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Greendogo · 01-17-2011, 03:45 AM

Ok, so I'm up against a Platinum Dragon (lvl 20, 5 treasures, lot'o'death).

I have a magic lamp in my hand, which I think will be swell, as I also have a +10 Ancient card in my hand that gives the monster 2 more treasures.

I play the Ancient Card on the Dragon and then play the Magic Lamp to make him vanish and leave me with 7 treasures.

So my friend plays Mate, and that's where we run into trouble.

Has combat already ended if I play the Magic Lamp card? We have a five second rule to give the other players time to interfere with combat, but can he play mate if the monster has been evaporated?

Also, do I get the +2 treasures from the Ancient card, since I didn't defeat the monster, but made it vanish?

I see three possible outcomes:
1) I make the first lvl 30 monster vanish but his mate comes up and I need to run away or die.
2) I make the first lvl 30 monster vanish and my friend can't play the mate card and I get 5 treasures.
3) Same as number 2, but I get +2 treasures from Ancient.
Which one is correct?

I'm not sure if Magic Lamp ends combat immediately, without the possibility of interference from other players.

01-17-2011, 03:45 AM	#1
Greendogo Join Date: Jan 2011	Monster -> Magic Lamp -> Mate??? Ok, so I'm up against a Platinum Dragon (lvl 20, 5 treasures, lot'o'death). I have a magic lamp in my hand, which I think will be swell, as I also have a +10 Ancient card in my hand that gives the monster 2 more treasures. I play the Ancient Card on the Dragon and then play the Magic Lamp to make him vanish and leave me with 7 treasures. So my friend plays Mate, and that's where we run into trouble. Has combat already ended if I play the Magic Lamp card? We have a five second rule to give the other players time to interfere with combat, but can he play mate if the monster has been evaporated? Also, do I get the +2 treasures from the Ancient card, since I didn't defeat the monster, but made it vanish? I see three possible outcomes: 1) I make the first lvl 30 monster vanish but his mate comes up and I need to run away or die. 2) I make the first lvl 30 monster vanish and my friend can't play the mate card and I get 5 treasures. 3) Same as number 2, but I get +2 treasures from Ancient. Which one is correct? I'm not sure if Magic Lamp ends combat immediately, without the possibility of interference from other players.