12-12-2010, 02:55 PM | #1 | ||
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Wand of Dowsing in combat
Hi! In the spanish forum of Munchkin a buddy ask for the next situation:
A 9th level player was in combat which could make him win, so another player decided to use the Wand of Dowsing to take a monster from the discard pile and use it with a wandering monster from his hand and you know... some of the players agreed, anothers dont. I've looking throught the forum about the WoD and found this post of MunchkinMan: Quote:
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12-12-2010, 09:33 PM | #2 |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
There is an important distinction here between PLAYED (cuando sacas una tarjeta de su mano) and USED (cuando usas una tarjeta que tienes en la mesa.)
Dowsing Rod is an Item, and it can only be used once. As a one-shot item, it is legal to USE it during someone else's turn, provided it is already on the table. This is what the quote you have from the rules says. However, if someone has the card in their hand, they may not PLAY it from their hand to the table unless it is their turn or they just received it. That is what the ruling you quote from MM says. So, to answer your question, taking the monster in the middle of the combat was legal IF the dowsing rod was already on the table, but was not legal if the person tried to play it from their hand. |
12-12-2010, 09:56 PM | #3 |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
The Wand Of Dowsing does not say "usable once only," so it's not a one-shot card. You can not play it from your hand during combat, and since it's an Item, you may only play it to the table on your turn when you're not in combat, and use it any time after that, but you can't use it from your hand at any time.
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12-13-2010, 10:13 AM | #4 |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
I'm ruling that the clear intent is that this is a one-shot card, even though it lacks the magical "Usable once only" language, and so the rules of one-shot cards apply to this one as well. It can be played during combat, and it can be used from the hand. (Sorry, Erik.)
Yes, this is an explicit exception, and yes, we'll get this added to the FAQ.
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12-13-2010, 09:21 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
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Andrew's recent ruling notwithstanding, what I wrote was wrong when I wrote it, so my apologies to MM and the OP for not checking more carefully before I said it. |
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02-19-2011, 05:09 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
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Player A is a Wizard and currently is in combat, Player B obtains WoD and using it to find something to drop in Player A's combat. Can Player A charm his monster while Player B is searching card in discard deck? |
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02-19-2011, 05:56 PM | #7 |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
No. Once B plays Wand of Dowsing, he must be allowed to complete his action.
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02-19-2011, 11:31 PM | #9 |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
Although, to be UTTERLY clear, the action is complete when B retrieves something from the discard pile. Playing it is a separate action, and A could conceivably split the second between B's retrieval of the card and play of the card. It's unlikely, but possible.
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02-25-2011, 07:12 AM | #10 | |
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Re: Wand of Dowsing in combat
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This thought is based on my understanding of the "2.9 second" rule as well as the "actions must be resolved before the next action can take place". Please correct me if I am assuming too much. |
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