Hey there,

My group and I just got exodus the other week and we ran into a problem with the 6 point politics card. I don't know the english name, since we're playing the german version and I just can't seem to find the card online anywhere... but I'm sure you all know which one I'm talking about.

The card says something like: "Play before any skillcheck of a room is played, skip the check and instead the check is either successful or it failed."

This is probably not 100% right since I'm just translating.

The question is: Can you use the card on any check, regardless of who started the skillcheck or does it only work for your own checks?

I figured since you can make the check fail and it's really never a good idea to fail the checks you've started, it should work on any check, right? This has only come up because the german version is phrased rather weirdly....

Thanks for any clarification.

Reshi,

The card is "Political Prowess," and my understanding of it is that it does not care who activated the location. If the card is in your hand when a location is activated that creates a skill check, you can play the card to choose the result and cancel the check. I have not checked any rulings on this prior to posting, so I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't even find much ambiguity in the wording of the card. Hope this helps!

Ah thanks. Yeah the wording of the english version is crystal clear. Thanks for the help.

No problem, Reshi. That's definitely a powerful enough card that it's understandable to wonder if you're reading it right. Happy gaming!