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by Bandobras Took
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:17 am
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Armory Hoard Bypass
Replies: 35
Views: 1178

Re: Armory Hoard Bypass

You're misunderstanding my argument, I think. Special Items have no bearing when discussing Armory and Necklace of Girion, because they list their own rules for play. The rules clearly state that Major Items must be played at a site that list Major Items as playable. Necklace of Girion overturns thi...
by Bandobras Took
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Armory Hoard Bypass
Replies: 35
Views: 1178

Re: Armory Hoard Bypass

See also Balrog Rules Summary:
To play an item, the item must either state it is playable at the site, or the site must state that items of that type are playable at the site.
by Bandobras Took
Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Armory Hoard Bypass
Replies: 35
Views: 1178

Re: Armory Hoard Bypass

Major Items are not Special Items. There absolutely *is* a correct site for playing major items. If a character is at an untapped site that indicates that a specific type of item card (gold ring, minor, major, or greater) is “playable,” he may tap during the site phase to bring an item of that type ...
by Bandobras Took
Sat Feb 17, 2024 2:47 am
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Armory Hoard Bypass
Replies: 35
Views: 1178

Re: Armory Hoard Bypass

Apologies, I missed this before: Elven Cloak would be a case of card vs. card as opposed to card vs. rule. Also, Armory merely modifies the play of an item, not the legal bearer of an item. (Likewise minion Necklace of Girion allows play of Usriev of Treachery at non-hoard sites, but would not allow...
by Bandobras Took
Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Traitor and the Ring's Betrayal
Replies: 9
Views: 2354

Re: Traitor and the Ring's Betrayal

Sacrifice of Form is playable on an attack against Wizard's Company. Wizard must be discarded at declaration. At resolution, there is no attack against Wizard's company because there is no Wizard's company, so card fizzles. Miruvor must be discarded on declaration, at resolution, there is no bearer'...
by Bandobras Took
Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Traitor and the Ring's Betrayal
Replies: 9
Views: 2354

Re: Traitor and the Ring's Betrayal

Unfortunately, many cards don't work for precisely that reason. The rules on active conditions for discarding are, generally speaking, self-defeating when actually applied to card texts.
by Bandobras Took
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:47 pm
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Spying out the Land - infinitely effective
Replies: 1
Views: 486

Re: Spying out the Land - infinitely effective

It's part of a large problem with ICE not specifying duration on many cards that need such. Most resource short-events fall into either "instant" or "until the end of the turn," but most are inferred rather than explicitly noted. I believe the intended duration here is "comp...
by Bandobras Took
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: Drafts
Topic: Draft of CoE Digest #203 Q7 - Carambor + Spying out the lands - Open until January 22
Replies: 6
Views: 846

Re: Draft of CoE Digest #203 Q7 - Carambor + Spying out the lands - Open until January 22

Strong disagree. If a company moves twice in one turn, resources played during the organization phase, like Secret Passage, are reapplied to the company at the beginning of each of their movement/hazard phases, if the conditions of the card are met. Strictly speaking, this rule says that the card is...
by Bandobras Took
Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:26 am
Forum: Council Business
Topic: User banned
Replies: 19
Views: 2451

Re: User banned

Flyingpenut wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:26 pm
(snip)
This is wandering off topic as it's now gone from the concrete issue to an abstract one. I feel no need to continue dragging out such a conversation in this particular thread.
by Bandobras Took
Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:06 pm
Forum: Council Business
Topic: User banned
Replies: 19
Views: 2451

Re: User banned

So far as censorship is concerned, be it remembered that *what* somebody says is an entirely different issue from *how* they say it. I voluntarily removed myself from forum activity for several years because of the behavior of the aforementioned person. There are any number of people with whom I hav...
by Bandobras Took
Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Comprehensive Rules
Replies: 5
Views: 492

Re: Comprehensive Rules

I'm not certain if the links on the old thread work. I'll PM you a copy, but I wish to emphasize that it is not up to date (it was supposed to be maintained, but that didn't end up happening), nor is it at this point official.
by Bandobras Took
Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Comprehensive Rules
Replies: 5
Views: 492

Re: Comprehensive Rules

I put one together several years ago, but there have of course been changes. I believe the current Council is working on a new version.
by Bandobras Took
Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:42 am
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Siege vs eagle mount
Replies: 2
Views: 480

Re: Siege vs eagle mount

There is room for doubt, here. The roll for Siege must happen at the end of the organization phase. Eagle-Mounts must also be played at the end of the organization phase. It would be valid to play Eagle-Mounts before performing the roll for Siege, since both activities are to occur at the end of the...
by Bandobras Took
Thu Nov 16, 2023 3:12 am
Forum: Drafts
Topic: Draft of CoE Digest #202 Q4 - Await the Advent of Allies
Replies: 6
Views: 692

Re: Draft of CoE Digest #202 Q4 - Await the Advent of Allies

I merely wish to mention that reaching out to Ichabod was a good idea.
by Bandobras Took
Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Rules Questions & Debate (unofficial)
Topic: Saruman's Machinery - playable vs may be played
Replies: 2
Views: 378

Re: Saruman's Machinery - playable vs may be played

Playability may exist by rule, by text on the card to be played, or by another card's ability. Saruman's Machinery (and Untimely Brood) create a numbered limit, after which they do not allow playability any more. I would say that Mistress Lobelia cannot search for tech after the one item has been pl...

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