So a friend and I were disagreeing about the interpretation about the card "Deadly Precision" which came with the Grand Inquisitor.

"Force User: Use at the start of your activation. While attacking during this round, apply -1 dodge to the defense results."

The card was played by the emperor during his activation.

So my interpretation was that only the the emperor would be able to subtract a dodge from anyone he was attacking but my friend interpreted it as the entire Imperial team being allowed to remove a dodge result from any defense roll for the round and that a force user was only required to play the card.

The key is that the card says " while attacking " and not something like "during your attack" which led him to conclude that the interpretation should encompass the entire faction for the round or else it would have specifically mentioned the character enabling the card. It's a very subtle distinction but I admit it is there.

I don't think that could be right given that the card costs 0 and there are plenty of other less potentially devastating card effects (if this is interpreted as my friend believes) that cost more. Moreover, the card is simply the Grand Inquisitor's power transferred to a card and the inquisitor's power only enables he himself to remove a dodge from enemy defense results.

Thoughts? What's your interpretation?

Don't have a quote right now, but command cards are played by a figure, affecting only that figure unless otherwise specified. So this card only affects the force user it was played on.

It's already been answered on your BGG post

So, no thoughts on the counter argument? My friend was fairly adamant about the fact that the card said "while attacking" as extending to the whole team. His view was that the card must be played by a force user but that the character's use of the card constitutes "turning on" this ability for his side.

Probably just something for the next faq version I admit due to the wording. I just want to make sure my friend's interpretation is in fact incorrect (I lost a match over it as it happens so I don't want it to come up again). Also he's an insurance guy so he nitpicks over wording routinely to make sure his company can't be sued.

This card is worded a little strangely compared to other cards with similar effects.

It is almost certainly supposed to be "While you are attacking..."

As written, it just doesn't fit the pattern of other cards. If you want to get super rules lawyer, you could even say the effect works for your opponent too, because it doesn't specify who is attacking, it just says "While attacking apply -1 dodge". But that would be pretty dumb.

52 minutes ago, Garrett17 said:

His view was that the card must be played by a force user but that the character's use of the card constitutes "turning on" this ability for his side.

If you allow it for other figures than the one playing the card, why would it be restricted to just friendly figures?

Edit: ah, already mentioned by @DTDanix .