Long bony fingers during combat

[lapark]

During a game of Munchkin Zombies, we reached a stage where:
- a player was on level nine,
- he was in combat with some monster
- everyone had exhausted their hands trying to stop this person from winning.
The situation was that the player and the monster had an equal score, meaning that the player was about to lose the battle.

He looked though his cards for about a minute and said that he was going to use his "Long Bony Fingers", which he had in play. He showed us that it said "any time during your turn" meaning that he could use it while in combat. Then he went through the treasure discards and found an item that was sufficient to win the battle (more than +2). Meaning that he also won the game.

My question is, does the new card (taken from the discard pile) go into the players hand or on the table? If the card goes into the players hand then he can't introduce it during the fight (and win the game).

[stopyelling]

Originally Posted by lapark

During a game of Munchkin Zombies, we reached a stage where:
- a player was on level nine,
- he was in combat with some monster
- everyone had exhausted their hands trying to stop this person from winning.
The situation was that the player and the monster had an equal score, meaning that the player was about to lose the battle.

He looked though his cards for about a minute and said that he was going to use his "Long Bony Fingers", which he had in play. He showed us that it said "any time during your turn" meaning that he could use it while in combat. Then he went through the treasure discards and found an item that was sufficient to win the battle (more than +2). Meaning that he also won the game.

My question is, does the new card (taken from the discard pile) go into the players hand or on the table? If the card goes into the players hand then he can't introduce it during the fight (and win the game).

Pretty sure he can't equipped it into battle unless the card says so. He was better off looking for a -5, -10 to Monster. Wait for an official ruling however. Cheers!

[MunchkinMan]

Originally Posted by lapark

My question is, does the new card (taken from the discard pile) go into the players hand or on the table? If the card goes into the players hand then he can't introduce it during the fight (and win the game).

The card goes to the player's hand. He can not play an Item to the table during combat with the exception of one-shot Items (those that say "usable once only") since they can be used from the hand to be used in any combat. So, if the Item in question was a one-shot, the play was legal. If it was not, then it was not legal. That level of detail was missing from your description of events, so I have to give the "maybe it was, maybe it wasn't" answer. . .

[Andrew Hackard]

As a general rule, cards you retrieve from the discards ALWAYS go into your hand. (And cards played from your hand are considered to be "face down," for cards such as Hoard where that matters.)

[bonetm]

Originally Posted by MunchkinMan

The card goes to the player's hand. He can not play an Item to the table during combat with the exception of one-shot Items (those that say "usable once only") since they can be used from the hand to be used in any combat. So, if the Item in question was a one-shot, the play was legal. If it was not, then it was not legal. That level of detail was missing from your description of events, so I have to give the "maybe it was, maybe it wasn't" answer. . .

But doesn't the rules say you can play one Item to the table the moment you get them?

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by bonetm

But doesn't the rules say you can play one Item to the table the moment you get them?

Not during combat.

[lapark]

Originally Posted by MunchkinMan

So, if the Item in question was a one-shot, the play was legal. If it was not, then it was not legal. That level of detail was missing from your description of events, so I have to give the "maybe it was, maybe it wasn't" answer. . .

Good point. So the moral of the story is "watch out for those that have long bony fingers during the end game."

[Rev Ev]

I just want to be clear, one shot items can be played from your hand into combat? They don't have to be played on the table first?

[MunchkinMan]

Originally Posted by Rev Ev

I just want to be clear, one shot items can be played from your hand into combat? They don't have to be played on the table first?

That's what the rules have been claiming for over 10 years now, yes, but to confirm it, here's what's said under the heading "Items -- Using Them":

Originally Posted by The Rules

Any one-shot item can be played during any combat, whether you have it in your hand or on the table.