Ran into an interesting situation while playing my last game, couldn't decide on how to rule on it and was hoping you guys could weigh in on it. I had out 2 Bringer of Fire cards (Action: Exhaust all copies of Bringer of Fire you control to choose and destroy a character with skill 4 or lower. Use this ability only if you control more than 1 card named Bringer of Fire) and was exhausting both each round to destroy one of my wife's characters. On her turn, she played a Cryptic Writings (Attach to a non-Ancient One character. Attached character cannot trigger its effects.) on one of my Bringer of Fire cards. Now, we couldn't decide if this then negated the Action ability of these cards...

I argued that exhausting the one Bringer of Fire without the Cryptic Writings would use his action, and exhausting the other Bringer of Fire card (the one with Crytpic Writings attached) was a byproduct of that action, and thus the action was still usable. But somehow that also didn't seem right. I ruled on the safe side and let it negate the actions, but to be honest, this was a game changing situation. (Ultimately I lost against her waves of Shub ghouls and Mi Gos).

What do you guys say?

I think you're playing it right. To use the BoF, you activate one of them, the cost is then exhausting all copies. Your wife would need to have some blocking effect on all your BoF in play.

But that does bring up another VERY important rule you did break. You actually got your wife to play Call of Cthulhu with you, so never never never go against her on a ruling!

I halfway agree with Kallisti. I think you played it correctly (that part I agree with). However, I completely disagree on going against your wife's interpretation. If she's wrong let her know it! My fiancée and I handle each other that way and it makes the competition that much more fun

AUCodeMonkey said:

I can see it now...

Ja: You're wrong!

Je: Oh yeah? Well, Endless Interrogation got banned, foo!

Ja:

Je:

As a matter of fact, I think that rule actually trumps even the Golden Rule of the game! Let it be known, 'If the rules text of a card contradicts the opinion of your wife, the opinion of your wife will take precedence.'

Hellfury said:

Pa, you pretty much hit the nail on the head! Now I'm tormenting her with You Know Too Much, and still with Descendants!

AUCodeMonkey said:

Yeah... You Know Too Much is a 'fave' in this household as well.

Nothing like a Y.N.T.M upside the head on your first before they even got a first turn themselves.

Pa: "Oh thats okay, instead of putting those cards on top of your deck, I'll just let you keep them in your hand so you wont have to bother drawing them again."

Ka: "Thanks...."

The wife is watching.

I don't need you to bend the rules to kick your ass.

Bring it! Next game your going down AGAIN!