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looks good

One small thing that could be added.

In the section for Draw, it may be appropriate to mention the hand limit in there, as Rob as made that an official rule now.

Tim,

Thanks for taking the time to do this man!     I also wanted to point out that you did a superb job of not using a "For example".  This was suprisingly more helpful for me than I thought it would be.  Great job, can't wait to read the finished version.   

This section of the REG seems to be well made.  I like how everything you need to know about an ability is found on a single page, and is written in a way that is easy to understand.  I do hope that there will also be a list of cards.  I would imagine each card having it's own page with a picture of the card, the special ability of the card (with hyperlinks to the almanac on appropriate keywords), and any "play as" or "errata" that might exist.

As a small suggestion, I think that the "Return" ability encompasses too much and should be split apart into a few different keywords.  For instance "Withdrawl" for return to territory or hand, "Restack" for return to top of deck or bottom of deck, and "Shuffle" for shuffling back into the deck.  Lumping all 5 of these different actions into 1 keyword seems imprecise.

Edit: Also, I see that you put in your idea of making "hold" a special ability on all cards, which would make it a special ability for a temple to "hold" an artifact.  I'm not sure that this is a good idea to change.

Perhaps in the "Cannot be Negated" section you could clarify that a "[Something] cannot be negated" special ability inherently has "cannot be negated status" itself as well? I know that confused me for the longest time.

Can we be able to search for a specific card by card title?  I.E. I put in "John" I get "John"  not Banding, Cannot be blacked. 

Hey,

Is this going to include a card index section that says what categories cards are in (and conversely, what cards are in categories)?

We are working on a card list/card index update that will classify cards by the new set of abilities.

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly

"Play as" is getting more attention. Previously, we reworded cards that were hard to understand. The new release will include more play as to show what keywords are meant to be used and include parenthetical comments in brackets (e.g., default conditions that are not explicitly printed on a card). Errata is what it always was - fixing something that was a problem.

The card list will be listed a little differently, sorting cards by "set" in addition to alphabetical and by special ability classification. Since the existing REG has card listings up-to-date, I likely won't put out a teaser. I'll put a draft when it is ready.

Mike

Was pre-block CTB always this yumtacular or is that a new update?

Do you mean the "cannot be interrupted after a blocker is presented" part of it? If it's not an update, it must be a clarification, because I had never heard of that rule, and had often played it differently.

Hey,

Was pre-block CTB always this yumtacular or is that a new update?

It is a change.

"A choose opponent ability used before a blocker is presented cannot be interrupted..." is a fairly natural extension of the "All play an enhancement abilities cannot be interrupted" rule.

Just like you can't unplay cards, you can't unblock.

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly

Hey,

Is it just me, or are we taking a HUGE step backward (maybe two or three) with how converting SA's work? Going from something as clearly defined as "does not specifically target Heroes" to something as painfully vague as "does not go against the nature of a Hero?" Come on.

The "does not go against the nature of a Hero" was written with the intention of it being a sort of identifier.  In all likelihood that statement will be reverted back to the status quo before the official release.

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly

So you're telling me HPP no longer protects Sadducees from Crown of Thorns?