Getting Help and playing a GUAL card in combat

[Andrew Hackard]

Originally Posted by RPGMunchkin

I thought it was a legal move. The other player tried to find an excuse to say that it wasn't, including saying it was "unethical". They went so far as to send a help request straight to SJGames and the response they got was different than the ones here. I didn't see the question they asked so I don't know if they worded it differently to get a response they would want. It was a fringe situation and not one I would see me doing often.

If a player offers to help you and you then make the fight for the win, that's smart play on your part -- the helped can't make out if they joined you voluntarily. Playing that GUAL that turns it into a fight for the win after you accept a helper is legal, but a compelled helper can remove themself from the fight.

It is worth noting that this rule change is relatively recent (I'd have to check, but I want to say within the last five years), so long-time players may not know about this.