When to play cards

[Flemroid]

So I'm not sure if I have been playing this wrong the whole time or what?

I just read MM post that

Originally Posted by MM

Items: At any time during your turn or as soon as you get them (except during combat)

I have always read the rule:

Any Item card may be played to the table as soon as you get it, or at any time on your own turn other than in combat (unless the card itself says otherwise).

as meaning that you may play an item you just received immediately (even during combat)! And you may play any other item (that you did not just receive) at anytime on your turn other than in combat.
Is this wrong?

Also if you helping someone in combat and for whatever reason are drawing a treasure during that combat (cursing someone and you are a voodoo zombie) could you play that card immediately? Since the rule, if anything, is just saying it can't be played on your turn during combat and it isn't your turn.

[Clipper]

Yeah, it was wrong. The except during combat clause covers both play timings.

Hence you can't play cards you receive in the middle of the fight if you are helping. A Voodoo Zombie could curse someone during a combat before agreeing to help, put the received Item (assuming it is one) in play and then start helping, though.

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by Flemroid

Also if you helping someone in combat and for whatever reason are drawing a treasure during that combat (cursing someone and you are a voodoo zombie) could you play that card immediately?

Once you are in a combat, you may not play a permanent Item or Item-like card, even one you have just drawn, unless you have an ability that explicitly allows you to do so. Other cards, such as GUALs or one-shot Items, can be played during combat in any case, so no special rule is needed.

[thedag]

I don't know if things were changed for clarification but there has always been a general rule that you can not play items during combat. Some people may have thought that if you can play items when you get them then they could play during combat which is not correct. So essentially just a reminder of the other rule.