Author Topic: Hand Limit and Abomination of Desolation (Read 3850 times)

TimMierz · « **on:** August 05, 2009, 01:12:22 PM »

Abomination of Desolation: "If used by a Greek, place in opponent's territory. Each time opponent draws cards (except during draw phase), you may discard a card in that territory except a Lost Soul."

My opponent has 16 cards in hand and Abomination in his territory. He is supposed to draw by the special ability of a card, but gets no card because he's at his limit. Do I get to discard one of his cards?

Gabe · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2009, 01:38:08 PM »

No Abom because there was no draw. A game rule stopped the draw from happening.

Play Feast of Trumpets next time.

TimMierz · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2009, 01:43:08 PM »

Okay, that's what I wanted to hear. If there was something like, "There was a draw, he just drew zero," I would've been unhappy because it sounds ridiculous, but I wouldn't've seen that as unexpected.

I'm considering playing again just to build a new deck and to see if the game's gotten more or less fun as the battle phase continues to fade away, and this came to mind.

Prof Underwood · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2009, 01:51:10 PM »

Quote from: TimMierz on August 05, 2009, 01:43:08 PM

I'm considering playing again just to build a new deck and to see if the game's gotten more or less fun as the battle phase continues to fade away, and this came to mind.

I hope that you will play again. You know how much a fan I also am of the battle phase, and I think that these new cards will help to reinvigorate it

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2009, 03:45:56 PM »

I prefer the turn phase epicness myself. All the manipulation is awesome. Epic battles are also fun, btut aht's why I play BD.

Professoralstad · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2009, 05:59:42 PM »

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on August 05, 2009, 03:45:56 PM

Epic battles are also fun, btut aht's why I play BD.

Truer words have seldom been spoken. BD can have the most epic battles ever. When was the last time you blocked a rescue attempt, played five evil enhancements, and still lost the battle because your opponent also played 5 enhancements, in a regular game?* Or how often does a Joseph actually get to put on his Coat and gain initiative to use all brigades, and then have Coat discarded by Yoke of Iron?** Only in Booster Draft my friends, only in Booster Draft.

*Happened to me in my last game of BD
**Happened to my sister in her last game of BD

FresnoRedemption · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2009, 07:07:02 PM »

Quote from: Professoralstad on August 05, 2009, 05:59:42 PM

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on August 05, 2009, 03:45:56 PM
Epic battles are also fun, btut aht's why I play BD.

Truer words have seldom been spoken. BD can have the most epic battles ever. When was the last time you blocked a rescue attempt, played five evil enhancements, and still lost the battle because your opponent also played 5 enhancements, in a regular game?* Or how often does a Joseph actually get to put on his Coat and gain initiative to use all brigades, and then have Coat discarded by Yoke of Iron?** Only in Booster Draft my friends, only in Booster Draft.

*Happened to me in my last game of BD
**Happened to my sister in her last game of BD

For these reasons, is Booster Draft my all-time favorite event at Redemption tournaments. I much prefer long, epic battles to a battle winner (or battle winner, negate, another battle winner).

SirNobody · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:24:29 PM »

Hey,

Quote from: Professoralstad on August 05, 2009, 05:59:42 PM

When was the last time you blocked a rescue attempt, played five evil enhancements, and still lost the battle because your opponent also played 5 enhancements, in a regular game?

That happened to your sister when she was playing me in a "regular" game on Saturday at regionals.

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly

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ejberkenpas22 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:50:26 AM »

Quote from: TimMierz on August 05, 2009, 01:43:08 PM

I'm considering playing again just to build a new deck and to see if the game's gotten more or less fun as the battle phase continues to fade away, and this came to mind.

Why did you stop playing? That is sad...

TimMierz · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2009, 09:27:27 AM »

Quote from: ejberkenpas22 on August 06, 2009, 12:50:26 AM

Why did you stop playing? That is sad...

No players nearby, having plenty of other better games that I get to play a lot, not enjoying online play largely due to RoA cards

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:42:36 PM »

And you'll enjoy playing online now?

*draws pictures of trying to use Orange because it's awesome, but there is no reveal bottom card button

*

happyjosiah · « **Reply #11 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:18:36 PM »

Or a shuffle hand into deck button. Much more important with mayhem, and would be nice for Hur and Love at First Sight. I guess GamerX isn't really around these days?

TimMierz · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:20:52 PM »

No. Supposedly there's some official Redemption program that's supposed to have come out "real soon now" for over a year, sometime around the release of Duke Nukem Forever.

happyjosiah · « **Reply #13 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:23:08 PM »

Hahaha! Ah, we miss you Tim.

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #14 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:23:18 PM »

List of good things that never were but always will be:

RTS 2
Duke Nukem Forever
A Diet Pill
etc etc

Korunks · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:25:11 PM »

Hrmm I may regret saying this, but who programmed RTS, what language was it programmed in. I am a software engineer, I may be able to look into some major fixes for RTS. Who is this Gamer X of which we speak?

TimMierz · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:29:08 PM »

I believe it was done in Visual Basic. The changes that need to be made to get RTS up to speed are few, but Gamer X (a regular member of the community years ago) pretty much disappeared some time before the release of Priests.

Korunks · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:30:58 PM »

Eww VB. *sigh* Where is the source code for RTS located? Do I need permission to edit it?

happyjosiah · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:31:18 PM »

The RTS website does have links to his email, at least at the time. Perhaps you could trouble him for the source code.

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #19 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:31:39 PM »

Sounds like a sigh of regret already.

TimMierz · « **Reply #20 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:33:51 PM »

If you get it, remove the code that Prof Underwood found that shuffles decks too well unless you reset 3 times.

Korunks · « **Reply #21 on:** August 06, 2009, 02:34:33 PM »

LOL haven't touched VB in about a decade, its archaic and junk but whatever

I will see what I can do. No promises though.

sk · « **Reply #22 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:02:43 PM »

RTS 2 is being actively worked on. Anyone that was at Nats on Wednesday knows this

Korunks · « **Reply #23 on:** August 06, 2009, 03:04:13 PM »

Oh and whom is doing the work? I may like to contribute.

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