question about card state of emergency in exodus.

By andrzejsob, in Battlestar Galactica

Hello. I have one question, in exodus there is a new card with 6 strength it's named STATE OF EMERGENCY. When someone activate it all players have one extra action. On the roulbook to exodus there is an explanation of therm ALL PLAYERS.

" Occasionally, game elements may refer to “players,” “human players,” or “Cylon players.” The term “players” is inclusive and refers to all individuals currently playing the game. The terms “Cylon players” and “human players” are more restrictive. The term “Cylon players” refers to revealed Cylons, but not to players who have a hidden “You Are a Cylon” Loyalty Card. The term “human players” refers to all players who are not revealed Cylons. "

So if there are 5 players and 2 of them are revealed Cylons, and one of the HUMAN player activate it i think the cylons have the actions also.

But in the roulbook to the bsg there is this paragraf:

"Revealed Cylon players may not use actions or abilities listed on Skill Cards. They must continue to obey the hand limit rule, and discard down to 10 Skill Cards at the end of each player’s turn."

But number 2. In the exodus there is:

"All of the rules found in this book supersede the rules found in the core game and the Pegasus expansion, and they should always be used when playing the Exodus expansion."

So they can use the action when someone use the state of emergency card.

andrzejsob said:

Hello. I have one question, in exodus there is a new card with 6 strength it's named STATE OF EMERGENCY. When someone activate it all players have one extra action. On the roulbook to exodus there is an explanation of therm ALL PLAYERS.

" Occasionally, game elements may refer to “players,” “human players,” or “Cylon players.” The term “players” is inclusive and refers to all individuals currently playing the game. The terms “Cylon players” and “human players” are more restrictive. The term “Cylon players” refers to revealed Cylons, but not to players who have a hidden “You Are a Cylon” Loyalty Card. The term “human players” refers to all players who are not revealed Cylons. "

So if there are 5 players and 2 of them are revealed Cylons, and one of the HUMAN player activate it i think the cylons have the actions also.

But in the roulbook to the bsg there is this paragraf:

"Revealed Cylon players may not use actions or abilities listed on Skill Cards. They must continue to obey the hand limit rule, and discard down to 10 Skill Cards at the end of each player’s turn."

But number 2. In the exodus there is:

"All of the rules found in this book supersede the rules found in the core game and the Pegasus expansion, and they should always be used when playing the Exodus expansion."

So they can use the action when someone use the state of emergency card.

I think this is in the FAQ. Cylon players do get a free action off of State of Emergency. But they cannot play it themselves (unless they're infiltrating) because they can't use the text on non-Treachery skill cards. So it only happens if a human player plays the card.

From the FAQ:

Q: When a “State of Emergency” Skill Card is played, are Cylon players allowed to move or take 1 Action?
A: Yes. Unlike an “Executive Order” Skill Card, which a Cylon player may not benefit from, “State of Emergency” is not targeting a specific player.

So basically, (almost) never play it if there are revealed cylons.

thx for answer now i think i need to read the faq again.

Actually, it's common sense:

Cylon players may not play Skill cards for their text, i.e. Cylon players may not activate the text on a Skill card. If, as you say, the card was played (and thus activated) by a human player all players get an extra action - even the Cylons...damned traitors! It's really not that hard to understand.