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Hi there,
So, I've known and liked Redemption for a while now, but I don't know anyone else who plays it, so I don't have much experience at all. I've seen the term "I ripped a plot", and I'd like to know what that means. Thanks for your patience with a noob

~Gyo~

It is an evil brown brigade enhancement called "Haman's Plot" from the Patriarchs card set.

 The Special ability on it says:  Holder may discard any three characters in play or in a set-aside area.  But then. holder must tear this card in half. Cannot be interrupted , prevented or negated. 
           
 Usually when someone uses it at a tournament , they have to rip it in half , so they can not use it again in the tournament because it was the price you had to pay for using it.

It allowed you to discard any 3 (hero or Evil characters) you wanted and it is a Can not be negated special ability.

Don't listen to these guys, its the digestive flatulence caused by the chemical reaction of eating too many pretzel M&M's and Mountain Dew at a Redemption tournament.

In most friendly (i.e., non-tournament games) people don't force you to rip the card. (You would want to verify this with your opponent first, however.)

Quote from: EmJayBee83 on January 29, 2014, 12:15:56 PM

In most friendly (i.e., non-tournament games) people don't force you to rip the card. (You would want to verify this with your opponent first, however.)

In most friendly (i.e., non-tournament games) you probably shouldn't be playing with the card at all. Using it on your opponent is the opposite of friendly...

Thomas used to make me remove it from the evening, whenever I played it.

I suppose I should mention my preferred errata to HP.

Haman's Plot (MJB errata):  Holder may discard any three characters in play or in a set-aside area.  But then. holder must give this card to his opponent for keepsies. Cannot be interrupted , prevented or negated. 

Boom! Each plot would be immediately limited to one use per event, and giving a gift to another player is more funner and fellowshipper than ripping a card will ever be.

Quote from: EmJayBee83 on January 29, 2014, 03:41:48 PM

Boom! Each plot would be immediately limited to one use per event, and giving a gift to another player is more funner and fellowshipper than ripping a card will ever be.

The one downside would of course be that you wouldn't get the tournament wide announcement of the impending ripping of the plot.

As someone who has yet to rip one, I do enjoy this more than I should 

Quote from: EmJayBee83 on January 29, 2014, 03:41:48 PM

Boom! Each plot would be immediately limited to one use per event, and giving a gift to another player is more funner and fellowshipper than ripping a card will ever be.

The one downside would of course be that you wouldn't get the tournament wide announcement of the impending ripping of the plot.

Whenever this happens, I consider it to be one the best parts of the tournaments.

Quote from: Professoralstad on January 29, 2014, 05:03:31 PM

Quote from: EmJayBee83 on January 29, 2014, 03:41:48 PM

Boom! Each plot would be immediately limited to one use per event, and giving a gift to another player is more funner and fellowshipper than ripping a card will ever be.

The one downside would of course be that you wouldn't get the tournament wide announcement of the impending ripping of the plot.

Yeah--those traditions are kinda fun. I know how much everyone appreciates hearing my New Beginnings song right before I play an ANB.

What if just prior to handing the plot over we made the player stand up and announce loudly, "Today is <insert possessive form of opponent's name here> birthday."

Quote from: TheHobbit on January 29, 2014, 09:02:18 PM

The best is when you attack an opponent with Daniel and they play a "gallowed" plot thinking they just remove it. .

That's pretty good, Hobbit, but I'm not sure it is the *best*.

The best is when you use Stealing Egypt's Wealth to take you opponent's Haman's Plot and then rip it yourself. ^2

Wouldn't it be better just to mark the card so you can sell it to someone for a souvenir?

Not if you need to play it in battle.

I was meaning like if you were at nats, and you used the card, instead of ripping the card, just sharpie DNA on it (do not allow) or sign it and sell it to someone for a dollar. It keeps the card out of the trash for a while, and if you have 3 signatures of 3 winners, might be worth something to a collector

You don't have to rip it if you play it for numbers. Name on name bonus with Haman whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

Quote from: TheHobbit on January 30, 2014, 06:45:34 PM

Not if you need to play it in battle.

I was meaning like if you were at nats, and you used the card, instead of ripping the card, just sharpie DNA on it (do not allow) or sign it and sell it to someone for a dollar. It keeps the card out of the trash for a while, and if you have 3 signatures of 3 winners, might be worth something to a collector

Most people who I see rip plots on a semi-regular basis keep the remains as souvenirs for themselves.