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Dominion => Rules Questions => Topic started by: dane-m on June 29, 2022, 09:03:12 am

Title: Fate of Hermit at the end of second (or third, etc) Buy phase
Post by: dane-m on June 29, 2022, 09:03:12 am

A recent rule clarification is that returning to the Action phase triggers "end of buy phase" effects.  Does this imply that there are multiple separate Buy phases rather than a single interrupted one?

Consider the following scenario:

• During my Action phase I play a Hermit.
• During my Buy phase I buy (and therefore gain) a Villa.
• That causes me to return to my Action phase.
• I again end my Action phase.
• I don't gain any cards during the subsequent Buy phase.

Does the new wording of Hermit mean that the Hermit will now be exchanged for a Madman?  My assumption is that it does, but am I right?

Title: Re: Fate of Hermit at the end of second (or third, etc) Buy phase
Post by: Donald X. on June 29, 2022, 01:18:52 pm

Quote from: dane-m on June 29, 2022, 09:03:12 am

A recent rule clarification is that returning to the Action phase triggers "end of buy phase" effects.  Does this imply that there are multiple separate Buy phases rather than a single interrupted one?

Consider the following scenario:

• During my Action phase I play a Hermit.
• During my Buy phase I buy (and therefore gain) a Villa.
• That causes me to return to my Action phase.
• I again end my Action phase.
• I don't gain any cards during the subsequent Buy phase.

Does the new wording of Hermit mean that the Hermit will now be exchanged for a Madman?  My assumption is that it does, but am I right?

Yes, the new Buy phase is a new Buy phase, and Hermit only cares about that Buy phase, not the previous one that happened on the same turn.