Hi all,
I need help from wiser heads than mine. An argument occurred yesterday that we couldn't resolve via FAQ. As per most rules queries we found this by playing. We were just setting up as usual; the players were picking their heroes at random while I was setting up the quest board etc. When I had finished I picked up my OL deck and asked what heroes they had and what skills. This was when the new bloke in our group (invited by one of my mates) piped up and said that they shouldn't have to tell me what skills they had or that I should choose my treachery cards before they pick their heroes then tell me what they had. This hadn't occurred to me to do it any other way. After all, their cards are face up all of the time (no feats)! He reckoned it was an unfair advantage where I could plan to take them down (everyone just looked at each other) to which I replied that I was pretty sure I was supposed to plan to take them down, after all I get to see the map, monsters, special quest rules in advance and the treachery balances out by the fact that I have only a finite amount of treachery to spend and that they are drawn at random during the game. To which he replied with: "Are you 100% certain "check the rules".
So I sighed, knowing there was little chance of finding anything, cast a look towards my friend (looking very sheepish by this point) who had invited this guy and picked up the FAQ hardcopy. Not very long after that I gave up since the other players were getting restless (one o the hardest things as OL is keeping things flowing, my players are bloody impatient! 4 against 1! us poor Overlords haha) and just picked the damned treachery without knowing what they had.
We didn't even get to finish the quest as the annoying bloke kept questioning everything(!) which was another kick in the nads. Does anyone have a player like this? Someone who takes winning so seriously they don't care about hacking off people they just met? Every decision/rule is met with questions and analysed down to the smallest detail? Someone who makes you seriously weigh the pros and cons of assault?
Suffice it to say I doubt I'll allow this guy back but I have a dilemma for furture quests now: do I select treachery without knowing the heroes and skills? or go back to before? I know which my group would choose! Am I wrong? Was this guy right all along? Man, I coul say that this would be a blow to all sensible, enjoyable players who just like a laugh. But the real reason is I hate this guy.
So I'd really appreciate some guidance from fellow players and OL's here in my vendetta against one man.
What would YOU do?
Cheers!