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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Official Rules & Errata => Ruling Questions => Topic started by: GraftedIn on March 18, 2012, 07:50:18 PM

Title: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: GraftedIn on March 18, 2012, 07:50:18 PM: Does John's ability prevent King of Tyrus? In other words, when King of Tyrus is played to block John, then the special abilities on enhancements still work?
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: Red Wing on March 18, 2012, 07:53:37 PM: Quote from: GraftedIn on March 18, 2012, 07:50:18 PM
Does John's ability prevent King of Tyrus?
Yes.
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: Redoubter on March 18, 2012, 07:59:33 PM: Quote from: GraftedIn on March 18, 2012, 07:50:18 PM
Does John's ability prevent King of Tyrus? In other words, when King of Tyrus is played to block John, then the special abilities on enhancements still work?

Yes, John prevents King of Tyrus, meaning that Evil Characters are negated (except banding), and enhancements can be played. KoT's ability is not able to activate :)
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: SomeKittens on March 18, 2012, 08:05:47 PM: To further elaborate, when it comes down to a prevent (or a negate) vs. an interrupt (or a negate played after the prevent), the second ability is stopped.
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: Praeceps on March 18, 2012, 08:37:04 PM: Unless it's CBP or CBN
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: Smokey on March 19, 2012, 08:06:07 PM: I expected this thread to be about the promo and I am dissapoint.
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: TimMierz on March 20, 2012, 01:43:13 AM: You mean the old ruling where if your John's ability is negated after you look, you have to shuffle your deck?
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: CJSports on March 20, 2012, 10:15:14 AM: Quote from: TimMierz on March 20, 2012, 01:43:13 AM
You mean the old ruling where if your John's ability is negated after you look, you have to shuffle your deck?

Is this true???
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: SomeKittens on March 20, 2012, 10:22:33 AM: Quote from: TimMierz on March 20, 2012, 01:43:13 AM
You mean the old ruling where if your John's ability is negated after you look, you have to shuffle your deck?
Time to break out that Rob Anderson card.
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: TimMierz on March 20, 2012, 10:24:07 AM: It at least used to be true. In the May 2007 REG, page 244:

"If John’s special ability is negated, shuffle the draw pile that was looked through."

I doubt this is the case anymore - this is over 5 years old - but it was my favorite obscure ruling at the time. And yes, I'm allowed to have favorite obscure rulings, just like I'm allowed to have favorite obscure cards (Discord), favorite obscure They Might Be Giants songs (I Blame You), and favorite obscure people on my family tree (my great-uncle Konstanty Mierzejewski was a bootlegger during the Great Depression).
Title: Re: John and King of Tyrus
Post by: Smokey on March 20, 2012, 12:59:53 PM: Quote from: TimMierz on March 20, 2012, 01:43:13 AM
You mean the old ruling where if your John's ability is negated after you look, you have to shuffle your deck?

I didn't know such a ruling existed, learn something new every day.