Ruling Digest 582

From: "Andy Fredricksen \(ECA\)"
Subject: [VAN] Q: Aware of their Ways

Aware of their Ways lets you look at 4 random cards in your opponent's discard pile and remove a revealed, non-unique card from play. Ok so far. When you leave a tapped site, it goes into your discard pile. Therefore it must be possible for AotW to reveal sites.

So, do sites count as "unique"? Can I remove a site from the game so my opponent may never visit that site? Sites don't contain the word "unique" anywhere that I can remember--it's an explicit book-rule that only one copy of non-Haven sites may be included.

Non-Haven Sites are not technically considered unique. But my ruling is that non-haven sites could not be removed with Aware of their Ways.

From: Chris Cable
Subject: Minor Items

If I have a squatting minion deck, and I play let's say Vile Fumes during the site phase . . . . I can then tap another character in the company to play a minor item.

Can I do this each and every site phase at the same site? Is the only requirement that an item, ally, or faction is played at a site, or must that site be originally untapped to get the "free" minor item?

You may only play a minor item if the site actually taps. Also, I am told by Ichabod that you may only play the free item if the site taps during the site phase. My ruling last digest was incorrect in that regard.

From: DeanGrace1@aol.com
Subject: [VAN] Worlds

Van,

I'm curious if you know or could find out if ICE plans on hosting a World Championship for MECCG this year.

I'll see what I can find out.

From: Andrew R Shallue
Subject: question for list

Chad, could you post this to the METW list for me? Thanks.

Question about Hour of Need and Old Road: do they require an untapped site? Do they tap the site? Do they tap the haven (assuming hour of need played in a haven)?

Yes, they require and untapped site and will tap the haven.

From: "Dave Rice"
Subject: Re: [VAN] Perfect Gold Ring

Quick question (a probably pretty easy), is Perfect Gold Ring considered a hoard item?

No. Only items that say they are "hoard items" are hoard items.

From: "Gary Devouges"
Subject: Question about Dragon Helm

the card says that a warrior gets the bonuses. If the bearer is not a warrior, can the helm still tap to cancel a drake/dragon attack ?

The canceling ability is also Warrior only.

From: CyBurtis ------------
Subject: Agents influencing factions question

Hey all

When a Agent wishes to influence a faction it must be at the site the faction if playable. What about non-unique factions playable at multiple sites (i.e. Panalopy of Wings)? Does the agent need to be at any of the sites that the faction could have been played at, or at the specific site that faction was played at?

Any site where the faction could have been played.

From: francois@SYGRAF.COM (Francois Petitclerc)
Subject: Q about Anarin

I apologize if this was asked before, can Anarin tap to attack a company that hasn't moved in a haven (such as squatting sages at Rivendell)?

Yes.

From: "Curtis Lithgow"
Subject: Strider/Aragorn question

During the character draft, first character. I play Strider, my opponent plays Aragorn. Do they both bounce, or just my Strider?

They both bounce.

From: "Gary Devouges"
Subject: Question about Long Grievious Siege

The card says to return all factions playable at a site to owner's hand: would this include hero versions of the factions also ?

Yes, hero versions and minion versions.

From: Brian Wong
Subject: [Van]Re: Fw: Q about Anarin

emineman wrote:

Yes he can. Anarin can attack a company that hasn't moved at his current site but if it is at a haven, the attack is cancelled.

Since when are agent attacks cancelled at hero havens? I know that agent attacks are automatically cancelled at darkhavens and at wizardhavens, but the original question here referred to squatting sages at Rivendell.

I believe this has been extended to hero havens as well. Let's have Van give his final say on this.

[Sounds of flipping pages] I don't see anything about hero havens automatically canceling attacks. [Sounds of more pages flipping] Minion versions of hero havens say that minion companys cannot attack another company at the site. Anarin and other elven agents can attack normally with no automatic canceling at a haven.

From: DeanGrace1@aol.com
Subject: [VAN] A couple of questions

A couple of questions came up in a recent game with Christian Nicholes:

1. If a company doesn't "successfully" move to a Darkhaven (example: I discard Baduila at the new site, Carn Dum, and force him to return to his site of origin, Dol Guldur), can he play Iron-road at Dol-Guldur to attempt to move again to Carn Dum?

If a company returns to it's site of origin, it's movement/hazard phase immediately ends. There is no opportunity to play Iron Road.

2. If my opponent plays A Malady Without Healing against me, can I respond to the corruption check with A Friend or Three (or any other resource) despite the fact that it is not my resource turn?

No. You may only play resources during your turn.