Cheat! and One Time Use Items
 

Since the most common use of the Cheat! card is to remove a restriction from an item, a while back a friend of mine tried to use it to remove the Usable Once Only restriction from one of his items, effectively making the item a permanent piece of equipment. Being the game owner, I allowed it at the time, but the ruling has never quite sat right with me. I'd just like to know whether there's an official ruling on this. I couldn't find anything in the FAQ or errata.

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Here's the entry on Cheat! from the "READ THIS FIRST" thread...

So, no, it doesn't change One-shots into permanent items.

Re: Cheat! and One Time Use Items
 

It doesn't change the fundamental properties of an Item -- one-shots are still one-shots, and Big items are still Big. The simplest way to explain it is, when you're checking your character for legal layout, you don't look at Cheated items.

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Aha, thank you. Didn't realize there'd be rules clarifications in there, thanks for the help.

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Hey everyone!

Still have some doubts about the use of a cheat card on several particular Items, like the Matching Equipment Set in particular.

Does it let me completely use the complete Set or only a new set of footgear/arms/headgear per se?

We had this controversy as in which part of my body the cheat would take effect.

So falling into the very same logic, What about a Hireling? Can a Hireling use the complete set from that card and still carry a big item for you? or does he get to carry the armor of the set (i.e) and the rest is up to you (losing remaining extremities)?

Any guidance will be highly appreciated.

Re: Cheat! and One Time Use Items
 

When you are checking your character for legality, you COMPLETELY IGNORE a Cheated item. If you Cheat! the Matching Equipment Set, none of its properties count against your allowable Items. (And the same is true if you put it on your Hireling.)

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That was really helpful, Thanks for clarifying this.

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My friend still doubts this is accurate, he says you ain't no moderator, and the faq completely overules anything.

I know what I read, but, can you please list another moderators and their opinion on what a cheat is?

Sorry if I'm asking for too much

Re: Cheat! and One Time Use Items
 

So he's read the FAQ. Has he read the READ ME FIRST post? Its very first entry clearly states who's who in the hierarchy.

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I know, you are totally right, at least I did, and I know, but he's game, he's rules.

He even told me about the ruling of the coin, that it changes every month or so, but he never read the README

Re: Cheat! and One Time Use Items
 

If he doesn't accept that the guy who runs the entire Munchkin department of the company is THE moderator, I'm not convinced you're going to get through to him at all.

Re: Cheat! and One Time Use Items
 

I run the entire Munchkin line for Steve Jackson Games, and I wrote many of the entries in the FAQ he holds so sacred. If that's not good enough for your friend, it may be time to quit playing Munchkin with him.

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Anytime I play with someone like this, I don't play with them again. If it was my game, i don't invite them any more. If it was their game and I liked it, i go buy it myself, then don't invite them.

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Is he like this with other games?

Re: Cheat! and One Time Use Items
 

We're veering off-topic. If y'all want to discuss this further, please take it to private messages.

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Well, I really think that would suffice, I didn't thought about the Readme first sticky, this is more appropriate, thanks!