Card Clarification: Drop Bear

yukifan01 · 04-17-2018, 06:45 PM

My players are arguing over the Drop Bear. Some people are saying you can block your hero or swat it out of the way and some others say you can't do that. I do agree with one person that there would be no point to dropping it if you can just swat it or block it.

BUT!!!!!!!!! I need clarification to stop this bickering about it.

Andrew Hackard · 04-17-2018, 08:18 PM

Nothing in the rules permits you to block or divert the Drop Bear; therefore, you cannot.

yukifan01 · 04-17-2018, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Hackard

Nothing in the rules permits you to block or divert the Drop Bear; therefore, you cannot.

I thought so.
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Trapt888 · 04-17-2018, 09:31 PM

While we're on the topic, I've had complaints that my cards being in cases makes them heavier and therefore easier to drop straight. Thoughts on the legality of this?

yukifan01 · 04-17-2018, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Trapt888

While we're on the topic, I've had complaints that my cards being in cases makes them heavier and therefore easier to drop straight. Thoughts on the legality of this?

Weird, I've seen the same rate of missing with or without sleeves

Andrew Hackard · 04-17-2018, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Trapt888

While we're on the topic, I've had complaints that my cards being in cases makes them heavier and therefore easier to drop straight. Thoughts on the legality of this?

If you're using *cases*, then yeah, you definitely aren't playing in the spirit of the rules. Sleeves, however, are fine.

HunterS · 04-18-2018, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Trapt888

While we're on the topic, I've had complaints that my cards being in cases makes them heavier and therefore easier to drop straight. Thoughts on the legality of this?

We haven't seen enough of a difference to care; sleeves are legal. Not hard plastic cases of course, but you shouldn't be playing with giant cases on each card.

MIB.6361 · 04-18-2018, 11:24 AM

We just use an unsleeved proxy card for the drop.

HunterS · 04-18-2018, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MIB.6361

We just use an unsleeved proxy card for the drop.

While you can do that, sleeved vs unsleeved officially does not matter.

04-17-2018, 06:45 PM	#1
yukifan01 MIB Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New Orleans	Card Clarification: Drop Bear My players are arguing over the Drop Bear. Some people are saying you can block your hero or swat it out of the way and some others say you can't do that. I do agree with one person that there would be no point to dropping it if you can just swat it or block it. BUT!!!!!!!!! I need clarification to stop this bickering about it.

04-17-2018, 08:18 PM	#2
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Card Clarification: Drop Bear Nothing in the rules permits you to block or divert the Drop Bear; therefore, you cannot. __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23

04-17-2018, 09:31 PM	#4
Trapt888 Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: Card Clarification: Drop Bear While we're on the topic, I've had complaints that my cards being in cases makes them heavier and therefore easier to drop straight. Thoughts on the legality of this?

04-18-2018, 11:24 AM	#8
MIB.6361 MIB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way, Infinity.	Re: Card Clarification: Drop Bear We just use an unsleeved proxy card for the drop. __________________ Jessie/MIB 6361 Arizona Men in Black Cell Leader