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StapMyVitals · 01-02-2014, 01:04 PM

I was actually in this position recently, but it was the Presidential Decree card that caused the disagreement in that game, because of the wording "cancels a disaster". It seemed pretty clear to me that if the Militia ability only blocks the disaster for the Militia player, then Presidential Decree would only work on the person who played it. Unfortunately the player who couldn't block the disaster doesn't like to be wrong and kept arguing the point because nothing on the internet specifically said "Presidential Decree only stops the disaster for the munchkin who plays it in the case of the History Repeats Itself seal being opened".

Some clarification on whether any card at all cancels a disaster for all players in this situation would probably stop this argument ever happening again.

01-02-2014, 01:04 PM	#7
StapMyVitals Join Date: Jan 2014	Re: Cancelling a disaster that affects every character I was actually in this position recently, but it was the Presidential Decree card that caused the disagreement in that game, because of the wording "cancels a disaster". It seemed pretty clear to me that if the Militia ability only blocks the disaster for the Militia player, then Presidential Decree would only work on the person who played it. Unfortunately the player who couldn't block the disaster doesn't like to be wrong and kept arguing the point because nothing on the internet specifically said "Presidential Decree only stops the disaster for the munchkin who plays it in the case of the History Repeats Itself seal being opened". Some clarification on whether any card at all cancels a disaster for all players in this situation would probably stop this argument ever happening again.