How to play Wendy's Amulet the right way

By Dominik73, in Arkham Horror: The Card Game

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Yesternight I played first time solo with Wendy and wondered that her Amulet has no free trigger icon and/or is missing some other text regarding exhaustion/how often and when you can use it.


So, am I correct in assuming that to use the Amulet's ability costs no action? The therefore played event card does also NOT cost an action, but only the ressources printed on it? (if so, why would FFG have not placed the free triggerd ability icon on the Amulet?)


Furthermore I can use the amulet's ability as many times in my turn as possible (until all event cards are depleted and/or I have no ressources to pay for events anymore)?


Can I use the ability in every free triggered time slot (e.g. in the mythos/enemy/upkeep phase)?


Thanks for your help!

Edited by Dominik73
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The event card is played "as if it were in your hand". Therefore, all normal rules for it applies - the only difference is that you don't need to have the card physically in your hand - but at the top of your discard pile, as per Amulet text. So, if the topmost event have an Action cost, ou will use an Action to use it. If it's a Reaction, you can only use it when facing the trigger for it.

Also, note that the ability in Wendy's Amulet is a "always active" kind of effect. You do not "activate it", because it is always active.