2.6 sec, for the win

[Andrew Hackard]

The "reasonable time" rule means that you cannot declare victory in combat without giving other players a reasonable chance to turn that victory into defeat.

That is the only time that rule explicitly applies.

If you declare victory and wait a reasonable time (and while "reasonable" is defined by the group, five minutes is NOT reasonable by any stretch) and no one has played cards to stop you, you can say "OK, I've won the fight" and your opponents can't do anything at that point -- they had their chance when you said you were winning and waited a reasonable time to see what they would do.

Also, as I say every time this comes up, 2.6 seconds is a JOKE. Most people I've played with roll with the joke by doing a "one...two...two point six" slow count that actually takes about five seconds. And for the people who start counting the instant the card hits the table -- stop it. At a *minimum*, your opponents can reasonably ask what the monster's effects and Bad Stuff are and for the combat strengths of both sides. It is NOT reasonable to make them play cards in the dark.