White Queen TM

[Jesse]

This may be a stupid question and if it is - cool - I am still curious about the answer.

With White Queen's Telepathic Manipulator OPD, it states "Target Hero must discard all placed cards and move into reserve for remainder of battle." If you were to play this card near the start of the game and your opponent still has a full team (3 frontline + 1 reserve), does the hero still go into reserve if a hero is already in reserve?

[Palatinus]

Yes.  In theory with the right combination of cards you could put all your opponent's characters into reserve.  That would end the battle I believe though.

[Jesse]

Yes.  In theory with the right combination of cards you could put all your opponent's characters into reserve.  That would end the battle I believe though.

LOL. That would be pretty sweet to send them all to reserve. Thanks for answering the question!

[Palatinus]

Yes.  In theory with the right combination of cards you could put all your opponent's characters into reserve.  That would end the battle I believe though.

LOL. That would be pretty sweet to send them all to reserve. Thanks for answering the question!

No problem!  But check back in case someone corrects me.  I'm not really an expert.  I've learned most of what I know outside of the rule books from the board.

[Jesse]

No problem!  But check back in case someone corrects me.  I'm not really an expert.  I've learned most of what I know outside of the rule books from the board.
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I fully understand. Since I havent played "organized" games in a long time I have a lot of catching up to do! But I am not shy about it so at least I have no fear to ask the questions 

[gameplan.exe]

a person who has no front line, because they've been sent packing to Reserve, will in fact lose the Venture. That can be tricky with some of the cards where you send your own character to reserve...

Also, keep in mind, that when the battle is over and it's time to return some one to the Front Line, it does not have to be the same some one! Let's say White Queen lands her CA IA-Special on your Sabretooth, but the only cards you have left in your deck for him are his AD-Specials (teammate avoid, he can play from Reserve), maybe you decide it's better to keep him back there awhile and you could then decide to put Maverick on the Front Line instead.

Very interesting possibilities with the various abilities to manipulate the Front Line!

[Jesse]

Also, keep in mind, that when the battle is over and it's time to return some one to the Front Line, it does not have to be the same some one!

That's amazing. I had no idea you could essentially pick who got to go back "into battle" if that situation were to arise. I was only worried about my opponent I never even considered what a scenerio like that could do (positve and negative) for my own team. Very interesting.

[gameplan.exe]

That's amazing. I had no idea you could essentially pick who got to go back "into battle" if that situation were to arise. I was only worried about my opponent I never even considered what a scenerio like that could do (positve and negative) for my own team. Very interesting.

Definitely has intriguing possibilites. You can also play that White Queen card on your teammate for those exact reasons. Also, see Dazzler's card from The MARVELS

(also, I mis-typed above. The White Queen special is IA-coded, as is Dazzler's).

[Jesse]

You can also play that White Queen card on your teammate for those exact reasons.

So, if I'm understanding this correctly - if a card says something along the lines of "target hero" instead of opponent, you can possibly choose to use it on your own team? or are there limitations to this?

[gameplan.exe]

You can also play that White Queen card on your teammate for those exact reasons.

So, if I'm understanding this correctly - if a card says something along the lines of "target hero" instead of opponent, you can possibly choose to use it on your own team? or are there limitations to this?

Yeah, you understand it mostly correctly. If it says "target character" or "target hero" but it's also not a numerical attack (or something that will KO), then you can (like DZ)... unless the card is supposed to KO your teammate (GE).

I would like this rule a lot more if they simply let you attack yourself whenever you want, for your own purposes (like activating Bishop's AY-card), but instead it has to be an attack that targets a hero but won't count toward KO or Venture... I guess... 

[Jesse]

but instead it has to be an attack that targets a hero but won't count toward KO or Venture... I guess... 
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If that's the case, I can understand that - even if you'd like it to be the other way for some benefit    I don't know if you have ever played HeroClix or not, but I used to play it and it had the same type of issues....only worse. One power that some characters have is "Outwit" which is simply a negate that lets you negate something from your opponent i.e. special skills, strength, team abilities etc. I had several times where outwitting something with myself would have helped me to achieve an ability I needed.....but sadly in that game you cannot play an outwit on yourself       

[gameplan.exe]

If that's the case, I can understand that - even if you'd like it to be the other way for some benefit    I don't know if you have ever played HeroClix or not, but I used to play it and it had the same type of issues....only worse. One power that some characters have is "Outwit" which is simply a negate that lets you negate something from your opponent i.e. special skills, strength, team abilities etc. I had several times where outwitting something with myself would have helped me to achieve an ability I needed.....but sadly in that game you cannot play an outwit on yourself       

Yeah, there have been several times I wished I could negate my own Specials. Unfortunately, all of the AO-coded negates say, "Special played by opponent" and, even though the Bastion version doesn't include that text, I am still not allowed to do this 

[Jesse]

   
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Yeah, there have been several times I wished I could negate my own Specials. Unfortunately, all of the AO-coded negates say, "Special played by opponent" and, even though the Bastion version doesn't include that text, I am still not allowed to do this 
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Yeah -most of the comic related games that I play or have played run into that "it doesnt say I can't -but- it doesnt say I can, either" type of issues. 

[AO user]

If you knock the front line into reserve in a battle, do they come forward one each battle?