contesting the
Rack with himself, could concede one of them and have it all to his
lonesome. Well, we scratched our heads about this one a while, and
argued a bit, even drawing in the wording of other cards, before
concluding that we couldn't really come to a conclusion (we were
grudgingly willing to let him do it, be he declined). Does anyone have
any insights into this question?
Dazed and confused,
James M. Leithead
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I don't see hos the subject line fits the discussion, but...
If you successfully steal the Rack, then you control it.
If you subsequently bring another copy of the Rack into play, then you
are contesting it with yourself. On your next untap, you must pay one
for the Rack you wish to keep (assuming you stop contesting the other one,
of course).
Same thing applies to contesting any location (or any other card) that
you already control.
sjoh...@math.scarolina.edu (L. Scott Johnson) writes:
>jmle...@mtu.edu (James M. Leithead) writes:>> An interesting question came up last night while my buddies and I
>>were playing... One guy already had the Rack in play and another fellow
>>was considering putting out his and contesting it. But first he
>>wondered, can he attempt to steal the other guy's Rack, as per the card,
>>while they were both contested? This way he would just be contesting the
>>Rack with himself, could concede one of them and have it all to his
>>lonesome. Well, we scratched our heads about this one a while, and
>>argued a bit, even drawing in the wording of other cards, before
>>concluding that we couldn't really come to a conclusion (we were
>>grudgingly willing to let him do it, be he declined). Does anyone have
>>any insights into this question?>I don't see hos the subject line fits the discussion, but...
Hmm. OK now I see how the subject fits.
The "But first (before contesting), he wondered if he could steal.."
You cannot affect a contested card in any way. The card is basically out
of play.
(Unless card text explicitly says otherwise, of course).
But, the Location won't be contested until you play the second copy, of course.
Sorry for the dual posts.
> An interesting question came up last night while my buddies and I
>were playing... One guy already had the Rack in play and another fellow
>was considering putting out his and contesting it. But first he
>wondered, can he attempt to steal the other guy's Rack, as per the card,
>while they were both contested?
You can burn a contested location, and it's considered uncontrolled. If
burnt, all the cards go. I would say by analogy that you can steal it,
and if so, you get the location without any contest. Remember there' only
one rack - the Methuseleh are fighting for it. It's certainly a classic
plot device for something being fought over to be snitched from under the
fighter's noses.
Curt Adams (curt...@aol.com)
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No, he cannot steal it while it is contested. Contested cards are
completely blocked from influence of any sort, except if specifically
stated on a card.
papillo the vincible
In article <3jiblu$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
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No, contested cards are out of the game and not able to be
affected by anything except a card that specifically mentions contested
cards (such as Praxis: Solomon). The entry in the original FAQ about
burning a contested location was incorrect, and both Tom and the DTR
mention this (I think it's DTR 9/26/94). I think the FAQ currently on
tower.itis.com mentions it, too.
So the correct answer to the original question is No, you cannot
steal the Rack while it's contested.
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