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Dominion => Rules Questions => Topic started by: ehunt on January 27, 2017, 08:06:06 pm

Title: "when you trash this"
Post by: ehunt on January 27, 2017, 08:06:06 pm
If I use Lurker to trash a Cultist from the supply, I draw three cards (assuming ShuffleIt has it right). If I hit opponent's Cultist with a Swindler, my opponent draws three cards. Why is the "you" that's trashing this the current player in one case and the owner of the Cultist in the other?
Title: Re: "when you trash this"
Post by: werothegreat on January 27, 2017, 08:11:59 pm
If I use Lurker to trash a Cultist from the supply, I draw three cards (assuming ShuffleIt has it right). If I hit opponent's Cultist with a Swindler, my opponent draws three cards. Why is the "you" that's trashing this the current player in one case and the owner of the Cultist in the other?

Swindler tells the other player to trash a card - it's not you trashing their card.  Whereas with Lurker, it's telling you to trash a card from the Supply.  Compare to Market Square "when one of your cards is trashed", which does not care about Lurker trashing.
Title: Re: "when you trash this"
Post by: GendoIkari on January 27, 2017, 10:14:39 pm
If I use Lurker to trash a Cultist from the supply, I draw three cards (assuming ShuffleIt has it right). If I hit opponent's Cultist with a Swindler, my opponent draws three cards. Why is the "you" that's trashing this the current player in one case and the owner of the Cultist in the other?

Swindler tells the other player to trash a card - it's not you trashing their card.  Whereas with Lurker, it's telling you to trash a card from the Supply.  Compare to Market Square "when one of your cards is trashed", which does not care about Lurker trashing.

I can't remember for sure, but I believe it's never possible to trash an opponent's card. All trashing attacks force them to trash a card, as opposed to you trashing a card. Before Lurker and Salt of the Earth,  there was no difference between "when one of your cards is trashed", and "when you trash a card."
Title: Re: "when you trash this"
Post by: ehunt on January 28, 2017, 11:55:16 am
If I use Lurker to trash a Cultist from the supply, I draw three cards (assuming ShuffleIt has it right). If I hit opponent's Cultist with a Swindler, my opponent draws three cards. Why is the "you" that's trashing this the current player in one case and the owner of the Cultist in the other?

Swindler tells the other player to trash a card - it's not you trashing their card.  Whereas with Lurker, it's telling you to trash a card from the Supply.  Compare to Market Square "when one of your cards is trashed", which does not care about Lurker trashing.

ah, I get it
Title: Re: "when you trash this"
Post by: Cuzz on January 28, 2017, 12:43:23 pm
If I use Lurker to trash a Cultist from the supply, I draw three cards (assuming ShuffleIt has it right). If I hit opponent's Cultist with a Swindler, my opponent draws three cards. Why is the "you" that's trashing this the current player in one case and the owner of the Cultist in the other?

Swindler tells the other player to trash a card - it's not you trashing their card.  Whereas with Lurker, it's telling you to trash a card from the Supply.  Compare to Market Square "when one of your cards is trashed", which does not care about Lurker trashing.

I can't remember for sure, but I believe it's never possible to trash an opponent's card. All trashing attacks force them to trash a card, as opposed to you trashing a card. Before Lurker and Salt of the Earth,  there was no difference between "when one of your cards is trashed", and "when you trash a card."

Also, Lurker/Salt the Earth/Gladiator don't trigger Market Square