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[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by smoothhands

Would the above scenario also work for Doppelganger, making you essentially quadruple your fighting power if you roll a 6? It seems to fit the criteria (one time use Item) and the above ruling means that cards with persistent effects keep their effects even if they are scooped up and reused in the same battle to add to the effect.

Yes, except that the second use of Doppelganger does not double the first. It's an extra YOU, not an extra you-plus-everyone-else. So if you have two Doppelgangers, you triple your combat strength.

(This is not supported on the card, which did not anticipate the situation of multiple uses of Doppelganger, but I will make sure to get the FAQ updated with this ruling, because it's the one we're going with.)

Originally Posted by Tuplis

As far as I can remember, the use of doppleganger requires that you're facing the monster alone. If you're already fighting alongside a doppleganger, you're not alone.

Whenever a Munchkin card or rule talks about "fighting alone," it means no other player has joined your fight. It doesn't mean you can't have Hirelings or Steeds or, in this case, a Doppelganger.

[Tuplis]

Originally Posted by Andrew Hackard

Whenever a Munchkin card or rule talks about "fighting alone," it means no other player has joined your fight. It doesn't mean you can't have Hirelings or Steeds or, in this case, a Doppelganger.

The card does, however, say that it summons your exact duplicate. In my mind the duplicate isn't exact unless it's also a player.

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by Tuplis

The card does, however, say that it summons your exact duplicate. In my mind the duplicate isn't exact unless it's also a player.

If you'd like to make a house rule to that effect in your own game, that's not unreasonable.

[ArcadianRefugee]

Two points of note:

Elder + Doppelganger would be awesome.

Elder + Doppelganger + (a lucky roll with) Second Chance would be even more awesome.

And I haven't seen the full text for Avatar yet, so it might could be even more so.