Cactus Game Design Message Boards

1) In Play means any face up card located in the field of play which included territories, artifact piles, and the Land of Bondage. Field of Play does not include the draw piles, discard piles, set-aside areas, Land of Redemption and the player’s hand.

2) In territory specifically excludes set aside areas. By default fortresses and their contents are considered in territory. The exceptions are those fortresses which are placed in set aside. The fortresses in set aside are those whose special ability starts with "Set this fortress aside" (e.g., Kerith Ravine, Chamber of Angels) and Tartoros.

I am Patience can be used as many times as you want (of course, only once per turn.)  The best way to use it is to make a RA with Spy or Ahimaz, look at their hand, then retreat. You can then convert.

Just to make sure you know, you can convert ANY human, not just the one that blocked.

Thank you again for all your help.  I really appreciate it.

I looked up Spy (R) in the card list.  A red brigade hero which does nicely work for looking at opponents hands and not having to fight for redeemed soul, plus it works with AW The Stars (R) that I have enabling one red and two silvers in the same battle should you choose to fight.

It appears that the Teal Hero in Priests called Ahimaaz (U) - 'Protect this Hero from capture.  You may look at one opponent’s hand or cards face down in a Site.  You may then withdraw Hero from battle unharmed.'  does the same thing. 

If Ahimaaz which is an uncommon and comes from the priests 251 card expansion does the same thing as Spy which is rare and comes from the kings 240 card expansion, then I guess Ahimaaz is what I'll aim for.  (clarify though please, do they do the same thing?)  I think your suggestion is awesome, actually.  After looking at it though, I think red is too spread out.  Jepthah is in Patriarchs, Peter is in Apostles, Spy is in Kings, The Stars is in AW... thats a lot of luck, lol.  (Trying to get a good red hand seems to me almost as frustrating as the fact that the only negate any enhancement card for silver isn't in the AW expansion.)

1. When a covenant card says "Upon activation," such as AW Grace - 'Upon activation, you may discard a good card from hand to discard an evil enhancement in play." is that conditional?  It appears to me that you can only use it once per game.  I, however, and more than happy with the idea that I could use it as many times per turn as I want, since it's in my deck and all.  Please clarify this to me.

Thank you.  These answers are helping a lot.

Since Panic Demon and Obsidian Minion is a type of character and not a name of a specific character, can you have duplicates?  All the Obsidian Minions except the rare yellow one have the same special abilities, and all the Panic Demons have unique special abilities.  I thought Deck I said only one character with the same special ability... but I've already heard you can have every Obsidian Minion in a deck.  So, I'm just wondering if my duplicate Panic Demons and duplicate Obsidian Minions are allowed to have a place in my 50 card type I deck.

When a person attempts to rescue a lost soul, they must name the soul, right?  For example, my friend attempts to take one of four lost souls, and I have the dominant Burial in my hand.  If my friend is stuck to a specific lost soul, and I bury it in my discard with the dominant Burial, then the battle continues but he can't win a soul this turn, right?  My friend doesn't get to have any of the other three souls due to that one soul being buried, right?

Thank you again for reading.

I have Saul/Paul in my deck right now, only for the possibility of converting him myself with the starter deck multi 1/1 card preaching the truth.  Can I convert him even though he's my evil character? 

Unless it specifies an opponent's evil character (which I don't think any do), you can convert any evil character you want, yours included, as long as it fits the restrictions on the particular card (and the character is in play).

Can't convert demons though Just so you know...

Covenants and curses are separate.  Curses are a combination of an evil enhancement and an artifact.  You cannot use Cov Keepers to draw a curse.

Covenants and curses are separate.  Curses are a combination of an evil enhancement and an artifact.  You cannot use Cov Keepers to draw a curse.

1. In your hand or deck, they aren't considered enhancements nor atrifacts. So if you have an ability that searches for an enhancement or artifact, you cannot get them.

What?!?  no search for curses even though it behaves like a covenant and plays like a covenant???

That makes sense except for the inability to search for a curse card, while in the same hand being able to search for covenants several times.  That means the defense is still at the disadvantage.

If you could at least search for a curse via evil enhancement or artifact, it would make more sense.  Especially when my deck, which is Angel Wars is stronger with banded panic demons that can't have the banding negated.  Without being able to search for that curse card, I'm left with some lousy options.  Among those options is an evil artifact that negates OT Heroes abilities that CAN be searched for by a good card because it's an artifact.  It's as if the gameplay is missing a basic element here.

Thank you for the info on Zaccheus.  I'll have to look him up and see if I can get him later.

I have a little 4/4 blue character with a SA that pulls any artifact.  It fortunately works with good or bad artifacts.  I just didn't think it made sense that you could search for nearly every card that enhances play, including fortresses, enhancements, and covenants, yet not be able to search for curses.  It just doesn't make logical sense.  

But, I'll accept it.  Thank you everyone for your help.  I'll post more questions when I run into them.

3-liner, thanks for the specifics you gave... even though they drive me nuts.
metalpsalm, good job on peacekeeping... the way you worded that response was a good call, that lack of gameplay ability was irritating to say the least as it appeared to keep my defense crippled.

I have a little 4/4 blue character with a SA that pulls any artifact.  It fortunately works with good or bad artifacts.  

Technically atrifacts are considered neutral. Not good nor bad