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Old 08-31-2012, 12:32 PM   #1
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Last night, I was playing Munchkin with a couple of friends. My friend used Reversal of fortune on himself which made his combat score from an 18 to an 81.

When I used my potion to give him +3 to make him 21 meaning now he should be at 12, all my friends said that he is now 84 instead of 81.

So my question is that is my +3 on his 81 or on his 18?

Because this can me the difference between 84 combat power or 12, essentially changing the tides of the entire encounter.

Thank you!
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Old 08-31-2012, 12:35 PM   #2
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That exact situation is already answered in the FAQ:

http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/faq/#kom

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Q. My Kill-O-Meter showed 18, so I played Reversal of Fortune to change that to 81. Someone else played a +2 one-shot on me, so I'm at 83 now, right?
A. Wrong. Reversal of Fortune is not an instantaneous, one-shot effect – it's in play until the combat is resolved. So you add the +2 to 18 to get 20, and reverse that to 02, or just 2. Nasty!
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I'm still wondering if you manage to get a combat strength of 100+, does the Reversal of Fortune card still work? Can I turn a 109 into a 901? :D
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Old 08-31-2012, 12:37 PM   #3
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thanks I told them, that was how it was viewed and they said no... how can I explain it to them, so that they can understand that the official ruling is that he is now 12 now 84?
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Old 08-31-2012, 12:49 PM   #4
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Show them the FAQ. If they don't believe the official ruling, then you might as well throw all the rules out of the game and declare yourself the winner. :D
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Old 08-31-2012, 12:51 PM   #5
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As it says in the FAQ, Reversal of Fortune reverses the numbers on the Kill-O-Meter no matter what they are, so if the Kill-O-Meter total changes, then Reversal of Fortune reverses the NEW number. It doesn't just reverse a combat strength number at the moment it is played, then let you add or subtract from there.
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Old 06-24-2016, 09:42 AM   #6
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I'm still wondering if you manage to get a combat strength of 100+, does the Reversal of Fortune card still work? Can I turn a 109 into a 901? :D
Yes, Reversal of Fortune would make a 109 into a 901, but it would turn a 100 into a marvelous 001!
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Old 06-24-2016, 05:32 PM   #7
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Calculate your combat strength normally, but read it backward. If your combat strength changes, read the NEW value backward. That's what we should have said from the start.
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