Singing & Dancing Sword

[PK]

Originally Posted by smilie23

The Munchkin FAQ page (http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/faq/) says "any item that uses Hands can be considered a weapon, as can items like the Singing and Dancing Sword that are obviously weapons" but the card does not say '1 Hand' on it, and yet it is most definitely a weapon.

The issue here is that you're parsing the sentence wrong. The phrase "as can" is being used conjunctively, to combine two unrelated and non-overlapping categories:

1. Any item that uses Hands
2. Items like the Singing and Dancing Sword that are obviously weapons

If the SaDS did use hands, that sentence would actually make no sense. It's explicitly separating the two categories, making it clear that either type of item can be considered a weapon.

Compare, "On Sundays, senior citizens can visit Disneyworld for half-price, as can small children," to, "On Sundays, senior citizens who also happen to be small children can visit Disneyworld for half-price." :)

Perhaps, though, future releases of Munchkin should say '0 Hands' (in the same way that the 2-Handed Sword says '-1 Hands') if for no other reason than to stop people like me asking damn stoopid questions.

But then you'd have to mark every single item that didn't use hands with "0 hands," to prevent even more confusion. "Wait! Does the Shiny Ankh use up a hand?" "No, it doesn't say it does." "But it doesn't say '0 hands,' either! And it looks big enough that you'd have to hold it!"

The lack of a reference to hands is a "0 hands" marking. If something requires hands, it will say so or be specifically errata'd so.

[Kauboi]

Rev,

Is there ANYTHING you don't know?

[Munchykin]

He doesn't know tomorrows winning lottery numbers.

[elor]

Now, well you see thats kinda funny... its Dancing sword... you don't have to hold it :D it move by itself...
its make since, no?