Half-Breed Ruling
 

So we've been arguing for about an hour now as to the ruling on a certain situation, so we need your input on this.

What happened was that my brother had half breed and two race cards.

He discarded one of his race cards and this is where it gets hairy.

The half-breed card reads "Lose this card if you lose your Race card(s)"

Does this phrase mean that he loses his half breed card if he loses either of his races?

Or does it mean that he has to lose both race cards in order to lose the half-breed card?


An official ruling on this would be nice if anyone knows of one, thanks in advance.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

he has to lose all his races to lose the half breed card.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

If you have only one Race with Half-Breed, you would lose Half-Breed when you lost that Race, hence the use of the sentence, "Lose this card if you lose your Race card(s)." The wording of this sentence is pretty tight, actually, saying that if you have one, and lose it, you must discard Half-Breed, whereas if you have two, you must lose both before you must discard Half-Breed.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

Is there a difference between "lose" and "choose to discard"? Suppose a player has Half-Breed and only one Race, then wants to change his Race card. Does he have to lose his Half-Breed card to do that?

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

No, because he can play the second card and then discard the first.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

in another thread (or possiblt FAQ) it also says that if you want to remain the same race but prefer the picture on another card you can discard and replace without losing half-breed. For example say you had a female elf picture but your male and you like to have a card picture same as your sex. If you get a male elf card you can discard the female elf and replace it with a male elf card without losing half-breed and without breaking the rule that you can't have two elf cards on a half-breed.

ps if someone can phrase this more clearly than I have please do. I'm a bit tired.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

That... is one heck of an odd ruling if it's true.

Are there really players out there who care that much about what picture is on their card? Personally, I'd just rule that they could swap them out if they're so concerned with the picture.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

I think that's more likely what we said, absent a link to something else. One Elf card (for instance) is functionally identical to another, so if you REALLY prefer one pic on your card, I don't see any reason not to allow you to swap for it if it's in your hand.

I don't understand it, mind you, but I don't think there's anything wrong with it, either.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

I'd do it. There's some art I like better than others. BUT, I am a dork, so hey.

Re: Half-Breed Ruling
 

There's a section in the FAQ, named "Races and Classes" that answers a lot of the questions that have been asked in this thread.