Typographical Error and Mate

[whassumattuh]

My friend has Typographical Error and Mate in his hand. He kicks down the door and draws the Plutonium Dragon. He quickly plays Typographical Error to bring Plutonium Dragon down to Level 1 and then Mates it. So, he is now fighting two monsters, each with a combat strength of one? He obviously beats the monsters. Does he then go up 4 Levels and get 10 treasures?

[SmokeRulz]

That sounds about right. Typographical Error says it's treated "for all purposes" as Level 1, and Mate is copying its level. Typo also does not alter the levels or treasures.

Wait for MM or Andrew to answer, but if that holds up, that's an absolutely munchkinly combo.

[MunchkinMan]

Hmmmmm. Doing a search now, but with all the changes, it comes down whether we consider Typographical Error to be a Monster Enhancer or not. I'm going to say that the play worked as described, for now, unless I can determine I had valid reasons to say otherwise.

[ComBAT]

Originally Posted by whassumattuh

My friend has Typographical Error and Mate in his hand. He kicks down the door and draws the Plutonium Dragon. He quickly plays Typographical Error to bring Plutonium Dragon down to Level 1 and then Mates it. So, he is now fighting two monsters, each with a combat strength of one? He obviously beats the monsters. Does he then go up 4 Levels and get 10 treasures?

That sounds like a fantastic strategical use of the combination of cards. A well devised plan.

[Kirt]

Originally Posted by whassumattuh

My friend has Typographical Error and Mate in his hand. He kicks down the door and draws the Plutonium Dragon. He quickly plays Typographical Error to bring Plutonium Dragon down to Level 1 and then Mates it. So, he is now fighting two monsters, each with a combat strength of one?

BTW, if this is a legal play, order doesn't matter.

He could equally well have played Mate first and then played Typographical Error (on the original dragon) to achieve the same effect of two monsters each of level 1.

[Doctor Poo]

I used this strategy just the other night. I don't think the monster enhancer issue matters, mainly because of the text "for all puposes" it is a level 1 creature.

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by Doctor Poo

I used this strategy just the other night. I don't think the monster enhancer issue matters, mainly because of the text "for all puposes" it is a level 1 creature.

Bingo. In this sequence, the player is fighting two Level 1 monsters.

[Proto Persona]

Originally Posted by Kirt

BTW, if this is a legal play, order doesn't matter.

He could equally well have played Mate first and then played Typographical Error (on the original dragon) to achieve the same effect of two monsters each of level 1.

I think the order does matter. If he had played Mate first, and Typographical Error second he would be fighting a lvl 20 and a lvl 1 monster together. Mate only takes into account what the monster was when the Mate card was played. After that it's a separate monster and changing the original will not affect the Mate.

[RevBob]

Originally Posted by Proto Persona

Mate only takes into account what the monster was when the Mate card was played. After that it's a separate monster and changing the original will not affect the Mate.

Nope. The rulesheet says exactly the opposite, in no uncertain terms. (Look in the "Monster Enhancers" section.)

The general principle is that someone who wanders by the table should be able to determine both sides' combat strengths just by inspecting the cards in play, with no knowledge of the order in which they were played.

[mawile]

Originally Posted by Proto Persona

I think the order does matter. If he had played Mate first, and Typographical Error second he would be fighting a lvl 20 and a lvl 1 monster together. Mate only takes into account what the monster was when the Mate card was played. After that it's a separate monster and changing the original will not affect the Mate.

you are wrong, anything, that affects a monster also affects it's mate, except the effects, that put one monster away from combat. in that case a mate card should be taken away, as it is always exactly the same monster, as the first one.