Hello all,
I have a question about the battle abilities from the Mathematics and Animal Husbandry technologies.
Mathematics
Mathematics has a resource ability which reads "While involved in a battle, deal up to 3 wounds, spread across enemy units however you choose."
When exactly during a battle can one play this card?
For example:
Battle begins and my opponent plays a 2 ST pikeman as the first front.
May I play the card now, and deal 3 wounds to that pikeman and kill it? Or do I have to play a unit (either starting a new front or joining an existing one) before I can use the ability from the card?
The rulebook says something like "Resource battle abilities are played before and after attacking a front, not during". I'm not clear on what this means.
After my opponent attacks a front but *before* I have attacked a front, is it valid to play it? I'm not sure I understand the distinction between "before and after attacking a front" versus "during" it.
Animal Husbandry
Animal Husbandry has an ability that's not a resource ability. It says "Once per battle, heal up to a total of 3 wounds from your units in play."
Can this be done literally at any time during a battle? If so how do you resolve conflicts about who does something first?
We had a situation where I wanted to use the Mathematics ability to deal damage to a unit, and my opponent wanted to use the Animal Husbandry ability to heal damage.
Which one gets to do it first?
Isaac