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Dominion => Rules Questions => Topic started by: DaveColMD on February 13, 2023, 01:23:21 pm

Title: Scavenger and Tunnel
Post by: DaveColMD on February 13, 2023, 01:23:21 pm
When Tunnel is discarded other than during clean up, you can get a gold.

If I have a Tunnel in my deck and I play a Scavenger, it would seem that Tunnel is being discarded as I put my deck into my discard pile.

But that doesn't seem to be the case online. Should it be?
Title: Re: Scavenger and Tunnel
Post by: Awaclus on February 13, 2023, 01:44:11 pm
It's not being discarded, it's being put into your discard pile, and so it doesn't trigger and you can't get a Gold. The online implementation handles it correctly.
Title: Re: Scavenger and Tunnel
Post by: DaveColMD on February 13, 2023, 05:14:04 pm
"It's not being discarded, it's being put into your discard pile"

Wow, this could really be argued that if something is put into the discard pile, it is being discarded.

Just like if I put something into my trash can, it is being trashed. No matter how I say it, it ends up in the trash can.

BUT, I get what you are saying and in Dominion parlance there is a subtle difference that has meaning.
Title: Re: Scavenger and Tunnel
Post by: m_knox on February 14, 2023, 03:34:41 am
"It's not being discarded, it's being put into your discard pile"

Wow, this could really be argued that if something is put into the discard pile, it is being discarded.
When you gain a card, you put it to your discard pile as well, yet the card is not being "discarded", right?


And the rulebook for Scavenger says:
Quote from: Dark Ages rulebook
Putting your deck into your discard pile will not trigger Tunnel (from Hinterlands).

Title: Re: Scavenger and Tunnel
Post by: GendoIkari on February 14, 2023, 12:16:16 pm
Note that Scavenger (and Chancellor before that) were specifically worded that way to avoid triggering such things.
Title: Re: Scavenger and Tunnel
Post by: DaveColMD on February 14, 2023, 01:07:17 pm
Good point, M_Knox