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Wheel within a Wheel/Territory cards refresher

This came up Saturday at a district and the judge ruled that the effect of Wheel within a Wheel, while it remained placed on the OT Angel, was only active in battle. Being unsure we went with it that way. 

The "While it remains there" phrase leads me to believe it is active while the OT Angel is in the territory. Is this correct?

Wheel Within a Wheel (FF2)

Type: Hero Enh. • Brigade: Silver/Green • Ability: None • Class: Territory • Special Ability: Search deck or discard pile for an O.T. angel and put it in play. Place on your angel: That Hero is protected from opponents’ Dominants and has Site access. • Play As: Search deck or discard pile for an O.T. angel and put it in play. Place on your angel. While it remains there, protect that Hero from opponents’ Dominants and has Site access. • Identifiers: None • Verse: Ezekiel 1:16


Does the same hold true for Herod’s Treachery? We ask because we have a player who would like to play any evil brigade on Herod with High Places in the territory 

Herod’s Treachery (TP)

Type: Evil Enh. • Brigade: Multicolor • Ability: None • Class: Territory • Special Ability: Place on a Herod. That Herod may use evil Enhancements regardless of brigade. You may discard this card to force X Heroes to withdraw from battle. • Play As: Place on a Herod. That Herod may use evil Enhancements [use other enhancements] regardless of brigade. You may discard this card to force X Heroes in battle to return to owner's territories.

Are territory cards generally ongoing abilities while they remain placed in the territory unless stated otherwise like Isaiah's Call?

Isaiah's Call (FF2)

Type: Hero Enh. • Brigade: Silver/Green • Ability: None • Class: Territory • Special Ability: Search deck or discard pile for Isaiah and put him in play. Place on Isaiah: While in battle, Isaiah has Site access and negates Lost Souls, Sites and Evil Characters. • Play As: Search deck or discard pile for Isaiah and put him in play. Place on Isaiah. While it remains there, while in battle, Isaiah has Site access and negates Lost Souls, Sites and Evil Characters. • Identifiers: None • Verse: Isaiah 6:8

All ongoing abilities are ongoing. The REG has a list of what types of abilities are ongoing. Isaiah's Call's ability is always active, it just doesn't do anything unless Isaiah is in battle.

That is correct.

Yes.

Why is there a play as for Protection of J.? lol It reads almost the same word for word as the original version.