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Smugglers / Changeling targeting a card not available any more
Watno:
When you play Smugglers or Changeling, can you try (and fail) to gain a card of which no copy is in play (provided the player to your right gained it on his turn / you have it in play)?
werothegreat:
No?
EDIT: Not sure what you're asking. If the player to your right gained Ace of Spades last turn, you can try (and fail) to Smuggle one even if the Ace of Spades pile is empty (or not in the Supply). If they didn't gain Ace of Spades last turn, you can't even try to gain one. Same logic for Changeling.
Donald X.:
--- Quote from: Watno on November 19, 2017, 04:37:33 pm ---When you play Smugglers or Changeling, can you try (and fail) to gain a card of which no copy is in play (provided the player to your right gained it on his turn / you have it in play)?
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The ruling on Smugglers has always been that you can try and fail, and Changeling has the same wording, so in both cases you can try and fail.
The tricky part is that they say "a copy of a card..." and the ruling is that what you are picking is the "a card" not the "a copy." You can pick the card even though the copy isn't available.
jonaskoelker:
--- Quote from: Donald X. on November 19, 2017, 06:06:34 pm ---the ruling is that what you are picking is the "a card" not the "a copy."
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Would the following phrasing mean the same: "Choose a name. If CONDITION, gain a card with that name."?
(I'm betting $0 on 'yes'.)
Donald X.:
--- Quote from: jonaskoelker on December 11, 2017, 06:46:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: Donald X. on November 19, 2017, 06:06:34 pm ---the ruling is that what you are picking is the "a card" not the "a copy."
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Would the following phrasing mean the same: "Choose a name. If CONDITION, gain a card with that name."?
(I'm betting $0 on 'yes'.)
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You have to name a card they gained for Smugglers, or a card you have in play for Changeling. So no; "Choose a name" would not be restricted like that and so is not the same. We can make a hypothetical card that would make the situations different, which would be unlikely to ever exist but then you are also asking about an unlikely hypothetical.
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