G. wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009, Geoffrey Spear wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Kerim Aydin<ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote: >>> 1. Caste is also secured-2 so no dice. >> Well, playing the cards ineffectually to get them out of my hand works too. > > R2256 is pretty clear here: > If the information is incorrect, or the exploit is IMPOSSIBLE or > otherwise fails, or the card has no exploit, an attempt made by > the player to play a card in eir possession has no effect and > the card remains in the player's possession. > > however a possibly misplaced conditional phrase earlier on may or may > not contradict it: > The card is destroyed, and if possible, the effects of the exploit > take place. > (e.g. this implies that the card is destroyed even if the effects are > not possible). I don't think the weaker implications of this sentence > are enough to overrule the clear paragraph, but I can see the other > view. Thoughts?
Proto-proto: Replace the first with "If ..., then an attempt made by the player to play a card in eir possession still causes the card to be destroyed, but e CAN re-create the card in eir possession by correctly announcing that this was the case within a week after it happens".