Magic Lamp against a Wandering Monster
 

So I was at level 8 and played a Level 1 Maul Rat along with Mate. So I was easily winning.

My opponent played Wandering Monster along with some monster that I couldn't beat.

I tried putting down Magic Lamp to make the Wandering Monster disappear but without stopping the combat, using the theory that using Magic Lamp doesn't actually *require* you to run away. But my opponent argued that running away was implied.

So who was right?

"On their turn, the Player may use the Magic Lamp to summon a genie who makes a single Monster vanish, even if the Player fails to Run Away and it is about to catch them"

Re: Magic Lamp against a Wandering Monster
 

You were correct. The phrase about failing to Run Away is simply there to clarify that you can even use the card after failing a Run Away roll. It does not mean that you must be running away to use it.