LSJ: Trap

[Frederick Scott]

Trap
Cardtype: Combat
During the press step, if any Methuselah has played a card earlier in the current
round or during the two previous rounds, the Trap automatically provides a press
to continue (either combatant can press to end).

This, to me, would seem to mean that Trap counts itself as a card "played
earlier in the current round or during the two previous rounds". A certain
person will not believe me that card text would tend to justify this. SO,
since I am crappy prince with a terrible memory for rules details rather than
a GOOD prince whose rules knowledge is unimpeachable :-P, I have been sent
to Usenet to dutifully get confirmation (or correction, I suppose) of my
tenuous interpretation of this card. Please help.

Commander of the Harpies

[quetzalcoatl]

You have read the card correctly. It states "if any methuselah has
played a card". It doesn't state "after the Trap is played, if any
methuselah"

So Trap is played and thus triggers its text regarding a press for the
current round.

In essence Trap grants a single press barring any card play.

D

[LSJ]

quetzalcoatl wrote:
> Frederick Scott wrote:
>>Trap
>>Cardtype: Combat
>>During the press step, if any Methuselah has played a card earlier in the current
>>round or during the two previous rounds, the Trap automatically provides a press
>>to continue (either combatant can press to end).
>>
>>This, to me, would seem to mean that Trap counts itself as a card "played
>>earlier in the current round or during the two previous rounds".
>>

> You have read the card correctly. It states "if any methuselah has
> played a card". It doesn't state "after the Trap is played, if any
> methuselah"
>
> So Trap is played and thus triggers its text regarding a press for the
> current round.

Correct.

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[Chris Berger]

quetzalcoatl wrote:
>
> So Trap is played and thus triggers its text regarding a press for the
> current round.
>
> In essence Trap grants a single press barring any card play.
>

Actually, Trap grants 3 presses barring any card play.

[quetzalcoatl]

I meant in that turn itself ... but yes you are correct according to
the continuing pressing for 3 rounds since Trap played itself.

The way I like to track the Trap is to play cards each round in nice
piles left to right, discard those that are older than 3 rounds
(current round and last 2 rounds). This way it is easy to see if the
trap is pressing.

D