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Jazzbeaux

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Oct 14, 2005, 7:16:54 AM10/14/05
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In a JOL game I am playing Lorrie Dunsirn has just blocked Andrea Giovanni
who only has 2 blood on him. Now Lorries additional strike already exists,
effectively 'been played' so surely she has to do something with that
additional strike, such as the default hands strike, or can she chose to not
use her additional strike?

Sam


Orpheus

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Oct 14, 2005, 7:26:49 AM10/14/05
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Why do you bother ? Just kick that damn Andrea's butt, he killed me !!
;)

FC

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Oct 14, 2005, 7:42:22 AM10/14/05
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Jazzbeaux wrote:

IANLSJ but

"She gets an additional strike each round"

compare with Jacko

"Jacko gets an OPTIONAL additional strike during the first round of
combat." (emphasis mine)

I would say that the lack of the word optional in Lorries card text
makes the strike mandatory.

Frede

Jazzbeaux

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Oct 14, 2005, 7:38:39 AM10/14/05
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>> Sam
>
> Why do you bother ? Just kick that damn Andrea's butt, he killed me !!
> ;)

I would, but Ghost controls Lorrie, and is less keen on torporing Fernandos
only ready vampire...

Sam


Jazzbeaux

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Oct 14, 2005, 7:39:36 AM10/14/05
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> IANLSJ but
>
> "She gets an additional strike each round"
>
> compare with Jacko
>
> "Jacko gets an OPTIONAL additional strike during the first round of
> combat." (emphasis mine)
>
> I would say that the lack of the word optional in Lorries card text makes
> the strike mandatory.

That is what we are thinking, but would be nice to have it officially.
Sam


tobinator

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Oct 14, 2005, 9:12:59 AM10/14/05
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hmmm....good question. But I believe additional strikes unless stated
as mandatory are optional.

But I've been known to be wrong before.

-tpl

LSJ

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Oct 16, 2005, 4:35:14 PM10/16/05
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FC wrote:
> Jazzbeaux wrote:
>> In a JOL game I am playing Lorrie Dunsirn has just blocked Andrea
>> Giovanni who only has 2 blood on him. Now Lorries additional strike
>> already exists, effectively 'been played' so surely she has to do
>> something with that additional strike, such as the default hands
>> strike, or can she chose to not use her additional strike?
>>
> "She gets an additional strike each round"
> I would say that the lack of the word optional in Lorries card text
> makes the strike mandatory.

Correct.

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Andrew 'Wes' Weston

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Oct 17, 2005, 9:32:20 AM10/17/05
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> FC wrote:
>> Jazzbeaux wrote:
>>> In a JOL game I am playing Lorrie Dunsirn has just blocked Andrea
>>> Giovanni who only has 2 blood on him. Now Lorries additional strike
>>> already exists, effectively 'been played' so surely she has to do
>>> something with that additional strike, such as the default hands strike,
>>> or can she chose to not use her additional strike?
>>>
>> "She gets an additional strike each round"
>> I would say that the lack of the word optional in Lorries card text makes
>> the strike mandatory.
>
> Correct.

She also "has a press" like Frenzy/Trap/Talbot's and cannot press to end due
to her card text.

Is she thus similarly forced to use her press to continue? Or is the press
optional, even though it does not explicitly say so?

Cheers,
WES


LSJ

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Oct 17, 2005, 5:06:32 PM10/17/05
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Andrew 'Wes' Weston wrote:
> She also "has a press" like Frenzy/Trap/Talbot's and cannot press to end due
> to her card text.
>
> Is she thus similarly forced to use her press to continue? Or is the press
> optional, even though it does not explicitly say so?

Um, yeah. Like Boxed In's press is not optional. That is: card text.

salem

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Oct 17, 2005, 5:37:16 PM10/17/05
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On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:06:32 GMT, LSJ <vtesr...@TRAPwhite-wolf.com>
scrawled:

>Andrew 'Wes' Weston wrote:
>> She also "has a press" like Frenzy/Trap/Talbot's and cannot press to end due
>> to her card text.
>>
>> Is she thus similarly forced to use her press to continue? Or is the press
>> optional, even though it does not explicitly say so?
>
>Um, yeah. Like Boxed In's press is not optional. That is: card text.

which round does she have to use her press in?

For example, is she allowed to play card to press in the first round,
and then use her built in in the second round?

If she is allowed to choose to do that, does that mean she can choose
not to use her built in press in the first round and just not press?

Or is she required to use her mandatory press first up each combat?

and thus, if she is blocking, and the acting minion doesn't want a
second round and all they have is a press to continue, so they play
it, and then lorrie is forced to press to end?

or can you play multiple presses to continue, even if the opposing
minion has pressed to continue?
salem
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jnew...@difsol.com

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Oct 17, 2005, 5:50:55 PM10/17/05
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She can't press to end by her card text, so she doesn't use her press,
as the rules prohibit pressing to continue if there's already an
uncanceled press to continue. Like most situations (being grappled
after maneuvering with a gun, for example, or blocked hunting at zero
blood and play change of target), if you're forced to do something you
can't do, you do nothing instead.

I *think* that this means she still has an unused press on the second
round in your second example. It's the only thing that makes sense to
me.

LSJ

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Oct 18, 2005, 6:57:50 AM10/18/05
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jnew...@difsol.com wrote:

> salem wrote:
>>which round does she have to use her press in?

She uses it as soon as it is legal to do so.
Like multiple traps waiting to "set off" their presses in
a given round.

>>For example, is she allowed to play card to press in the first round,
>>and then use her built in in the second round?

No. She uses her innate press. (Like the press from Trap or Talbot's
"sneaks in" first.)

>>If she is allowed to choose to do that, does that mean she can choose
>>not to use her built in press in the first round and just not press?

?
Already answered.

>>Or is she required to use her mandatory press first up each combat?

It is non-optional, per card text.

>>and thus, if she is blocking, and the acting minion doesn't want a
>>second round and all they have is a press to continue, so they play
>>it, and then lorrie is forced to press to end?
>>
>>or can you play multiple presses to continue, even if the opposing
>>minion has pressed to continue?
>
> She can't press to end by her card text, so she doesn't use her press,
> as the rules prohibit pressing to continue if there's already an
> uncanceled press to continue. Like most situations (being grappled
> after maneuvering with a gun, for example, or blocked hunting at zero
> blood and play change of target), if you're forced to do something you
> can't do, you do nothing instead.
>
> I *think* that this means she still has an unused press on the second
> round in your second example. It's the only thing that makes sense to
> me.

Correct.

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