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Old 05-19-2014, 08:06 AM   #1
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The Battering Ram reads as follows,

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So my question is multiple parts. This is listed as a 4 hand card. Do I HAVE to have a helper? If my hands were free and I had a Hanshee (-1 Hand) and another -1 hand card, giving me 4 hounds, could I use this card myself with out a helper?

Can I use this card by myself along with a Cheat card?

What exactly is a "Helper?" Is that another player in combat with me? Or is that a henchman/sidekick/etc.? Or is it either/or?

Thanks for your help!

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Old 05-19-2014, 08:43 AM   #2
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This is listed as a 4 hand card. Do I HAVE to have a helper? If my hands were free and I had a Hanshee (-1 Hand) and another -1 hand card, giving me 4 [hands], could I use this card myself with out a helper?

Can I use this card by myself along with a Cheat card?
Yes, to both of these.

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What exactly is a "Helper?" Is that another player in combat with me? Or is that a henchman/sidekick/etc.? Or is it either/or?
In rule language, a helper is ALWAYS another player who joins your fight and adds his combat strength to yours.
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Old 05-19-2014, 08:53 AM   #3
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Yes, to both of these.
Just to clarify, that first line had two questions in it and you were saying that, Yes, I can use the card by myself if I somehow had four (or more) hands correct?
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Old 05-19-2014, 09:07 AM   #4
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If you can manage four Hands by yourself, you do not need a helper.
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Old 05-19-2014, 09:14 AM   #5
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Thank you kind sir!
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Old 07-30-2015, 11:42 AM   #6
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Card says "If you have a helper...", but what if I am a helper? Can we use it together?
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Old 07-30-2015, 04:10 PM   #7
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Card says "If you have a helper...", but what if I am a helper? Can we use it together?
By the strict reading, no, but I'm ruling that two people can use it together regardless of who actually owns the Ram.
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Old 01-18-2016, 07:24 PM   #8
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What if the other player is cursed by Tiny hands? Can we use the Battering Ram together as techically it is me who carries (=has in play) it, not them?
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Old 01-18-2016, 11:12 PM   #9
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No. The Curse doesn't allow them to help out with that Item.
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